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diagnosed · monitored

· 0:39 · With Emma

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.

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