Novel Coronavius COVID-19

VOANews: COVID-19 PSA: How to stay healthy

 and: VOANews: Coronavirus playlist (frequently updated)

A list of lessons about Coronavirus (COVID-19) for the adult English language learner.

ESL Resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) 
(updated 03/20/2020 10 pm PDT--check back for more updates)

• 7ESL: Health Vocabulary: Common Diseases and Different Types of Doctors lesson / video 12/14/17
• Accent's Way English with Hadar: How to talk about Coronavirus in English: Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Example Sentences added 03/15/20
• Colorín Colorado: Coronavirus: Multilingual Resources for Schools 02/26/20
• CommonLit: Resources to Support Teleschool Plans: COVID-19 03/09/20
• BBC Learning English:
• Coronavirus: How to clean your phone
• BreakingNewsEnglish: (note: each lesson has 3 or 4 levels)
• Canadians start 'caremongering' trend (Levels 4, 5, 6) 03/22/20
• COVID-19 03/04/20
• China coronavirus heightens global alarm 01/24/20
• Men start washing hands because of coronavirus 03/08/20
• Parents angry as COVID-19 shuts schools for a month 03/04/20
• Panic buying sparks toilet paper shortage (Levels 4, 5, 6) 03/10/20
• Sports events cancelled, COVID-19 fears over Olympics (Levels 4, 5, 6) 03/14/20
• Coronavirus puts 50 million tourism jobs at risk (03/16/20)
• Louis Vuitton to make emergency hand sanitiser (Levels 4, 5, 6) 03/18/20
• Eat Sleep Dream English: A Z of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• English with Kristin: COVID-19 Vocabulary (added 3/19/20)
• EnglishClub:
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Vocabulary  (added 3/19/20)
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Vocabulary Quiz (added 3/19/20)
• To panic, or not to panic? That is the question (added 3/19/20)
• ESLFlow: Coronavirus 2020 01/30/20
• ESL Library: 
• How to Broadcast Interactive Content During COVID-19 03/18/20
• How to Assign Digital Homework During Covid-19 03/19/20
• More ESL Library How To videos
• Pandemics added 03/10/20
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) 03/10/20
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) (low int) added 03/20/20
• COVID-19 (literacy) 03/20/20
• ESL Video: 
• Get the facts on coronavirus added 03/15/20
• What is the coronavirus? added 03/06/20
• ESL Voices: 
• The Coronavirus: What We Need to Know added 03/06/20
• The Impact of the Coronavirus on Students Around the World added 03/15/20
• Google: COVID-19: Information and Resources added 03/20/20
• iSLCollective: 
• Search for Coronavirus lessons
• What is the coronavirus? 02/28/20
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): What should you do? 03/12/20
• Life Under Coronavirus Quarantine 03/16/20
• Reading Comprehension: Coronavirus 03/03/20
• JeNsJyugyou: What is the Coronavirus? Understanding the Coronavirus in English. Advanced English Vocabulary! (added 03/14/20)
• Learning Chocolate: Wash Your Hands  and more Health activities
• Mark Kulek: Speaking With a Doctor | English Speaking Practice (11/19/19)
• MUSD: Milpitas Unified School District website
  
  • Milpitas Adult School
  • SCCPH.gov English COVID-19 info (frequently updated)
  • SCCPH.gov Nuevo Coronavirus (actualizado con frecuencia)
  • SCCPH.gov 新型冠狀病毒 （經常更新）
  • SCCPH.gov Coronavirus Mới (COVID-19) (cập nhật thường xuyên)
• NPR: Must-Know Vocab For COVID-19: From Droplets To Zoonotic (advanced)
• NYTimes: Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically (advanced) 03/11/20
• OTAN: COVID-19 Field Support 03/14/20--updated
• Rachel's English: ENGLISH PRACTICE: The Coronavirus Pronunciation / Vocabulary / Phrasal Verbs that you NEED 03/17/20
• Sarah216: COVID-19 Resources (padlet) 03/14/20--updated
• Speak Confident English: Coronavirus — How to Talk about It in English added 03/15/20
• Speech Modification: 
• What is the Coronavirus vs. COVID-19 (03/10/20)
• How to Pronounce Coronavirus and COVID-19 (03/10/20)
• How to Pronounce COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (03/11/20)
• Teacher Allyson: Coronavirus - Cold Coffee Chat 01/29/20
• Teachers Career Development: Coronavirus COVID-19 Prevention Lesson 02/21/20
• The English Experience: Vocabulary To Help You Speak About Coronavirus in English - Covid-19 ESL 
• Teach-This: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Facts and Advice Worksheet (added 03/18/20)
• ThingLink: Staying Safe (beginning-low) by Susan Gaer 03/06/20 
• uscitizenpod: Daily U.S. Citizenship Lessons during the COVID-19 Break (start 03/16/20--updated daily!)
• Vocabularium: Coronavirus ESL Vocabulary 03/19/20
• VOANews: Special Report: Coronavirus (updated frequently!)
• VOANews on YouTube: Explainer: What is a Virus? 03/11/20 (more news videos)
• VOANews on YouTube: Coronavirus playlist (frequently updated)
• VOANews on YouTube: COVID-19 Fast Facts (originally posted 3/14; corrected 3/19)
• COVID-19 PSA How dangerous is COVID-19
• COVID 19 PSA How to Stay Healthy
• COVID-19 PSA Pets and Corona Virus
• Explainer: Social Distancing
• Lockdown vs Shelter In Place vs Self Quarantine (3/20)
• HOW LONG CAN CORONAVIRUS LIVE ON DIFFERENT SURFACES? (3/20)
• VOA Learning English: Coronavirus Outbreak (collection of stories/videos)
• VOA Learning English: Health and Lifestyle (collection of stories/videos)
• VOA Learning English: News Words: Coronavirus 03/05/20
• VOA Learning English: 'An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure' 03/14/20
• VOA Learning English: WHO’s Advice to Protect Yourself from Coronavirus 03/03/20
• VOA Learning English: Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus 03/17/20

• scared – adj. afraid of something
• cough – n. a physical condition that makes you force air through your throat in short, loud noise because you are sick
• psychology - n. the science or study of the mind and behavior​
• quarantine – n. the period of time during which a person or animal that has a disease or that might have a disease is kept away from others to prevent the disease from spreading
• reassure – v. to make someone feel less afraid
• district - n. an area established by a government for official government business.
• bias – n. a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly