loneliness 6 minute english
loneliness can affect all people at different times in their lives, but is it a new idea or something humans have always experienced? neil and rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
this week's question
mauro morandi lived alone on budelli island in italy for many years, but how many years exactly? is it...
a) 6 years
b) 31 years
c) 44 years
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
keep someone company
spend time with someone so they don’t get lonely
social change
shift in how people behave and think
significant other
partner
solitude
being alone
pinch points
times in your life where there are difficulties and things slow down or change
chronic
long lasting (health condition)
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
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loneliness can affect all people at different times in their lives, but is it a new idea or something humans have always experienced? neil and rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.this week's question mauro morandi lived alone on budelli island in italy for many years, but how many years exactly? is it...a) 6 yearsb) 31 yearsc) 44 yearslisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary keep someone companyspend time with someone so they don’t get lonelysocial changeshift in how people behave and thinksignificant otherpartnersolitudebeing alonepinch pointstimes in your life where there are difficulties and things slow down or changechroniclong lasting (health condition)[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go to:https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...more 6 minute english episodes:fake or real: what’s the best tree to have at christmas?https://youtu.be/nfzh67bgo5cwomen's football world cuphttps://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaqthe 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word wish learn english the word watch learn english the word pen learn english the word small learn english the word snail learn english the words high and tall learn english the word bird learn english the word pair learn english the preposition off learn english the glottal stop learn english the word meat learn english the word bubble learn english the word bloody learn english the verb to eat learn english the word big learn english archaic words learn english all about shopping learn english shakespeare s romeo and juliet learn english the preposition in learn english all about paper bags learn english the word boot learn english thoughts on life in the universe learn english phrasal verb shrug off learn english salary or wages learn 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 english the words high and tall learn english the word bird learn english the word pair learn english the preposition off learn english the glottal stop learn english the word meat learn english the word bubble learn english the word bloody learn english the verb to eat learn english the word big learn english archaic words learn english all about shopping learn english shakespeare s romeo and juliet learn english the preposition in learn english all about paper bags learn english the word boot learn english thoughts on life in the universe learn english phrasal verb shrug off learn english salary or wages learn english loneliness can affect all people at different times in their lives, but is it a new idea or something humans have always experienced? neil and rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
this week's question
mauro morandi lived alone on budelli island in italy for many years, but how many years exactly? is it...
a) 6 years
b) 31 years
c) 44 years
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
keep someone company
spend time with someone so they don’t get lonely
social change
shift in how people behave and think
significant other
partner
solitude
being alone
pinch points
times in your life where there are difficulties and things slow down or change
chronic
long lasting (health condition)
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
more 6 minute english episodes:
fake or real: what’s the best tree to have at christmas?
https://youtu.be/nfzh67bgo5c
women's football world cup
https://youtu.be/uziff8nsxaq
the circular economy
https://youtu.be/vezrszv5uce
can death metal bring you joy?
https://youtu.be/x4qc_ed3drg
could you be a victim of online fraud?
https://youtu.be/ku65znnopc4
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #loneliness #solitude