17 min
#10 Talking about COVID-19, health and illness C2 Proficiency Quest
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- Language Learning
In this episode, we are going to talk about COVID-19. Since the rest of the world is talking about it, I said, "Oh well, let's make the most of it and learn to talk about health and illness."
Vocabulary related to COVID-19 or health and illness:
access to healthcare
acute
alleviate
attack (the virus attacks...)
be in poor health
be/feel under the weather
Carrier
come down with
Community spread
Contagious
Containment
contract
cope
Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2
diabetes
droplets
Epidemic vs. pandemic
Fatality; deadliness
Fatality/Mortality rate; death toll
Flatten the curve
from person to person; person-to-person transmission
heart disease
high blood pressure
High-risk population
home remedies
immune system
Incubation period
infect
infected
Infectious
lethargy
Lockdown, isolate, isolation, self-isolate, quarantine, social distancing
Mitigation
Outbreak
positive (test positive or negative)
prevent
serious illness
Shortness of breath
spread
sweep the globe
Symptomatic/Asymptomatic
the WHO (abbreviation for the World Health Organization)
transmit
Underlying medical problems; pre-existing medical conditions
vaccine, vaccinate, vaccination
Waterborne; airborne
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Do you need some extra practice? Or maybe you are looking for an English tutor to help you walk that extra mile. Either way, you can find your teacher on italki. And with this link, you'll get $10 when you spend $20 on the platform! (Only for new clients.)
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Share if you liked the episode, and don't forget to leave a comment! You can also send me a voice recording through Anchor or mail it to albastudiesenglish@gmail.com (and tell me if you'd like me to add it to an episode!)
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In this episode, we are going to talk about COVID-19. Since the rest of the world is talking about it, I said, "Oh well, let's make the most of it and learn to talk about health and illness."
Vocabulary related to COVID-19 or health and illness:
access to healthcare
acute
alleviate
attack (the virus attacks...)
be in poor health
be/feel under the weather
Carrier
come down with
Community spread
Contagious
Containment
contract
cope
Coronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2
diabetes
droplets
Epidemic vs. pandemic
Fatality; deadliness
Fatality/Mortality rate; death toll
Flatten the curve
from person to person; person-to-person transmission
heart disease
high blood pressure
High-risk population
home remedies
immune system
Incubation period
infect
infected
Infectious
lethargy
Lockdown, isolate, isolation, self-isolate, quarantine, social distancing
Mitigation
Outbreak
positive (test positive or negative)
prevent
serious illness
Shortness of breath
spread
sweep the globe
Symptomatic/Asymptomatic
the WHO (abbreviation for the World Health Organization)
transmit
Underlying medical problems; pre-existing medical conditions
vaccine, vaccinate, vaccination
Waterborne; airborne
—
Do you need some extra practice? Or maybe you are looking for an English tutor to help you walk that extra mile. Either way, you can find your teacher on italki. And with this link, you'll get $10 when you spend $20 on the platform! (Only for new clients.)
—
Want to be on the show? Answer this short form to let me know.
Follow the project on Instagram: @c2proficiencyquest
Like C2 Proficiency Quest's Facebook page: facebook.com/C2-Proficiency-Quest-114237646798856
Share if you liked the episode, and don't forget to leave a comment! You can also send me a voice recording through Anchor or mail it to albastudiesenglish@gmail.com (and tell me if you'd like me to add it to an episode!)
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/c2proficiencyquest/message
17 min