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  • Why we love dumplings

    Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss.

    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-240822

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    7 min
  • Kids and climate change

    What are young people's thoughts on climate change?

    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-240815

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    7 min
  • Birthday cakes

    How have birthday cakes changed over the years?

    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-240808

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    7 min
  • The science of falling in love

    What's really happening in our brain when we fall in love?

    TRANSCRIPT

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240801

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    7 min
  • Why read books, not screens?

    Why is it better to read from a book than a screen? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.

    TRANSCRIPT

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    7 min
  • AI to reduce animal testing

    Could AI reduce the need for animal testing? Phil and Georgie 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-240718

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    7 min
  • The school that puts the kids in charge

    What happens when you put the kids in charge of the school? Phil and Georgie 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-240704

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    7 min
  • What can we learn from toddlers?

    You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well! 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:
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    7 min
  • How learning to read changes lives

    How can literacy change people's lives? Beth and Phil 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-240627

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    7 min
  • Building a better world with wood?

    Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental health? 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-240620

    FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:

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    7 min

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Learn and practise useful English with clips from programmes around the BBC.

Each week, we talk about an interesting topic and learn helpful words and phrases used in natural spoken English - all in 6 minutes!

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