6 Minute English

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 26:14:44
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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

  • Ecotourism: good or bad?

    01/06/2023 Duration: 06min

    Is a style of tourism that respects animals and local communities working well?

  • Can climate change cause more disease?

    25/05/2023 Duration: 06min

    Mosquito-borne diseases kill 750,000 annually. Could climate change make it worse?

  • Food shortages

    18/05/2023 Duration: 06min

    Listen to an expert on the global food system and learn some vocabulary.

  • Addicted to war

    11/05/2023 Duration: 06min

    A war correspondent tells his story.

  • Ice and the origins of life on Earth

    04/05/2023 Duration: 06min

    Sam and Neil talk about an essential element for life to thrive.

  • Women in politics

    27/04/2023 Duration: 06min

    We discuss some of the reasons why women make up only 26% of the world's politicians.

  • What's the point of museums?

    20/04/2023 Duration: 06min

    Beth and Neil discuss the controversial role of museums in the 21st century.

  • How culture affects sadness

    13/04/2023 Duration: 06min

    Could your culture influence sadness? We talk about sadness and teach you vocabulary.

  • Would you eat a Kalette?

    06/04/2023 Duration: 06min

    Learn about the world of novelty vegetables.

  • Do you get jealous easily?

    30/03/2023 Duration: 06min

    Hear experts talking about jealousy and envy, and learn related vocabulary.

  • Are you lonely in a crowd?

    23/03/2023 Duration: 06min

    We discuss the role of crowds in modern life

  • Food and mood

    16/03/2023 Duration: 06min

    We look at the link between what you eat and how you feel.

  • How to talk to a climate denier

    09/03/2023 Duration: 06min

    The dos and don'ts of trying to discuss science with someone who doesn't believe in it.

  • Losing your mother tongue

    02/03/2023 Duration: 06min

    Hear the story of a woman who replaced her native Czech for English.

  • The health benefits of apples

    23/02/2023 Duration: 06min

    Could there be some truth in the proverb 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'?

  • Why do we procrastinate?

    16/02/2023 Duration: 06min

    Do you leave your work until the last minute? If so, this programme is for you!

  • Doomscrolling: Why do we do it?

    09/02/2023 Duration: 06min

    We discuss if there is an evolutionary reason why we're attracted to bad news.

  • Exercise for The Lazy

    02/02/2023 Duration: 06min

    What's the least amount of exercise you should do to stay healthy?

  • Can AI have a mind of its own?

    26/01/2023 Duration: 06min

    Hear about the software engineer who became 'friends' with his computer.

  • Climate change: Are there too many people?

    19/01/2023 Duration: 06min

    Does the size of your carbon footprint depend on where in the world you were born?

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