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center-828397CORONAVIRUS0CORONAVIRUS1. Warm-up. Look at this picture and say what you know about the situation: ? What's happening?? How did it start?? Have similar things happened before?? What might happen in the future?3824481358a) Coronavirus - the situation today00a) Coronavirus - the situation today2. You are going to read an article about the coronavirus epidemic. First, read the article quickly and choose the best title for it:4331130532b) Coronavirus - lessons from the past00b) Coronavirus - lessons from the past-16216311578c) Coronavirus - what will the future bring?00c) Coronavirus - what will the future bring?center355600001 In December 2019, a number of pneumonia cases were reported in Wuhan, eastern China. The pneumonia is associated with a new type of coronavirus. This virus has now spread to other cities in China. There have also been cases inother countries around the world.2 Coronaviruses get their names because they look like crowns under the microscope. This group of viruses cause disease in humans and other animals, including pigs and chickens.3 It is thought that the new coronavirus outbreak started in a market in Wuhan, which sold meat and live animals. Scientists say that the virus is not closely related to any human virus currently known.4 The World Health Organization has told countries around the world to track respiratory infections in their populations. There is currently no vaccination against the corona virus.5 The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is similar to the 2002-03 epidemic of SARS (severe acuterespiratory syndrome) coronavirus. This outbreak, which started in south China, lasted for over nine months. It spread to 37 countries, causing 8,098 people to become ill and 774 to die.6 Nearly 10% of people who were infected with SARS died. The deadly nature of the disease, the frequent human-to-human spread, and infection of hospital staff contributed to the seriousness of the outbreak.7 SARS was traced to several types of wild animals, which were sold as food in markets. The infected animals had no symptoms. The outbreak was stopped by closing markets and killing animals, and by treating and isolating patients.8 SARS has not been seen since 2003 and it is thought that the virus has now disappeared. The new Wuhan coronavirus is similar to viruses related to SARS which are found in bats. 9 There are seven coronaviruses known to infect people, including the new Wuhan coronavirus and SARS. Other human coronaviruses are those that cause the common cold, as well as the deadly MERS virus.10 MERS is a common cold virus that often jumps from camels to humans in the Middle East. It can cause severe pneumonia in people and spread from person to person. MERS was identified in 2012 and continues to be a significant problem in the Middle East. Nearly 2,500 cases of MERS have been identified, causing 858 deaths.11 Coronaviruses appear to jump easily between species, and the Wuhan virus could be the third time this has happened with humans in the last 20 years. In 2016, another coronavirus was responsible for 24,000 pig deaths in southern China. This particular virus jumped from bats to pigs but did not spread to humans.12 How the new Wuhan coronavirus came to be in humans, and how closely it will resemble the SARS outbreak, will be a focus of ongoing research.171259522974300013 Outbreaks of new viruses, such as the Wuhan coronavirus, are a reminder of the need to invest in research in virus biology and evolution, how viruses infect and interact with human cells, and most importantly, to identify safe and effective drugs to treat - or vaccines to prevent - serious disease.Adapted from , by Connor Bamford, Research Fellow, Virology, Queen's University Belfast1416685-795020EXERCISES0EXERCISES1. Vocabulary to help. Before you read the article again, you need to know these words. Read this summary of the article and explain what the words in bold mean.182245944245The article describes how viruses have spread to humans from different species of animals. People with these infections develop severe symptoms and can sometimes die. Several factors have contributed to these outbreaks of the coronavirus.00The article describes how viruses have spread to humans from different species of animals. People with these infections develop severe symptoms and can sometimes die. Several factors have contributed to these outbreaks of the coronavirus.Here are some more words you need to know. Match each word/phrase in bold from the article with its meaning.1. In December 2019, a number of pneumonia cases were reported in Wuhan, eastern China.2. Coronaviruses ... look like crowns under the microscope.3. The World Health Organization has told countries around the world to track respiratory infectionsin their populations.4. There is currently no vaccination against the coronavirus.5. SARS was traced to several types of wild animals, which were sold as food in markets.6. The outbreak was stopped ... by isolating patients.a. count how many people have lung/breathing infectionsb. items worn by a king or queen on their head, usually made of gold, to show their positionc. keeping sick people alone so that they cannot make anyone else illd. medicine to prevent sickness, which is delivered into the body by a needlee. people who were sick with a serious disease of the lungsf. the origin of something was identified2. Discuss any/all of these questions in pairs or groups. Use vocabulary and information from the lesson, and phrases from the useful language presented below.? How are the three outbreaks described in the article the same? How are they different?? What should people do in the future to avoid coming into contact with coronaviruses?? What can governments do to help slow down the spread of viruses?? What two areas for future research does the author list? Which do you think is more important and why?Useful language for talking about something you aren't very sure about:31222951593850029845153670I'm not an expert, but... ...it seems to me that...From what I've heard/read... ...it's likely that...I guess nobody really knows, but... ...maybe...00I'm not an expert, but... ...it seems to me that...From what I've heard/read... ...it's likely that...I guess nobody really knows, but... ...maybe...4183380-89979500193040-762000LISTENING EXERCISE0LISTENING EXERCISEComplete text with a maximum of two words.Marzio Toniolo works as a _____________ school teacher in the small, quiet northern Italian town of San Fiorano. Until recently, he would usually spend his weekday mornings riding a _____________ to work and teaching children.Now, he is one of about _____________ people whose lives are on hold. They have been placed under _____________ as Italy tries to contain Europe’s worst _____________ of coronavirus. Italian _____________ say Lombardy and Veneto, two areas in the country’s north, have the largest number of cases.Many businesses are closed, and people speak to each other from a ________ _________.Marzio Toniolo says he has trouble explaining the situation to his grandfather.“We told my grandpa 100 times that the _____________ is not open because of the Spanish flu, to make him understand,” Toniolo said. “He is very angry and very old,” he added.Toniolo was speaking about the _____________ disease that killed millions of people after _____________ San Fiorano is only about 70 kilometers from Italy’s _____________ capital, Milan. But the town has effectively been closed off from the outside world. Italian officials have reported that San Fiorano and nine _____________ towns were the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.Living under quarantineToniolo lives with his grandparents, who are both in their _____________, his wife Chiara Zuddas and their two-year-old daughter.“We can take walks. We can walk our dogs... We can ride bikes, but the _____________ have suggested that we should avoid contact with other people,” he said.Police put up _____________ at the entrance of the town. Anyone who tries to escape faces up to three months in prison or a fine of up to _____________ .Like her husband, Zuddas is a primary school teacher. She has created a WhatsApp messaging group to keep in contact with her students.“Even if they are very young, I understood that they needed to hear from us and we needed to hear from them. I didn’t do this to _____________ with the school program, but to _____________ human contact,” she said.“Next Wednesday, I am going to do an English exam _____________ WhatsApp,” she added.The family regularly tests _____________ with a thermometer to make sure none of them are getting sick. They and other families are _______ _______ the days to when the 2-week quarantine ends.“We know that we may be infected and that we may already have _____________ the coronavirus,” said Toniolo, adding that they were watching television stations to stay informed of what was happening.“_______ hope everything will be fine. I have friends who have contracted the coronavirus these days, but they already feel better,” he said. “They told me not to worry.”Solutions:2: the best title is B, as the article discusses previous epidemics caused by the same family of viruses.Vocabulary Answers: exercise 1 - viruses = very small living things that causes disease in humans and animals; spread = reach a group or a large area; species = a group of animals which look the same and can reproduce together; infections = diseases, sicknesses, illnesses which you catch from another person; severe = with a serious negative effect; symptoms = the things your body does when it's sick, eg cough, sneeze, have a fever; contribute to = be one of several reasons why something happens; outbreak = a time when a disease suddenly appears for the first time.1. e 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. f 6. cListening:primarybicycle 50.000quarantineoutbreakofficialssafe distancebardeadlyWorld War I.financialneighbouring80s (eighties)authoritiesbarriers$220carry onmaintainviabody temperaturecounting downcontractedLet’s ................
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