a future without doctors 6 minute english
in this programme, neil and sam will be discussing whether the revolution in artificial intelligence, often shortened to ‘ai’, could replace human doctors and nurses. can you imagine a future without doctors?
listen to the conversation and learn vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
it’s a well-known fact that skin is the human body’s largest organ – but how much skin does the average adult have?
a) 2 square metres
b) 3 square metres
c) 4 square metres
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
bedside manner
the kind and caring behaviour shown by doctors and nurses to people who are ill
freckle
small brown or ginger spot on someone’s skin, especially a person with pale skin
cancerous
involving cancer
diagnosis
a doctor’s judgement about what someone’s particular sickness or disease is, made after examining them
rule of thumb
a useful and practical but approximate way of doing or measuring something
where, how, what, why on earth...?
an emphatic way of forming a statement or question to show frustration, anger, surprise or disbelief
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210819
[cover: getty images]
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https://youtu.be/rwhgkgs7zsc
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https://youtu.be/sm6etqg-hxw
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https://youtu.be/ktgdxnml2ui
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https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8
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https://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #artificialinteligence #medicine #technology #tech #health
in this programme, neil and sam will be discussing whether the revolution in artificial intelligence, often shortened to ‘ai’, could replace human doctors and nurses. can you imagine a future without doctors?listen to the conversation and learn vocabulary along the way.this week's question it’s a well-known fact that skin is the human body’s largest organ – but how much skin does the average adult have?a) 2 square metresb) 3 square metresc) 4 square metreslisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabularybedside mannerthe kind and caring behaviour shown by doctors and nurses to people who are illfrecklesmall brown or ginger spot on someone’s skin, especially a person with pale skincancerousinvolving cancerdiagnosisa doctor’s judgement about what someone’s particular sickness or disease is, made after examining themrule of thumba useful and practical but approximate way of doing or measuring somethingwhere, how, what, why on earth...?an emphatic way of forming a statement or 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english a future without doctors 6 minute english concussion in sport 6 minute english the history of swimming 6 minute english are humans a messy species 6 minute english the language of wine 6 minute english flexible working 6 minute english hypnotism 6 minute english saving the white rhino 6 minute english making old things last longer 6 minute english building rapport with others 6 minute english food superstitions 6 minute english the rosetta stone 6 minute english hermits 6 minute english compassion fatigue 6 minute english when males are not needed 6 minute english mermaids 6 minute english a quieter world 6 minute english us and china vs climate change 6 minute english the language of biscuits 6 minute english is english really english 6 minute english what is the key to happiness 6 minute english looking for utopia 6 minute english covid one year on 6 minute english singing in tune 6 minute english how much heat do you lose from your head 6 minute english the woman whose cells never die 6 minute english what makes a good story 6 minute english for the love of foreign languages 6 minute english comfort food 6 minute english coronavirus vs other pandemics 6 minute english are trees intelligent 6 minute english can jellyfish help us solve our problems 6 minute english why do we choose to text instead of talk 6 minute english loneliness 6 minute english is punctuality important 6 minute english the circular economy 6 minute english could you be a victim of online fraud 6 minute english melting ice sheet is it too late 6 minute english walkman the music player revolution 6 minute english could humans live in underwater cities 6 minute english makeup hacks for beginners and pros beauty hacks that actually work confusing english here or there you are learn english the word render learn english the word poor learn english the word kill learn english i don t know what this is learn english the word forever learn english confusing for or to me learn english words ending in gry learn english tongue twisters f words learn english pronunciation the schwa learn english in this programme, neil and sam will be discussing whether the revolution in artificial intelligence, often shortened to ‘ai’, could replace human doctors and nurses. can you imagine a future without doctors?
listen to the conversation and learn vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
it’s a well-known fact that skin is the human body’s largest organ – but how much skin does the average adult have?
a) 2 square metres
b) 3 square metres
c) 4 square metres
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
bedside manner
the kind and caring behaviour shown by doctors and nurses to people who are ill
freckle
small brown or ginger spot on someone’s skin, especially a person with pale skin
cancerous
involving cancer
diagnosis
a doctor’s judgement about what someone’s particular sickness or disease is, made after examining them
rule of thumb
a useful and practical but approximate way of doing or measuring something
where, how, what, why on earth...?
an emphatic way of forming a statement or question to show frustration, anger, surprise or disbelief
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210819
[cover: getty images]
more 6 minute english episodes:
how to disagree better
https://youtu.be/rwhgkgs7zsc
meditation and your brain
https://youtu.be/sm6etqg-hxw
no more bosses
https://youtu.be/ktgdxnml2ui
how can we make the web a better place?
https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8
learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes!
https://youtu.be/wbluy_yu-zw
coronavirus vs other pandemics
https://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #artificialinteligence #medicine #technology #tech #health