Shocking facts about electricity - 6 Minute English

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

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