smart tech and climate change 6 minute english
smart technology is becoming more and more commonplace in people's homes, but coulld it help with the fight against climate change? with many people now trying to reduce their carbon footprint, is ai the answer? that's what sam and neil talk about, as they teach you related vocabulary.
this week's question
how many tonnes of carbon dioxide are humans responsible for emitting into the atmosphere every year?
a) 30 billion
b) 40 billion
c) 50 billion
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
dig something up
excavate; remove something from the ground
intermittent
irregular; not continuous
blackouts
periods of time without electricity or energy
in real time
no delay; live
machine learning
way computers learn and adapt based on collated data
simulate
produce a computer model
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-211007
[cover: getty images]
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smart technology is becoming more and more commonplace in people's homes, but coulld it help with the fight against climate change? with many people now trying to reduce their carbon footprint, is ai the answer? that's what sam and neil talk about, as they teach you related vocabulary.this week's question how many tonnes of carbon dioxide are humans responsible for emitting into the atmosphere every year?a) 30 billionb) 40 billionc) 50 billionlisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabularydig something upexcavate; remove something from the groundintermittentirregular; not continuousblackoutsperiods of time without electricity or energyin real timeno delay; livemachine learningway computers learn and adapt based on collated datasimulateproduce a computer modelto download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-211007[cover: getty images]more 6 minute english episodes:going through the menopausehttps://youtu.be/z2jsymgmf8e'i love my language!'https://youtu.be/2z6a62bo2zcmaking sense of the censushttps://youtu.be/u6gooqnjicghow can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes!https://youtu.be/wbluy_yu-zwcoronavirus vs other pandemicshttps://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #climatechange #technology #artificialintelligence english grammar lessons verbs and tenses learning english lessons children talking pen with books magic talking pen learn english arabic chinese korean french articles a an the english grammar lesson garbage truck abc and colors for kids binkie tv lamborghini cop gets pulled over by michigan state police should fast food sponsor sport 6 minute english grime music from architecture 6 minute english where do your tips go 6 minute english angela merkel 6 minute english smart tech and climate change 6 minute english going through the menopause 6 minute english robot 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minute english hypnotism 6 minute english saving the white rhino 6 minute english making old things last longer 6 minute english building rapport with others 6 minute english food superstitions 6 minute english the rosetta stone 6 minute english hermits 6 minute english compassion fatigue 6 minute english when males are not needed 6 minute english mermaids 6 minute english a quieter world 6 minute english us and china vs climate change 6 minute english the language of biscuits 6 minute english is english really english 6 minute english what is the key to happiness 6 minute english looking for utopia 6 minute english covid one year on 6 minute english singing in tune 6 minute english how much heat do you lose from your head 6 minute english the woman whose cells never die 6 minute english what makes a good story 6 minute english for the love of foreign languages 6 minute english comfort food 6 minute english coronavirus vs other pandemics 6 minute english are trees intelligent 6 minute 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english grime music from architecture 6 minute english where do your tips go 6 minute english angela merkel 6 minute english smart tech and climate change 6 minute english going through the menopause 6 minute english robot artists 6 minute english is the planet warming up faster 6 minute english is chimp politics like ours 6 minute english making sense of the census 6 minute english a future without doctors 6 minute english concussion in sport 6 minute english the history of swimming 6 minute english are humans a messy species 6 minute english the language of wine 6 minute english flexible working 6 minute english hypnotism 6 minute english saving the white rhino 6 minute english making old things last longer 6 minute english building rapport with others 6 minute english food superstitions 6 minute english the rosetta stone 6 minute english hermits 6 minute english compassion fatigue 6 minute english when males are not needed 6 minute english mermaids 6 minute english a quieter world 6 minute english us and china vs climate change 6 minute english the language of biscuits 6 minute english is english really english 6 minute english what is the key to happiness 6 minute english looking for utopia 6 minute english covid one year on 6 minute english singing in tune 6 minute english how much heat do you lose from your head 6 minute english the woman whose cells never die 6 minute english what makes a good story 6 minute english for the love of foreign languages 6 minute english comfort food 6 minute english coronavirus vs other pandemics 6 minute english are trees intelligent 6 minute english can jellyfish help us solve our problems 6 minute english why do we choose to text instead of talk 6 minute english loneliness 6 minute english is punctuality important 6 minute english the circular economy 6 minute english could you be a victim of online fraud 6 minute english melting ice sheet is it too late 6 minute english walkman the music player revolution 6 minute english could humans live in underwater cities 6 minute english makeup hacks for beginners and pros beauty hacks that actually work confusing english here or there you are learn english the word render learn english the word poor learn english the word kill learn english smart technology is becoming more and more commonplace in people's homes, but coulld it help with the fight against climate change? with many people now trying to reduce their carbon footprint, is ai the answer? that's what sam and neil talk about, as they teach you related vocabulary.
this week's question
how many tonnes of carbon dioxide are humans responsible for emitting into the atmosphere every year?
a) 30 billion
b) 40 billion
c) 50 billion
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
dig something up
excavate; remove something from the ground
intermittent
irregular; not continuous
blackouts
periods of time without electricity or energy
in real time
no delay; live
machine learning
way computers learn and adapt based on collated data
simulate
produce a computer model
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-211007
[cover: getty images]
more 6 minute english episodes:
going through the menopause
https://youtu.be/z2jsymgmf8e
'i love my language!'
https://youtu.be/2z6a62bo2zc
making sense of the census
https://youtu.be/u6gooqnjicg
how can we make the web a better place?
https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8
learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes!
https://youtu.be/wbluy_yu-zw
coronavirus vs other pandemics
https://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #climatechange #technology #artificialintelligence