How do we adapt to the cold?
6 Minute English
BBC
4.5 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
Where is the coldest place you have ever been? Did you enjoy the experience? Some people don't seem to mind the cold, whereas other people seem to feel it much more strongly and keep themselves wrapped up in as many layers as possible. But why do we feel it in different ways? Phil and Becca discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.
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| 0:44.5 | Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Phil. |
| 0:49.8 | And I'm Becca. Six Minute English listeners are truly global, coming from all over the world, including some of the coldest countries on Earth. |
| 0:58.2 | Places like Finland, where winter temperatures drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius. |
| 1:03.0 | Are you good at dealing with the cold, fill? |
| 1:05.3 | I'm not sure, but I do know that I don't like it. What about you, Becca? |
| 1:09.7 | Well, I'd rather be too hot and cool down than |
| 1:13.1 | too cold and try to warm up. Yes, me too. Here in the UK, it never gets as cold as Finland, |
| 1:20.2 | but it's not unusual to see some people dressed in t-shirts while others are wrapped up in |
| 1:25.7 | warm clothes. Why do people feel the cold so differently? |
| 1:30.1 | That's what we'll be discussing in this episode, as well as learning some useful new words and |
| 1:35.2 | phrases. And as always, you'll find all the vocabulary from this episode, plus a quiz and |
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