what makes a good story 6 minute english
telling stories is a powerful way to connect and communicate with people - they help us make sense of the world. neil and georgina talk about storytelling and why we’ve been telling them to each other for millennia.
this week's question:
which of the following well-known folk tales is a ‘defeating the monster’ story? is it...
a) beowulf?
b) beauty and the beast?
c) goldilocks and the three bears?
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
folk tales
stories that parents have told and passed on to their children over many years
universal
exist everywhere are related to everyone in the world
tap into
understand, connect to and express something such as people’s beliefs or attitudes
wish-fulfillment
achievement of things you really want and desire
ramble
talk in a confused way, often going off the subject or not making much sense
get to the point
start talking about what is most important and relevant
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
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telling stories is a powerful way to connect and communicate with people - they help us make sense of the world. neil and georgina talk about storytelling and why we’ve been telling them to each other for millennia.this week's question:which of the following well-known folk tales is a ‘defeating the monster’ story? is it...a) beowulf?b) beauty and the beast?c) goldilocks and the three bears?listen to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary folk talesstories that parents have told and passed on to their children over many yearsuniversalexist everywhere are related to everyone in the worldtap intounderstand, connect to and express something such as people’s beliefs or attitudeswish-fulfillmentachievement of things you really want and desirerambletalk in a confused way, often going off the subject or not making much senseget to the pointstart talking about what is most important and relevant [cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go 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big learn english archaic words learn english all about shopping learn 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 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 sounds animals make learn english the word wish learn english the word watch learn english the word pen learn english the word small learn english the word snail learn 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this week's question:
which of the following well-known folk tales is a ‘defeating the monster’ story? is it...
a) beowulf?
b) beauty and the beast?
c) goldilocks and the three bears?
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
folk tales
stories that parents have told and passed on to their children over many years
universal
exist everywhere are related to everyone in the world
tap into
understand, connect to and express something such as people’s beliefs or attitudes
wish-fulfillment
achievement of things you really want and desire
ramble
talk in a confused way, often going off the subject or not making much sense
get to the point
start talking about what is most important and relevant
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
more 6 minute english episodes:
for the love of foreign language
https://youtu.be/hlsbs3xsdum
training artificial intelligence
https://youtu.be/0r9nlqm4zka
grandma therapy in zimbabwe
https://youtu.be/lxw2xdwqks0
are trees intelligent?
https://youtu.be/wvpckah4cba
why do we choose to text instead of talk?
https://youtu.be/pl90reptkhk
would you work for free?
https://youtu.be/nnls1lweiqa
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #storytelling #folktales #story