

6 Minute English
BBC Radio
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations.
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Episodes
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Feb 18, 2021 • 6min
Singing in tune
Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

Feb 11, 2021 • 6min
Working for yourself
Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.

Feb 4, 2021 • 6min
How much heat do you lose from your head?
Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.

Jan 28, 2021 • 6min
The woman whose cells never die
Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.

Jan 21, 2021 • 6min
What makes a good story?
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.

Jan 14, 2021 • 6min
For the love of foreign languages
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?

Jan 7, 2021 • 6min
Why can't we resist comfort food?
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.

Dec 31, 2020 • 6min
What is fat-shaming?
We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.

Dec 24, 2020 • 6min
Coronavirus vs other pandemics
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics

Dec 17, 2020 • 6min
Are trees intelligent?
We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.