How green is your money? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

When we keep our money in a bank, it is invested to fund other businesses, some of which are far from environmentally friendly. Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ This week’s question: Which of these is the best way to fight climate change? a) stop eating meat b) stop flying c) change your pension [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️green - inexperienced, naïve or ignorant ✔️niche - interesting or appealing only to a small, specialised group of people ✔️greenwashing - attempts by businesses to appear environmentally friendly without actually doing anything serious to protect the environment ✔️jump on the bandwagon - become involved in an activity because it is popular and likely to succeed, not because you are really interested in it ✔️transparent - easy to see and understand because it is open and honest, without hidden secrets ✔️put the spotlight on (something) - focus on or attract attention to something, usually to share information about something bad More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Mushrooms: Medicine or myth? 👉 ⭐ Saving dead languages 👉 ⭐ Sounds that make you want to scream 👉 ⭐ How fans talk about their passions 👉 ⭐ Making male friends 👉 ⭐ Space-saving solar hacks 👉 ⭐ The stories behind our names 👉 ⭐ Heatwaves: can we adapt 👉 ⭐ Are you unhappy at work? 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 ✔️ Visit our website 👉 ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #money #banking #climatechange #6minuteenglish