Mars: Mysteries of the Red Planet - 6 Minute English
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Improve your vocabulary and pronunciation in just six minutes!
Mars has been in the news a lot recently with three separate missions being sent to explore the planet’s surface in 2021. Neil and Sam discuss our fascination with the 'Red Planet' and teach you related vocabulary.
This week's question:
The ancient Romans were also interested in Mars. They even considered the planet to be a god – but god of what? Was Mars the Roman god of...
a) Love
b) Fire
c) War
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
astronomer
scientist who studies the universe and the stars, planets, moons and suns existing within it
distinctive
easy to recognise because it’s different from everything else
rust
reddish chemical substance called iron oxide that occurs when metals react with water and air
immutable
never changing
adaptable
able to change in order to deal with new situations
habitable
good enough to live in
[Cover: Getty Images]
You can download the transcript and audio on our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220317
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Edimar Silva
05.04.22 в 14:45
Other planet is just pure imagination!
He Sanaz
24.03.22 в 08:02
Interesting
Фирдавс Файзиев
22.03.22 в 06:31
I understand wolves, bears. But
I don't understand why Ancient Romans sacrificed woodpeckers to Mars? What did woodpeckers
Have to do with Mars? Why woodpeckers strangely enough?
Zukhra Kim
21.03.22 в 13:10
Ok, mostly
Zukhra Kim
21.03.22 в 13:03
Why is she always wrong? I mean she always gave the wrong answers to the quizes
Asad Mahmud Meraj
20.03.22 в 17:25
Greetings from Bangladesh
LuNaR
19.03.22 в 16:02
Amazing vocabularies are used
mrtree4
19.03.22 в 10:09
An amazing lesson
Franzé Araújo
18.03.22 в 13:29
Let's go watching this is very important channel bbc learning english now
MR DESH
18.03.22 в 09:13
Happy Holi everyone .
BBC Learning English
18.03.22 в 08:30
Hey there! Do enjoy things about space? Check out this episode of News Review about a rocket hitting the Moon: https://youtu.be/7UDS2EfHkeI
Marycielo Diaz
18.03.22 в 06:15
This vídeo is interesting !
Bek
17.03.22 в 21:08
Great theme. Greetings from Teloloapan, Guerreto Mexico. Thanks a lot.
Πετρος Νικου
17.03.22 в 20:07
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Candy Twiggy Twist
17.03.22 в 19:05
Don't you learn mythology at school in the UK?
Ugnius
17.03.22 в 18:55
Thanks for new video always. Always watching from Pakistan
English IELTS
17.03.22 в 18:45
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Matteo Ponzetto
17.03.22 в 18:20
This is a very interesting topic, like the other ones!
"6 Minute English" is a very helpful source to improve my listening and speaking skills, having pleasure!
Thanks for this beautiful format!
Sueli Ishiyama
17.03.22 в 17:26
Great article, I always learn something interesting.
Watermelon
17.03.22 в 17:11
I didn't know Michael Myers also a part time scientist
Baktilek Beishenaliev
17.03.22 в 16:30
Hello learners of the English language! I'm from Kazakhstan
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17.03.22 в 16:08
From Dominican republic
obed Emory
17.03.22 в 16:04
Greetings from Perú!
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17.03.22 в 16:03
HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIDE WORLD!
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Sabrina Tirabassi
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I'm watching this with Holst's Mars Bringer of War in the background. Quatermass has always been one of my favourite BBC program.