6 Minute English: Connecting remote communities

In certain developed countries around the world, there is a stark difference in the availability of internet to different communities. In tribal lands, located in remote, rural and rugged landscapes, internet connection is often very patchy, or non-existent. In this episode, Sam and Neil discuss attempts to connect these remote areas. Join us to explore this topic and learn the useful vocabulary you need to talk about it! This week’s question: What was the name of the first ever internet browser, the engine for searching websites? Was it: a) Ask Jeeves? b) WorldWideWeb? c) Yahoo? Watch the video to find out the answer. Vocabulary: global village description of the modern world as a connected community in which people communicate across great distances using technology such as the internet and telephone spasmodic happening suddenly for a short time and not in a regular way dodgy (informal) bad, not able to be trusted word-of-mouth information passed by people telling each other, rather than being written down or sent electronically gadget small, modern electronic device or machine which does something useful (straight) from the horse’s mouth (idiom) directly from the most reliable source, or from someone who has reliable knowledge of it [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: More 6 Minute English episodes: How pandemics end Confused by modern idioms? Climate change and evolution People who can taste words Finding your way in space Britain’s love affair with coffee Do you want to improve your English? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Visit our website: Find us on Instagram: Find us on Twitter: Follow us on Facebook: #learnenglish #technology #connectingcommunities #englishvocabulary