IELTS Coronavirus COVID-19 Vocabulary

IELTS Vocabulary – COVID

1. General COVID Vocabulary

Asymptomatic – Without symptoms
Case – An instance of COVID infection
Epidemic – A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease
Disease – A disorder of structure or function in a humans, animals, or plants
Facemask – A protective mask that covers the nose and mouth
High risk – Involving or exposed to a high level of danger
ICU – The intensive care unit of a hospital
Impact – A marked or noticeable effect
Outbreak – A sudden occurrence of an infectious disease
Pandemic – When a disease is occurring over an entire country, region, or the world
Quarantine – A period in which people exposed to a disease must remain in isolation
Symptom – A physical sign that a person is sick
To spread – To disperse/move over an area
Vaccine – A preparation containing weakened bacteria that is injected to protect against disease
Ventilators – An appliance used for assisting people to breathe
Vulnerable – Highly susceptible to illness or harm

2. General COVID Vocabulary Activity

Activity 1

Choose the correct word to complete the IELTS questions.

What are some of the ways that COVID changed people’s lives?

I think that since the start of the the Coronavirus has had a drastic on many people’s lives, especially the old and One of the major changes is that people now have to wear in public and on public transport to prevent the infection. Also, those who were infected with COVID were forced to often for several weeks at a time. Furthermore, almost everyone has had to be at least once, and in many cases three times, to try and reduce the number of new and contain the

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What are some of the ways that COVID changed people’s lives?

I think that since the start of the pandemic, the Coronavirus has had a drastic impact on many people’s lives, especially the old and vulnerable. One of the major changes is that people now have to wear facemasks in public and on public transport to prevent spreading the infection. Also, those who were infected with COVID were forced to quarantine, often for several weeks at a time. Furthermore, almost everyone has had to be vaccinated at least once, and in many cases three times, to try and reduce the number of new cases and contain the outbreak.

3. COVID Idioms and Collocations

Community transfer – infections between people in a community
Contact tracing – The process of trying to identify who has been in contact with infected people
Flatten the curve – Prevent the rate of infections from increasing rapidly
Hand sanitiser – An alcohol-based cleaning product
Herd immunity – The resistance built up by populations after a high number of people have been infected
Incubation period – The time it takes from being infected with something to the presentation of symptoms
Lockdown – An emergency situation where people cannot leave their homes
Panic buying – The act of buying more than necessary because you think there will be a future shortage
Personal protective equipment (PPE) – The protective clothing used to minimise exposure to infection
Self-isolation – To isolate or separate yourself from others to prevent the spread of infection
Social distancing – The practice of maintaining a safe distance from other people to prevent the spread of infection
Superspreader – A person who infects lots of people with a disease

4. COVID Idioms and Collocations Activity

Activity 2

Choose the correct answers to complete the IELTS questions.

Do you think your government’s response to Coronavirus has been effective?

Personally, I think that my government’s response was inadequate. First, I think they should have been faster to introduce a nationwide In the opening weeks their advice was simply to if you suspected you may be infected. They told people to on public transport, but it wasn’t really possible during rush hour because of the number of people. I think they should have restricted how much people were allowed to buy from supermarkets to avoid They didn’t take into account the weeklong of the disease, which meant that infected people were walking around without knowing they were infected. Furthermore, the government invested millions of pounds in that was not fit for purpose and had to be thrown away. I think they should have used from the start, similar to in South Korea, which would have much faster and resulted in less deaths.

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Do you think your government’s response to Coronavirus has been effective?

Personally, I think that my government’s response was inadequate. First, I think they should have been faster to introduce a nationwide lockdown. In the opening weeks their advice was simply to self-isolate if you suspected you may be infected. They told people to socially distance on public transport, but it wasn’t really possible during rush hour because of the number of people. I think they should have restricted how much people were allowed to buy from supermarkets to avoid panic buying. They didn’t take into account the weeklong incubation period of the disease, which meant that infected people were walking around without knowing they were infected. Furthermore, the government invested millions of pounds in PPE that was not fit for purpose and had to be thrown away. I think they should have used contact tracing from the start, similar to in South Korea, which would have flattened the curve much faster and resulted in less deaths.