یادگیری زبان انگلیسی در 6 دقیقه (6Minute English)

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Witches

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The Pendle witches were a group of people in Lancashire, north-west England, who were hanged for using witchcraft in the seventeenth century. Recently, the remains of a seventeenth century house which may be linked to the witches was found in Pendle Hill.


This week's question: How many people across Europe do you think were executed for witchcraft- the practice of magic - between the years 1500 and 1800? Was it:a) 10,000 peopleb) 20,000 peoplec) 50,000 people

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Online shopping

Online shopping

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High street shops are finding it difficult to stay in business because sales are down for the third year in a row. On the other hand the trend of online shopping is increasing and a quarter of all Christmas shopping will be done online. Retailers are making it much easier to buy things over the internet.


This week's question: according to an international poll by The Neilsen Company, what is the most popular item that is bought online? Is it:


a) Music – downloaded or CDsb) Travel ticketsc) Books

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Volcano

Volcano

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What's the most dangerous thing you've done on holiday? In the Democratic Republic of Congo a very unusual - and possibly dangerous - tourist attraction has come into being. People are flocking to see an erupting volcano!

This week's question: which country has the British government advised against all travel to. Is it:


a) Iraq

b) Somalia

c) Afghanistan


Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme​

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TV addicts

TV addicts

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Most people can't imagine life without TV, yet it's only 75 years since regular broadcasting began. Celebrate the anniversary of the B B C's historic achievement with 6 Minute English


This week's question: how many hours a week on average does someone in the UK watch television? Is it:


a) 20 hours

b) 30 hours

c) 40 hours

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme​

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Night skies

Night skies

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The best places to see stars are the darkest places on the planet, like deserts and mountain tops. Recently, it has been discovered that Exmoor National Park, in south-west England, is one of the best places in the UK to see stars because it's so dark there at night. It's even been awarded special protection status. Find out more about this with Neil and Callum.


This week's question: how many moons has the biggest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, got? Is it:


a) 1

b) 12

c) 64

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Gaffes

Gaffes

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Sarkozy told Obama that the Israeli Prime Minister was a liar. It was a private conversation. The only problem was the microphone was turned on. Find out about this and other political gaffes with Neil and Callum.


This week's question: A question about Presidents. Who is the President of Germany? Is it:

a) Angela Merkel

b) Christian Wulff

c) Jurgen Klinsmann

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Succession

Succession

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Rob and Stephen talk about new changes to ancient laws about succession in the British monarchy.


This week's question: This is a royal question! Can you tell me which King did the current British Queen, Queen Elizabeth the Second, succeed? Was it:


a) King George the Fifth

b) King George the Sixth

c) King Edward the Eighth

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Aboriginal bones

Aboriginal bones

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Rob and Cath talk about why it's important that Aboriginal bones, which were kept in museums, are being returned to their people.

This week's question:


Where in your body would you find the humerus bone? In your:

a) leg

b) arm

c) head​

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Handwriting for the modern age

Handwriting for the modern age

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Rob and Cath talk about fonts and how the choice of fonts can indicate what type of person you are.

This week's question: Do you know which language the word 'font' originates from? Is it:

a) Spanish

b) German

c) French​

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Stress in the workplace

Stress in the workplace

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Rob And Neil discuss a rise in the number of people suffering from stress in the workplace.

This week's question: According to a survey carried out this year, what is considered to be the most stressful job? Is it:

a) A commercial airline pilot

b) A school teacher

c) A surgeon​

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Plastic carrier bags

Plastic carrier bags

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Rob and Cath discuss plans to discourage people from using and wasting plastic carrier bags and to think more about the environment.

This week's question: Approximately how many plastic carrier bags are used worldwide every year? Is it:

a) 500 million

b) 500 billion

c) 500 trillion​

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An ingenious invention

An ingenious invention

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Rob and Cath talk about an ingenious invention which is bringing a bit of brightness into the lives of the poorest people in the Philippines.

This week's question:


How many islands make up the Philippines? Is it:

a) 107

b) 707

c) 7107​

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Blood doping

Blood doping

Rob and Cath talk about doping in sport and a new test that might prevent some athletes cheating at the 2012 Olympics in London next year.


This week's question:



When was the first modern Olympics held? Was it in:


a) 1886

b) 1896

c) 1906


Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!



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Soldier teachers

Soldier teachers

Rob and Cath talk about teachers and how one school is planning to only use people who were in the armed forces to work there.

This week's question:



According to Government figures, approximately how many school pupils are there in England? Is it:


a) 6.1 million

b) 7.1 million, or

c) 8.1 million

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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soldier_teacher.zip​

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Swimming

Swimming

Rob and Callum talk about swimming, and look at the benefits of learning to swim at an early age.


This week's question: In 2007, the Slovenian swimmer Martin Strel broke his own world record for long-distance swimming. But what distance did he swim?


Was it:


a) 3,268 kilometres

b) 4,268 kilometres

c) 5,268 kilometres


Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!



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Shopping centres

Shopping centres

Dan and Rob talk about shopping centres and compare shopping in a local high street and a shopping centre.


This week's question:



The Bullring in Birmingham is the UK's busiest shopping centre, but how many people, on average, visit the Bullring each year? Is it:


a) 27 million

b) 37 million

c) 47 million

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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Shopping

Shopping

Dan and Alice talk about shopping, and look at how shops make us buy more.


This week's question: The South China Mall in China is the world's largest shopping centre. But how many shops does it have? Is it:


a) 800

b) 1,200

c) 1,500

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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World Wide Web celebrates 20th birthday

World Wide Web celebrates 20th birthday

Dan and Alice talk about computers and explain the difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet.


This week's question:



The first website was set up 20 years ago. How many websites are there in the world today, in August 2011? Is it:


a) 6.5 billion

b) 12.8 billion

c) 19.7 billion

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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web.zip​

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Bird superstitions

Bird superstitions

Rob and Alice discuss superstitions connected with nature. These are events that some people believe will bring them good or bad luck.


This week's question:



According to British folklore, eggs from which bird are meant to improve your eyesight? Is it:


a) Ducks

b) Owls

c) Swans

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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Brains and politics

Brains and politics

Alice and Rob talk about the structure of the brain and how it could be related to our political beliefs.

This week's question:

Which of these isn’t a part of the brain?

a) corpus callosum

b) tomatosensory cortex

c) pons

Listen out for the answer in the programme.


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Citizen Journalism

Citizen Journalism

Stephen and Rob talk about citizen journalism, where people who aren't trained journalists report or blog their experiences. Citizen journalism has been a significant source of news in Egypt and Libya during recent protests.

This week's question:

Which of these six countries, according to figures from internet world stats, has the largest percentage of people using the internet?

South Korea, Japan, the US, the UK, India or China.

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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citizen.zip
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Dentist's Drill

Dentist's Drill

Alice and Stephen talk about a very common phobia – a fear of the dentist – and a possible new treatment
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This week's question:


Which of these is NOT a real phobia (a persistent and sometimes irrational fear)?

a) agoraphobia
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b) arachnophobia
,
c) televiphobia

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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A New Lease of Life

A New Lease of Life

Alice and Finn talk about an amazing scientific achievement which has changed lives - a completely artificial heart.

This week's question:


Which of these creatures has the slowest heartbeat?

a) an elephant

b) a human being

c) a dog

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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heart.zip
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Love letters

Love letters

Yvonne and Rob talk about love letters and a new exhibition in London all about soldiers and their sweethearts.

This week's question:


In which year was The Royal Mail – Britain's postal service – founded?

a) 1516

b) 1710 or

c) 1780

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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love.zip​

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How musical are you?

How musical are you?

Yvonne and Rob talk about music, and people's musical ability.

This week's question:


Listen to the two pieces of music in the programme. Do you think they are:

a) exactly the same or

b) different

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!

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Population explosion

Population explosion

Alice and Finn talk about a population explosion in the world - and how engineers suggest it can be dealt with


Alice and Finn talk about a population explosion in the world - and how engineers suggest it can be dealt with.

This week's question:


How many zeros are there after the 1 in a billion?

a) 12

b) 9

c) 6

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!

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populations.zip​

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Scam mail

Scam mail

Alice and Finn talk about letters sent in the post asking for money or offering prizes.

This week's question:


What was the name of the first sticky postage stamp which went on sale on the 1st May 1840 in the UK? Was it:

a) The penny brown

b) The penny black or

c) The penny blue

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking

Alice and Stephen talk about people who sleepwalk, and how scientists believe the condition is passed on from parent to child.

This week's question:


What do the letters REM stand for?

a) rapid eye movement

b) random eye movement

c) relative eye movement

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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sleep.zip​

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Shark's fin soup

Shark's fin soup

As people celebrate the Chinese New Year, Yvonne and Finn talk about a traditional Chinese dish which is controversial with some

.This week's question:


Which type of shark is the longest fish in the world?

Was it:

a) the great white shark

b) the whale shark or

c) the hammerhead shark

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!


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Ancient Italian shipwreck

Ancient Italian shipwreck

Rob and Chris discuss an exciting discovery of an ancient shipwreck off the Italian coast and what secrets it might reveal.

This week's question:


The UN has estimated the number of ships which lie wrecked on the ocean floor. Is it:


a) 3,000

b) 300,000

c) 3 million

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme.

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ancient_shipwrecks.zip
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