Improve your English vocabulary and listening skills with this real breaking news lesson about the scary Ebola virus. This video explains useful medical words to help English learners understand real news reports easily.โ Better English in 30 Days Here: https://brent-watson-s-school.teachable.com/l/pdp/the-breaking-news-decoder?coupon_code=LAUNCH50๐ OVER 100 BONUS ENGLISH LESSONS? Become a channel member. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakDTg9dhhAsr3WmHyJDa-g/joinLink to the Original Newscast: https://youtu.be/hArARBrwzKM?si=hWYp4c1NcgfRbVID1. MegaphoneDefinition: A cone-shaped device that you speak into to make your voice much louder.Example Sentence: The police officer used a megaphone so the large crowd could hear his instructions.2. ActivistDefinition: A person who works hard to bring about social or political change.Example Sentence: The environmental activist gave a great speech about the importance of clean water.3. Raise AwarenessDefinition: To increase public knowledge or understanding about an important issue.Example Sentence: We are walking in the parade today to raise awareness for breast cancer.4. PreventativeDefinition: Something done to stop a bad thing (like a disease or accident) from happening.Example Sentence: Washing your hands with soap is a great preventative measure against the flu.5. EbolaDefinition: A very serious, and often deadly, disease caused by a virus.Example Sentence: Doctors traveled from all over the world to help treat patients with Ebola.6. TransmittedDefinition: Passed from one person or place to another.Example Sentence: The common cold is easily transmitted when people cough or sneeze near each other.7. Physical ContactDefinition: Touching someone or something.Example Sentence: You can catch the virus through direct physical contact with a sick person.8. UrgentDefinition: Very important and needing immediate action or attention.Example Sentence: He had to leave work early because he received an urgent phone call from his family.9. MandatoryDefinition: Required by a rule or the law; you do not have a choice.Example Sentence: Wearing a seatbelt is mandatory when driving a car in the United States.10. VoluntaryDefinition: Done by your own choice, not because you are forced to do it.Example Sentence: The extra English homework is voluntary, but it will help you learn the language faster.11. EnforcedDefinition: Making sure that people obey a rule or a law.Example Sentence: The speed limit is strictly enforced by the police on this highway.12. EpidemicDefinition: A situation where a disease spreads very quickly to a large number of people in a community.Example Sentence: The city closed all the schools during the flu epidemic to keep children safe.13. CapsulesDefinition: Small, oval-shaped pills that contain medicine.Example Sentence: The doctor told me to take two capsules of medicine every morning with a glass of water.14. SamplesDefinition: Small amounts of something used for testing or to show what the rest is like.Example Sentence: The nurse took blood samples from the patients and sent them to the laboratory.15. Tracing BackDefinition: A phrasal verb meaning to follow the history or path of something to find exactly where it started.Example Sentence: Scientists are tracing back the virus to find out which city it came from.16. OutbreakDefinition: The sudden start or fast spread of a disease or violence.Example Sentence: After the outbreak of the virus, the local hospital became very busy.17. Chain of TransmissionDefinition: The way a disease passes from one person, to another, to another, like links in a metal chain.Example Sentence: Doctors try to keep sick patients at home to break the chain of transmission.