2024-10-03 What decides our taste? – 6 Minute English
Introduction What makes us like the flavours we like? Phil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.…
2024-09-26 Learning a new food culture – 6 Minute English
Introduction If you moved to a different country, how would you cope with new kinds of food? Neil and Beth…
2024-09-19 Saving water in the driest place on Earth – 6 Minute English
Introduction How can farmers water their crops when they live in the driest place on Earth? Neil and Beth hear…
2024-09-12 Keeping kids off smartphones – 6 Minute English
Introduction Can you stop your child having a phone if all their friends have one? Neil and Beth teach you…
2024-09-05 Less salt, better health – 6 Minute English
Introduction Are we all eating too much salt? Neil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary. This week’s question Which…
2024-08-29 Chocolate: Meet a real Willy Wonka – 6 Minute English
Introduction Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job! Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary.…
2024-08-22 Why we love dumplings – 6 Minute English
Introduction Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss this delicious food and teach…
2024-08-15 Kids and climate change – 6 Minute English
Introduction Climate change is worrying for everyone, but especially for young people. Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you…
2024-08-08 Birthday cakes – 6 Minute English
Introduction How have birthday cakes changed over the years? Neil and Beth listen to two bakers taking about birthday cakes…
2024-08-01 The science of falling in love – 6 Minute English
Introduction What’s really happening in our brain when we fall in love? Neil and Beth discuss the science of love…
2024-07-25 Why read books, not screens? – 6 Minute English
Introduction What makes reading from a book better than reading from a screen? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach…
2024-07-18 AI to reduce animal testing – 6 Minute English
Introduction Could AI reduce the need for animal testing? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.…
2024-07-11 The school that puts the kids in charge – 6 Minute English
Introduction What happens when you put the kids in charge of the school? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach…
2024-07-04 What can we learn from toddlers? – 6 Minute English
Introduction You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well! Neil and Beth discuss this…
2024-06-27 How learning to read changes lives – 6 Minute English
Introduction Learning to read and write can change people’s lives. Phil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful…
2024-06-20 Building a better world with wood? – 6 Minute English
Introduction Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental health?…
2024-06-13 How names can tell painful stories – 6 Minute English
Introduction Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. This…
2024-06-06 E-rickshaws driving away pollution – 6 Minute English
Introduction Are electric rickshaws the solution to urban air pollution? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful…
2024-05-30 Too old to have a baby? – 6 Minute English
Introduction Why are women having babies later in life? What is society’s attitude to older parents? Neil and Beth discuss…
2024-05-23 How bubble tea got its bubbles – 6 Minute English
Introduction How did bubble tea get its bubbles? How was this drink invented? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach…