6 Minute English

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 25:55:24
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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

  • How pandemics end

    04/08/2022 Duration: 06min

    Covid-19, The Black Death ... We discuss what happens when deadly diseases go global.

  • Confused by modern idioms?

    28/07/2022 Duration: 06min

    We talk about some new expressions that have been introduced to English through the media

  • Which are more dangerous: Sharks or humans?

    21/07/2022 Duration: 06min

    From monster killers of the sea to endangered species - we talk sharks and vocabulary.

  • Climate change and evolution

    14/07/2022 Duration: 06min

    We discuss the impact of climate change on today's wildlife.

  • Preserving traditional recipes

    07/07/2022 Duration: 06min

    We discuss the tastes of our childhood and teach new vocabulary.

  • Restoring trust in science

    30/06/2022 Duration: 06min

    Modern scientists are under pressure from critics motivated by political views.

  • The Manhattan Project

    23/06/2022 Duration: 06min

    Learn about the invention of the atomic bomb

  • Island life: Is it paradise?

    16/06/2022 Duration: 06min

    Rob and Sam discuss some of the problems Pacific islanders face and teach vocabulary.

  • The technology of translation

    09/06/2022 Duration: 06min

    What is the relationship between translation, technology and the human brain?

  • What is the Platinum Jubilee?

    01/06/2022 Duration: 06min

    We talk about a very British tradition involving Queen Elizabeth II

  • People who can taste words

    26/05/2022 Duration: 06min

    Can you imagine being able to ‘taste’ every word that you hear?

  • Finding your way in space

    20/05/2022 Duration: 06min

    What’s up and what’s down for astronauts who are floating in zero gravity?

  • Can VR treat fears and phobias?

    12/05/2022 Duration: 06min

    VR is helping people overcome phobias and even tackling more serious problems.

  • Life in the modern office

    05/05/2022 Duration: 06min

    Great or awful? How do people rate office working? We talk about it and teach vocabulary.

  • Remembering Desmond Tutu

    28/04/2022 Duration: 06min

    Deep convictions and a sense of humour - we talk about a man who helped end apartheid.

  • Discoveries of the Deep Sea

    21/04/2022 Duration: 06min

    We talk about an extreme environment, and teach you vocabulary along the way.

  • Rhetoric: How persuasive are you?

    14/04/2022 Duration: 06min

    We talk about an art that started with ancient Greek philosophers

  • Britain's love affair with coffee

    07/04/2022 Duration: 06min

    It's not all about tea - Britons like coffee too. Learn vocabulary to talk about it.

  • Optimists vs Pessimists

    31/03/2022 Duration: 06min

    Which one you are may be linked more to your birthplace and age than attitude.

  • The world of Agatha Christie

    25/03/2022 Duration: 06min

    We discuss one of her most famous characters and teach you related vocabulary.

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