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
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Sewing to fight period poverty
07/03/2024 Duration: 06minTRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240307FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishFollow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including:✔️6 Minute English ✔️News Review ✔️The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Plastic waste eaten by enzymes
29/02/2024 Duration: 06minPlastics can be difficult to recycle, could a recently discovered enzyme help? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240229FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglishFollow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followusLIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including:✔️6 Minute English ✔️News Review ✔️The English We SpeakThey're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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Feed your brain
22/02/2024 Duration: 06minFind a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you learn English at bbclearningenglish.com
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Food for new mums
15/02/2024 Duration: 06minWhat do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?
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Fighting loneliness with soup
08/02/2024 Duration: 06minNeil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.
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What is the future of work?
01/02/2024 Duration: 06minShould we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?
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How the language of menus matters
25/01/2024 Duration: 06minCould french menu terms be going out of fashion?
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Addicted to sugar
11/01/2024 Duration: 06minHow has sugar become such an important part of our diets? Neil and Georgie discuss.
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Our love of pets
04/01/2024 Duration: 06minWhy do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach new vocabulary.
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Sexism: Female farmers fighting back
28/12/2023 Duration: 06minFemale farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are finding ways to be fairly treated.
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Learning lessons from the Moon
21/12/2023 Duration: 06minSummer 2023 saw two missions to the Moon. Why are scientists so keen to get there?
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Could we live without plastic?
14/12/2023 Duration: 06minIs it time to start living without plastic? Beth and Neil discuss this.
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Invasive species: Why don't we eat them?
07/12/2023 Duration: 06minInvasive species are causing problems for nature around the world, so why not eat them?
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What and where is Little Italy?
30/11/2023 Duration: 06minHow did Italian food become famous throughout the world? Find out with Neil and Georgie
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Social media and teenage health
23/11/2023 Duration: 06minWhat are the risks of social media to teenage health and what can be done about them?
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Mystery flying objects
16/11/2023 Duration: 06minWhat exactly did navy pilots see in 2004? The US investigates these UFOs now, in 2023.
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Elephant-proof farming
14/11/2023 Duration: 06minWhat happens when an elephant wants to eat your crops? How can you stop it?
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Should we farm octopus?
02/11/2023 Duration: 06minIs it OK to eat animals that can feel emotion? Learn vocabulary on this topic.
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Ways to live for 100 years
26/10/2023 Duration: 06minMore and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life?