Heatwaves: Can we adapt? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Many cities are getting hotter and hotter. This can cause many problems for the people who live in them. What can we do to make heatwaves more bearable? Neil and Beth discuss ways people are trying to adapt to the heat and teach you some useful vocabulary. ❓❓❓This week’s question People in India use ’jaali’ to keep their homes cool, but what is it? Is it: a tall house designed to reduce sunlight? b) a honeycomb pattern used in windows? or, c) a system for spraying cool water? Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️sweat - salty water which the body passes through the skin to stay cool ✔️ventilation - the movement of fresh air around a closed space ✔️power cut - period of time when the supply of electricity is stopped ✔️daily wage earners - someone who earns money on a day-to-day basis meaning that they will receive no money if they do not work ✔️slum - poor and crowded area of a city with very bad living and housing conditions ✔️subsidise - pay part of the cost of something More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Can you stop a disaster? 👉 ⭐ The right way to say sorry 👉 ⭐ Foraging for wild food 👉 ⭐ Plants fighting pollution? 👉 ⭐ Should we fear chatbots? 👉 ⭐ Is it wrong to eat plants? 👉 ⭐ Sonic Seasoning 👉 ⭐ The benefits of doing nothing 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 ✔️ Visit our website 👉 ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish Get our app: Android 👉 iPhone 👉 We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #6minuteenglish