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6 Minute English
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 Follow us at https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
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Episodes
Heatwaves - can we adapt? 24.08.2023 6:14
Heatwaves - can we adapt? 6 Minute English
Are you unhappy at work? 17.08.2023 6:11
How can jobs change so that workers are happier?
Do you have eco-anxiety? 10.08.2023 6:10
A growing number around the world are experiencing something called 'eco-anxiety'.
Can we stop natural disasters? 04.08.2023 6:11
Is there any way we can stop natural disasters being so damaging?
The right way to say sorry 27.07.2023 6:14
Neil and Beth talk about different ways of apologising.
Could you live on wild food? 20.07.2023 6:22
We hear about a new foraging project and the health benefits of eating wild food.
Plants fighting pollution 13.07.2023 6:13
We talk about whether plants can clean up our mess.
Should we fear chatbots? 06.07.2023 6:14
We talk about chatbots and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
Is it wrong to eat plants? 29.06.2023 6:26
We are kind to animals. What about plants?
Sonic seasoning 22.06.2023 6:15
Can sound make your food taste better? Neil and Beth discuss.
The benefits of doing nothing 15.06.2023 6:19
Would being lazy have a purpose in life?
The art of subtitling 08.06.2023 6:15
Hear how subtitles can help bring TV and movies to life.
Ecotourism: good or bad? 01.06.2023 6:29
Is a style of tourism that respects animals and local communities working well?
Can climate change cause more disease? 25.05.2023 6:21
Mosquito-borne diseases kill 750,000 annually. Could climate change make it worse?
Food shortages 18.05.2023 6:31
Listen to an expert on the global food system and learn some vocabulary.
Addicted to war 11.05.2023 6:21
A war correspondent tells his story.
Ice and the origins of life on Earth 04.05.2023 6:21
Sam and Neil talk about an essential element for life to thrive.
Women in politics 27.04.2023 6:18
We discuss some of the reasons why women make up only 26% of the world's politicians.
What's the point of museums? 20.04.2023 6:19
Beth and Neil discuss the controversial role of museums in the 21st century.
How culture affects sadness 13.04.2023 6:15
Could your culture influence sadness? We talk about sadness and teach you vocabulary.
Would you eat a Kalette? 06.04.2023 6:35
Learn about the world of novelty vegetables.
Do you get jealous easily? 30.03.2023 6:20
Hear experts talking about jealousy and envy, and learn related vocabulary.
Are you lonely in a crowd? 23.03.2023 6:20
We discuss the role of crowds in modern life
Food and mood 16.03.2023 6:15
We look at the link between what you eat and how you feel.
How to talk to a climate denier 09.03.2023 6:30
The dos and don'ts of trying to discuss science with someone who doesn't believe in it.
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