In this 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, Neil and Rob discuss climate change and introduce some useful vocabulary related to the topic.
Today’s movie
VIDEO URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UOdAKVdbMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UOdAKVdbMo
Listening Quiz
Before diving into the vocabulary, a question is posed to Rob about the upcoming climate conference.
Q1: In which city will the upcoming climate conference be held?
Q2: What is an ‘ambition’?
Q3: What does ‘alleviate’ mean?
Q4: What is a ‘paradox’?
Q5: What is ‘humility’ about?
Vocabulary
Let’s explore some key vocabulary introduced in the discussion about climate change.
emitters
countries, industries, or things that produce harmful substances harming the environment
ambitions
things one wants to achieve even if they are difficult
paradox
an impossible situation due to two opposite factors
alleviate
make less severe or serious
flaws
faults or mistakes