Can jellyfish help us solve our problems

6 Minute English

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2020-12-10

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  • Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Georgina.

  • Of all the weird and wonderful creatures living under the sea,

  • perhaps the strangest, or jellyfish, those rubbery cone-shaped creatures found floating in the water,

  • their long tentacles trailing behind.

  • Some jellyfish species have a bad reputation for scaring away tourists, clogging up fishing nets and even blocking power station pipes.

  • But with more and more plastic rubbish ending up in the sea, these days,

  • you're as likely to swim into a plastic bag as a jellyfish.

  • Now scientific research is discovering that these rubbery sea creatures might provide an answer, a sticky solution to the

  • ground, will be learning how jellyfish mucus could provide the answer to plastic waste in the seas.

  • And of course we'll be learning some related vocabulary along the way.

  • But first, it's time for my quiz question.

  • Georgina, you mentioned jellyfish scaring away beachgoers with their sting.

  • But what is the best way to treat jellyfish stings?

  • Is it A?

  • With ice, B?

  • With salt or C?