hypnotism 6 minute english
either used for treating phobias or just for entertainment, hypnotism has always fascinated us. one question that’s often asked: can anyone be hypnotised or are there people - maybe you - who are less hypnotisable than others? rob and sam talk about the topic and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
one of the first europeans to hypnotise people became so famous that his name is forever associated with hypnotic trances – but who was he?
a) sigmund freud
b) franz mesmer
c) harry houdini
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
trance
a state of consciousness in which you are not completely aware or in control of yourself, but in which you can hear and see things and respond to commands given by others
suggestible
easily influenced by other people
lose track of time
become so occupied with something that you are not sure how much time has passed
get sucked into (something)
become involved in a situation when you do not want to be involved
to hone in on (something)
to give all your attention to something
be mesmerised
have your attention completely fixed so that you cannot think of anything else
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210708
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either used for treating phobias or just for entertainment, hypnotism has always fascinated us. one question that’s often asked: can anyone be hypnotised or are there people - maybe you - who are less hypnotisable than others? rob and sam talk about the topic and teach you related vocabulary along the way.one of the first europeans to hypnotise people became so famous that his name is forever associated with hypnotic trances – but who was he? a) sigmund freudb) franz mesmerc) harry houdinilisten to the programme to find out the answer.vocabularytrancea state of consciousness in which you are not completely aware or in control of yourself, but in which you can hear and see things and respond to commands given by others suggestibleeasily influenced by other people lose track of timebecome so occupied with something that you are not sure how much time has passed get sucked into (something)become involved in a situation when you do not want to be involved to hone in on (something)to give all your attention to something be mesmerisedhave your attention completely fixed so that you cannot think of anything else [cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210708more 6 minute english episodes:how to disagree betterhttps://youtu.be/rwhgkgs7zscmeditation and your brainhttps://youtu.be/sm6etqg-hxwno more bosseshttps://youtu.be/ktgdxnml2uihow can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes!https://youtu.be/wbluy_yu-zwcoronavirus vs other pandemicshttps://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #hypnotism #hypnotise is the planet warming up faster 6 minute english is chimp politics like ours 6 minute english making sense of the census 6 minute 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 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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 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for treating phobias or just for entertainment, hypnotism has always fascinated us. one question that’s often asked: can anyone be hypnotised or are there people - maybe you - who are less hypnotisable than others? rob and sam talk about the topic and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
one of the first europeans to hypnotise people became so famous that his name is forever associated with hypnotic trances – but who was he?
a) sigmund freud
b) franz mesmer
c) harry houdini
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
trance
a state of consciousness in which you are not completely aware or in control of yourself, but in which you can hear and see things and respond to commands given by others
suggestible
easily influenced by other people
lose track of time
become so occupied with something that you are not sure how much time has passed
get sucked into (something)
become involved in a situation when you do not want to be involved
to hone in on (something)
to give all your attention to something
be mesmerised
have your attention completely fixed so that you cannot think of anything else
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210708
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 #hypnotism #hypnotise