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:
- 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