Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Ebola outbreak prompts cross-border response as cases and exposure links are investigated.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’re about to hear useful words from the bulletin about a woman with Ebola who was flown to Switzerland for care.
A bulletin is a short news report.
- flown
You’re about to hear useful words from the bulletin about a woman with Ebola who was flown to Switzerland for care.
Here, “flown” means taken somewhere by plane.
- diagnosed
You heard “diagnosed” in the news.
Here, it means that doctors found out someone had an illness.
- diagnosed
For example: Maya was diagnosed with the flu after seeing her doctor.
Maya’s doctor found that she had the flu.
- monitored
You heard “monitored” in the news.
Here, it means watched or checked over time.
- monitored
For example: The nurse monitored his temperature during the night.
The nurse checked his temperature regularly during the night.
