6 Minute English

Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. A weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.

Tracks

Building rapport with others	06:17	06/17/2021
Food superstitions	06:18	06/10/2021
The Rosetta Stone	06:18	06/03/2021
Compassion fatigue	06:17	05/27/2021
Hermits	06:16	05/20/2021
When males are not needed	06:18	05/14/2021
Mermaids	06:18	05/06/2021
A quieter world	06:19	04/29/2021
US and China vs climate change	06:17	04/22/2021
Naked in nature	06:19	04/15/2021
The language of biscuits	06:13	04/08/2021
Is English really English?	06:19	04/01/2021
Astronauts on strike?	06:19	03/25/2021
Digital help for blind people	06:19	03/18/2021
What’s the key to happiness?	06:19	03/11/2021
Looking for utopia	06:19	03/04/2021
Covid: One year on	06:19	02/25/2021
Singing in tune	06:19	02/18/2021
Working for yourself	06:19	02/11/2021
How much heat do you lose from your head?	06:17	02/04/2021
The woman whose cells never die	06:19	01/28/2021
What makes a good story?	06:19	01/21/2021
For the love of foreign languages	06:18	01/14/2021
Why can't we resist comfort food?	06:19	01/07/2021
What is fat-shaming?	06:19	12/31/2020
Coronavirus vs other pandemics	06:19	12/24/2020
Are trees intelligent?	06:19	12/17/2020
Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?	06:18	12/10/2020
Why do we choose to text instead of talk?	06:19	12/03/2020
Loneliness	06:19	11/26/2020