📖 Every year, mosquito-borne diseases kill around three-quarters of a million globally. But could it get worse with climate change? With warming temperatures, mosquitos are now spreading to new areas, including Europe. We’ll hear about dengue fever, one of the diseases they bring, and teach you related vocabulary.
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📖 Do you know where the food you buy in the supermarket comes from? Will it always be available? With changes in the world economy, inflation, and the effects of climate change, is there a risk of recurring food shortages in many parts of the world? Rob and Neil talk about it and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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📖 In this programme, we’ll be hearing about the extraordinary life of BBC war correspondent, Fergal Keane. His reporting helped his television audiences make sense of the horrors of war, but underneath there were more personal reasons attracting him to the frontline.
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📖 The James Webb Space Telescope recently detected the coldest ices ever in outer space, something Nasa scientists think could explain the origins of life on Earth. Sam and Neil talk about science and teach you related vocabulary.
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📖 It is often said that the qualities of empathy and understanding - often associated with women - are most needed in politics today. Yet, while women make up over half the world's population, only 26 percent of the world's politicians are women. Why is this? Neil and Beth discuss some of the reasons, and teach you related vocabulary as well.
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📖 Many museums have been criticised for stealing ancient treasures during imperial times and that these items, such as the famous Parthenon marbles, should be returned. Beth and Neil discuss the controversial role of museums in the 21st Century and teach you related vocabulary.
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📖 How does culture influence the way you feel and show sadness? Neil and Sam will be investigating how the way people express sadness is influenced by their culture, and, as usual, we’ll be learning some new, useful vocabulary as well.
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📖 Are you adventurous when it comes to food, or do you stick to pizza or ordinary types of salad such as tomatoes, lettuce and onion? Neil and Sam shake up the menu and talk about new vegetables created by farmers in the UK, and teach you new vocabulary along the way.
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