{"id":17771,"date":"2021-04-04T07:11:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T05:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=17771"},"modified":"2021-05-31T15:06:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T13:06:34","slug":"pandemic-shows-importance-of-school-meals-for-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/04\/pandemic-shows-importance-of-school-meals-for-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic Shows Importance of School Meals for Millions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly highlighted the importance of school meal programs in Canada. There are more than two million students who go to school without eating anything before leaving their homes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been many programs that aim to assist students both when they&#8217;re at school and even when they are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video and be able to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Pandemic shows importance of school meals for millions\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cwhJ7JysvEc?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What can you say about the school lunches\/meals in your country? How was it different before from now? How has it changed during the pandemic?<\/li><li>How important are school meals for students?<\/li><li>What has the pandemic taught us with regards to our health and well-being?<\/li><li>Do you agree that adequate food and good nutrition lead to academic success? Explain your answer.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly highlighted the importance of school meal programs in Canada. There are more than two million students who go to school without eating anything before leaving their homes. 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