6 Minute English

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 25:48:26
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Synopsis

Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. A weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.

Episodes

  • Why laughter is the best medicine

    10/03/2022 Duration: 06min

    Shouldn't we take laughter more seriously? We discuss and teach related vocabulary.

  • Is being kind good for you?

    03/03/2022 Duration: 06min

    Neil and Sam discuss the benefits of kindness and teach you related vocabulary.

  • Eating bugs

    24/02/2022 Duration: 06min

    Neil and Sam discuss eating insects and teach you related vocabulary.

  • The benefits of boredom

    17/02/2022 Duration: 06min

    We talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary.

  • Sleepy in South Korea

    09/02/2022 Duration: 06min

    Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.

  • Sleepy in South Korea

    03/02/2022 Duration: 06min

    Life in a place where people work longer hours and get less sleep than anywhere else.

  • Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics

    27/01/2022 Duration: 06min

    Artificial snow, coronavirus and controversy surround the Beijing Games starting soon.

  • Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy?

    20/01/2022 Duration: 06min

    We discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary.

  • Inventing languages

    13/01/2022 Duration: 06min

    Learn about how languages get invented

  • Welcome to the 'metaverse'

    06/01/2022 Duration: 06min

    We discuss how things like the metaverse and AI might influence how we live.

  • Do trees have memories?

    30/12/2021 Duration: 06min

    We discuss whether plants can 'remember' stressful situations, such as droughts or pests.

  • Algorithms

    23/12/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about the maths formulas that are increasingly part of our lives.

  • Changing the Earth's climate

    16/12/2021 Duration: 06min

    Could diamonds help to prevent a climate catastrophe? That's what we discuss.

  • Body language online

    09/12/2021 Duration: 06min

    How can we make video conferences feel more natural? That's what Sam and Neil talk about.

  • The Human Library: Life as an open book

    02/12/2021 Duration: 06min

    Would you like to borrow a person for a half-hour candid conversation?

  • How green is nuclear energy?

    25/11/2021 Duration: 06min

    How safe is a nuclear plant in a world of climate extremes? Listen to Neil and Sam.

  • Why we forget the things we learn

    18/11/2021 Duration: 06min

    Georgina and Rob talk about memory and teach you vocabulary along the way.

  • Why is Super Mario so popular?

    11/11/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about a famous video game character from the 80s.

  • Should fast food sponsor sport?

    04/11/2021 Duration: 06min

    Is it right for companies selling unhealthy products to sponsor sporting events?

  • Grime: Music from architecture

    28/10/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about the music of Wiley and Stormy, and teach you related vocabulary.

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