Day 47 Communication and Life Long Learning (Current Events)

Current Events: Swine Flu

Students will get copies of the following articles from the Edmonton Sun and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix:

Edmonton Sun, Monday April 27th, 2009

Swine flu in Canada

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2009/04/27/9257736-sun.html

Edmonton travellers pack masks, sanitizers

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2009/04/27/9257731-sun.html

Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Monday April 27th, 2009

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Health/Swine+cases+confirmed+Nova+Scotia/1535987/story.html

Vocabulary

1. outbreak
2. influenza
3. vigilant
4. pandemic
5. virus
6. symptoms

Questions

1. What is swine flu?
2. How many people have been infected in Canada? the world? How many have died?
3. How did the outbreak originate?
4. Why is it so concerning?
5. What are governments doing to protect people?
6. What can you do to protect yourself?