The 49th annual snail racing world championships took place recently in a small town in France. Rosie and Rob discuss the slow-moving sport in this week's 6 Minute English.
This week's question:
The Giant African snail is the biggest snail in the world. But how big can it grow? Is it:
a) 18cm long
b) 36cm long
c) 48cm long
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme.
Listen
Snail racing
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Vocabulary
- enthusiasts
fans
- sluggish
tired and moving slowly
- in drag
(a man) wearing women's clothing
- searing
intense
- sprint
a short, fast race
- pardoned
excused from a particular fate
- cruel
painful, unkind
