The future of transport - 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English as we discuss the future of transport. Since the days of the horse and cart, the way we travel has been developing and improving with a desire to move faster. One new idea – called Hyperloop One - is to travel at high speed in a pod through a metal tube. But will it catch on?

Rob and Neil discuss the future of transport and explain some useful items of English vocabulary on the journey.

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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞
not unusual; often seen

𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
using a machine to do something instead of a human

𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞
the first version of something which can be tested before it is produced in large quantities.

𝐟𝐚𝐫-𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝
so unbelievable it's unlikely to happen.

𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐯
magnetic elevation; a method for moving something

𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐮𝐦
a space that has had all the air and any other gases removed from it
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