Keeping cars out of city centres - 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English from the BBC. In this programme, we look at the cities trying to keep cars out of their city centres. Norwich was the first UK city to ban cars from parts of the city centre. Planners wanted to protect pedestrians from cars and to reduce pollution in its old and narrow streets. – that was 50 years ago. There’s a fresh interest in keeping cars out of cities now for the same reasons. Rob and Neil talk about pedestrianising streets and teach you new English vocabulary. To download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Cultural differences and Body Language The wonders of hair Artificial Intelligence - what can and can’t it do? Are you getting enough exercise? How do you behave in a swimming pool? How much sugar do you really eat? 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 & 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬: 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 a person who is walking, usually in an area where there’s traffic 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 (𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠) make an effort to deal with a difficult problem 𝐛𝐚𝐧 officially say that something can’t be done 𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 change the direction you’re travelling in 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 too much traffic, making it difficult to move 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 damage to the environment caused by releasing waste substances such as carbon dioxide into the air, or plastic into the sea [Images: GETTY IMAGES] #BBCLearningEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish