Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
John is taking a trip to China and he’s a little worried about birdflu. Though relatively few people have contracted birdflu, doctors are worried that it could soon become a major global health issue.
Listen to John and I discuss China and birdflu.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
Dave: John, you’re going to China this week, aren’t ya?
John: Yeah, I leave on Thursday. I can’t wait.
Dave: Yeah? Where are you flying into?
John: Into Beijing, and then I’m going down to Shanghai.
Dave: Yeah?
John: Yeah. I’m hoping not to catch that birdflu, though.
Dave: Yeah, it’s becoming a big thing, ah, in China. Have they had any cases yet?
John: They haven’t, ah, said that they have any cases in humans, but they’ve had plenty in birds.
Dave: No one’s been quarantined yet?
John: No, not at all. But they’re scared of it becoming a pandemic. You know, it’s supposed to be very, very contagious.
Dave: Yeah. Are there any signs? What are you supposed to come down with?
John: I think the sniffles, you know, coughing, sneezing. Just normal stuff.
Dave: Yeah.
John: I’m actually bringing some Tamiflu with me.
Dave: Oh yeah, Tamiflu. That’s, what is that?
John: That’s that drug that’s, ah, supposed to help it once you, once you get it. I guess that there’s still a fifty percent fatality rate, though, if you catch it.
Dave: Even with Tamiflu?
John: I think so.
Dave: Oh boy.
John: Yeah, so I’m going to be careful.
Dave: Well, good luck.
John: Thanks.
Quizzes
Lesson MP3
The iTEP® test
-
Sponsored by
Discussion
The U.S. is stockpiling Tamiflu and other antibiotics in case of a birdflu pandemic. Birdflu has been a problem in SE Asia for a number of years, but now it is starting to spread to countries throughout Asia and Europe. Should people panic? Are you worried?
Comments
China |
Turkey |
Congo, Democratic Republic Of The |
Thailand |
China |
Romania |
Turkmenistan |
Italy |
China |
China |
China |
Philippines |
Lithuania |