Aug 21

What's your favourite snack?

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

6m 41s

Aug 14

Grown-ups buying kids’ toys

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

6m 38s

Aug 7

Are you flourishing?

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

6m 28s

Dec 2022

The 'King of Crypto' charged with fraud

Learn how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English.

7m 13s

Jul 2022

Mystery child disease: Cause found

Learn how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English.

6m 27s

Oct 2017

Racial inequality in the UK

Learn how to use the language from the latest news stories in your everyday English.

7m 50s

Aug 2019

Tiny 'cousin' of T.rex discovered

Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story

12m 13s

Aug 2018

Turkish lira falls: who's to blame?

Dan and Catherine discuss the key language from this story.

9m 56s

Sep 2019

Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet

Dan and Catherine teach you the language being used to discuss this story.

11m 5s

Nov 2020

Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president

Georgina and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.

8m 46s

Feb 2022

192. She immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 45… this is what happened

Every immigrant has a story. A story about their journey and the place of English in it. Many of my students are immigrants, I was an immigrant myself. There are commonalities, for sure, but each story is unique, a story worth telling and listening to. In this episode, I’ll be in ... Show More

41m 36s

Losing your mother tongue