Making old things last longer

Do you prefer healthy, homemade snacks... or modern, packaged goodies?Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250821SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc. ... Show More

What was your favourite toy as a child? And would you consider playing with it as an adult...? It's not just kids who like to play with toys – many adults like to buy kids' toys for themselves! Phil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.Find a full transcript, w ... Show More

Many of us are familiar with wellbeing, but have you heard about flourishing?Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250807SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://w ... Show More

Why are we throwing all our stuff away?! 

Are you obliged to do something you can't or don't want to? We teach you what to say 

There are no better time to start 

不要让这些人性的弱点，限制我们未来的大好前程。 

Do you want to beat your friends by saying what you have done that is better than them? 

We shouldn’t penalize people for getting things wrong in language learning. Maybe we congratulate them instead and encourage them to keep on getting things wrong, because eventually, with enough exposure, they’re going to get it right. 

The only way to lose is to give up. As long as you're willing to take another step forward, the future is malleable.... 

Wasting time doing something that's been done before? There's a phrase to explain this