N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

COVID-19
Question: How has Covid-19 affected your life?
⚫ Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.

1. The woman in the picture is wearing a ______________.

2. Covid-19 is ________________. It is a virus that can

spread from person to person.

3. A ________________ can prevent (stop) many people

from getting Covid-19. It is usually given in the arm.

4. ________________ happens when people try to stay

at least 2 meters away from other people.

5. A sore throat is just one ________________ of Covid-19.

6. Covid ______________s happened in most countries of

the world. Stores, schools and businesses shut down.
C contagious adj.
7. When you have a ________________, your body
coronavirus n. temperature is very high.
cough n., v. 8. A ________________ describes the situation when a

D diagnose v. disease spreads all around the world.

F face mask n. 9. A nasal (nose) swab is the usual method used to

fever n. ________________ Covid-19 in a person.

H hand sanitizer n. 10. The World Health Organization (or “________________”)

is involved in stopping the spread of many diseases.
L lockdown n.
11. A ________________ is a common symptom of a cold
P pandemic n.
and also Covid-19.
Q quarantine n., v.
12. Covid-19 is sometimes referred to as the
S social ________________.
distancing n.
13. There are different kinds of Covid-19 virus which are known
symptom n.
as ________________s. They can be more dangerous.
V vaccine n.
14. ________________ can kill viruses on your hands.
variant n.
WHO n. 15. During the pandemic, travelers from other countries had to
W stay in ________________ for about 2 weeks.

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WORD BANK Covid-19
Aim Supplementary vocabulary building
Level Intermediate
Time Approximately 15 – 20 minutes

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. face mask
2. contagious
3. vaccine
4. social distancing
5. symptom
6. lockdown
7. fever
8. pandemic
9. diagnose
10. WHO
11. cough
12. coronavirus
13. variant
14. hand sanitizer
15. quarantine

Please note that while the word “virus” is not included in the Word Bank at left,
it is used in three different sentences in the exercise. You may want to introduce
this word before your learners begin to complete the handout.

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