A thriving ecosystem has been discovered in the last few decades in a region which was previously thought to be empty. Neil and Sam talk about the strange creatures of the Deep Sea, and teach you related English vocabulary.
This week’s question:
Do you know how much of the Earth’s surface is ocean?
a) 50 percent
b) 60 percent
c) 70 percent
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
like finding a needle in a haystack
something that is impossible or very difficult to find because the area you have to search is so large
thin on the ground
there are very few of something
abundant
there is more than enough of something
scratch the surface
find out (or do) a small amount about something, but not enough to fully understand (or deal with) it
vast
extremely large; huge
hard to get your head around
difficult to fully understand or comprehend
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