Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Africa CDC calls emergency summit as Ebola reaches Nigeria.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a meeting on Ebola.
A bulletin is a short news report that gives important information.
- meeting on Ebola
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a meeting on Ebola.
This means a gathering where people discuss Ebola.
- needs quick action
Here, it means a serious situation that needs quick action.
It means the situation requires people to act soon.
- denied
You heard “denied” in the news.
Here, “denied” means said that a claim was not true.
- denied
For example: He denied taking the last cookie.
He said that he had not taken the last cookie.
- claim
Here, it means said that a claim was not true.
A claim is something a person says is true.
- response
You heard “response” in the news.
Here, “response” means an action taken to deal with a situation.
- response
For example: The team planned a quick response to the power outage.
The team planned to act quickly to deal with the power cut.
- power outage
For example: The team planned a quick response to the power outage.
A power outage is a time when electricity stops working.
