walkman the music player revolution 6 minute english
years before ipods and mp3 downloads, the sony walkman was the first widely available portable music player. it revolutionised the way fans listened to their favourite bands. in this programme, neil and georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the walkman and teach you vocabulary along the way.
to download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201029
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vocabulary
headphones
pair of padded speakers worn over your ears in order to listen to music without other people hearing
take off
(phrasal verb) suddenly start to be successful and popular
laid (something) on the line
(idiom) risked losing something important, such as a job or reputation
picked up on (something)
(phrasal verb) noticed or gave particular attention to something being said or done
niche product
something marketed for sale to a small, specific group
caught the public imagination or caught the public's imagination
(idiom) made the public interested in or excited about something
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years before ipods and mp3 downloads, the sony walkman was the first widely available portable music player. it revolutionised the way fans listened to their favourite bands. in this programme, neil and georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the walkman and teach you vocabulary along the way.to download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201029more 6 minute english episodes:the medicine of coronavirushttps://youtu.be/gu_gfdjpdsais this the era of distrust?https://youtu.be/ahoslepc6yigrandma therapy in zimbabwehttps://youtu.be/lxw2xdwqks0how can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8do chimps have the same emotions as us? https://youtu.be/x4hnop6ko6yhacking help for us electionshttps://youtu.be/pzq2slm4wu4vocabulary headphonespair of padded speakers worn over your ears in order to listen to music without other people hearing take off(phrasal verb) suddenly start to be successful and popular laid (something) on the line(idiom) risked losing something important, such as a job or reputation picked up on (something)(phrasal verb) noticed or gave particular attention to something being said or done niche productsomething marketed for sale to a small, specific group caught the public imagination or caught the public's imagination(idiom) made the public interested in or excited about something [cover: getty images]#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #walkman #sony #musicplayer #1980s #portable 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 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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 maths symbols learn english hot off the press british english idiom learn english the word gossip learn english phrasal verbs gobble up down learn english phrasal verb come across learn english years before ipods and mp3 downloads, the sony walkman was the first widely available portable music player. it revolutionised the way fans listened to their favourite bands. in this programme, neil and georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the walkman and teach you vocabulary along the way.
to download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201029
more 6 minute english episodes:
the medicine of coronavirus
https://youtu.be/gu_gfdjpdsa
is this the era of distrust?
https://youtu.be/ahoslepc6yi
grandma therapy in zimbabwe
https://youtu.be/lxw2xdwqks0
how can we make the web a better place?
https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8
do chimps have the same emotions as us?
https://youtu.be/x4hnop6ko6y
hacking help for us elections
https://youtu.be/pzq2slm4wu4
vocabulary
headphones
pair of padded speakers worn over your ears in order to listen to music without other people hearing
take off
(phrasal verb) suddenly start to be successful and popular
laid (something) on the line
(idiom) risked losing something important, such as a job or reputation
picked up on (something)
(phrasal verb) noticed or gave particular attention to something being said or done
niche product
something marketed for sale to a small, specific group
caught the public imagination or caught the public's imagination
(idiom) made the public interested in or excited about something
[cover: getty images]
#bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #walkman #sony #musicplayer #1980s #portable