Coronavirus vs other pandemics - 6 Minute English

Compared to historical pandemics like the Spanish flu and economic crises like the Great Depression, coronavirus isn’t apparently so bad. Neil and Georgina discuss a historian’s view of coronavirus versus other pandemics. This week’s question Where exactly did the Silk Roads run? Was it... a) From South America to Europe b) From Africa to Asia? c) From Asia to Europe Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary the bigger picture the long-term, overall view of a complex situation lethal causing death; extremely dangerous high-density having people living together in buildings close to one another peripheral happening at the edge, not centre, of something flight routes air routes and connections followed by airplanes dose (informal) something unpleasant to experience [Cover: Getty Images] To download the audio and a transcript, go to: More 6 Minute English episodes: Why do we choose to text instead of talk?