BBC 6 Minute English

Have you ever phoned up a company and had your call held in a queue? Could AI make this less painful? Pippa and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

This week's question
Approximately how many people work in call centres globally?

a) 7 million?
b) 17 million? or,
c) 27 million?

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Are secrets always negative? Or can they be positive too? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.

This week's question
While travelling in Indonesia, BBC TV presenter, Joanna Lumley, believes she discovered the unknown secret ingredient in Coca Cola. But what is it?
a) cinnamon
b) nutmeg or,
c) ginger
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Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental health? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.

This week's question
How many trees were needed to build the HMS Victory, Nelson’s famous ship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805? 
a) 4,000 trees?
b) 5,000 trees? or,
c) 6,000 trees?
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Are DNA ancestry tests a reliable way to trace your ancestry? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

This week's question:
How much DNA do humans share with each other?
a) 79.9%
b) 89.9% or,
c) 99.9?

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What do babies need to learn to be able to talk? Georgie and Phil discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

This week's question
At what age do babies usually start babbling?
a)    around 6 months old?
b)    around 9 months old? or,
c)    around 1 year old?
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