Penny pinching!

Rob: Hello Im Rob and this is 6 Minute English. With me today is Finn. Hello Finn. Finn: Hello Rob. Rob: Today were discussing money. Finn: Money a subject close to my heart. But were not talking about big money are we? Rob: No, were talking about th

Etiquette for boys

Callum: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. Im Callum and with me today is Jennifer. Hello Jennifer. Jennifer: Hello Callum. Callum: Jennifer, did you go to a finishing school? Jennifer: You mean one of those schools where young ladies learn how t

讨论猴子

Finn: Hello, Im Finn. This is 6 Minute English and Im joined this week by Neil. Hello Neil. (Monkey sounds) Finn: Err, Neil? (Monkey sounds) Finn: Neil, are you OK? (Monkey sounds) Finn: Actually that wasn't Neil, you'll be glad to know, he is safe a

Watt's workshop

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Alice: Hello, I'm Alice. Stephen: And I'm Stephen. Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! This week were talking about an inventors workshop which has been reassembled after almost 200 years. Stephen: Reassemb

Philanthropy

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer and Alice has joined me for today's 6 Minute English. Hello, Alice! Alice: Hello, Yvonne. Yvonne: Of course, the world news is often about the financial crisis, so I thought

Social Mobility

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Rob: Hello, I'm Rob, and Yvonne has joined me for today's 6 Minute English. Hello, Yvonne! Yvonne: Hello, Rob. Rob: Today, we're talking about social mobility in the UK and a plan by the government to try an

Sham weddings

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: I'm Yvonne Archer, this is 6 Minute English and Rob has joined me for today's programme. Hello, Rob! Rob: Hello, Yvonne, good to be here! Yvonne: So, with the royal wedding of Prince William and Cath

British republicans

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: You're listening to 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer and Stephen has kindly joined me for today's programme. Hello Stephen! Stephen: Hi Yvonne! Yvonne: This year, there's a special British bank ho

King Cyrus' Cylinder

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer, this is 6 Minute English and thanks to Alice for joining me today. Alice: Hi Yvonne. Yvonne: Hello Alice. Now recently, an artefact - a very old piece of art - which many hi

Pretty in pink?

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: Hello - I'm Yvonne Archer, this is 6 Minute English - and thanks to Rob for joining me today. Rob: It's good to be here, Yvonne. Yvonne: Great. Rob how do you feel about the colour pink? Rob: Pink? W

Social network scams

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Stephen: Hello I'm Stephen. Alice: And I'm Alice. Stephen: And this is 6 Minute English. This week we're talking about social networks. In the past few years, social networking websites like Twitter and Face

Booking holidays online

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Stephen: Hello, I'm Stephen. Alice: And I'm Alice. Stephen: And this is 6 Minute English. This week we're talking about booking holidays online. Some travel companies have been criticised for making misleadi

Centenarians

NB: This is not a word for word transcript Yvonne: This is 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer - and thanks to Alice for joining me today. Alice: Hi, Yvonne! Yvonne: Hi! Now, when people in the UK reach the ripe old age of 100, something rather speci

Family belongings

BBC Learning English 6 Minute English 27 September 2012 Family belongings 6 Minute English ? British Broadcasting Corporation 2012 Page 1 of 5 bbclearningenglish.com Chris: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Chris an

Ancient Italian shipwreck

Rob: Hi and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, Im Rob and with me in the studio today is Chris. Chris: Hello there. In this programme we take a story from the news and pick out some interesting vocabulary that you may not have hea

The worst place to be a mother

Jen: Hello and welcome to another edition of 6 minute English. My name is Jennifer. Neil: And I'm Neil. Jen: And today we are going to talk about research that looks at conditions for mothers in different countries. Neil: I've heard that in Brazil th

Nepal's poverty battle

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob. Vera: And hello, I'm Vera. Rob: In today's programme, we have news of a pioneering scheme to help families in one of the World's poorest countries. Vera: Yes, that country

Lost love on the Tiber

Lost love on the Tiber Neil: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil and with me today is Rosie. Rosie: Hello there. Neil: Now Rosie, a slightly personal question to start with, but have you ever made a special gestu

Cocaine chicken

BBC Learning English 6 Minute English 6 September 2012 Cocaine chicken 6 Minute English ? British Broadcasting Corporation 2012 Page 1 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com Jennifer: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Jennifer

Disabled doll

Sean: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, the programme where we discuss a topical subject and introduce you to some of the interesting vocabulary connected to that topic. I'm Sean and with me is Rosie. Rosie: Hi there. S