Have you ever wondered why seeing someone yawn also makes you yawn? According to researchers, it makes a difference if you think of yourself as similar to the person who started the yawning. Georgina and Rob discuss yawning and teach you related vocabulary.
This week's question
What biological function does yawning have?
a: To take in more oxygen
b: To get rid of carbon dioxide from our body
c: No one really knows
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ง / ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ง
breathe in and out with our mouth stretched open
๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ
can be spread from one person to another
๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ
an action, often automatic, in response to a particular situation
๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐
connected to mental processes and the way our minds work
๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก (๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ)
to feel close to and have a sense of belonging to (a group)
๐๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ (๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ)
do, show (a behaviour)
To download the transcript and the audio, go to our webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-200102
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ:
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