Why does seeing someone yawn make us yawn? 6 Minute English

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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.
๐•๐จ๐œ๐š๐›๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ
๐š ๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง / ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง
breathe in and out with our mouth stretched open

๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ
can be spread from one person to another

๐š ๐›๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ
an action, often automatic, in response to a particular situation

๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž
connected to mental processes and the way our minds work

๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก (๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ)
to feel close to and have a sense of belonging to (a group)

๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ (๐š ๐›๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ)
do, show (a behaviour)

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