You Cant Pull A Cracker On Your Own
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If you are sitting at a desk or answering the phone, stop for a moment and ask: Neil and Finn discuss the future of our jobs. Neil and Alice discuss what kind of book people like to be seen reading. Do you like to impress people with a classic book in your hands? Do you dress formally or casually?
Do you choose trendy items or old comfortable ones? Rob and Will talk about the meaning of clothes. It's been described as the world's largest and most democratic classical music festival. What an awful sound - cracking your knuckles!
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Listen in to Rob and Neil to find out if it's a useful skill or just an annoying habit. Was Charles Darwin the only man with ideas about evolution? Rob and Neil talk about someone else who discovered it first. What are the modern day dilemmas in using a lift? Rob and Neil discuss the awkwardness and irritation of being in one. Should young people be made to vote in elections or should we choose? We discuss the ideas behind compulsory voting. What do we need our chins for? Rob and Neil discuss how we got them and what our chins say about us.
Why do gibbons sing duets and what has this got to do with the evolution of the human language? What part of our body have scientists discovered can heal and help us? Do you chew gum and what do you do with it when you've finished? Listen to Rob and Finn discussing the history and chemical properties of gum and why it's messing up our streets whilst explaining some related vocabulary. Food banks provide food to people in the UK who can't afford to buy their own.
Rob and Finn discuss this how they work and how they help many of the country's poorest. Listen to Neil and Rob discussing mood swings, risk taking, and why people make fun of teenagers, while they also explore some related vocabulary. How can remote parts of the world get access to the internet? Neil and Catherine discuss a new idea for spreading knowledge. What makes us angry and why is aggression useful?
Neil and Catherine discuss human behaviour. Big bushy beards have become so fashionable that there's now an art exhibition dedicated to them. A London apartment block has front and back entrances for private and social housing - or so-called rich and poor doors. Does it make sense to you? Listen to a discussion whilst learning some housing-related vocabulary. Fifty years ago, on 18 March , Soviet astronaut Alexei Leonov took the first space walk. Listen to Rob and Neil describing the struggles of that ground-breaking space mission whilst explaining some related vocabulary.
Furniture with built-in wireless charging technology - like a coffee table is now being sold. So you just pop your phone on the table, and technology does the rest! Many animals face extinction. But people are realising that they must act now to stop further losses.
Should You Really Be Cracking Your Joints?
A scheme to save the Asian elephant in China could provide an answer. How does music make you feel? Research shows that it actually influences us more than we realise - whether we're at the movies, the supermarket, or down the pub. Coffee is now the most popular drink in the world. But what about the economics and politics of coffee production? It's as complicated as getting the right flavour in your cup. Rob and Neil put on their sunglasses to find out more about this special star and teach some related vocabulary. The UK has become the first country to approve legislation allowing the creation of babies with genetic material from three people.
What are some art galleries banning to protect their paintings? Find out with Neil and Harry. An electronic device under your skin?! Workers in Sweden take part in experiment which allows them to get in and out of their office without a key, ID or password. He is known throughout the world for his role in defeating Nazi Germany but he also made mistakes. We live in a richer world. But the gap between rich and poor is still very wide in individual countries.
How to change this? The price of vaccines has escalated and some poor countries are struggling to prevent children from catching certain life-threatening diseases, says Medecins Sans Frontieres. Will thinking computers be the end of humans? About 37, tourists are expected to visit Antarctica this season. But should they be going to a region with such a sensitive environment?
At a time when more people compete for fewer jobs, are you sure you present your skills and abilities well to a potential employer? Listen to Rob and Neil's conversation and learn some related vocabulary. Going to a party where you don't know anyone? Listen to Rob and Neil's advice and learn some related vocabulary. We use computers for everything nowadays.
Are we forgetting our own abilities - and losing our talent? Listen to Rob and Neil's discussion, and learn some related vocabulary.
Smoking in cars with children might be banned in England. Listen to Neil and Rob's chat and learn some related vocabulary. Is bullying just an attempt to give a bad name to what is part of human nature? What would you put in your time capsule? When enemy soldiers sang together in WW1. Are your pictures, documents and videos safe online? Listen to Rob and Finn's chat and learn new vocabulary. How can science fiction help the world? Rob and Finn discuss a project which aims to inspire through stories of a bright future.
Rob and Finn discuss the World Health Organisation's recommendations on e-cigarettes. Is it right to sleep at work? Rob and Finn discuss the benefits of sleeping on the job. Is the way we see famous people a new thing? Learn about the first 'modern celebrity'. Rob and Finn discuss how to deal with boredom and teach some related vocabulary. We promise you won't be bored! Is knuckle cracking good for you? To play this audio you need to enable JavaScript.
Can you crack your knuckles? This week's question Which type of joint can you crack? You can hear the right answer at the end of the programme. This is not a word-for-word transcript Rob Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Rob… Neil … and I'm Neil.
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Neil What does MRI stand for? Excellent — well, thanks for the biology demonstration there, Neil … Neil Any time! Neil And I said: Neil It was a good guess.
So can we hear the words we learned today again? Rob Go on Neil, one more time. Neil Here we go.
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Should You Really Be Cracking Your Joints?
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Does your CV shine? Are you big on small talk? The best modern cracker jokes have been identified by the TV channel Gold after it sought entries to a competition via Twitter and asked the public to choose their favourites. Christmas needs pantomime villains, and this year Brexit , Ryanair , Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un appear in the top 20 new gags. The comedy critic Bruce Dessau, who chaired the judging panel that selected a shortlist put to a public vote of 2, people, said: Part of the fun of Christmas cracker jokes is the groans they induce, and the new gags continue that tradition.
At number five on the list is: And at number 18 is: Why was Theresa May sacked as nativity manager? Santa flies at least once a year. He said he fancied a Korea change. Why did Donald Trump continuously decorate the Christmas tree? Why was the planned Ryanair TV documentary scrapped?
They were unable to air a pilot. Which TV Christmas special is being filmed in Brussels this year?