6 Minute English
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.
Education 47 rész
Astronauts on strike?
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47. rész
Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.
Digital help for blind people
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46. rész
Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.
What’s the key to happiness?
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45. rész
Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.
Looking for utopia
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44. rész
Rob and Georgina talk about how to create a happy place.
Covid: One year on
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43. rész
Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
Singing in tune
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42. rész
Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
Working for yourself
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41. rész
Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.
How much heat do you lose from your head?
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40. rész
Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.
The woman whose cells never die
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39. rész
Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
What makes a good story?
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38. rész
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
For the love of foreign languages
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37. rész
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
Why can't we resist comfort food?
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36. rész
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
What is fat-shaming?
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35. rész
We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
Coronavirus vs other pandemics
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34. rész
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics
Are trees intelligent?
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33. rész
We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.
Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?
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32. rész
We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.
Why do we choose to text instead of talk?
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31. rész
Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.
Loneliness
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30. rész
Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
Is punctuality important?
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29. rész
We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
Could you be a victim of online fraud?
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28. rész
We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?
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27. rész
Many scientists are wondering whether it’s now too late to stop global warming.
Walkman: the music player revolution
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26. rész
Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.
Could humans live in underwater cities?
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25. rész
Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.
Hacking help for US elections
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24. rész
Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.
Do chimps have the same emotions as us?
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23. rész
Hear Jane Goodall talk about the deep connections between humans and the great apes.
How can we make the web a better place?
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22. rész
Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic
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21. rész
Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.
Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe
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20. rész
Grandmothers are being trained to provide therapy to people in their community.
Is there a future without bees?
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19. rész
The number of bees is declining at an alarming rate, with serious consequences for us.
How to talk about conspiracy theories
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18. rész
We discuss what to do when you are confronted with someone who spreads falsehoods.
What’s the point of blood types?
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17. rész
In this programme, we’ll be finding out all about blood and teaching you some vocabulary.
Will Covid-19 change cities?
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16. rész
Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.
Is this the era of distrust?
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15. rész
In an era of fake news, could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust?
No more bosses
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14. rész
Can companies operate better without managers? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
The medicine of coronavirus
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13. rész
Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.
Food made in space
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12. rész
Find out how growing plants in space might help develop better crops.
Sport against poverty
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11. rész
Neil and Sam discuss how sport is giving hope to young people leading the toughest lives.
Covid-19: The office after lockdown
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10. rész
Companies are rushing to install technology to make offices safer. Neil and Sam discuss.
Should we wear a face mask?
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9. rész
Can wearing masks in public help prevent the spread of coronavirus? Rob and Sam discuss.
Millennials and business
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8. rész
Rob and Sam discuss the new generation's desire to make the world a better place.
Is being thrifty a virtue?
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7. rész
Neil and Sam talk about being a saver in a consumer culture and teach you vocabulary.
The food delivery revolution
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6. rész
Takeaway apps are changing food culture. We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
What difference has #MeToo made?
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5. rész
Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.
Is the recycling system broken?
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5. rész
We talk about the over-reliance on recycling rather than reducing the use of plastics
The soothing power of books
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4. rész
How can books help us relax and feel more alive during troubled times?
Shocking facts about electricity
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3. rész
Neil and Georgina talk about how electrical systems differ from country to country.
Internet - good or bad?
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1. rész
Rob and Neil discuss some of the advantages and drawbacks of going online
