Plants fighting pollution ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Recently, scientists have been developing a new natural technique for cleaning up pollution by letting plants do the work instead. Neil and Beth discuss ‘phytoremediation’ - a natural way of cleaning up chemical pollution and teach you some useful vocabulary.

❓❓❓This week's question
‘Phytoremediation’ is the technique that certain plants use to remove harmful chemicals from polluted environments. But how do they do this? Is it by using:

a) their leaves?
b) their roots? or,
c) their seeds?
Listen to the programme to hear the answer.

Vocabulary:
✔️prestigious - admired and well respected
✔️bring (something) back to life - make something come to life again after being dead; reanimate something that has died
✔️broken promises - promising you will definitely do something but then failing to do what you said you would
✔️chief - ruler of a tribe; most important or highest ranking leader
✔️charisma - special natural ability to attract, influence and inspire people
✔️magic formula - combination of actions that is likely to result in success

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