English Vocabulary: Lesson 1-How to talk about Time in Context (Coronavirus Pandemic)

HOW TO TALK ABOUT TIME IN CONTEXT

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Recently, time seems to have come to a standstill.

A considerable number of countries have gone on partial or total lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Schools have closed and pupils have become stranded in their homes. Offices have shut their doors and employees have had to learn to work from home.

Friends and relatives have been kept apart in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. On a brighter note, families have been given a precious opportunity to spend more time together.

People now have enough time in their hands to do what they usually cannot do but for how long?

Time flies?

Staying at home for fourteen days can appear like ages especially when you do not have a variety of activities to keep your mind busy and kill time.

Despite this fact, there are many physical and online sources that can give us ideas on how to make good use of our time. Educational YouTube videos are a great place to start with.

You can learn how to sew, cook different types of food or speak a new language.

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In the meantime, it is a race against time for many laboratories to find the vaccine that will relieve us of this modern-day scourge. Dedicated scientists are having a hard time working around the clock in order to find a cure to this unpredictable disease.

When the time is ripe, humanity will definitely benefit from their hard work and perseverance.

For the time being, hospitals and their personnel are overwhelmed in the most afflicted countries such as Italy and Iran, and it is only a matter of time before many nations face a similar fate.

The death toll continues to rise by the minute and we mourn the departed from afar.

We are going through difficult times indeed and leaders will play a decisive role in curbing the social and economic effects of this global health threat. Time and history will tell us if they took the right decisions at the right time.

As time goes by, we should remember that it is also our collective efforts that will prove vital in face of this powerful foe.

We should respect orders and not waste law enforcers’ time which they can rightfully use in the fight against COVID-19. Restrictive measures have been put in place for a good purpose.

Breaking the rules will not earn us 15 minutes of fame. Prevention is better than cure and a stitch in time saves nine.

There is not time to lose.

The current situation might look like a ticking time bomb. However, no matter what happens, we should always remember that time heals all wounds and works wonders.

This crisis will be contained, all in good time. However long the night, the dawn will break.