BBC Learning English
New cases of Monkeypox virus are being discovered in the UK every day.
Outbreaks of the virus, which is most common in remote parts of Central and West Africa, have now been outbreaks in at least 15 countries around the world. Global health authorities are meeting to discuss the situation.
Neil and Roy look at the vocabulary used in the headlines about this story.
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Video chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:28 – Story
1:32 – Headline 1: UK to announce more monkeypox cases as efforts ramp up to contain outbreak
3:55 – Headline 2: Monkeypox news – live: WHO says world faces ‘formidable’ challenges from virus as cases near 100
6:10 – Headline 3: POX SPREADS: Monkeypox outbreak explodes across Europe as cases in Spain and Italy traced to island festival with 80,000 revellers
7:45 – Language summary
Key words and phrases:
ramp up
increase level of something dramatically
* The company decided to ramp up production of the new phone after high demand.
* After being told his work wasn’t good enough, Clive decided to ramp up his efforts.
formidable
describes something that causes fear because it is difficult
* Marcela faced formidable challenges to get her project funded after the financial crash.
* The politician was forced to resign after her formidable opponent accused her of lying.
explodes
increases rapidly
* The number of people working from home exploded during the pandemic.
* Sales exploded after the celebrity was seen using the new phone.
To download the audio and a transcript and test your understanding, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/newsreview-2022/unit-1/session-20
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Its a big thanks to Dr oba herbal medication on YouTube who got me me cured completely from monkeypox disease
Its a big thanks to Dr oba herbal medication on YouTube who got me me cured completely from monkeypox disease
Warby Parker should step up and put these people in their ads.
formidable and forbidding are same? please, could you explain me?
WHAT A SILLY VIDEO! Do you think we are idiots?
I need to ramp up my English vocabulary as soon as possible to write well-developed essays. Also, a formidable knowledge from this channel will be sufficient to do so.
Where's the quiz
What the name of the man who is saying the bbc news report ?? His voice is fabulous ❤
It's extremely beneficial to recap what was being said in videos, it helps me stick the memorized words in my mind.
Thanks so much!
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Awesome, we have both actualities news and english class. It's so cool, thans very much
I sincerely appreciate you Dr Obulor on YouTube, I wonder what could have become of me if you weren't the one who handled my case.thanks for curing my monkeypox with your herbal medication, am grateful Dr..
I sincerely appreciate you Dr Obulor on YouTube, I wonder what could have become of me if you weren't the one who handled my case.thanks for curing my monkeypox with your herbal medication, am grateful Dr..
Thanks a lot for your videos. You´re great teachers!
We have learned three new words. Formidable, ramp up and explodes.
Thanx you BBC for your intersting videos, its very helpful for learning more vocabularies.
Roy N1
I had Herpes Virus for over 11 years and over all these years was my worst experience in my life but all that changed when I came online and saw a lot of people talking about this great Dr Igudia on his YouTube channel who has the cure to Herpes virus. After ordering his herbal medication that was indeed the total end of my Herpes infection
I am still paying my tv licence.. what is the meaning of licence?
Thank you! You can do the same for hepatitis and anthrax..More words we need!And also formidable fear, if we have such🤣
Thanks
I can't access the link for script & audio 🙁 Anyone here knows why? 🙁
My favorite channel ,😍
actually English is such a formidable subject to learn , also to ramp up in short time.
fearmongering is spreding it faster
all wish succes☺
Human-to-human transmission is thought to occur primarily through large respiratory droplets. Put your masks back on.
BELIVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU WE WILL ALL BE LOCKDOWN YET AGAIN COME SEP THEN THEY WILL SCARE THE SHITE OUT OF PEOPLE ONCE AGAIN HAVE YOU NOTICED WHEN ALL THE SIN FIRE AND BRIMSTONE ROSTING IN HELL CRAP DID NOT WORK ANYMORE THEY JUST HAD TO FIND ANOTHER WAY OF GETTING PEOPLE TO SHUT UP AND DO EXATLEY WHAT THEY WERE TOLD WISE UP PEOPLE FOR FUCK SAKE BEFORE WE ARE ALL SLATERED IN WW3 OR KILLED IN SOME DEATH CAMP SOMEWHARE IT HAPPENED IN 1939 TO 1945 ITS HAPPING ALL OVER AGAIN
… why are they spreading monkeypox?
… do you remember Philadelphia?
…. are you able to put two and two together?
…A researcher at a Merck facility outside of Philadelphia found several vials that were labeled “smallpox,”
…Monkey on loose in Pennsylvania after crash on way to laboratory
…Missing monkeys captured after truck carrying 100 crashed in Central PA
….A pick-up truck transporting 100 labratory monkeys collided with a dump truck in Pennsylvania
….Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research.
…The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) partnered with the Munich Security Conference for its annual exercise on March 17, 2021—NTI's decision to use monkeypox for the fictional scenario and the timeline outlined in the non-profit organization's report has led some to the conclusion that it CREATED the current outbreak
Thanks for the video! Ramp up and explode seem to be synonyms, don't they?
Hello everyone) I wanted to ask) Rump up can be used only in negative meaning or not🤔
Formidable ramp up
It’s called DONKEYPOX
May God bless Dr Igudia on YouTube who cured my Herpes virus permanently with his natural herbs supplements after suffering from HSV2 for so many years.
Moneypox
How can the SAME SPECIES of so called hue-man without or little hue/color claim others are infected with monkey pox when we know white pregnant so called hue-man women MUST receive a VAX for the "Rh- factor" which means that THEY are the ONLY MONKEY POX SPREADERS since "Rh" stands for "RHESUS" MONKEY??? 🐒
Knowing they admit evolution states we all are primates yet they ONLY claim we are monkeys. First of all, apes are primates too and are physically larger and stronger and more intelligent than monkeys such as RHESUS monkeys. King KONG was a fU- KING(👑KING) of the species of the primates, while they are just circus clowns. How far has they EVOLVED???
CAN WE SAY white people are the FACE of "#RHESUS_POX" ?
I hope Roy will get well. He looks not good
Demo side is going on. Look it up in the dictionary. Know what is going into your bodies in the name of 'health', people!
Money pox: just another side-effect from those toxic C-19 jabs.
Welcome all viruses desease globally, USA, Asia, Africa, Europe,astrilia,, india,china, pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, maxico Nigeria Nigar, Sudan, japan,Taiwan,Sri Lanka, UAE,arbi ,israil killing all 50% human..
2022 be like:
My favorite in Spotify! thank you so much😀
Neil, I like your hair, if you could shave off your beard, you would be even more handsome