https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/07e67ac9-3a70-474c-ad9a-2767b5ab8e1a It's been more than two years and we are still living under the shadow of Covid-19. There have been many pandemics through history, such as the Black Death, and our species has survived. Sam and Neil discuss how pandemics end, and teach you related vocabulary along the way. This week's question Which disease was eradicated in 1977? a) cholera b) polio c) smallpox Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary eradicate completely destroy or get rid of something such as a social problem or disease declare victory announce something to be finished before it actually is but when it seems ‘good enough’ prematurely happening too soon, before the best time to do it bury your head in the sand deliberately refuse to accept the truth about something you find unpleasant death sentence the punishment of death for committing a crime, or from a disease which has no cure chronic lasting for a long time [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220804 More 6 Minute English episodes: People who can taste words https://youtu.be/cr2TXucwjVk Finding your way in space https://youtu.be/EBAc4PIQC2Y Britain's love affair with coffee https://youtu.be/fJoCs5Z_QvE Intimacy on screen https://youtu.be/4pDImFxHNuY Personalised diets https://youtu.be/dJZ9CSbGueU How green is nuclear energy? https://youtu.be/naB_3XYRtew Why we forget the things we learn https://youtu.be/1iHeeMlOsyc #learnenglish #pandemics #englishvocabulary Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:59:34 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/07e67ac9-3a70-474c-ad9a-2767b5ab8e1a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.