Learning lessons from the Moon ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Summer 2023 saw two missions to the Moon. Why are scientists so keen to get there? Find out with Georgie and Neil.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ This week’s question: Who was the third astronaut on the Apollo 11 mission, after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin? a) Yuri Gargarin b) Michael Collins c) Alan Shepard [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️inert - not moving; unable to move ✔️crater - very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion; the round hole at the top of a volcano ✔️pockmarked - marked by small holes and scars ✔️a big deal - important or significant ✔️trace (something back) - discover the causes of something by investigating how it developed ✔️a smoking gun - indisputable incriminating evidence; conclusive proof of something More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Can we live without plastic? 👉 ⭐ Invasive species: Why not eat them? 👉 ⭐ What and where is Little Italy? 👉 ⭐ Social media and teenage health 👉 ⭐ Elephant-proof farming 👉 ⭐ Should we farm octopus? 👉 ⭐ Ways to live for 100 years 👉 ⭐ How green is your money? 👉 ⭐ Mushrooms: Medicine or myth? 👉 🤩🤩🤩 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 #science #space #moon