Ramadan under COVID Restrictions

That's News to Me

Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson featuring modified content from The Washington Post, students learn about how Ramadan is being affected by the coronavirus for the second year in a row. Students discuss related vocabulary and the role of religion in their lives. This lesson includes a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive

Vocabulary

fasting
feast
lockdown
mosque
permitted
remain
basic
banned
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