How colour affects us - 6 Minute English
Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! Do red and yellow make you happy? Are you sad in an environment with a lot of blue? This is the programme through which Neil and Georgina hope to add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel. And they teach you useful vocabulary too.
This week's question:
Do you know what the splitting of white light into its different colours is called?
a) dispersion
b) reflection
c) refraction
Watch the video to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
green with envy
the feeling someone has who wishes they had what someone else has
wavelength
distance between two waves of sound or light that are next to each other
govern
control or influence
sanctuary
peaceful, relaxing or safe place
stimulation
feeling of being excited, interested or enthused by something
sugar rush
get a quick blast of energy
pale
colour that lacks intensity
This episode of 6 Minute English was originally published as a web exclusive on bbclearningenglish.com. To download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210719
[Cover: Getty Images]
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Видео How colour affects us - 6 Minute English канала BBC Learning English
This week's question:
Do you know what the splitting of white light into its different colours is called?
a) dispersion
b) reflection
c) refraction
Watch the video to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
green with envy
the feeling someone has who wishes they had what someone else has
wavelength
distance between two waves of sound or light that are next to each other
govern
control or influence
sanctuary
peaceful, relaxing or safe place
stimulation
feeling of being excited, interested or enthused by something
sugar rush
get a quick blast of energy
pale
colour that lacks intensity
This episode of 6 Minute English was originally published as a web exclusive on bbclearningenglish.com. To download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210719
[Cover: Getty Images]
More 6 Minute English episodes:
The men taking their wife's name after marriage
https://youtu.be/0emVXTaESvs
Would you pay more for 'ethical' coffee?
https://youtu.be/AfNSMykrG1I
High heels: fashion or oppression?
https://youtu.be/xZxmMQCZsu4
Is gaming a sport?
https://youtu.be/gfnyMyCZjqA
Is punctuality important?
https://youtu.be/cSlPuxN_yws
Learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes!
https://youtu.be/WBLuy_YU-Zw
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #colours #mood #wavelengh
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