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6 Minute English

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 Thursday.

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Disability in music and theatre

The UK's Equality Act of 2010 guaranteed the rights of disabled people to equal access to education, employment, and services, including music, theatre and the arts. Despite this, it's still difficult for disabled musicians and music fans to perform and see live music. Neil and Georgie introduce you to some ways people are trying to change this, while teaching you some useful vocabulary. (Image: Getty)

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2024-03-21
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What makes a great library?

What makes a library a library? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.

TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240314

. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ??https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Follow us ??https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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2024-03-14
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Sewing to fight period poverty

TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240307

FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Follow us ??https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including:

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2024-03-07
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Plastic waste eaten by enzymes

Plastics can be difficult to recycle, could a recently discovered enzyme help? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.

TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240229

FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Follow us ??https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including:

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2024-02-29
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Feed your brain

Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you learn English at bbclearningenglish.com

2024-02-22
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Food for new mums

What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?

2024-02-15
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Fighting loneliness with soup

Neil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.

2024-02-08
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What is the future of work?

Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?

2024-02-01
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How the language of menus matters

Could french menu terms be going out of fashion?

2024-01-25
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The psychology of greed

Is it ever OK to be greedy?

2024-01-18
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Addicted to sugar

How has sugar become such an important part of our diets? Neil and Georgie discuss.

2024-01-11
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Our love of pets

Why do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach new vocabulary.

2024-01-04
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Sexism: Female farmers fighting back

Female farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are finding ways to be fairly treated.

2023-12-28
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Learning lessons from the Moon

Summer 2023 saw two missions to the Moon. Why are scientists so keen to get there?

2023-12-21
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Could we live without plastic?

Is it time to start living without plastic? Beth and Neil discuss this.

2023-12-14
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Invasive species: Why don't we eat them?

Invasive species are causing problems for nature around the world, so why not eat them?

2023-12-07
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What and where is Little Italy?

How did Italian food become famous throughout the world? Find out with Neil and Georgie

2023-11-30
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Social media and teenage health

What are the risks of social media to teenage health and what can be done about them?

2023-11-23
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Mystery flying objects

What exactly did navy pilots see in 2004? The US investigates these UFOs now, in 2023.

2023-11-16
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Elephant-proof farming

What happens when an elephant wants to eat your crops? How can you stop it?

2023-11-14
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Should we farm octopus?

Is it OK to eat animals that can feel emotion? Learn vocabulary on this topic.

2023-11-02
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Ways to live for 100 years

More and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life?

2023-10-26
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How green is your money?

Should climate change make us think where to invest our money? Learn useful vocabulary.

2023-10-19
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Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?

Today the medicinal mushroom industry is big business. But are there actually benefits?

2023-10-12
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Saving dead languages

Some Australian languages have been saved from extinction. We discuss Barngala's revival.

2023-10-05
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Sounds that make you want to scream

Some sounds cause some people huge distress. Learn about 'misophonia' here.

2023-09-28
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How fans talk about their passions

Fandom is more than simply being a fan, and now it is developing its own language.

2023-09-21
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Making male friends

Do men find it harder than women to make close friendships? Neil and Beth discuss.

2023-09-14
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Space-saving solar hacks

How can we find space for new solar panels?

2023-09-07
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The stories behind our names

What can names tell us about our culture and history?

2023-08-31
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Heatwaves - can we adapt?

Heatwaves - can we adapt? 6 Minute English

2023-08-24
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Are you unhappy at work?

How can jobs change so that workers are happier?

2023-08-17
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Do you have eco-anxiety?

A growing number around the world are experiencing something called 'eco-anxiety'.

2023-08-10
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Can we stop natural disasters?

Is there any way we can stop natural disasters being so damaging?

2023-08-04
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The right way to say sorry

Neil and Beth talk about different ways of apologising.

2023-07-27
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Could you live on wild food?

We hear about a new foraging project and the health benefits of eating wild food.

2023-07-20
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Plants fighting pollution

We talk about whether plants can clean up our mess.

2023-07-13
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Should we fear chatbots?

We talk about chatbots and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.

2023-07-06
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Is it wrong to eat plants?

We are kind to animals. What about plants?

2023-06-29
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Sonic seasoning

Can sound make your food taste better? Neil and Beth discuss.

2023-06-22
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The benefits of doing nothing

Would being lazy have a purpose in life?

2023-06-15
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The art of subtitling

Hear how subtitles can help bring TV and movies to life.

2023-06-08
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Ecotourism: good or bad?

Is a style of tourism that respects animals and local communities working well?

2023-06-01
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Can climate change cause more disease?

Mosquito-borne diseases kill 750,000 annually. Could climate change make it worse?

2023-05-25
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Food shortages

Listen to an expert on the global food system and learn some vocabulary.

2023-05-18
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Addicted to war

A war correspondent tells his story.

2023-05-11
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Ice and the origins of life on Earth

Sam and Neil talk about an essential element for life to thrive.

2023-05-04
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Women in politics

We discuss some of the reasons why women make up only 26% of the world's politicians.

2023-04-27
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What's the point of museums?

Beth and Neil discuss the controversial role of museums in the 21st century.

2023-04-20
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How culture affects sadness

Could your culture influence sadness? We talk about sadness and teach you vocabulary.

2023-04-13
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