6 Minute English
BBC Radio
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! Practise your listening and hear natural spoken English. Find more at
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Episodes
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Jul 2, 2020 • 6min
Should we wear a face mask?
Can wearing masks in public help prevent the spread of coronavirus? Rob and Sam discuss.
Jun 25, 2020 • 6min
Millennials and business
Rob and Sam discuss the new generation's desire to make the world a better place.
8 snips
Jun 18, 2020 • 6min
Is being thrifty a virtue?
Neil and Sam talk about being a saver in a consumer culture and teach you vocabulary.
7 snips
Jun 11, 2020 • 6min
The food delivery revolution
Takeaway apps are changing food culture. We talk about it and teach you vocabulary.
Jun 4, 2020 • 6min
What difference has #MeToo made?
Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.
May 28, 2020 • 6min
Is the recycling system broken?
We talk about the over-reliance on recycling rather than reducing the use of plastics
8 snips
May 21, 2020 • 6min
The soothing power of books
How can books help us relax and feel more alive during troubled times?
16 snips
May 14, 2020 • 6min
Shocking facts about electricity
Neil and Georgina talk about how electrical systems differ from country to country.
115 snips
Apr 26, 2018 • 6min
Internet - good or bad?
Rob and Neil discuss some of the advantages and drawbacks of going online
