Welcome to easy stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from okay to good and from good to great.
I am Ariel goodbody, your host for this show.
Today's story is for beginners.
The name of the story is Little Red Riding Hood.
You can find a transcript of the episode@easystoriesinenglish.com.
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This contains the full story as well as my conversation before it.
So at the moment, there is only one thing that everyone is talking about, that is coronavirus, or more specifically, Covid-19.
So coronavirus is everywhere in the world now, and it is having a very big effect here in the United Kingdom.
The situation has gotten very serious in the last week.
Now, at the time I'm recording this, all the schools, pubs and restaurants in the country have been closed.
Not all.
All the businesses are closed.
There are still some shops and places open, but most places are closed.
And the government is saying that you should not go outside unless you need to.
So you should keep social contact down, don't go out and have a party with your friends.
Basically, because people are starting to worry about the coronavirus, many people are panicking, buying.
So panic buying is when you are in a panic, you are very anxious, very worried.
So you go and buy lots of food.