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!

Bye!