Reading Comprehension Activity.

ITALY MAYORS SCOLD PEOPLE NOT FOLLOWING LOCKDOWN

Mayors across Italy are taking direct action to make sure people follow lockdown rules. The whole of Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the countries worst affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The country has reported over 80,000 cases of infections. There have also been 8,215 deaths, the most of any country in the world. The whole country is under lockdown but not everyone is following the rules. There are many videos online of mayors going into the streets to order people to stay at home. Over 100,000 people in Italy have been fined for being on the streets without a good reason. Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to contain the virus. Some mayors in Italy are posting angry messages on social media. The mayor of one town said he was tired of people walking their dogs many times a day. He posted a video saying: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home. People are dying. Don’t you get it? You are irresponsible idiots, colossal idiots." The president of Lombardy, Italy's worst affected region, said: "Too many people are still out and about." Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said: "Everyone's efforts are needed as the survival of the social and economic fabric of our country is at stake." Italians have also started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up




Answer the following Questions

1. What kind of action did the article say mayors are taking?
 2. How much of Italy is under lockdown?
 3. What are Italy's mayors ordering people to do?
4. What has happened to 100,000 people in Italy?
5. How much of the world is in lockdown?
 6. Where are the mayors putting their messages?
7. What is one mayor angry at people doing?
8. Where did Lombardy's president say too many people were?
9. Whose efforts did Italy's prime minister say was needed?
10. From where are Italian people singing?






TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

 a. Mayors in Italy are taking action to make people follow lockdown rules. T / F

 b. Italy is the country with the highest number of infections. T / F

 c. Almost 10,000 people have been fined for being on the streets. T / F

 d. Around 75 per cent of the world is in lockdown. T / F

 e. A mayor is angry at people walking dogs too often. T / F

f. The mayor called people on the streets "idiots". T / F

 g. Italy's leader said the survival of the Italian fabric industry is at risk. T / F

 h. Italians try to cheer each other up by singing on their balcony. T / F

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