THE MEHTA FAMILY IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS IN THE FIELD OF YOGA. AFTER FOLLOWING THE TEACHINGS OF BKS IYENGAR THEY HAVE CONTINUED WITH THEIR COMMITMENT TO SPREAD THE ART OF YOGA TO THE WHOLE WORLD.
I WOUOLD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU A SPEECH BY ONE OF THEIR YOUNGEST MEMBERS. HOPE IT WOULD BE OF SOME ENLIGHTMENT.
HERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO A VERY INTERESTING VIDEO ON HOW PANDEMICS SPREAD. LISTEN CAREFULLY AND THEN TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION:
1. WHAT IS THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD "PANDEMIC"?
2. QUOTE TWO EXAMPLES OF PANDEMIA IN HISTORY
3. HOW SCIENTISTS COULD RECONSTRUCT THE BACTERIA THAT PRODUCED THE BLACK DEATH?
4. DEATH TOLL OF THE GREAT MORTALITY
5. WHAT IS THE GREATEST BACTERIA KILLER?
6. WHAT MAKES VIRUS SPECIALLY DANGEROUS?
7. EXPLAIN ANTIGENIC SHIFT
8. MEANING OF "CYANOSIS, FURLOUGH AND SLICK OF".
9. WHAT DOES SARS SATND FOR?
10. WHAT CAN AVOID PANDEMICS?