Coronavirus: a global emergency? - C. Dellonte

outbreak * to overreact * to recover * pandemic * epidemic * to quarantine * to hoard * side
effect * to deal with * deadly

1. An ________ happens when a disease spreads quickly and unexpectedly within a certain population.
2. The sudden spread of a disease can also be called an ________.
3. A ________, instead, is when a new disease spreads quickly all over the world.
4. A lot of people ________ medicines: they are buying lots of them and hiding
them away.
5. There are many diseases that are more ________ than the Coronavirus.
6. An undesirable secondary effect of a medicine, or of an action, is called a ________.
7. People infected with the Coronavirus are ________, which means that they are
isolated from the rest of the population.
8. I can't ________ all this negative news, it's making me really anxious.
9. Please look at the facts. You have to act rationally, not ________.
10. I no longer have the flu and I feel great – I have ________ completely.

1. ________________ as dangerous as the flu?
No, the Corona virus is more dangerous that the flu.
2. ________ people ________ the Coronavirus?
So far 82,000 people have caught the Coronavirus.
3. ________ of infected people report mild or no symptoms at all?
The percentage of infected people who report mild or no symptoms at all is 80%.
4. ________ president Donald Trump ________ that the danger to Americans remains very low?
Yes, president Donald Trump said that the danger to Americans remains very low.
5. ________________ the British prime minister Johnson ________?
British prime minister Johnson said that the government is planning for "all eventualities."
6. What precautions ________ people ________ according to the World Health Organization?
According to the World Health Organization, people should take precautions such as washing hands regularly.
7. ________ the government ________ the schools to slow down the spreading of the disease?
Yes, the government shut down the schools to slow down the spreading of the disease.
8. ________________ some of the side effects of the Coronavirus epidemic?
Some of the side effects of the Coronavirus epidemic are irrational fear and racism.
9. ________________ tourism in China and other countries in trouble? Tourism in China and other countries is in trouble because many tourists no longer want to spend their holidays there
10. ________________ please stop ________ about the Coronavirus?
Yes, we can stop talking about the Coronavirus.

Write a text on the topic (60-80 words) or discuss with your classmates. (Risposta aperta senza autovalutazione)

What's your opinion on the Coronavirus? Is it a true, global threat, or are we all overreacting?

Describe in a text (60-80 words) or discuss with your classmates. (Risposta aperta senza autovalutazione)

Do you think there are other problems around you more dangerous than the Coronavirus?