Microsoft Word 221110 6min english controlling the weather docx

taboo 
-
 
a subject that is avoided 
for social or religious reasons. 
Neil 
While these ideas to change the weather have potential benefits, other 
suggestions - for example to position a giant floating mirror between the earth 
and sun - are highly controversial… Although personally, I think the idea of giant 
floating umbrella above Britain would be good! 

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Sam 
Ha! Well, just think - there are even rainier places to live Neil, as I asked in my 
question: in which country is the world’s rainiest village? 
Neil 
I guessed it was in Ireland. 
Sam 
Which was… the wrong answer, I’m afraid. In fact, Mawsynram, the world’s 
wettest village, is in the Khasi hills of north-eastern India. With around twelve 
metres of rain a year, I guess it’s not somewhere you’ll be visiting, Neil! OK, let’s 
recap the vocabulary we’ve learned starting with 
drizzling
which means raining 
lightly. 
Neil 
If you’re
 meddling
you’re trying to change something which is not your 
responsibility or without being asked to. 
Sam 
Someone who is 
playing God
is acting as if they control everything and can do 
whatever they want. 
 
Neil 
An 
excuse 
is a reason you give to explain why you did something wrong. 
Sam 
If something
 waxed and waned
, it grew stronger then weaker over time. 
Neil 
And finally, a 
taboo
is a subject that avoided for social or religious reasons. Once 
again, our six minutes are up! Bye for now!