Covid lockdown projects: How you danced, wrote, ran and invented games

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

Embarrassing

To take part (in something)

To struggle (to do something/ with something)

Properly

To invent (something)

A lorry

All of a sudden/ Suddenly

To tell

To handle (something)

To get in the way (of something)

To put up (with something/ someone)

To go through (something)

To be struck (by something)

To get into (something)

To put (something/ someone) on hold

To urge (someone to do something)

A lad

To make up for (something)

To lift your spirits

To unearth (something)

To call up

Pitch-black

To wind down

In the pipeline

To go to pot

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1. What did Fiona Heakin do?

2. What did Jim Hodgkins do?

3. What did Mark Marsay do?

4. Which project was your favourite?

5. What was your project during lockdown?

6. ‘Keeping a diary about what you’ve done is completely pointless.’ Do you agree?

7. ‘It would be impossible to do a dance class online.’ Do you agree?

8. ‘I would love to have a dog because it would motivate me to walk more.’ Is this true for you?

9. ‘I think I could learn to skateboard quite easily.’ Is this true for you?

10. ‘People who run marathons are wasting their time and energy.’ Do you agree?

11. ‘When I meet up with my friends, we usually play board games.’ Is this true for you?

12. ‘If I had to write a book, I would write one about flowers.’ Is this true for you?

13. ‘There is nothing that I’ll miss about lockdown.’ Is this true for you?

14. ‘Lockdown has made me appreciate some things more.’ Is this true for you?

15. ‘I’m healthier as a result of lockdown.’ Is this true for you?