Reading: Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses common among many species of animals, including humans. In rare cases, the virus makes a jump from animals to humans and more rare, from person to person. Which is what scientists believe happened in this case.
Virus: infection that could spread from one person to another.
Outbreak: (of disease) sudden occurrence of something bad.
Wuhan China: Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province in China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city (population of over 11 million) in Central China.
People infected: people who got the virus, people who got the disease.
Patients: people waiting for doctors to heal them.
Keeps Climbing: keeps raising. The number of patients is growing.
Common among many species: popular in animals and humans organisms.
Coronavirus symptoms: the signs of Coronavirus. How to know if you are ill or infected?!
Runny nose: when “water” is coming out of your nose.
Cough: like a frog in someone’s throat. When you say khm-khm.
Sore throat: pain in a throat.
Headache: pain in the head.
Fever: high body temperature.
Weakened immune system: when your body can’t heal itself fast enough.
Pneumonia: lung infection
Bronchitis: inflammation of the lungs
Estimated: approximately
Average death rate: number how many people die in general
With older people being the most vulnerable: older people are more at risk / in danger than the younger population.
Viruses can spread from human contact with animals: virus can jump from animals to people
Within 3 feet of the infected person: you can get virus if the infected person is 1 meter next to you.
Contagious: infectious. You can get infected.
There is no vaccine: there is no medicine for this virus yet.
There is no specific treatment for…: there is no medicine or any specific thing to do against it.
Those who catch the virus: those who get the virus.
Sleep as much as possible: sleep as much as you can, sleep a lot.
Symptoms can be relieved by … taking medications: if you take medications that could help.
Avoid touching your eyes and nose: don’t touch your eyes or nose.
Now, practice your writing. Try to explain what you have learned about coronavirus using the vocabulary above.
Video:
https://www.linguahouse.com/pt/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/race-to-find-coronavirus-vaccine/videoplayer/coronavirus-scientists-in-the-us-race
Virus: infection that could spread from one person to another.
Outbreak: (of disease) sudden occurrence of something bad.
Wuhan China: Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province in China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city (population of over 11 million) in Central China.
People infected: people who got the virus, people who got the disease.
Patients: people waiting for doctors to heal them.
Keeps Climbing: keeps raising. The number of patients is growing.
Common among many species: popular in animals and humans organisms.
Coronavirus symptoms: the signs of Coronavirus. How to know if you are ill or infected?!
Runny nose: when “water” is coming out of your nose.
Cough: like a frog in someone’s throat. When you say khm-khm.
Sore throat: pain in a throat.
Headache: pain in the head.
Fever: high body temperature.
Weakened immune system: when your body can’t heal itself fast enough.
Pneumonia: lung infection
Bronchitis: inflammation of the lungs
Estimated: approximately
Average death rate: number how many people die in general
With older people being the most vulnerable: older people are more at risk / in danger than the younger population.
Viruses can spread from human contact with animals: virus can jump from animals to people
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Within 3 feet of the infected person: you can get virus if the infected person is 1 meter next to you.
Contagious: infectious. You can get infected.
There is no vaccine: there is no medicine for this virus yet.
There is no specific treatment for…: there is no medicine or any specific thing to do against it.
Those who catch the virus: those who get the virus.
Sleep as much as possible: sleep as much as you can, sleep a lot.
Symptoms can be relieved by … taking medications: if you take medications that could help.
Avoid touching your eyes and nose: don’t touch your eyes or nose.
Now, practice your writing. Try to explain what you have learned about coronavirus using the vocabulary above.
Video:
https://www.linguahouse.com/pt/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/race-to-find-coronavirus-vaccine/videoplayer/coronavirus-scientists-in-the-us-race
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