https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/58052a29-c606-42c2-96da-d869f2747690 When visiting another country and taking our electronic goods we may find ourselves checking plugs and voltage, looking for an adaptor and trying to avoid blowing a fuse. Neil and Georgina talk about how electrical systems differs from country to country and teach you related vocabulary along the way. This week's question Who discovered electricity? Was it: a) Thomas Edison b) Alexander Graham Bell, or c) Benjamin Franklin Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary frequency how often something repeats; electrical current frequency is the number of times a wave repeats a positive-to-negative cycle synchronous occurring together at the same time, place or rate a bit of a pickle informal expression meaning a difficult situation with no obvious answer charge up get the power needed to work; recharge anomalies differences from what is usual or expected solid state electronics using semiconductors which have no moving parts and can automatically convert different electrical currents You can download the audio and a transcript from our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-200514 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Is being thrifty a virtue? https://youtu.be/GdGcE_-_T8Y Should we have a bucket list? https://youtu.be/Nb7wVCJ68YY The power of crying https://youtu.be/Joc4kJ4M1Bk Lockdown: Tips for parents coping with kids at home https://youtu.be/BCzbEQlk3to The importance of handwashing https://youtu.be/vHtvi6EtGkw #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #electricity #vocabulary Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:04:01 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/58052a29-c606-42c2-96da-d869f2747690 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.