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6 Minute English
BBC Radio
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Episodios
348 episodios
Songwriting
We discuss the art of songwriting – combining lyrics and music to make a hit song.
7:55United against food waste
According to the UN, one third of the food we grow is thrown away. How can we stop this?
7:563D printers
We look at the role of 3D printers in medicine, and teach you some related vocabulary.
7:56Are opinion polls accurate?
What can opinion polls really tell us?
7:59Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet?
Could some ideas to deal with climate change actually damage the environment?
8:01Can music mend a broken heart?
Meet a singer-songwriter who used music to express her feelings of falling in love.
7:55The art of conversation
We discuss whether the art of conversation is being lost in the era of social media
7:57Qatar's World Cup workers
Hear about the workers who built the World Cup stadiums
7:50Controlling the weather
We discuss two different types of weather manipulation.
7:56Meet the flavourists
Is designing a food flavour a dark art? We talk about the people who make flavours.
7:59Are Halloween costumes too scary?
Some parents are complaining that some Halloween costumes are too scary.
7:56Does climate change make you anxious?
We discuss how extreme weather events are affecting our mental health.
7:59Translating recipes
How to adapt dishes from other countries? We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
7:58Are artistic brains different?
We talk about Mozart, Jimi Hendrix and teach you vocabulary.
7:58Why are prices going up?
We discuss inflation and economics and teach related vocabulary.
7:59English for dating online
We discuss language that gets used for dating online and new language that is emerging.
7:59Man vs beast: Who is more efficient?
We discuss the advantages of the design of the human body, and teach you vocabulary too.
7:57Are you following your dreams?
Hear about two people who dared to follow their dreams and are happy to have done so.
7:58Do emojis make language better?
Are emojis turning us into lazy writers?
8:00Being a beauty influencer
Hear about women who are using social media to change attitudes to beauty
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