building rapport with others 6 minute english
do you establish a good understanding and communication with other people? do you find it easy to get on with everybody? neil and georgina discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
in 1936, american writer dale carnegie wrote a famous self-help book on building rapport. it sold over 30 million copies, making it one of the best-selling books of all time – but what is it called?
a) how to get rich quick
b) how to stop worrying and make friends
c) how to win friends and influence people
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
rapport
a relationship between two people based on good understanding and communication
to get on with (someone)
to like someone and enjoy a friendly relationship with them
walk a tightrope
be in a difficult situation which requires carefully considering what to do
objective
based on the facts not personal feelings or emotions
frank
express yourself in an open, honest and sincere way
sarcastic
say the opposite of what you really mean, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or criticise them in a humorous way
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210617
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do you establish a good understanding and communication with other people? do you find it easy to get on with everybody? neil and georgina discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.this week's question in 1936, american writer dale carnegie wrote a famous self-help book on building rapport. it sold over 30 million copies, making it one of the best-selling books of all time – but what is it called?a) how to get rich quickb) how to stop worrying and make friendsc) how to win friends and influence peoplelisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabularyrapporta relationship between two people based on good understanding and communication to get on with (someone)to like someone and enjoy a friendly relationship with them walk a tightropebe in a difficult situation which requires carefully considering what to do objectivebased on the facts not personal feelings or emotions frankexpress yourself in an open, honest and sincere way sarcasticsay the opposite of what you really mean, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or criticise them in a humorous way [cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210617more 6 minute english episodes:how can i help the environment?https://youtu.be/uhfvt5iatmmvampire shoppershttps://youtu.be/g2ki5gemevuhow your eyes predict your personality https://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwmwould you invest in cryptocurrencies? https://youtu.be/nru4cx2gaouwomen's football world cuphttps://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaqwhat makes a good story?https://youtu.be/y7qvqbwrjlq#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #communication #rapport #gettingalong 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 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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 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with other people? do you find it easy to get on with everybody? neil and georgina discuss four styles of communication and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
in 1936, american writer dale carnegie wrote a famous self-help book on building rapport. it sold over 30 million copies, making it one of the best-selling books of all time – but what is it called?
a) how to get rich quick
b) how to stop worrying and make friends
c) how to win friends and influence people
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
rapport
a relationship between two people based on good understanding and communication
to get on with (someone)
to like someone and enjoy a friendly relationship with them
walk a tightrope
be in a difficult situation which requires carefully considering what to do
objective
based on the facts not personal feelings or emotions
frank
express yourself in an open, honest and sincere way
sarcastic
say the opposite of what you really mean, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or criticise them in a humorous way
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210617
more 6 minute english episodes:
how can i help the environment?
https://youtu.be/uhfvt5iatmm
vampire shoppers
https://youtu.be/g2ki5gemevu
how your eyes predict your personality
https://youtu.be/mlywm-kdbwm
would you invest in cryptocurrencies?
https://youtu.be/nru4cx2gaou
women's football world cup
https://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaq
what makes a good story?
https://youtu.be/y7qvqbwrjlq
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #communication #rapport #gettingalong