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emergency · denied · response

· 0:45 · With Emma

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.

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