Fixing things to help the planet: BBC News Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2025
- Learn vocabulary to talk about the news. This week we discuss recycling our mobile phones. Typically, people associate greenhouse gases with cars, planes, perhaps homes. But the EU says half of all emissions, and more than 90% of species loss, are caused by extracting and processing resources. The European Commission wants items such as smartphones, that rely on these resources, to last longer and to be easier to repair.
Vocabulary:
throwaway
made to be used for a short time and then disposed of
• They say we live in a throwaway society. Nothing is built to last.
• Our throwaway culture means people don’t know how to fix things.
spell the end of
indicate that something will stop happening
• Coronavirus may spell the end of foreign travel for a while.
• Audio streaming spelt the end of the CD.
root
origin; cause
• Overpopulation is the root of the climate crisis.
• Drug addiction is the root of the knife crime problem.
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Catherine is such a legend. We must protect her at all costs. I love her enthusiasm and great vocabulary explanations :)
Does someone disturb her?
I think the same. She is wonderful. Thanks, Catherine
Please add CC - subtitle for people with hearing problems, thank you it's like 100000000th time that I am posting this comment
Dear Catherine and Neil
It's always a pleasure to follow your audio and video.
Thank a lot for your focus on English language
Take care
Cheers from Italy
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I always love your videos.
What a lovely day with reviewing the news together. It is an uplifting, practical and insightful learning English program for english and non-english speakers. Keep on reviewing! Oh, one more thing, I need to say "thank you" to you all wonderful presentation, explanation and up to date news sharing. Thank you, thank you and thank you.
We use so many precious minerals for our phones. Try to hold on to them as long as possible! Thanks for this video. The style really inspires me for my channel!
People are still arguing about the root of the Coronavirus and the cure which can spell the end of this pandemic might not be available this year. During this crisis, ordinary people are advised to dispose face mask after daily use, which contributes more to our throwaway culture.
Thousands of thanks for making easier to catch the meaning! All explanations are quite sticky and memorable. The root of throwavay culture is human greediness. Humanity can spell the end for damaging the environment by taking small steps, like recycling and reusing products
Catherine is such a legend. We must protect her at all costs. I love her enthusiasm and great vocabulary explanations
Hi Teachers. Please, help me!. I don't catch at 7:37 the word after biscuits: "put it on biscuits ...". Thank you
biscuit tin
As jy0t1 mentioned - Catherine says "Biscuit Tin".
@@jy0t1Oh Yes, tin. Thank you
i'm happy to see both of you 💙, BBC news is a part of my life
To me too! BBC news is parf of my studies.
My favourite presenters are Cathorine and Neil.I'm addicted to watching your programs. Thank you very much bbc learning English.❤️💐
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Headlines always up to date I really like it. And the way that both of you explain is very easy.
The manner of stashing useless stuff at home is much popular in the post-Communist countries, where people weren't allowed to buy a property and keep a net worth. I live in Russia and see many people hooked on that. My friend keeps a huge amount of things which are quite affordable for buying. Despite that, his apartment looks like someone launched what appeared to be a missile directly at his room. I never had an understanding of that, it must have been just a force of bad habit.
I've learnt a great deal about daily problems through this video. I think they have been greatly dedicated to the programme and the audiences. I hope you guys can keep up the good work and remain youthful and energetic like this.
Indian prime minister ,Mr modi , has started to tackle the root of indian culture as a part of reformation of modern culture as the current throwaway culture invite a lot of armageddons. In order to do that the old culture spell the end of current way of living
Thank you for your hard work, Catherine and Neil and BBC coworkers. I will be so bored without your viedos. By the way, where did you shoot this film? Many people are working from home now...due to the pandemic. I surely hope our prayers will spell the end of coronavirus in early July or before.
Thanks for your kind comments. We are currently filming at home as the lockdown continues in the UK.
We sometimes become sheeple as purchasing trend things which we might not need, for instance, new clothes, new mobile phones, ... That throwaway cultures could lead to wastes and pollution.
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There was a issue with audio and test link. Could you pls check? Thanks
I love BBC.Thanks so much from Yemen.
Unfortunately I had to change some of my devices only because their system couldnt support new upgrades any more. Some brands force us to buy.
Tks for your video , my listening is improved a lot !
Use and throwaway has so many synonyms
Please subtitle English for this video. Love so much!
Hello to both of you
First and foremost, thanks a lot for continuing your lessons in these troubled times.
I hope one day our society will put an end to our consumerist society. Anyway. We must awake.
Look after yourselves. Best Regards.
They are so good working together. I love your way of teaching! Thanks a lot team!
Our pleasure!
I prefer that your speech be written as lyrics as headline in order to hear and read what you say 💜
Could you add subtitles for this kind of videos?
Excellent explaining the meanings of the words
Greetings from Colombia i Really love your english lessons!
Thank you guys! Hugs from Colombia. =)
Greetings from London! Thanks for your comment! 🧡
Awesome it helps me for inhancing my listening skill thanks for them
Thank you guys so much for the video!
I feel like we could make a film about Rob's relationship with biscuits!
Thankyou so much greetings from México
Hi, yes that, sale if it's in pristine condition or to recycle your telephone.Take care and thanks.
Thanks for sharing this video
I hope BBC learning English will post some interesting video like this , I love learning this language very mich despite of my bad knowledge
Great video!! I would like Lockdown never spell the end of BBC learning program. A hug from Peru
Thanks! As long you keep watching, we'll keep them!
Fantastic topic!! Thank you so much for useful vocabulary 😘
Great to hear your enthusiasm for this topic! Thanks for commenting. 👍
Thanks. I think I'm learning English with you!
i look forward to this video's subtitles
I have been using my iPhone 5s for years. And now I even can't remember when I bought it!!!
BBC learning always on time 😊. You are awesome. Keep it up. And don't forget to throw away your mobile phones.Truly j don't believe you will do it. Take care 👍✋Best wishes 👋
Thank you for the news review! Everytime I do jogging I always listen to this program to accompany me
Keep teaching us we love you so much
They are so useful expressions. I love bbc learning English 😍
Thanks God, video with image. This make the entire difference.
Thank you for your fabulous show
thanks you for all videos, it really help me to improve my English :)
Thanks. This is a nice lesson. Where is your grammar lessons. I couldn't find here that kind of lessons. ( Mrs shahzad)
happy to see u safe☺dont forget to wash your hands as often as u can n keep social distancing ☺greetings from Algeria
BBC is the best way to learn English. Trust me.
Do you have the text?
Oh mine, I re-watched this and felt like something isn't normal here... then I found out I've adapted with the new normal, the way you've recorded your videos since the lockdown, so the normality became abnormality now. :)
Hope governments will do something about programmed obsolescence
thanks and hope it will have sub for easy to understand
Why not subtitles?😒😢
then should I use ‘spell the end of’ as the opposite meaning of ‘usher in’?
THROW AWAY
Sometimes people throw away something good for something better only to find out later that good was actually good enough and better never even came close
That's right. All that glitters is not gold - just because something is new and shiny, it does not mean it is better than what you currently have.
Thank you.
Great explanation
Plz help me,,what’s the explanation
Very interesting, I installed the BBC player and it said that flash will no longer be supported.. They need to find an alternative otherwise lots of people will throw away their phones!
What is the accent that Catherine speaks with?
Thanks
Where's Dan? miss him
My 1question for you :is it true
Much less recent =not as old as???
useful way to study and wait until the corona virus is over
Exactly
Every day lesson make my tongue fluency in English i like both of you. ..
Poor Rob.. I really feel for him. Why do you always pin him up ? Rob, if you are reading this, I'll be there to punish Catherine and Neil.
What happened to Neil's glasses :))
Love this video
I knew roots means but tackle l had to find the meaning!
This video realised me that we should not follow throw away culture and help to save environment.
💈Some people butter up you when they need something from you. They are throwaway friends.
💈 The tick tock of the clock spells the end of the exams.
💈 The root of many divorces is the difference of cultures
We have to find the root of coronavirus under to fight it tooth and nail
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I expect after, if there is going to be an after, that the governments, institutions and above all us, Learn to appreciate life in all its forms and to evaluate deeply, the role of an economy based on industrialisation and consumerism and having us as the main and loyal supporters of each unnecessary item or product launched into the market, as I see it now, we basically required products for household cleaning and personal care; as well as food, mainly healthy food. Definitely we have to re-evaluate our ways of behaving and thinking so, we can use this time to reflect in how to change our attitudes in this damaging process of offer and demand, that is causing to the world a lamentable and irreversible effect. Some people are only thinking of how recovering economy through the support of manufacturing industry, it’s so disgusting; think first in assessing the function and contribution of each industry in this chain of environmentally damaging events, that ultimately is leading us to extinction. It’s me learning english, and trying to survive here in Bogotá.
Social media is the root of the depression 👍
Three times my telephone was fixed. Nothing we’ll. Ihad spent money and time.
i need eng sub
corona virus may spell the end of foreign travel for a while
You two speak too much causally. I request both of you to remember that we're non-native listeners.
Can you fix 💰Greed?😛
We only have one dear Earth and it may be a time to let Earth take a rest.
So if one could invent a new device which may be as strong as NOKIA 3310, this would definitely prolong the lifespan of smartphone for at least 15 years. This could very possibly deal with the root of the climate change and spell the end of unnecessary squander.
Only i think they are tired and sad
Hindi is more popular than any language on this globe. So teach Hindi as well.
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I am the first one who puts a commend.
Nail how are you? I like you.💚❤🧡✔✔
Ooo English is comlpicated language
Who wants to practice English
Both of you are in social distance.😁 #Corana
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