VOA慢速英语听力练习Nigerians Do Group Exercise During Lockdown（学案+音频）

VOA慢速英语听力练习（教案） Nigerians Do Group Exercise During Lockdown Step 1 Words in This Story lockdown?–n.?confinement for a temporary period as a security measure aerobics?–n.?a system of exercises often done by a group of people while music is playing; a system of aerobic exercises isolate?–v. to put or keep someone or something in a place or situation that is separate from others Step 2 Listen and fill in the missing words. Many people in Abuja, Nigeria have grown tired of staying inside during the country’s?lockdown?to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. 1 As a result, hundreds of people are doing group exercises on one of the Nigerian capital’s highways. They seem to have little concern for the COVID-19 disease that has killed at least 10 and infected 2 at least 300 others in Nigeria. Akinyemi Busayo is a trader. Recently, he was doing?aerobics?and other exercises 3 in a group. He said, “Since the lockdown, we are just at home doing nothing, no work, no food, nothing, nothing, so we decided to 4 come and exercise our body instead of sitting at home and just getting fat.” Behind Busayo was a group of people on a bridge 5 going across one of Abuja’s large highways. They were doing sit-ups, as a group of runners ran between them. The government has ordered people to 6 remain indoors and?isolate?themselves unless they need necessary goods such as food, water or 7 medical services. But enforcement of the order has been mixed. Some security officials have beaten and arrested people found outside, even 8 health workers. Other officials have done nothing, as with the crowds of people exercising in Abuja. Agboola Sabinat is a student. He told Reuters that he 9 does not believe the new coronavirus has reached the area. He added, “Everyone is scared, like my mom she is scared, she is like I should not go out for this work-out, that they said everybody 10 should be at home, that we should just keep cool and stay at home, but I can’t.” I’m Jonathan Evans. (Abraham Achirga reported on this story for the Reuters news service. Jonathan Evans adapted this story for Learning English.?Mario Ritter, Jr.?was the editor.) Step 3 Write down the following words according to the English explanation. lockdown?–n.?confinement for a temporary period as a security measure aerobics?–n.?a system of exercises often done by a group of people while music is playing; a system of aerobic exercises isolate?–v. to put or keep someone or something in a place or situation that is separate from others 2 VOA慢速英语听力练习（学案） Nigerians Do Group Exercise During Lockdown Step 1 Words in This Story lockdown?–n.?confinement for a temporary period as a security measure aerobics?–n.?a system of exercises often done by a group of people while music is playing; a system of aerobic exercises isolate?–v. to put or keep someone or something in a place or situation that is separate from others Step 2 Listen and fill in the missing words. Many people in Abuja, ... ...