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6 Minute English

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Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus

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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: ✔️6 Minute English ✔️News Review ✔️The English We Speak They're all available by searching in...

Mar 07, 2024•6 min

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?...

Feb 29, 2024•6 min

Feed your brain

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

Feb 22, 2024•6 min

Food for new mums

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

Feb 15, 2024•6 min

Addicted to sugar

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

Jan 11, 2024•6 min

Our love of pets

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

Jan 04, 2024•6 min

Mystery flying objects

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

Nov 16, 2023•6 min

Elephant-proof farming

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

Nov 14, 2023•6 min

Should we farm octopus?

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

Nov 02, 2023•6 min

How green is your money?

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

Oct 19, 2023•6 min

Saving dead languages

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

Oct 05, 2023•6 min

Making male friends

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

Sep 14, 2023•6 min