VOCABULARY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE PANDEMIC 😷
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ABOUT THE LESSON 📚
The Covid-19 virus has spread around the world. Many of you are reading articles about the pandemic or listening to news reports in English. So I want to teach you some vocabulary that you may come across when you hear information about this global pandemic.
Links from the Lesson
Coronavirus: Glossary of Terms (TIME): https://time.com/5798684/coronavirus-glossary-definitions/
What does furlough mean? (USA Today): https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/31/coronavirus-epicenter-hot-spot-shelter-place-martial-law-defined/5085971002/
Coronavirus: What are the symptoms? (CNBC): https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-what-are-the-symptoms-and-how-to-protect-yourself.html
Coronavirus Quarantine: A look at empty streets (Conde Nest): https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/coronavirus-quarantine-a-look-at-empty-streets-highways-and-bridges-from-paris-to-florida
Pandemic Vocabulary Words from the Lesson
Outbreak – a sudden start to a disease
Epidemic – when the outbreak starts to spread beyond its origin
Pandemic – when the epidemic become worldwide
WHO – World Health Organization
CDC – Center for Disease Control
Quarantine (verb) – isolate a person so that a disease does not spread
Self-quarantine – when a person decides to isolate themselves
Symptom (noun) – indication that a person has a disease
Symptomatic (adjective) – describes a person showing symptoms
Asymptomatic (adjective) – not showing symptoms
Spread (verb) – used to say the virus is passing from one person to the next
Epicenter / Hot spot – the place that has the highest level
Contact tracing – if a person has the virus, it’s identifying who they have come in contact with
Flattening the curve – decreasing the amount of cases so that each day there are fewer and fewer
Vaccine – substance used to help the body fight off a disease
Lay (someone) off – to fire or let this person go from their job (unemployed)
Furlough – temporary leave without pay but they will return to their job in the future
Ventilators – machine used to help people breathe
Respirator – mask used to help clean the air
Tip of the iceberg (idiom) – you only see a small amount when there is much more (information) to understand
Hand sanitizer – used to disinfect and clean hands
Respiratory – refers to breathing and the lungs
Amid (preposition) – surrounded by (Amid the pandemic….)
Bumper-to-bumper traffic – heavy traffic jam
Teem with – a lot of something (The mall is teeming with people.)
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MESSAGE TO YOU 😊
Thanks so much for being a part of our community. Learning English is an enriching experience that brings everyone all around the world closer together. Be sure to say “Hello” and write to us in the comments. We love hearing from all of you.
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Видео VOCABULARY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE PANDEMIC 😷 канала Interactive English
Donate to Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos: https://bit.ly/NPH_Donate
Learn more about Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos: https://www.nph.org/index.php
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ABOUT THE LESSON 📚
The Covid-19 virus has spread around the world. Many of you are reading articles about the pandemic or listening to news reports in English. So I want to teach you some vocabulary that you may come across when you hear information about this global pandemic.
Links from the Lesson
Coronavirus: Glossary of Terms (TIME): https://time.com/5798684/coronavirus-glossary-definitions/
What does furlough mean? (USA Today): https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/03/31/coronavirus-epicenter-hot-spot-shelter-place-martial-law-defined/5085971002/
Coronavirus: What are the symptoms? (CNBC): https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/04/coronavirus-what-are-the-symptoms-and-how-to-protect-yourself.html
Coronavirus Quarantine: A look at empty streets (Conde Nest): https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/coronavirus-quarantine-a-look-at-empty-streets-highways-and-bridges-from-paris-to-florida
Pandemic Vocabulary Words from the Lesson
Outbreak – a sudden start to a disease
Epidemic – when the outbreak starts to spread beyond its origin
Pandemic – when the epidemic become worldwide
WHO – World Health Organization
CDC – Center for Disease Control
Quarantine (verb) – isolate a person so that a disease does not spread
Self-quarantine – when a person decides to isolate themselves
Symptom (noun) – indication that a person has a disease
Symptomatic (adjective) – describes a person showing symptoms
Asymptomatic (adjective) – not showing symptoms
Spread (verb) – used to say the virus is passing from one person to the next
Epicenter / Hot spot – the place that has the highest level
Contact tracing – if a person has the virus, it’s identifying who they have come in contact with
Flattening the curve – decreasing the amount of cases so that each day there are fewer and fewer
Vaccine – substance used to help the body fight off a disease
Lay (someone) off – to fire or let this person go from their job (unemployed)
Furlough – temporary leave without pay but they will return to their job in the future
Ventilators – machine used to help people breathe
Respirator – mask used to help clean the air
Tip of the iceberg (idiom) – you only see a small amount when there is much more (information) to understand
Hand sanitizer – used to disinfect and clean hands
Respiratory – refers to breathing and the lungs
Amid (preposition) – surrounded by (Amid the pandemic….)
Bumper-to-bumper traffic – heavy traffic jam
Teem with – a lot of something (The mall is teeming with people.)
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MESSAGE TO YOU 😊
Thanks so much for being a part of our community. Learning English is an enriching experience that brings everyone all around the world closer together. Be sure to say “Hello” and write to us in the comments. We love hearing from all of you.
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
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