ENGLISH WORKSHOP

KAREN VANESSA MONTAÑO CAMACHO

GRADO 10-3

INGLISH

FIDEL VIAFARA

TEACHER

TECNICO COMERCIAL LITECOM

VALLE DEL CAUCA

JAMUNDI

2020
 CO RONAVIRUS
Nations around the world are battling with a major outbreak of a new deadly virus.
The coronavirus, which started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, on 22nd January
2020 has already killed around 3,000 people from around the world. Countries
affected include China America the UK and Italy. It has also spread to many other
places like Pakistan, Japan, Korea and Thailand. More than 90,000 cases of
people that have caught the virus and are in hospital. The World Health
Organization (WHO) has declared that this is o global health emergency. China
has been on lockdown for many weeks and people have not been to work, school
and all public transport hos been suspended. In other countries schools have
been closed and people have been told not to travel.

The new coronavirus is suspected to have come from illegally traded animals in
a Wuhan market. The virus mutated and spread from an animal to a human.
There are fears it could mutate and spread further. Scientists say the virus is
contagious and con be passed from person to person through the air. Dr Linfa
Wang, a virologist at the Duke-National University of Singapore, said the new
coronavirus is in the some foamily as SARS, but it’s different from SARS. He said
people needed to look for pneumonia-like symptoms, such as fever, cough and
difficulty breathing Fu Ning, o 36-yeor-old woman from Beijing, said: 1 feel fearful
because there’s no cure for the virus.

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 TRASLATE

Las naciones de todo el mundo están luchando con un brote importante de un nuevo
virus mortal. El coronavirus, que comenzó en la ciudad china de Wuhan, el 22 de
enero de 2020, ya ha matado a unas 3.000 personas de todo el mundo. Los países
afectados incluyen China, América, el Reino Unido e Italia. También se ha extendido
a muchos otros lugares como Pakistán, Japón, Corea y Tailandia. Más de 90,000
casos de personas que han contraído el virus y están en el hospital. La Organización
Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha declarado que se trata de una emergencia sanitaria
mundial. China ha estado encerrada durante muchas semanas y la gente no ha ido
al trabajo, la escuela y todos los transportes públicos han sido suspendidos. En otros
países se han cerrado las escuelas y se ha dicho a las personas que no viajen.

Se sospecha que el nuevo coronavirus proviene de animales comercializados

ilegalmente en un mercado de Wuhan. El virus muta y se transmite de un animal a
un humano. Se teme que pueda mutar y extenderse aún más. Los científicos dicen
que el virus es contagioso y puede transmitirse de persona a persona por el aire. La
Dra. Linfa Wang, viróloga de la Universidad Duke-National de Singapur, dijo que el
nuevo coronavirus está en alguna familia como SARS, pero es diferente del SARS.
Dijo que la gente necesitaba buscar síntomas similares a la neumonía, como fiebre,
tos y dificultad para respirar. Fu Ning, una mujer de 36 años de Beijing, dijo: Me
siento temerosa porque no hay cura para el virus.

QUESTIONS

1 Answer the questions about the reading

A. Which country did the come virus from?

R//. The coronavirus originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan

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B. On what day did the virus start?

R//. The virus started on January 22, 2020 it has already killed about 3,000 people
around the world.

C. Name 2 countries affect by the virus:

R//. The countries affected by this virus are China, America, the United Kingdom,
Italy, Pakistan, Japan, Korea and Thailand.

D. How many people have been in hospital because of the virus?

R//. More than 90,000 cases of people who have contracted the virus and are in the
hospital.

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E. Where is the virus suspected to have come from?

R//. The new coronavirus is suspected to have been received from illegally traded
animals in a Wuhan market.

F. How is the virus passed from person to person?

R//. The virus mutates and is transmitted from an animal to a human. It is feared
that it may mutate and spread further. Scientists say the virus is contagious and can
spread from person to person through the air.

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 2 Match the words to their meanings

A. Cough 1.Can be passed on easily by physical contact

B. Fever 2.To release air from the mouth with a sharp sound

C. Virus 3.Forbidden by law and Is a criminal oct

D. Bacteria 4. Bacteria that causes infection and make us sick

E. Contagious 5.A disease spread all around the world

F. Illegal 6.To release air from the nose

G. Cure 7.Lost of small germs

H. Pandemic 8.To have a high body temperature

I. Hospital 9.Aplace you go when you are sick

J. Sneeze 10.To stop or relieve on illness

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 • Virus

3 Complete the word search

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Illegal
Cough
Cure
Fever
• Animals
• Sneeze
• Contagious
• Pandemic
• Hospital

S O I S C I Q P Z B F C H S D

N S I O I C O N T A G I O U S

Q E U D W M K W D I F M S N J

P G K F E Z E E N S A E P M N

H I B L D L J E U P W D I A T

P L A G E L L I B I B N T M C

Z Q M V G M F V K E Z A A A G

A H W X Z A Q A I U V P L V G

Y G S B S X N I C Z V I R U S

X Q D J O S I I J E R U C S S

F H Q H D D O D M T M P H G E

O A K S A T T L J A E Z M I N

N G V H M G F G A J L M X I O

X J N E Z F E V E R I S Z L R

W S Y U K G P C A E Z T B Q E

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word or expressions related
to coronavirus
. quarantine

. isolation

. spread

. prevention

. mask

. gloves

. disinfectant

. alcohol

. handwashing

. vulnerable

. antibacterial gel

. Stay at home

. economy

. biosecurity