melting ice sheet is it too late 6 minute english
this year's global heating and melting polar ice has many scientists asking whether it’s now too late to stop global warming. have we have reached the point of no return? neil and georgina talk about the effects of climate change on the arctic, and teach you vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
how many gigatonnes of ice are now melting into the ocean every year?
a) 450 gigatonnes
b) 500 gigatonnes
c) 550 gigatonnes
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
ice sheet
thick layer of ice covering a large area of land for a long period of time
glacier
very large, slow-moving mass of ice
in balance
having different parts or elements arranged in the correct proportions
tipping point
time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped
rate
speed at which something happens or changes
throw your hands up
(idiom) show frustration and despair when a situation becomes so bad that you give up or submit
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201105
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this year's global heating and melting polar ice has many scientists asking whether it’s now too late to stop global warming. have we have reached the point of no return? neil and georgina talk about the effects of climate change on the arctic, and teach you vocabulary along the way.this week's question how many gigatonnes of ice are now melting into the ocean every year?a) 450 gigatonnesb) 500 gigatonnes c) 550 gigatonneslisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary ice sheetthick layer of ice covering a large area of land for a long period of time glaciervery large, slow-moving mass of ice in balancehaving different parts or elements arranged in the correct proportions tipping pointtime at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped ratespeed at which something happens or changes throw your hands up(idiom) show frustration and despair when a situation becomes so bad that you give up or submit[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go 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this week's question
how many gigatonnes of ice are now melting into the ocean every year?
a) 450 gigatonnes
b) 500 gigatonnes
c) 550 gigatonnes
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
ice sheet
thick layer of ice covering a large area of land for a long period of time
glacier
very large, slow-moving mass of ice
in balance
having different parts or elements arranged in the correct proportions
tipping point
time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped
rate
speed at which something happens or changes
throw your hands up
(idiom) show frustration and despair when a situation becomes so bad that you give up or submit
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201105
more 6 minute english episodes:
sport against poverty
https://youtu.be/atpnphv-nei
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https://youtu.be/_q8geby3vpa
the medicine of coronavirus
https://youtu.be/gu_gfdjpdsa
is this the era of distrust?
https://youtu.be/ahoslepc6yi
grandma therapy in zimbabwe
https://youtu.be/lxw2xdwqks0
do chimps have the same emotions as us?
https://youtu.be/x4hnop6ko6y
could humans live in underwater cities?
https://youtu.be/gugtu7ii1yk
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #climatechange #greenland #icesheet #arctic #globalwarming #iceberg