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· 0:55 · With Emma

Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Nigeria confirms Ebola case as outbreak spreads across Africa.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about an Ebola case and the response to it.

A bulletin is a short official news report.

response

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about an Ebola case and the response to it.

The response is what people do to deal with the Ebola case.

in contact with

Here, it means finding people who may have been in contact with someone who has a disease.

To be in contact with someone means to have been near or connected to them in a way that could spread the disease.

went missing

For example: The team is tracing the package that went missing.

The package went missing means it could not be found.

harmful

Here, it means being in a situation where you may come into contact with something harmful.

Something harmful can hurt you or damage your health.

come into contact with

Here, it means being in a situation where you may come into contact with something harmful.

To come into contact with something means to touch it or be exposed to it.

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