6 Minute English Podcast
Learn and practise useful English with clips from programmes around the BBC.
Find more at bbclearninenglish.com
Learn and practise useful English with clips from programmes around the BBC.
Each week, we talk about an interesting topic and learn helpful words and phrases used in natural spoken English - all in 6 minutes!
Practise your listening and hear natural spoken English.
Find more at
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish
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Episodes to download
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Compassion fatigue
Thu 27 May 2021
Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?
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When males are not needed
Fri 14 May 2021
We talk about different animals which can reproduce without having sex.
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A quieter world
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Neil and Georgina discuss noise and whether it is bad for our health.
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US and China vs climate change
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?
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The language of biscuits
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.
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Is English really English?
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.
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Astronauts on strike?
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.
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Digital help for blind people
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.
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What’s the key to happiness?
Thu 11 Mar 2021
Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.
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Covid: One year on
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
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Singing in tune
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
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Working for yourself
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.
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How much heat do you lose from your head?
Thu 4 Feb 2021
Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.
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The woman whose cells never die
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
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What makes a good story?
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
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For the love of foreign languages
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
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Why can't we resist comfort food?
Thu 7 Jan 2021
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
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Coronavirus vs other pandemics
Christmas Eve 2020
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics
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Are trees intelligent?
Thu 17 Dec 2020
We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.
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Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?
Thu 10 Dec 2020
We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.
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Why do we choose to text instead of talk?
Thu 3 Dec 2020
Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.
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Loneliness
Thu 26 Nov 2020
Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
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Is punctuality important?
Thu 19 Nov 2020
We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
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Could you be a victim of online fraud?
Thu 12 Nov 2020
We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
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Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?
Thu 5 Nov 2020
Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.
