6 Minute English

  • Autore: Vários
  • Narratore: Vários
  • Editore: Podcast
  • Durata: 29:18:19
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Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Wednesday. Each programme is six minutes long and contains examples and explanations to help you improve your knowledge of the English language across a wide range of topics.

Episodi

  • How to talk to a climate denier

    09/03/2023 Durata: 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 Durata: 06min

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

  • The health benefits of apples

    23/02/2023 Durata: 06min

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

  • Why do we procrastinate?

    16/02/2023 Durata: 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 Durata: 06min

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

  • Exercise for The Lazy

    02/02/2023 Durata: 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 Durata: 06min

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

  • Climate change: Are there too many people?

    19/01/2023 Durata: 06min

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

  • The hidden life of buffets

    12/01/2023 Durata: 06min

    We discuss buffet meals and the history behind them and teach related vocabulary.

  • Songwriting

    05/01/2023 Durata: 06min

    We discuss the art of songwriting – combining lyrics and music to make a hit song.

  • United against food waste

    29/12/2022 Durata: 06min

    According to the UN, one third of the food we grow is thrown away. How can we stop this?

  • 3D printers

    22/12/2022 Durata: 06min

    We look at the role of 3D printers in medicine, and teach you some related vocabulary.

  • Are opinion polls accurate?

    15/12/2022 Durata: 06min

    What can opinion polls really tell us?

  • Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet?

    08/12/2022 Durata: 06min

    Could some ideas to deal with climate change actually damage the environment?

  • Can music mend a broken heart?

    01/12/2022 Durata: 06min

    Meet a singer-songwriter who used music to express her feelings of falling in love.

  • The art of conversation

    24/11/2022 Durata: 06min

    We discuss whether the art of conversation is being lost in the era of social media

  • Qatar's World Cup workers

    17/11/2022 Durata: 06min

    Hear about the workers who built the World Cup stadiums

  • Controlling the weather

    10/11/2022 Durata: 06min

    We discuss two different types of weather manipulation.

  • Meet the flavourists

    03/11/2022 Durata: 06min

    Is designing a food flavour a dark art? We talk about the people who make flavours.

  • Are Halloween costumes too scary?

    27/10/2022 Durata: 06min

    Some parents are complaining that some Halloween costumes are too scary.

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