Building a better world with wood? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental health? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ How many trees were needed to build the HMS Victory, Nelson’s famous ship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805? a) 4,000 trees? b) 5,000 trees? or, c) 6,000 trees? Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️forest bathing - being in nature and immersing your senses in the experience for its physical and mental health benefits ✔️timber - trees that are grown so the wood can be used for building houses ✔️compelling - so strong and convincing that it makes you believe or accept it ✔️intelligently - in a way showing intelligence and skill, or the ability to learn ✔️hemp - family of plants, some of which are used to make rope and strong cloth ✔️skyscraper - very tall modern building, usually in a city More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Bitter food, better health? 👉 ⭐ Talking at the table 👉 ⭐ Eating for two 👉 ⭐ Why everyone loves the underdog 👉 ⭐ What makes a great library?👉 ⭐ Sewing to fight period poverty👉 ⭐ Plastic waste eaten by enzymes 👉 ⭐ Feed your brain 👉 ⭐ Food for new mums 👉 ⭐ How the language of menus matters 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 ✔️ Visit our website 👉 ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #wood #mentalhealth #nature #6minuteenglish