Hopes for 2012 图片1 What are your hopes for 2012? Neil and Rob have an informal chat about the New Year and talk to other members of the BBC Learning English team about their hopes for 2012. This week's question: 2012 is not the first time the Oly...
Witches 图片1 Do you believe witches exist? The Pendle witches were a group of people in Lancashire, north-west England, who were hanged for using witchcraft in the seventeenth century. Recently, the remains of a seventeenth century house which may...
Manager Today Jackie and Doug talk about the language of management and managers. Is being a manager ever fun? We hear the views of a management columnist at the Financial Times. This week's question: The verb 'manage' comes from the Italian maneggia...
Six-word stories The American writer, Ernest Hemingway bet ten dollars that he could write a complete story in just six words. He wrote: For Sale: baby shoes, never worn. He won the bet. Could you tell the story of your life in just six words? Join J...
Are you intelligent? Are you really as intelligent as you like to think you are? A study shows men are more likely to overrate their intelligence than women. Jackie and Callum look at the results and at the language of abilities. This week's question...
BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Robots 图片1 15thDecember 2011 NB: This is not a word for word transcript Rob: Hello, and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English and with me in the studio is Michelle. Hi Michelle. Michelle: Hell...
BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Online shopping 8thDecember 2011 NB: This is not a word for word transcript Rob: Hello, and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm joined today by Cath. Hi Cath. Cath: Hello Rob. Rob: Now we'r...
BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Volcano NB: This is not a word for word transcript Neil: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil and joining me in this programme to talk about dangerous holiday activities is Ro...
Cyber crime Internet crime is booming as more and more people use online services. Jackie and Callum talk about the language of some of the most common computer-related crimes, otherwise known as 'cybercrimes'. This week's question: The word spam is...
BBC Learning English 6 Minute English TV addicts NB: This is not a word for word transcript Rob: Hello, I'm Rob. Cath: And I'm Cath. Rob: And this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Today we're talking about a very popular subject - telev...