6 Minute English Podcast
Learn and practise useful English with clips from programmes around the 麻豆社.
Find more at bbclearninenglish.com
Learn and practise useful English with clips from programmes around the 麻豆社.
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
/learningenglish
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Episodes to download
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Embarrassed to go to the doctor?
Boxing Day 2024
What are the consequences of medical embarrrassment?
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Making 'mum friends'
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Is making new 鈥榤um friends鈥� the positive experience it鈥檚 often described as?
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Can you trust ancestry DNA kits?
Thu 5 Dec 2024
Are DNA ancestry tests a reliable way to trace your ancestry?
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The secrets to a healthy old age
Thu 21 Nov 2024
How can we stay healthy in old age? Beth and Phil teach you some new vocabulary.
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The bond between sisters
Thu 14 Nov 2024
A relationship between sisters can be one of the closest there is.
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Why you need a good night's sleep
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Why is it so important to get a good night's sleep?
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Did Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake?
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Could 73,000 Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake?
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What decides our taste?
Thu 3 Oct 2024
What makes us like the flavours we like? Phil and Beth discuss this.
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Learning a new food culture
Thu 26 Sep 2024
If you moved to a different country, how would you cope with new kinds of food?
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Saving water in the driest place on Earth
Thu 19 Sep 2024
How can farmers water their crops when they live in the driest place on Earth?
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Keeping kids off smartphones
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Can you stop a child having a phone if all their friends have one?
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Less salt, better health
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Are we all eating too much salt? Neil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.
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Meet a real Willy Wonka
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job!
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Why we love dumplings
Thu 22 Aug 2024
Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss.
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The science of falling in love
Thu 1 Aug 2024
What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love?
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The school that puts the kids in charge
Thu 11 Jul 2024
What happens when you put kids in charge of the school?
