6 Minute English
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 25:09:01
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Synopsis
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 Friday.
Episodes
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Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics
27/01/2022 Duration: 06minArtificial snow, coronavirus and controversy surround the Beijing Games starting soon.
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Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy?
20/01/2022 Duration: 06minWe discuss how microbes matter when it comes to food, and teach some related vocabulary.
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Welcome to the 'metaverse'
06/01/2022 Duration: 06minWe discuss how things like the metaverse and AI might influence how we live.
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Do trees have memories?
30/12/2021 Duration: 06minWe discuss whether plants can 'remember' stressful situations, such as droughts or pests.
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Algorithms
23/12/2021 Duration: 06minWe talk about the maths formulas that are increasingly part of our lives.
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Changing the Earth's climate
16/12/2021 Duration: 06minCould diamonds help to prevent a climate catastrophe? That's what we discuss.
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Body language online
09/12/2021 Duration: 06minHow can we make video conferences feel more natural? That's what Sam and Neil talk about.
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The Human Library: Life as an open book
02/12/2021 Duration: 06minWould you like to borrow a person for a half-hour candid conversation?
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How green is nuclear energy?
25/11/2021 Duration: 06minHow safe is a nuclear plant in a world of climate extremes? Listen to Neil and Sam.
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Why we forget the things we learn
18/11/2021 Duration: 06minGeorgina and Rob talk about memory and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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Why is Super Mario so popular?
11/11/2021 Duration: 06minWe talk about a famous video game character from the 80s.
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Should fast food sponsor sport?
04/11/2021 Duration: 06minIs it right for companies selling unhealthy products to sponsor sporting events?
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Grime: Music from architecture
28/10/2021 Duration: 06minWe talk about the music of Wiley and Stormy, and teach you related vocabulary.
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Where do your tips go?
21/10/2021 Duration: 06minWe talk about tipping: the act of giving extra money to someone that has served you well.
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Angela Merkel
14/10/2021 Duration: 06minSam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.
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Smart tech and climate change
07/10/2021 Duration: 06minCould AI be used to help fight against climate change?
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Going through the menopause
30/09/2021 Duration: 06minWhy don't people talk more about this aspect of women's lives?
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Bitcoin's energy cost
27/09/2021 Duration: 06minBitcoin: is it an investment option for ordinary people?
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I love my language!
23/09/2021 Duration: 06minNeil and Sam talk about a woman's effort to keep her language alive.