Coronavirus in Anglo-Saxon countries - Surgical masks put on public artworks!

Dear students,

Across the world, people are placing masks on statues to promote social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Take a look at these photos of statues from across some Anglo-Saxon countries:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XnPgTSVwVCrmtivf9

Eleven photos, ten brief explanatory texts that you can read below, please:

PHOTO 1: a statue of a Sioux Indian scout (Kansas City, USA)

PHOTO 2: a statue of Phil Lynott (singer, musician and songwriter; Dublin, Ireland)

PHOTO 3: a statue of Queen Victoria (Manchester, England)

PHOTO 4: the Fearless Girl statue outside the New York Stock Exchange (New York, USA)

PHOTO 5: a statue of a surfer in California (Encinitas, USA)

PHOTO 6: a statue of Frank Sidebottom (Timperley, England)

PHOTO 7: the Three Business Men Who Brought Their Own Lunch statues on Swanston street (Melbourne, Australia)

PHOTO 8: the Charging Bull designed by sculptor Arturo Di Modica and placed outside Bowling Green Park (New York, USA)

PHOTO 9: the Greyfriars Bobby statue (Edinburgh, Scotland)

PHOTOS 10 and 11: The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island, New York, USA)

Enjoy the tour!

Miss Amar

You Clap for Me Now: video hails key workers with antiracist poem

Dear students,

With the pandemic we are all going outside to clap for carers, which is a lovely thing. 

In the UK, some BAME people - a term used in the UK since the 1970s to refer to black Asian and minority ethnic people - decided to value kindness, solidarity, tolerance, peace and fraternity as immigrants have come over to help the NHS (National Health Service). They created a video then.

Please below here is an excerpt from an article published by The Guardian on April 15th 2020 giving more clues about the short video clip which features a mixture of first-, second- and third-generation immigrants living in the UK:

"What the UK is most afraid of has come from overseas, taking our jobs and making it unsafe to walk the streets.".

"This is the opening message of a widely shared video on coronavirus that subverts racist language often directed at immigrants, showing that those who have experienced discrimination are now key workers, trying to keep people safe.

The clip – which has gone viral worldwide – features UK residents, immigrants and people of foreign heritage who are medics, delivery drivers and teachers working hard amid the Covid-19 outbreak. They read a poem, penned by Darren James Smith, entitled You Clap for Me Now.".

Source : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/15/you-clap-for-me-now-video-hails-key-workers-anti-racist-poem-coronavirus

Now what about watching the video clip? Here you go:

https://youtu.be/gXGIt_Y57tc

Enjoy and let us have a think about it!

Best regards.

Miss Amar

CORONAVIRUS POEMS

Dear students,

Poems on Covid-19 outbreak go viral on the web: inspiration seems to be striking everywhere. The texts I selected are below this short message, please.

Happy reading !

Yours respectfully.

Miss Amar

THE TEN BIGGEST MYTHS IN FITNESS

Dear students,

Teacher Tim Bowen and The onestopenglish Team (the world's leading website for English language teachers) are sharing with us their new resources and advice to get fit and healthy:

WNL-The-ten-biggest-myths-in-fitness-Adv_worksheet.pdf

The-ten-biggest-myths-in-fitness-Adv_answer-key.pdf

Source : http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/weekly-topical-news-lessons/2020-weekly-news-lesson-archive/16th-april-2020-the-ten-biggest-myths-in-fitness/558283.article

Keep up the good work,

Miss Amar.