Activity 2: Have your Say
Here are three various writing styles lifted from the internet. Read them
carefully and answer the question after each text.
Text 1
. Nations around the world are battling with a major outbreak of a new deadly
virus. The coronavirus, which started in Wuhan, China on 22nd January 2020, has
already killed around 3,000 people around the world. Countries affected include
China, America, the UK, and Italy. It has also spread in many other places like
Pakistan, Japan, Korea, and Thailand. More than 90,000 people infected with the virus
are in hospitals. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that this is a
global health emergency. China has been on lockdown for many weeks and people
have not been to work, school and all public transport has been suspended. In other
countries schools have been closed and people have been told not to travel.
The new coronavirus is suspected to have come from illegally traded materials in
a Wuhan market. The virus mutated and spread from an animal to a human. There
are fears it could mutate and spread further. Scientists say the virus is contagious and
can be passed from person to person through the air. Dr. Linfa Wang, a virologist at
the Duke-National University of Singapore, said the new virus is contagious is in the
same family as SARS, but it’s different from SARS. He said people needed to look for
pneumonia-like symptoms, such as fever cough, and difficulty breathing. Fu Ning, a
36-year-old woman from Beijing, said: “I feel fearful because there’s no cure for the
virus.”
Questions:
1. What is the essay all about?
2. What is the purpose of the writer in this essay?
3. Does the essay contain the personal ideas and opinions of the writer?