are trees intelligent 6 minute english
according to suzanne simard, one of the world’s leading tree researchers, trees should be seen as intelligent. neil and georgina talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other as well as recognise family members.
this week's question
what is the world’s largest currently living tree? is it...
a) a baobab tree
b) a giant redwood tree
c) a sequoia tree
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
family tree
drawing that shows the relationships between the different members of a family
seedlings
very young plants that have grown from seeds
offspring
someone’s children, or the young of an animal or plant
kin
family and relatives (old-fashioned)
agency
ability to act and effect your environment
destiny
everything that happens to someone during their life, including what will happen in the future
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201217
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according to suzanne simard, one of the world’s leading tree researchers, trees should be seen as intelligent. neil and georgina talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other as well as recognise family members.this week's question what is the world’s largest currently living tree? is it...a) a baobab treeb) a giant redwood treec) a sequoia treelisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary family treedrawing that shows the relationships between the different members of a familyseedlings very young plants that have grown from seedsoffspring someone’s children, or the young of an animal or plantkin family and relatives (old-fashioned)agencyability to act and effect your environmentdestinyeverything that happens to someone during their life, including what will happen in the future[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201217more 6 minute english 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this week's question
what is the world’s largest currently living tree? is it...
a) a baobab tree
b) a giant redwood tree
c) a sequoia tree
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
family tree
drawing that shows the relationships between the different members of a family
seedlings
very young plants that have grown from seeds
offspring
someone’s children, or the young of an animal or plant
kin
family and relatives (old-fashioned)
agency
ability to act and effect your environment
destiny
everything that happens to someone during their life, including what will happen in the future
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201217
more 6 minute english episodes:
is being thrifty a virtue?
https://youtu.be/gdgce_-_t8y
what to do when you can't sleep
https://youtu.be/hzd53tjpmoq
the food delivery revolution
https://youtu.be/_whcjv1mrmm
is the pasty really cornish?
https://youtu.be/rnzwlilj0uw
why does seeing someone yawn make us yawn?
https://youtu.be/-alubumvyac
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #trees #intelligent #family #kin