Nowadays you can’t open your phone without reading something about COVID-19, but how well do you understand and know how to use all the vocabulary associated with the pandemic?  And why is it called a pandemic and not an outbreak? 

In this podcast, Ellen covers over 20 words that are commonly used when talking about COVID-19.   Knowing these words will help you:

·         Understand what you are reading/ listening to in the news

·         Help you formulate answers in speaking and possibly writing

·         And give you the confidence you need to communicate on these topics

She discusses the difference between coronavirus and COVID-19 and often misunderstood words like: quarantine, shelter-in-place and lockdown.   Is “social distance,” a noun, a verb or an adjective???  What does it mean when a potential vaccine is in phase 3?  Many frequently used terms are described in this podcast so stay tuned and find out all you need to know!

Vocabulary Resource:

* Coronavirus* Covid 19* SARS* Outbreak* Epidemic* Pandemic* Droplets* Masks* Social distancing* Quarantine* Lock down* Shelter in place* Asymptomatic* Community spread* Contact tracing* Flatten the curve* ICU* Ventilators* Vulnerable* Immune- compromised* High risk* Vaccine* Pre-clinical stage* Phase 1* Phase 2* Phase 3

For more useful phrases and vocabulary to use in the IELTS exam, visit these resources :

* IELTS Vocabulary and Lexical resource* IELTS Vocabulary about Modern Technology* IELTS Vocabulary about Food and Nutrition* Vocabulary for IELTS about travel* Tips to learn vocabulary* Climate Change Vocabulary* Employment Vocabulary* How to Expand your IELTS Vocabulary for Writing* Improving your grammatical range and accuracy* IELTS Band 8 Vocabulary and Collocations* IELTS Vocabulary and Lexical resource

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