Hello and welcome to The English
We Speak. I'm Feifei.
And I'm Roy! Feifei, do not
touch my phone!
What?! I wasn't even going
to go near your phone!
Well, I know you want to know
who I've been calling, but you
can't have my contact list.
Wait! Did you hear me talking
about contact tracing earlier?
It's not that kind of contact
that we're tracing.
Well, I don't want a hug either!
I'm not a fan of unnecessary physical
contact - I don't know why people feel
the need to touch me to get my
attention when I have a name.
Again, not that kind of contact.
'Contact tracing' is related to the
coronavirus pandemic. When someone
is diagnosed with Covid-19, doctors
try to trace people they have had
contact with to see who
could be infected.
So you don't want my contact list, then?
No, I don't need your contact list.
Let's listen to these examples.
The doctors found four
other people who had the virus
through contact tracing.
I downloaded an app to help me
with contact tracing.
Contact tracing is an important
part of slowing the
progression of the virus.
This is The English We Speak
from BBC Learning English and
we're talking about the expression
'contact tracing'. This is the process
of searching for potential cases of
the disease in people who have been
in contact with an infected person.
Yes, a lot of people are downloading
apps to help them track and trace
their potential contact with
people who have the virus.
That's right. The quicker you
know you might have the virus,
the sooner you can self-isolate
and avoid infecting other people.
This could help to slow the
progress of the virus, therefore
flattening the curve and
lowering the strain on
the hospital system.
Flattening the curve. We
taught that expression a while
ago, didn't we? That was the
day you destroyed my car!
It was, but focus on the fact
that we taught an important
expression. We teach a lot of
great vocabulary every week!
We do, Roy. Thanks for
listening and join us again.
Bye!