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5 Listen to the first part of the Covid-19 history and fill in the missing parts using cohesive devices.

TAPESCRIPT 7.1

In early January 2020, around 60 cases of a mysterious disease were reported in
Wuhan, China. Since it was a pneumonia-like disease, doctors were not suspicious of it
when it (1) _____________________ started to affect its victims earlier in December 2019.
(2) _____________________, the home truth was realized.

The genome was sequenced, and Chinese authorities identified a completely novel
coronavirus. Deaths started to follow one another. (3) ___________________, the Chinese
government declared lockdowns. (4) _____________________, the number one item on
the world agenda was the disease. It was named Covid-19 by experts. Everyone was
worried about Covid-19. Despite all the measures taken, Covid-19 kept spreading.
From Asia to Europe, it was on move. (5) _____________________, most countries took the
same steps and declared lockdowns.
4 Below is an online chat about the cup final game in Part 2. In pairs, read it, pay attention to how
the underlined cohesive devices are used, and replace them using the ones given below.

6 Now, listen to the second part of the Covid-19 history and list the main events.

TAPESCRIPT 7.2

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