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Dangerous Virus – level 1

There is a new virus in China. The virus is very dangerous. One person can easily catch it from Commented [ES1]: Verb to be - Present
another person. It is spreading fast. Commented [ES2]: Verb to be - Present
There are reports of the virus in a part of China, Japan, Thailand and South Korea. Officials Commented [ES3]: Modal Verb - Present
expect more reports soon. Commented [ES4]: Verb to catch - Present
The virus causes a lung infection. Sick people have a fever. They have problems with Commented [ES5]: Is – Present / To spread - Gerund
breathing. They feel very tired. Some people have only little problems. However, some people
die.
The world is reacting to the virus. Many airports around the world check people for the virus.
Officials are afraid that the virus can go to other countries, too.
Difficult words: virus (a type of sickness), spread (to move to a larger area), lung (an organ in
human body with that people breathe).

Dangerous Virus – level 2

In a city in China, there was an outbreak of a new virus. The virus is spreading fast, and it is very
infectious.
It causes a lung infection, and its symptoms are a fever, fatigue, and problems being able to
breathe. In some cases, the sickness can be mild; however, it can be fatal, too.
There are still new cases and the World Health Organization expects the virus to spread in other
parts of China and in other countries, too. Officials report cases in China, Japan, Thailand, and
South Korea.
Many airports around the world react to the outbreak, and they start screening passengers.
Difficult words: outbreak (the sudden start of something), fatigue (the state when a person feels
very tired as a result of an illness), fatal (deadly).

Dangerous Virus – level 3

The Chinese city of Wuhan is the epicenter of Coronavirus, a new virus that is spreading fast. It
causes a type of pneumonia, and it can be passed from person to person.
In the early stages, the symptoms include a fever, fatigue and difficulty with breathing. The
infection can cause mild to severe disease; however, in can be fatal in some cases.
The number of infected people is on the rise, and the World Health Organization spokesperson
said that more cases are expected in other parts of China and possibly in other countries, too. So
far, there have been reported cases in China, Japan, Thailand, and South Korea.
In response to the outbreak, many airports around the world have started screening passengers.
Difficult words: epicenter (the point where something originates), pneumonia (an infection of the
lungs), fatigue (extreme tiredness that is a result of an illness).
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