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Vocabulaire “Coronavirus”

Suivez-vous les infos anglaises sur BBC ou Sky ? Si oui, vous aurez remarqué que certains mots et expressions reviennent souvent en ce moment.

Complétez ces phrases avec les mots donnés en bas de page.

NB : Chaque mot / expression ne sert qu'une fois et il n'y a pas d'intrus !

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 The coronavirus pandemic is an _________________ health crisis. Every day, a British government minister gives a briefing. In order to limit the ________________ of the disease, the message is always:

- stay________________

- protect the _____________

- save ______________

The role of the police is to ________________ with the public,

 _____________ and encourage and, if necessary, _______________ the law.

____________________ is very important. The rule is at least two metres between people.

The public is also encouraged to wash their hands with soap and water or use ___________________ regularly.

 People must _______________ the rules.

 For medical staff working on the _________________, there is a big problem in the supply of _________________________ (for example, face masks and gloves) in hospitals and___________________. For some critics of the government, supply has been disorganised or _______________.

The government wishes to ________________ testing: 100,000 a day by the end of April.

The pandemic has also led to an ________________, with many workers being ______________ temporarily.

It is hoped that the lockdown (in French? ______________ not in the list!) will end soon. The government has said there will be a _______________ exit.

Restrictions on movement will probably be _____________ when the infection rate is at half its ______________.

Once the lockdown has been _________________, it is likely that personal protective behaviour (social distancing, the wearing of masks on __________________...) will become routine.

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vb = verb, to conjugate in the context

sn = singular noun

pln = plural noun

adj = adjective

• lay off (vb) - hand sanitizer (sn) - care homes (pln) - ramp up (vb)
• Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) - shambolic (adj) - explain (vb)
• lives (pln) - enforce (vb) - social distancing - at home
• follow (vb) - front line (sn) - peak (sn) - unprecedented (adj)
• spread (sn) - National Health Service (= NHS) - economic crisis
• staged (adj) - ease (vb) - lift (vb) - engage (vb)
• public transport