6 Minute English

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 26:01:38
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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

  • The history of swimming

    05/08/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

  • Are humans a messy species?

    29/07/2021 Duration: 06min

    Learn the language of going to the toilet.

  • The loneliest man in history

    26/07/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.

  • How colour affects us

    19/07/2021 Duration: 06min

    Neil and Georgina add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel

  • Flexible working

    15/07/2021 Duration: 06min

    Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?

  • Hypnotism

    08/07/2021 Duration: 06min

    Hypnotism has always fascinated us, but can anyone be hypnotised?

  • Saving the white rhinos

    01/07/2021 Duration: 06min

    Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.

  • Making old things last longer

    24/06/2021 Duration: 06min

    Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?

  • Building rapport with others

    17/06/2021 Duration: 06min

    We discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

  • Food superstitions

    10/06/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.

  • The Rosetta Stone

    03/06/2021 Duration: 06min

    How the famous piece of rock became the key to decoding Egyptian hieroglyphs.

  • Compassion fatigue

    27/05/2021 Duration: 06min

    Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?

  • Hermits

    20/05/2021 Duration: 06min

    Why do people decide to be alone for long periods of time?

  • When males are not needed

    14/05/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.

  • Mermaids

    06/05/2021 Duration: 06min

    We talk about different variations on the concept of mermaids.

  • A quieter world

    29/04/2021 Duration: 06min

    Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.

  • US and China vs climate change

    22/04/2021 Duration: 06min

    Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?

  • Naked in nature

    15/04/2021 Duration: 06min

    Hear about why being naked in nature might be good for you.

  • The language of biscuits

    08/04/2021 Duration: 06min

    Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.

  • Is English really English?

    01/04/2021 Duration: 06min

    Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.

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