GoodScriber listening library · BBC Learning English
6 Minute English
Two hosts discuss a topic and teach six words in six minutes. Listen to 6 Minute English online with a synced transcript. Replay sentence by sentence, check translations, get AI explanations, and shadow each line in GoodScriber.
24 audio lessons, 3 h 20 min in total. Levels: Beginner.
Lessons
| # | Title | Length | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why has gold got so expensive? | 8:38 | Beginner |
| 2 | Are people drinking less alcohol? | 9:02 | Beginner |
| 3 | Why does heartbreak hurt so much? | 8:12 | Beginner |
| 4 | Why do we itch? | 8:00 | Beginner |
| 5 | Is rejection good for us? | 8:05 | Beginner |
| 6 | Can apps teach you a language? | 8:15 | Beginner |
| 7 | Climate change and extreme weather | 8:14 | Beginner |
| 8 | How do we describe smells? | 8:16 | Beginner |
| 9 | Sharing the road with driverless cars | 8:15 | Beginner |
| 10 | Who does the housework? | 9:18 | Beginner |
| 11 | How do climate scientists make predictions? | 8:17 | Beginner |
| 12 | The Enhanced Games | 8:19 | Beginner |
| 13 | Children in warzones | 8:22 | Beginner |
| 14 | What's in a footballer's brain? | 8:07 | Beginner |
| 15 | Should we cycle more? | 7:52 | Beginner |
| 16 | Rude emails | 8:12 | Beginner |
| 17 | Stress-free family meals | 8:24 | Beginner |
| 18 | Limiting screen time for children | 8:25 | Beginner |
| 19 | How advertisers make us spend money | 8:14 | Beginner |
| 20 | The power of poetry | 8:14 | Beginner |
| 21 | Living with debt | 8:15 | Beginner |
| 22 | Making cities feel quieter | 8:15 | Beginner |
| 23 | How reading shapes your brain | 8:13 | Beginner |
| 24 | Searching for life on another planet | 8:14 | Beginner |
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