Assignment 1
a Work with one or more classmates. Make a list of English words related to health. You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
| Taking a Jab
Slowly, people around the world are being vaccinated against COVID-19. Every country is following its own plan. In Canada, some teens already got their shot. Read about it here. |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Connect the words and expressions in the two columns that have the same meaning.
| 1. a handful | a. adults |
| 2. vaccine | b. advised |
| 3. an essential worker | c. the amount of a medicine etc. that is taken at one time |
| 4. dose | d. got |
| 5. immune system | e. not causing any pain |
| 6. disease | f. people who live in a particular place |
| 7. prescriptions | g. a person whose job is to give care to people who are ill, disabled, etc. |
| 8. recommended | h. a place where old or sick people can live and be taken care of |
| 9. grown-ups | i. sickness |
| 10. nursing home | j. a small amount |
| 11. care worker | k. someone who does work that is important and necessary |
| 12. residents | l. something that happes to you and makes you feel okay |
| 13. received | m. something that is injected into a person for protection against a disease |
| 14. a good experience | n. the system of the body that fights infection and disease |
| 15. painless | o. a written note from a doctor for the preparing and use of a medicine |
Assignment 3
a Is this true or false about Rachel?
1 She is an essential worker.
2 She works as a pharmacy assistant.
3 Both her parents have got the COVID-19 vaccine.
4 Both her parents have a weak immune system.
5 She is afraid of needles.
6 She received her first shot on March 6.
b Is this true or false about Bronwyn?
1 She is an essential worker.
2 She is 19 years old.
3 She works at a nursing home.
4 She lives far away from her friends.
5 She likes her job a lot.
6 She is afraid of needles.
c Why are kids under 16 not getting a vaccine yet?
1 Many kids under 16 are afraid of needles. They need to get over that first.
2 Tests and trials have shown that some vaccines are not safe for kids.
3 The vaccine must first be tested for them. Also, kids often react stronger to vaccines.
4 Vaccine manufacturers do not recommend to give kids under 16 any vaccines.
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WK 12 2020-2021 Lezen A2 – Taking a Jab
WK 12 2020-2021 Lezen A2 – Taking a Jab – uitwerking
