Our brain works very hard 24 hours a day. So, what food should we eat for maximum brain health? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. Inspired by BBC Learning English's 6 Minute English.
This week's question
Which mammal has the biggest brain? Is it:
a) an African elephant?
b) a dolphin? or,
c) a sperm whale?
Listen to the programme to hear the answer.
Vocabulary
sugar rush: suddenly feeling excited or full of energy after eating food containing a lot of sugar
balanced diet: a diet combining the proper types and amounts of food needed to stay healthy
go low: have very little of a particular thing
sharp: intelligent and quick to notice and react to things
batch cook: cook a lot of food at one time, then save some to eat at later meals
(20 second/minutes) flat: used to mean a certain amount of time exactly, and to emphasise that something is done very quickly
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