Hello and welcome to The English
We Speak. I'm Feifei.
And I'm Roy! My legs are really aching.
I've been standing all day!
Well, there's an easy fix for that,
Roy. Sit down!
No, sorry - I can't. I want
to be at the front of the
queue when we go to
watch Rob's Biscuit Band tonight.
Firstly, I'm not going with you.
Secondly, I think you've mixed up
front of the queue with 'frontliner' -
which is the word we're talking
about in this programme.
Ahhh... right. A frontliner is
a person who works in an
advanced position. It's been
mentioned quite a lot recently
due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Yes. Doctors and nurses who
have direct contact with patients
are sometimes referred to as frontliners.
Yes, because they work on
the frontline. Right, now
I'm going to sit down - seeing
as we're not queuing to be
at the front of the line.
Yes, you should. Let's listen
to these examples.
Ahmed is a frontliner and
works in the hospital as a
doctor helping patients recover
from diseases.
Wellington's mother is a
frontliner and attends many
accidents as a first-responder.
Roberta always wanted to
be a teacher growing up, and
now she works in a school
as a frontliner.
This is The English We
Speak from BBC Learning
English and we're talking about
the word 'frontliner'. This is a term
that refers to people who work
in an advanced position during
a pandemic, such as doctors
and nurses.
They do amazing jobs.
Sometimes they get referred
to as a 'frontline doctors and
nurses' or 'frontline workers'.
Many people see them as heroes.
Yes, these frontliners have been
risking their lives to save people
from the virus recently.
In the UK, a lot of people
took part every week in
something called 'Clap for Carers'.
It's now become an annual event
where people go outside and clap
to celebrate the difficult and
brave work of frontliners.
And to all the people who
listen to The English We Speak
who are frontliners - a round of applause.
Bye!