AUTHENTIC LISTENING

I. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

1. A new coronavirus vaccine, developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, its _____________ has
undergone ____________ which show that the vaccine is 70% effective.

2. Its being more cost-effective and ______ has given the Oxford vaccine a competitive edge over other
vaccines by Pfizer and Biontech and Moderna.

3. Andrew Pollard, who leads the _______, was particularly delighted that none of the participants
needed hospitalising, or suffered from severe side effects.

4. Mr. Pollard finds it exciting that ____________ can also be reduced when participants were given a
half dose of the vaccine, followed by _________. According to him, this _______ could also allow for
significantly more doses to be used.

5. The covid-19 vaccine can be kept in fridges, which means it can be distributed globally using the
____________.

II. You are going to listen to an interview with Professor Sarah Gilbert from Oxford University
about the potential side effects of a new Covid-19 vaccine. For question 1 to 8, listen and fill in
the gaps with NO MORE THAN three words and/or a number taking from the recording.

 In the clinical studies by Prof Gilbert’s team, three different doses of the vaccine were used and (1)
___________ to each of those observed.
 The immediate dose of the vaccine was found to be less (2) _________ than the highest dose.
 (3) __________ was recorded among some of those injected with the highest dose.
 In addition to that, there were reported cases of participants with (4) ________________, mild pain
at (5) ________________, and (6) ________________ post-vaccination.
 The researchers administered (7) ___________________ to participants, which seemed to have
resulted in a slight decline in (8) ___________________.