Like millions of other people around the world, we are working from home.

We are not able to get into our studios to record news of you and our other programs.

That's normal because of the Corona virus outbreak.

But we are still going to bring you headlines and teach you vocabulary around them.

I'm joined, but not next to me in a different part of London by Catherine.

Hi, Catherine.

Hello, Neil.

Hello, everybody.

Wherever you are.

Yes, we're working from home.

We're bringing you news review as normal.

And today we're going to be looking at vocabulary around mental health issues around Corona virus.

Okay, well, let's, uh, hear a report from BBC news about that story.

More than eight million people in the UK suffer from anxiety disorders.

But the current concerns over the spread of the Corona virus and the restrictions on daily life have left many more people feeling under pressure.

Anxiety.

UK estimates it's seen a rise of between 30 and 35% in the number of calls to its help line in the last couple of weeks.

The charity recommends that to reduce anxiety.

People talk about their concerns, limit the time they spend listening to the latest developments and find time to do things that distract.

Hm.

So we're living in very uncertain times now.

Medical health professionals are saying that the stress that this is causing at the moment may have an impact on people with existing mental health conditions on may have an effect on people who otherwise don't really experience too much stress.

Okay, well, you've been looking around the world's media, this story and you picked out three words and expressions.

What have you got?

Yes, we have anxiety isolation on dhe, taking a tone, anxiety, isolation on taking a toll.

So your first headline, then, with that word anxiety, please.

On we'll start with the BBC from the U.

K news website.

The headline is coping with Corona virus anxiety, anxiety A strong feeling off worry.

Yes.

Anxiety.

Spelled a n i x i e t.

Why?

Now?

The first thing to talk about is pronunciation.

And how do you say that X in the middle of the word?

Well, it's eggs.

Mmm.

You can give the young Yes.

It's that, uh, sound that we have instant ng i n g like singing so in.

And then there's a CZ sound after anxiety anxiety.

Now there's a four syllable word of four syllables in this word.

Anxiety, anxiety.

The stresses on the I anxiety Give us it again.

Near please anxiety.

Perfect pronunciation.

Thank you.

So anxiety is essentially a feeling off worry, but it's a strong feeling of worry.

So I went.

It's not the kind of worry where you go to work and you think our didn't remember to feed the cut.

It's more like, really, like I haven't seen the CAF for days.

Where on earth is she?

It's a kind of worry that really kind of interferes with your everyday life.

Some people have so much anxiety that they can't really live.

It is really difficult for them to live normally on.

This is when it becomes a kind of mental health condition, so we will have a bit of anxiety.

But when anxiety, when worry gets really, really strong and it interferes with your life, that's anxiety.

Now the word anxiety is a noun, but in its adjective form, anxious, there is more of a crossover between worry worried and anxious isn't there, then worry and anxiety.

Yes, is more similar.

You can say I'm worried about the cat.

I'm anxious about the cat, and it really means just general worry.

So to be anxious on to worry are fairly similar.

But anxiety is much more of a medical condition, and that's what these headlines are focusing on that idea of worrying so much that your life stops being normal, unpleasant.

And what's the what are the words often used around this word?

Anxious and anxiety?

Well, you can be anxious about something.

You can have anxiety.

You can be anxious, and it's always usually about is when you add all what is making you feel anxious or have anxiety, and we often hear the expression anxiety attack.

What's that?

Yes, anxiety and an anxiety attack is also known as a panic attack.

And again, that's an experience where you might feel very sweaty.

Your palm palms of your hands are sweaty.

You feel panicky.

You can't breathe.

You feel everything spinning like you're gonna faint.

It's really quite terrifying experience, so an anxiety attack is it can be a few minutes.

It can go off quite a long time, and again.

If you find yourself having an anxiety or panic attack, it's it is what happens.

Sometimes you need medical help, but it's a serious state of heightened worry, which is quite scary.

Okay, well, we hope nobody has to go through something like that.

Let's now have a summary.

Okay, Now let's have a look at that.

Second headline, please.

Catherine?

Yes?

We're now going to ITV news in the U.

K.

The headline is Isolation, Anxiety on Corona virus plea to protect mental health during pandemic isolation.

The state off Being alone?

Yes.

I s o l a t i o n isolation safe from any Ellen will try and work out the stress.

Isolation.

There are four syllables.

I So lay shin won more demo, please.

For the stress, please.

Neo isolation.

Hope you heard it that time.

The stress is on the third syllable.

Isolation, isolation.

There's a little clue.

Isn't there in this word about what it means?

That that bit that solar bit solo?

Yeah, the soul bit solo solo.

If you speak a lot in language, you will know Solo has an idea of being alone.

S o L o and the soul in isolation tells you that.

So if you are in isolation and the proposition is in, or if you go into isolation, you are alone.

You become alone for a period of time.

Now there is a difference between just going into the bedroom for 20 minutes because you want a bit of peace and quiet on being in isolation.

If you're in isolation, it's usually there's for a longer period of time and often because you have to.

For some reason, if you're in hospital with an infectious disease, you may go into an isolation ward or an isolation room.

Now with Corona virus.

A lot of people are going into self isolation if you sell.

If you're in South isolation or if you self isolate, which is the verb form, it means you decide yourself to stay alone by yourself or you decide to stay alone at your own home because you've been advised to by the authorities, we wish everybody well, who is in isolation at the moment.

Let's now take a look at a summary.

If you would like to watch a video about how people are keeping themselves happy and entertained while they're in isolation we have one which you can find.

Where Catherine, by clicking the link of the destruction, do watch.

It is quite a few famous people shown you how to not get bored during isolation.

It's fun.

Are we allowed to mention Madonna and Leonel Messi?

Well, you just did.

But so that's that.

OK, time now for our third headline.

Yes.

So over to the United States.

Now the website is the verge on the headline Covert 19 anxiety taking a toe.

There's a subreddit for that taking a toll, causing harm over time.

Yes.

Now we got a three word phrase today taking a toll taking tea a kind t a k i N g on his belt, huh?

Tongue or toll, as some people pronounce it is t o double l.

So the phrase taking a tongue?

Now I know what a toll is.

A toll is a sort of payment you have to make to drive on a certain road.

What has this got to do with our story?

Um well, yes.

So let's just talk about tolls when you're driving.

If you drive along some roads in the UK, you have on a lot of countries.

You have to pay some money to use that road.

Don't any of you do?

Yes.

On that road is called.

It's called the Toll Road.

On the place where you pay is a toll booth.

Very good.

Third question on the money that you pay is a tall so a tall is essentially a payment.

Now in the road example, you pay your money, you pay the toll and you get a benefit.

But this is kind of reversed.

It's actually a price you pay when something in a bad way you get, you get not a benefit.

It's a kind of cost that you pay and you don't really get anything back.

Now let's have a look.

Att, Neil, your lifestyle.

I believe you're fond of a nightclub.

Well, I used to be used to nightclub quite often, didn't you?

Well, you know, once or twice.

You know, a day.

Yes.

And we all you when you were doing it because you would come into work on you.

Look off.

To be honest, you'll face was gray or eyes were red.

You would kind of fall asleep at your desk in the afternoon.

Your work was suffering remember?

Yes.

Yeah, those were the days we knew because all that night living was taking a toll on your health and especially your appearance.

So you can't deny it way always.

So we've got the photographs anyway, It was a bad time.

Well builds within days, like you say.

Anyway, So you're part appearance?

Was your night clubbing?

Taking a tone nightclubbing took a toll on your health.

Covert 19 is taking a toll on people's mental Have It means it's having a bad effect on something.

Thank you for that.

Now let's have a summary slide, OK, time now for a recap of the vocabulary we've looked at in this program.

Catherine Yes, we had anxiety of feeling, of worried isolation, the state of being alone on dhe, taking a toll, causing harm over time.

If you would like to test yourself on this vocabulary, you can go to our website where there's a quiz and all kinds of other videos and activities to help you improve your English.

We do hope you stay safe on day.

We will be in our homes again next week on probably the week after and the week after that.

Take care everybody and good bye.

Stay safe.