Do you have eco-anxiety? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

A growing number of people around the world are experiencing something psychiatrists are calling ’eco-anxiety’, an overwhelming sense of hopeless and doom due to the current climate situation. Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. ❓❓❓This week’s question In Australia, an animal thought to be extinct has been spotted for the first time in over fifty years. But is the animal: a) a shark? b) a lizard? or, c) a parrot? Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️compassion - strong feeling of sympathy for someone and the wish for them not to suffer ✔️what a something - phrase used to intensify the thing you are talking about; e.g. What a mess! What a nice surprise! ✔️bal