#3 COVID: One year on

 

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6 Minute English COVID: One year on

1. pandemic : a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world

➤ In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic.

2. outbreak : the sudden start of something unpleasant, especially violence or a disease

➤ There's been an outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel.

3. take stock : to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do

➤ While in the hospital, Jeremy took stock of his life.

4. lockdown : an official order to control the movement of people or vehicles because of a dangerous situation

➤ Prisoners have been placed on lockdown to prevent further violence at the jail.

5. take hold : to start to have a definite effect ; to become strong

➤ The economic recovery is just beginning to take hold now.

6. feeble : extremely weak

➤ The heartbeat was feeble and irregular.

7. wimpy : not strong, brave, or confident

➤ She was too wimpy to say what she really thought.

8. sheer : used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something

➤ We were impressed by the sheer size of the cathedral.

9. kick in : to start or to begin to have an effect

➤ The storm is expected to kick in shortly after sunrise.

10. genome : the complete set of genes in a cell or living thing

➤ Billions of dollars will have been poured into the human genome project.

11. recap : to repeat the main points of an explanation or a description

➤ It is worth recapping the main developments over the past decade as background to this perspective.