Europe's first swine flu case

Do the vocabulary activities at the bottom of the page before listening to the news story. Don't look at the script and try to listen and answer these questions. Finally, listen and read the script to check your answers.

1. How old is the patient?

2. When did he come back from Mexico?

3. What symptoms did he have?

4. When was he isolated?

5. How is he being treated?

6. How has the health minister described his condition?

7. How many other suspected cases are there in Spain?

8. What's an urgent priority according to the minister?

9. Is Spain ready to fight the flu according to her? Why?