{"id":27245,"date":"2023-11-26T09:04:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T08:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=27245"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:14:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T08:14:26","slug":"lockdown-drills-for-school-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/11\/lockdown-drills-for-school-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown Drills for School Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drills are conducted for us to be prepared for unforeseen events such as natural disasters or school shootings, which we have unfortunately seen happening in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, schools are conducting lockdown drills for children to know exactly what they need to do when such unprecedented event happens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, some of these drills are so realistic that they trigger unpleasant reactions from trauma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the lockdown exercise, watch the video below.<\/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=\"What\u2019s wrong with lockdown drills for school shootings?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rRzi5RPvYDU?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>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> What does the phrase &#8220;<strong>out of sight<\/strong>&#8221; mean? <em>&#8220;Lock down. Locks. Lights. <strong>Out of sight. <\/strong>This is a drill.&#8221;<\/em> Use this expression in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the meaning of &#8220;<strong>one wrong move<\/strong>&#8220;? <em>&#8220;If we do just <strong>one wrong move <\/strong>then we can be like goners.&#8221;<\/em> Kindly create you own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does &#8220;<strong>siege<\/strong>&#8221; mean? <em>&#8220;Although there is evidence hiding behind a locked door saves lives, it is very unlikely a child would be involved in a Columbine style <strong>siege<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/em> Please make your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you think lockdown drills at schools are a good idea? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are the pros and cons of these lockdown drills?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do drills prepare you and your family\/community for an unprecedented event?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talk about the different drills conducted in your school or community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are some necessary drills that should be run in your country? What significance will it bring to your community? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Drills are conducted for us to be prepared for unforeseen events such as natural disasters or school shootings, which we have unfortunately seen happening in the US. Now, schools are conducting lockdown drills for children to know exactly what they need to do when such unprecedented event happens. 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