is punctuality important 6 minute english
some people are always on time but others are always late - they never allow enough time to get somewhere. lateness can also sometimes be attributed to an underlying fear of being early. neil and catherine talk about different people's attitude to being on time.
this week's question
how many years would an atomic clock at the uk's national physical laboratory take, approximately, to lose or gain a second? is it...
a) 138 years
b) 138,000 years
c) 138 million years
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
punctuality
the fact of doing something at an agreed time and being on time
timekeeping
ability to achieve things on time
time benders
people who are always late because they don’t allow enough time to be somewhere
resistance
being against something
deadlines
fixed times when things must be completed by
conspicuous
easily noticed
awkward
uncomfortable or nervous
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201119
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some people are always on time but others are always late - they never allow enough time to get somewhere. lateness can also sometimes be attributed to an underlying fear of being early. neil and catherine talk about different people's attitude to being on time.this week's question how many years would an atomic clock at the uk's national physical laboratory take, approximately, to lose or gain a second? is it...a) 138 yearsb) 138,000 yearsc) 138 million yearslisten to the programme to find out the answer. vocabulary punctualitythe fact of doing something at an agreed time and being on timetimekeepingability to achieve things on timetime benderspeople who are always late because they don’t allow enough time to be somewhereresistancebeing against somethingdeadlinesfixed times when things must be completed byconspicuouseasily noticedawkwarduncomfortable or nervous[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go 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learn english thoughts on life in the universe learn english phrasal verb shrug off learn english salary or wages learn english maths symbols learn english some people are always on time but others are always late - they never allow enough time to get somewhere. lateness can also sometimes be attributed to an underlying fear of being early. neil and catherine talk about different people's attitude to being on time.
this week's question
how many years would an atomic clock at the uk's national physical laboratory take, approximately, to lose or gain a second? is it...
a) 138 years
b) 138,000 years
c) 138 million years
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
punctuality
the fact of doing something at an agreed time and being on time
timekeeping
ability to achieve things on time
time benders
people who are always late because they don’t allow enough time to be somewhere
resistance
being against something
deadlines
fixed times when things must be completed by
conspicuous
easily noticed
awkward
uncomfortable or nervous
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201119
more 6 minute english episodes:
the smell of coffee
https://youtu.be/5r3wdbe1-jm
can we trust a smart speaker?
https://youtu.be/z2xcl93o7f0
are dating apps effective?
https://youtu.be/s94xlbnjwzu
is there a future without bees?
https://youtu.be/gj0bsnux1ga
is the recycling system broken?
https://youtu.be/ioao1dfgp2s
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #lateness #punctuality #time