6 Minute English - ’All About Language’ English Mega Class! One Hour of New Vocabulary!

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with this ’all about language’ 6 Minute English compilation from BBC Learning English! One hour of listening practice to help improve your English listening and learn LOTS of new vocabulary! There are 11 episodes and each contains authentic listening practice, fun quiz questions, analysis of new vocabulary and looks at how to use these words in real-life contexts! 0:00 How do you learn to speak a language? 6:14 Why do we text instead of talking? 12:18 Does your name start with the wrong letter? 18:20 The decline of the apostrophe 24:25 Cultural differences and body language 30:17 For the love of foreign languages 36:35 How to talk about conspiracy theories 42:40 Using ’x’ for kisses 48:45 Debating veganism: how to change someone’s opinion 54:55 The history of ’hello’ 1:01:00 Why is it called ’mother tongue’? You can find the transcripts, quizzes, vocabulary and activiti