Unit 22: Coronavirus COVID-19

Doctor looking angrily at you
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Basic activities (computer-graded)
Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students should be familiar with the following vocabulary before continuing on to the activities and exercises:

  • Common cold
  • Contract an illness
  • Coronavirus
  • Covid-19
  • Cure
  • First manifested
  • Flulike symptoms
  • Ill
  • Immune system
  • Incubation period
  • Infected
  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
  • Mortality rate
  • Need be concerned about
  • Play a role in
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • Sneeze
  • Sore throat
  • Subsequently
  • Treatment
Reading Comprehension: Ten Questions About the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Answered

People who are [infected] with the Covid-19 virus often have flulike symptoms, such as fever, coughing, sore throat and difficulty breathing. This unit includes some useful vocabulary to discuss the coronavirus.

Multiple Choice Activity (Registered users only)
Pick the correct answer from a list.
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Listening Comprehension (Registered users only)
Listen to the word and type it in.
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Spelling and Recognition (Registered users only)
Type in the correct answer for each definition.
Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)
Speaking Practice Activity (Registered users only)
Record yourself speaking five example sentences from the unit.
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Writing Practice Activity (Registered users only)
Pick a question and write about it.