making old things last longer 6 minute english
the world creates more than two billion tonnes of rubbish every year - shouldn't we start making it easier to fix objects and clothes rather than throw them away and buy new ones? rob and sam talk about companies in sweden doing just that, and teach you vocabulary along the way.
this week's question:
the company was started by rafi mohammad, a student of industrial innovation at the university of stockholm. but what was the inspiration behind rafi’s idea? was it:
a) he wanted to impress his girlfriend?
b) he was sick of breathing in the city’s car fumes?
c) he was late for his lecture because of a flat tyre?
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
a given
something that is assumed to be true or certain to happen
no-brainer
a decision that is very easy to make; an obvious choice
stuff
things, objects and personal possessions (informal)
peer effect
the positive or negative influence of peers and friends on the way you behave
foster
encourage the development and growth of ideas or feelings
be mainstream
be accepted as normal by most people
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210624
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the world creates more than two billion tonnes of rubbish every year - shouldn't we start making it easier to fix objects and clothes rather than throw them away and buy new ones? rob and sam talk about companies in sweden doing just that, and teach you vocabulary along the way.this week's question:the company was started by rafi mohammad, a student of industrial innovation at the university of stockholm. but what was the inspiration behind rafi’s idea? was it: a) he wanted to impress his girlfriend?b) he was sick of breathing in the city’s car fumes?c) he was late for his lecture because of a flat tyre?listen to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary a givensomething that is assumed to be true or certain to happen no-brainera decision that is very easy to make; an obvious choice stuffthings, objects and personal possessions (informal) peer effectthe positive or negative influence of peers and friends on the way you behave fosterencourage the development and growth of ideas or feelings be mainstreambe accepted as normal by most people[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210624more 6 minute english episodes:covid: one year onhttps://youtu.be/x4xlqtp-xdugrandma therapy in zimbabwe https://youtu.be/lxw2xdwqks0have you ever had ecotherapy?https://youtu.be/2ojmugloirowhy's it called 'mother tongue'?https://youtu.be/wcion1-0_vido our political views change as we get older?https://youtu.be/urw3itsbu6sdoes recycling coffee cups make a difference?https://youtu.be/syh7yskxl6ufalling for fraudhttps://youtu.be/fvpeww_4yt4#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #repairs #6minuteenglish #environment #consumism #consumer 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 english the language of wine 6 minute english flexible 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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 the word fly learn english the words access excess learn english the word find learn english the word clumsy learn english the word chop learn english cat idiom british english idiom learn english dog idioms british english idiom learn english the sounds people make learn english the world creates more than two billion tonnes of rubbish every year - shouldn't we start making it easier to fix objects and clothes rather than throw them away and buy new ones? rob and sam talk about companies in sweden doing just that, and teach you vocabulary along the way.
this week's question:
the company was started by rafi mohammad, a student of industrial innovation at the university of stockholm. but what was the inspiration behind rafi’s idea? was it:
a) he wanted to impress his girlfriend?
b) he was sick of breathing in the city’s car fumes?
c) he was late for his lecture because of a flat tyre?
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
a given
something that is assumed to be true or certain to happen
no-brainer
a decision that is very easy to make; an obvious choice
stuff
things, objects and personal possessions (informal)
peer effect
the positive or negative influence of peers and friends on the way you behave
foster
encourage the development and growth of ideas or feelings
be mainstream
be accepted as normal by most people
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210624
more 6 minute english episodes:
covid: one year on
https://youtu.be/x4xlqtp-xdu
grandma therapy in zimbabwe
https://youtu.be/lxw2xdwqks0
have you ever had ecotherapy?
https://youtu.be/2ojmugloiro
why's it called 'mother tongue'?
https://youtu.be/wcion1-0_vi
do our political views change as we get older?
https://youtu.be/urw3itsbu6s
does recycling coffee cups make a difference?
https://youtu.be/syh7yskxl6u
falling for fraud
https://youtu.be/fvpeww_4yt4
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #repairs #6minuteenglish #environment #consumism #consumer