{"id":12214,"date":"2020-04-28T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=12214"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:08","slug":"the-unexpected-items-deemed-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/04\/the-unexpected-items-deemed-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unexpected Items Deemed Essential"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to prevent the spread of Covid-19, many countries locked down and pretty much the world seems to be put on a stop. It has been necessary for \u201cessential\u201d services to be business as usual though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video and find out about some countries\u2019 culture based on what they think is considered indispensable for the whole duration of the stay-at-home policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-us-canada-52272652\/coronavirus-the-unexpected-items-deemed-essential\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-us-canada-52272652\/coronavirus-the-unexpected-items-deemed-essential<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the essential services mentioned in the video?<\/li><li>Do you agree that those shops\/services are essential?<\/li><li>If you would be asked this question, what items\/services or businesses do you deem are absolutely necessary?<\/li><li>What are the \u201cessential\u201d services that has remained open in your country during the quarantine? 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