Controlling the weather - 6 Minute English
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2022
- Introduction
In this programme, Sam and Neil talk about ways to manipulate the weather. You’ll hear from two people about cloud seeding and geo-engineering. You’ll also learn some related vocabulary along the way.
This week's question
The wettest village in the world gets nearly twelve metres of rain a year. Where is it in the world?
a) Ireland
b) New Zealand
c) India
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary:
drizzling
raining lightly
meddling
trying to change or influence something which is not your responsibility or without being asked
playing God
acting as if you have unlimited power and can do anything you want
excuse
reason given to explain why you did something wrong, or did not act in a helpful way
waxed and waned
first increased/grew stronger and then decreased/grew weaker over time
taboo
subject that avoided for social or religious reasons
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VOCABULARY IN THIS VIDEO “Controlling the weather”
1. Manipulate: to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skilfully deceiving or influencing them
→ manipulate somebody into (doing) something
→ manipulate somebody to do something
2. Disappoint: to make someone feel unhappy because something they hoped for did not happen or was not as good as they expected
→ disappoint somebody’s hopes/expectations/plans
3. Atmospheric: elating to the Earth’s atmosphere
→ atmospheric pressure
4. Drizzling: to let a liquid fall on food in a small stream or in small drops
→ if it is drizzling, light rain and mist come out of the sky
→ The rain isn’t too bad - it’s only drizzling.
5. Meddling: trying to change or influence something which is not your responsibility or without being asked
6. Playing God: acting as if you have unlimited power and can do anything you want
7. Excuse: reason given to explain why you did something wrong, or did not act in a helpful way
8. Waxed and waned: first increased/grew stronger and then decreased/grew weaker over time
9. Taboo: subject that avoided for social or religious reasons
10. It drizzling sounds good to me
11. In other words
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Vocabulary from this video " Controlling the weather":
1) drizzle (v) - to rain in small drops; drizzling (n) raining in very small light drops, raining lightly.
2) Cloud seeding (n) - a way/method of getting snow and rain out of clouds by spreading chemicals in clouds in order to produce rain or more rain; Airplanes fly through clouds and spray chemicals into clouds in order to make water particles freeze and stick together as snowflakes. Cloud seeding is also controversial. Therefore the scientists are accused of it.
3) Geo-engineering (n) - a method used to artificially control the environment, specifically in order to deal with the problem of climate change such as global warming; Solar geo-engineering aims to reduce global warming by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth back into space. This involves putting tiny particles called aerosols into the stratosphere - the space much high above the cloud.
4) Manipulate (v) - to manage/control something; to handle especially skilfully; weather manipulation (control weather)
5) Meddle (v) - to interfere; try to change or influence something which is not your responsibility or without being asked. To meddle with something. Cloud seeding and geo engineering are controversial. Therefore scientists are accused of meddling with nature.
6) Playing God - Act as if you have unlimited power or control over everything and can do whatever you want.
7) Excuse (n) - a reason was given to explain why you did something wrong or why you didn't take action.
8) Controversy (n) - an argument between opposing points of view.
8) Waxed and waned (idiom) - something firstly increased but then decreased over time; (up and down)
9) Taboo (n) - a subject that is avoided or abandoned or forbidden for religious reasons or against social custom. Exp: Alcohol is taboo in Muslim societies.
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Controlling the weather is not easy. In my opinion it's impossible to do if i am not wrong. Controlling the weather is connected to everyone and everything. I go along with opinion about that weather makes us annoyed sometimes like a hot weather without rains and etc. Controlling the weather is a good chance and way to live a comfortable life. I hope we will do it. We should just to be more confident about that all. Thanks BBC a lot😊👍
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In the nature all things linked like a chain ring and if we control the weather ,the chain would destroyed climate and even seasons.
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Drizzle waxed and waned
Controlling the weather is not currently possible with our current technology and understanding of the natural world. Weather is influenced by complex atmospheric processes and natural phenomena, and while we can predict and monitor it to some extent, we cannot control it
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