https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/73ceb05f-b9b4-4751-89dc-ac2bd16148e2 Apparently, handwashing helps the fight against Covid-19. Health authorities say that washing your hands can help to prevent the spread of viruses such as the coronavirus. But the idea of keeping hands clean to help prevent diseases is nothing new. Hungarian doctor, Ignaz Semmelweiss was one of the first people to realise its importance. Neil and Georgina talk about his work and teach you some useful English vocabulary along the way. This week's question Ignaz Semmelweiss was known as the ‘saviour of mothers’ for keeping maternity wards germ-free and he had a very interesting life. But what happened to him in the end? Was it: He won the Nobel prize He ended up in hospital for mentally ill people He started the first company to produce hand soap Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary patron saint protecting or guiding saint believed to give special help to a person or place hygiene practices for maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness jumped out made a strong visual or mental impact; was easy to notice evidence facts and information available to decide whether a belief is true or valid issue important topic or subject that people are thinking about and discussing scream and shout speak in a forceful and sometimes angry way to try to convince someone To download a transcript and the audio, go to our website at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-200507 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Is the pasty really Cornish? https://youtu.be/RNZwLILj0Uw 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 #handwashing #bbclearningenglish #topicalenglish #6minuteenglish Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:26:05 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/73ceb05f-b9b4-4751-89dc-ac2bd16148e2 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.