mermaids 6 minute english

mermaids 6 minute english

half-human, half-fish creatures have captured the imagination of people in different parts of the world. neil and georgina talk about different representations of mermaids and teach you related vocabulary along the way.

this week's question:
a fairy tale written by hans christian andersen became so famous that a statue of its character, the little mermaid, was built in the harbour of his birthplace. which city is it?
a) amsterdam
b) copenhagen
c) oslo
listen to the programme to find out the answer.

vocabulary
amphibious
describes a creature that lives both on land and in water

pidgin english
a language that has developed from a mixture of two languages. it is used as a ‘lingua franca’ – a way of communicating by people who do speak each other’s languages

loose translation
translation of writing or speech which carries over the basic idea but using words which may not be so accurate or nuanced

deity
god or goddess

shape-shifter
imaginary person or creature that has the power to change into a different shape or form

humility
the quality of not being proud or thinking you are better than others; being humble

[cover: getty images]

to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210506

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half-human, half-fish creatures have captured the imagination of people in different parts of the world. neil and georgina talk about different representations of mermaids and teach you related vocabulary along the way.this week's question:a fairy tale written by hans christian andersen became so famous that a statue of its character, the little mermaid, was built in the harbour of his birthplace. which city is it?a) amsterdamb) copenhagenc) oslolisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary amphibiousdescribes a creature that lives both on land and in water pidgin englisha language that has developed from a mixture of two languages. it is used as a ‘lingua franca’ – a way of communicating by people who do speak each other’s languages loose translationtranslation of writing or speech which carries over the basic idea but using words which may not be so accurate or nuanced deitygod or goddess shape-shifterimaginary person or creature that has the power to change into a different shape or form humilitythe quality of not being proud or thinking you are better than others; being humble[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210506more 6 minute english episodes:how to disagree betterhttps://youtu.be/rwhgkgs7zsc​meditation and your brainhttps://youtu.be/sm6etqg-hxw​no more bosseshttps://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 pandemicshttps://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq​#bbclearningenglish​ #learnenglish​ #mermaid #fairytale #folklore #mamiwata #siren 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 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related vocabulary along the way.

this week's question:
a fairy tale written by hans christian andersen became so famous that a statue of its character, the little mermaid, was built in the harbour of his birthplace. which city is it?
a) amsterdam
b) copenhagen
c) oslo
listen to the programme to find out the answer.

vocabulary
amphibious
describes a creature that lives both on land and in water

pidgin english
a language that has developed from a mixture of two languages. it is used as a ‘lingua franca’ – a way of communicating by people who do speak each other’s languages

loose translation
translation of writing or speech which carries over the basic idea but using words which may not be so accurate or nuanced

deity
god or goddess

shape-shifter
imaginary person or creature that has the power to change into a different shape or form

humility
the quality of not being proud or thinking you are better than others; being humble

[cover: getty images]

to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210506

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?
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