Hello and welcome to The English
We Speak with me, Feifei...
...and me, Roy.
I'm very impressed, Roy. I saw you
doing some recycling earlier!
And is that a reusable
bag?
Yes, I'm saving the world one bag
at a time! I was reading
an article about the climate
emergency that our world is facing.
Ahhh so, you found the article
I left on your desk. I thought you'd
find it interesting
and it might help you to become more
of an eco-warrior like me. I am
Super Feifei - Queen of Recycling
and you can be my helper, Roybot.
What?! You've given yourself a superhero
name and called me Roybot!
Why am I the helper?
Because you're not as cool as me - plus
someone needs to fight
this climate emergency.
Right, well if giving yourself a superhero
name encourages you to help the planet, I
support you Super Feifei! Why don't we
talk about some other ways
we can fight the climate
emergency?
Indeed we will, Roybot - right
after these examples...
We need to do more to tackle
the climate emergency.
Scientists have declared a climate
emergency in response to
the melting ice caps.
We have taken up recycling in order
to fight the climate emergency.
This is The English We Speak from BBC
Learning English and we're
talking about the expression
'climate emergency', which relates to
the environmental problems
our planet is facing.
Well, we've already talked about using
reusable bags and recycling, but
what about investing
in renewable energy sources
such as wind and solar?
Yes, I have solar panels on my roof
to power my superhero base.
Also, cutting down your meat
consumption can really help.
I am vegetarian, but just a reduction
of the amount of meat you eat can help in
the battle against the climate emergency.
And what about cycling, that's much
better instead of using cars or taxis.
I thought as a superhero you
might be able to fly.
No, I'm trying to reduce my fumes by not
flying. Cycling for me. Bye Roybot!
Bye.