BBC 6 Minute English March 24, 2016 - Gardening

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🌱 Gardening makes 82% of people in the UK happier, according to a survey by the Royal Horticultural Society.

😊 Soil contains a bacterium that can have a similar effect on mood as an antidepressant drug.

🌿 Gardening can be therapeutic and is even used to treat addiction.

🌎 Communing with nature, despite the weather, can be calming and relaxing for some.

🏞️ Being in the fresh air and immersed in nature can make people feel happier.

🍃 Getting your hands dirty while gardening can give you a natural high.

👩‍🌾 Recovering alcoholics have found solace in gardening and have broken their addiction by planting, growing, and selling produce.

🌷 The majority of people in the UK, 82%, prefer spending their working day in the garden rather than in an office.

🌸 Having green fingers means having a natural ability for growing plants.

🌿 Gardening can help make people feel closer to nature and be part of it.

Timestamped Summary

04:10 Recovering alcoholics given opportunity to garden and grow produce

02:04 Gardening is the subject of today's show

02:13 Soil gives us a natural high, making us happy without taking drugs

03:18 Injected mice with bacterium found in soil, mice injected with bacterium swam longer than placebo group

03:32 Gardening can be therapeutic and used to treat addiction

05:00 According to a survey, 82% of Brits say gardening makes them happier

05:29 Words we learned today: green fingers, in all weathers, communing with nature, creepy-crawly, natural high, ingest, placebo, therapeutic, expelled, NVQ

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Q&A

What percentage of people in the UK said that gardening makes them happier?

82 percent

What does "green fingers" mean?

A natural ability for growing plants

What is the meaning of "in all weathers"?

Something done in all types of weather

What is a "creepy-crawly"?

A small insect

What is a "natural high"?

A feeling of happiness or euphoria without the use of drugs

What does "ingest" mean?

To take in or absorb

What does "expelled" mean?

Forced to leave, often from a school or organization, as a punishment

BBC 6 Minute English March 24, 2016 - Gardening

Key insights about video BBC 6 Minute English March 24, 2016 - Gardening

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