Would you eat less meat to save the environment? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English. Could you eat less meat and adopt a diet based on vegetables and fruit to help save the environment? Neil and Catherine talk about a new diet, known as flexitarianism, and teach you new vocabulary.

You'll find the transcript and vocabulary on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190103

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧
a diet based on eating mostly plant-based food and only occasionally eating meat

𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥
doing something for ethical reasons means doing it as a moral choice because you believe it is the right thing to do

𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬
a number of different actions

𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬
impressive and out of the ordinary

𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
study previously published scientific research

𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲
a food that we really like but we only have it rarely because it’s expensive, rare and/or bad for our health

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