Class Diary 26-3-20

- Today's tasks:

1. Speaking: 

Play. Speaking

(Record a 2' minute message and email it to me)

An easy way to record a message is on this website:
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Write: YOUR NAME Play (Example: Tomeu Play)
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2. Speaking: 

COVID-19 Measures. Oral mediation task
A friend of yours from England has to write a newspaper article about how different countries impose different restrictions to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. He sends you the restrictions they have in England  and asks you how they compare to the Spanish ones. Send him a two-minute recording comparing and contrasting the measures introduced in Spain with the ones in England.

Record a 2' minute message and email it to me.

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Write: YOUR NAME COVID-19 measures (Example: Tomeu COVID-19 measures)
Click on "SAVE"
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Measures in the UK:

When are people allowed to leave their homes?

Mr Johnson said everybody should stay at home and would only be allowed to leave for specific reasons:

• Shopping for "basic necessities", as infrequently as possible. People should use delivery services, where they can
• Medical reasons, to provide care, or to help a vulnerable person
• Travelling to and from work, but only if it is "absolutely necessary"

People should not meet friends or family members who do not live with them.

What other new measures are there?

The prime minister said:

• Shops selling "non-essential goods" including clothes and electronics stores will be closed immediately
• Libraries, playgrounds, outdoor gyms and places of worship will also close
• Gatherings of more than two people (excluding people who live together) will be banned
• There will be no weddings or baptisms but funerals will be allowed
• Parks will remain open but people are only to go out to exercise once a day

All of the new measures will last for three weeks from 23 March before being reviewed.

How will the measures be enforced?

The police will be given the powers to make sure people follow the measures - by dispersing groups and issuing fines.
The National Police Chiefs' Council told the BBC that officers would be talking to people and explaining why they shouldn't be out.
If they do not accept the advice, they would then be given a fine. However, fines won't be issued until Parliament passes the emergency legislation - which should be by the end of Thursday.
The Home Office has not said, at this stage, how big the fines are likely to be.
Councils will also play a role. Licensing, environmental health and trading standards teams will be used to make sure that local businesses follow the rules.
The Local Government Association says that "anyone who sees a business breaching government closure restrictions should report it to their local council so it can investigate and take appropriate action".

What about non-food shops?

Some other types of non-food retailers are also allowed to stay open, according to government guidance:

• Pharmacies
• Petrol stations
• Garages
• Bicycle shops, home and hardware shops
• Car rentals
• Pet shops
• Corner shops and newsagents
• Post offices
• Banks
• Laundrettes and dry cleaners

If a customer visits any of these premises, they need to ensure they stick to the social distancing rules.
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Below please find a document which has been translated published by the Andratx town hall, which I thought would be of interest to you.

Translation thanks to Anne Kay.

The Andratx local police answer some of the questions re the State of Alarm

1.Can I take my dog for a walk? 

It is not to do with going for a walk with your pet but rather to do with taking the dog out to do its motions.  The whole family cannot go.

If you have two or more dogs, you must take them out together, or even two walks but you cannot go with somebody else. 

The dogs cannot go for walks on the beach, it is forbidden. .

For hygiene and cooperation, you must remember that animal excrement must be picked up and the area washed down with water, if possible with a little bleach.

2.I have a dog in a house in the country, can I go to feed it?

Yes, you can go to feed the dog or other animals, but you must always go alone. 

3.Can I move house? 

This is not an activity allowed for individuals, but it is for removal firms.  Once the removal is over, you can go to your new home but you cannot go back and forth from one home to the other.

4.Can I cycle or practice sports? 

Yes, you can move around by bicycle but only for one of the motives which leaving one's home is allowed.  You are not allowed to go for a ride or practise sports.

Neither is practising sports in a public space allowed.  If you do this you can be prosecuted. 

5.Can I go to the hardware shop or to the builders' merchant's?

Yes, but only to buy butane, animal food and hardware items.  Always respecting security norms and rules.  It is also allowed for wholesalers who need to purchase things to be able to carry out their business activity correctly.  

6.At the 'estanco'/newsagents other objects are on sale besides newspapers and tobacco, can I go to buy them?

NO. They can only sell the authorised items.  If you acquire or sell other products that are not allowed both you and the premises can be fined. 

7.Can I carry out controlled garden waste bonfires?

NO. These have been suspended since March 17th.

8.Can I go to buy butane? 

There is home delivery for butane.  If the case is urgent it must be justified for the nearest supplier to come, or go to the hardware shop.   

9.Can I pick someone up from the airport?

NO. Only one person may go in a car, except in justified cases. 

10.Can more than one person go in a vehicle?

NO. Only one person may go, unless it is to accompany a handicapped person, a minor or another justified reason.

11. And in a taxi?

Only one person is allowed, not counting the taxi-driver.  The journey should be for one individual unless he/she is accompanying a handicapped person, minors or for another justified reason. 

12.Can I go to the beach or children's playgrounds?

NO. No this is not an activity allowed for leaving your home.

13.Can I go shopping with my underage children or with elderly people?

If you do not have anyone to leave them with, they can accompany you.  But if there is an adult at home, for their well-being and for others, they should stay at home.  Be responsible.

If elderly people went shopping alone before, there is no need to accompany them.  If not, you can do their shopping without them. 

14.Can I mow the lawn in my home?

There is no service for the collection of cuttings.  .

15.Can I go to the Punt Verd (municipal deposit)?

NO, it is closed.

16.Can I go shopping?

Yes as long as it is not to a business that does not limit the public's circulation.

17.Are the areas of loading and unloading active?

Yes, they are still valid for designated vehicles. 

18.Can I go from one municipality to another?

Yes, as long as it is for one of the motives that does not limit the public's transit.  For example, if you live in one municipality and work in another, you may circulate.

19.Can the cafeteria in a business be open for the employees?

NO, there is no distinction between cafés. 

20.Can I do tasks at the Town Hall?

Only for urgent cases, and with a prior appointment.  For this you should call one of the designated numbers (971 62 80 00, 971 62 80 01 or 971 62 80 02). In any case you are advised to use the Electronic Centre. 

21.Should I carry a document from my employer to justify that I am going to work?

It is advisable for the firm to issue a document with all the details of the employer and the employee.  This will facilitate the Security Force's work.

22.May I go to the mechanic or wash my vehicle?

The vehicle workshops can be open to finish the existing work on cars that were already there, and to guarantee the repairs to emergency vehicles, public services plus the car wash service.

23.I have a judicial citation.  Must I go to the Courts?

The court cases have been suspended but you should consult your lawyer or the courts. 

YOU ARE REMINDED THAT THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES BY THE POLICE, CIVIL PROTECTION, PUBLIC LIGHTING, RUBBISH COLLECTION, WATER AND DRAINS, BREAKDOWNS WILL CONTINUE AS NORMAL. 

IF YOU STAY AT HOME, YOU PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOU PROTECT OTHERS.

iF YOU GO TO WORK MAINTAIN ADECUATE HYGIENE MEASURES AND THE SECURE DISTANCES.  

Last modification: 20/03/2020 at 12:49 

3. Reading
p 80-81

SB KEY

4. Vocabulary
p 82-84

SB KEY

- HW:  

- Read an article/short story (weekly). 

- Compositions:

1. Write a profile of a classmate. Read the instructions  here. You will find a profile writing guide here. (150 words) (Deadline 15 Oct)

2. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Under what circumstances might someone not act to prevent evil? What do you think people should do when faced with evil? Support your opinion with reasons and examples.  You can get more information on writing essays on pages 16 &17, here and here. You will find useful language, here, here , here , here  and here.(200 words) (Deadline 5 Nov) 

3. Write a report

Your company paid for your enrolment at the EOI this year. After a couple of months at the EOI they want to know if their money was well invested and if more needs to be done. Therefore, you have been asked to write a report about your classes, your achievements, your goals, your experience in general, your needs and any recommendations you have for the continued success of the programme.

These are some of the points you need to include in the report:

Evaluate the effectiveness of the education programme

Reflect and recognise what you are learning

What progress you have made toward learning goals

Key learning objectives you have accomplished

Key learning objectives you would like to accomplish

What you should do to improve

What you need to do to perform successfully

What else you need from the programme

More information about reports: How to write a report?
(180 words) (Deadline 5 Dec)  

4. Mediation: Write a review comparing two adverts. Useful vocabulary here:

Close-up p 31. Adverts. Mediation

(180 words). Deadline 19 Dec 

5. 

Close-up p 31. Writing: Christmas Scrapbook.

(180 words). Deadline  21Jan

6. 

- Close-up p 47 Ex H: Article on worthy causes about a charity you support  

(180 words). Deadline 18 Feb

 

7. 

Close-up p 77. Commenting on a Story. Written Mediation

(190-200 words) Deadline 5 March

8. 

Close-up p 61 Ex H

(160 words) Deadline 26 March

9.

- Write a review comparing the books you have read this academic year. Deadline 23 Apr.

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