Apparently, anxiety can be helpful to us! There's even an evolutionary cause! Find out how and why in this 6 Minute English: Anxiety and evolution: Has anxiety been good for humans? kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6GFzamycdOoiJM.html&

@mostafahisham2926

4 жыл бұрын

BBC Learning English Your programm is great, amazing, perfect...Anxiety can be helpful for us is realy very useful,not only the vocab which we use easly in our every day Englisch but also the information and the topic 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@angelealexis6684

3 жыл бұрын

@@mostafahisham2926 m

@angelealexis6684

3 жыл бұрын

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@gulyaswift1503

Жыл бұрын

Yes

I believe that BBC is one of the best channels for foreigners to study English ever. 🖤

@bbclearningenglish

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We really appreciate your comments - we work really hard on making enjoyable and useful content, so we really appreciate your kind words. 🥰

@sweetprincess5431

10 ай бұрын

​@@bbclearningenglish right ✅️

As a people person, I don’t need to pluck up my courage to chat with total strangers. Thank you for this lesson!

Strangely, before even listening to this, I've been doing that(talking to strangers like on the train on my way back home from work) and I can vouch it does indeed make you feel better in some way. Strike up a conversation and it just might make your day!

I agree with BBC. It's the fact that talking to someone makes us more happier. I am both of introvert and extravert. Sometimes i like being alone by myself. But less i am alone, i want to talk to somebody. It feels like the air we want to breath. My friends felt anxious and depressed when they were absolutely alone. But when they started talking to somebody and meeting friends they got much better. Thanks BBC for your work👍 You help to many people, that's amazing

I am introverted and most people always said that you need to become an extrovert. Hence, I often intend to underestimate and feel doubt my ability when I make an important decision. Moreover, I am afraid of doing new things. So, I need to pluck up the courage to embrace new challenges. And the connection between me and others has a good tendency to boost my mood and have anticipating results. Remember, you don't need to try to be a person who doesn't want to be. Being yourself and being the best version of your own.

In Vietnam, we frequently start a conversation with strangers because we think the more the merrier.

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

Great culture! In the UK, it's more common to start conversations with strangers in smaller towns than it is in the bigger cities. We agree with your sentiment, though - speaking with each other can only increase our happiness and mental well-being. 😃

@mayoooketchup

4 жыл бұрын

Now I like this cultural attitude :D

Nice program! Talking to strangers is not easy always but whenever we have conversation with new people , we really get nice experience.

As a friendly person, I don’t need to pluck up my courage to have a small talk with total strangers. Usually I talk about neutral subjects like the weather or movies if I want to make a casual conversation. By the way, I truly enjoy your podcasts. Thank you for your great work!

The Best programme ever for learning english👍👌

I did not know that these words are included in English language , thanks for your good programmer you guys are fantastic . Starting a conversation is too difficult with a stranger to me . I know that I have to break this bad habit . If I don’t get ride of this habit I am sure I never become a good English speaker . It causes to decrease my confidence .

That's true, When I talk with someone that I don't know, I feel happier and I don't know why when they laugh my jokes or comments this makes me double happy.

I am really agree that we get happiness by connecting people! Lovely session by BBC as usual!

Thank you, BBC. 💚

It helps me improving my English. Thanks a lot. From Bangladesh❤️

Really helpful and interesting i just love it .

Of course your programme is the most helpful material for english listening, new vocabulary and improving speaking as soon as possible. Thus, thanks a lot. But I have got a question for you: Are you all "non-native speakers"??? Please, 🙏 don't forget answering my question!!! I'm really interested it 😃😃😃

Thank you BBC. I want learn English and you help me for this aim

Thanks guys for this lesson. I think I´m more introvert than extrovert. However people usually told me that I´m really extrovert, I don´t know why hahaha, because when I start meeting someone, I feel me little nervous, and something I don´t know what to say, or sometimes I try to find an interesting topic for starting a conversation. I only consider hard the first conversation, because you don´t know anything about that person, and we always to want get a good first impression, I think it is for that reason. Because when you are talking with someone one another time, the fair goes away, and things became easy. Starting sometimes is hard.

thanks for the useful video! your video brings me back about the period of working at a reputable restaurant of mine! woking as a service staff at there helps me improve and develop my social skills immensely! it's not about providing customers a good and savory meals , it's about my open communication with them although i see them in the first sight. Because i consider myself as an extroverted person who likes to socialising with other people ^^. Through certain conversations with many types of customers, especially foreign customers, they broaden my understading about them and give me a positive mood when working as well.

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

It's great if you can combine work with learning a new language! Getting paid while learning - that's excellent. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

@sangbui3637

4 жыл бұрын

@@bbclearningenglish thanks for your a nice compliment. i'm looking forward to watching the latest video... ^^

My boss never underestimate my ideas. Since my team delivered the projects before the deadlines, I am anticipating to get a good hike from my employer. Finally, I plucked out all the courage to ask a paid leave to my manager. I love to connect with my colleagues. I want to experience how it feels as an introvert. 🙂 Thanks BBC learning English. 💗

@user-kc9hv2rw6v

4 жыл бұрын

oh, u can't even anticipate how it feels to be an introvert, its an awful thing in the modern world to my mind. So don't try to experience it))

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Great example sentences - thanks for sharing.

@ricardobardales8137

4 жыл бұрын

I believe as human beings is important to keep in touch with people and try to socialize in a good mood. To have a good behaviour, be polite and think in other could help.

Damn it! It's my IELTS task 2 topic this morning !!!!!!!!!

@gayathrik8569

4 жыл бұрын

Iziel Bluewings hii, where you took your exam?? I've been studying for IELTS these days..

@izielbluewings777

4 жыл бұрын

@@gayathrik8569 I chose IDP.

@kieutran5781

4 жыл бұрын

Really

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your results... hope you did well! 🤞🏽

Very good channel and topic.

Thank you BBC

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much!

I'm really fall in love with Neil's voice. 😂 I'm regretting now why I couldn't find this kind of useful channel. I'm late already.

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

It's never too late to learn something new. Welcome to our KZread Channel, Mi YinYin Mon! And this is our website: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/

Thanks BBC My note while listening Normally, we don't go up to a stranger and strike up a conversation. However, having a conversation with a stranger might be good for us. As a matter of fact, many of us spend part of our everyday life surrounded by strangers but we rarely reach out and talk to them because of the fear of awkwardness and discomfort. Actually, we have a negative voice in our head which causes us to underestimate ourselves as not being interesting. We walk around with the fear that the other person would not feel interested in talking to us but the experience of talking to a stranger can turn out more fun and relaxing than we thought. We should pluck up the courage to talk to strangers as it's good for our health because it can put us in a better mood.

@andreafixes

Жыл бұрын

Great writing! Well done! 🙌🏻

Great show ever 👍👌

Next video: how to memorize 171,146 words 😱

@TheGudsProduction

4 жыл бұрын

How to memorise

@user-rc6ic5kg1d

4 жыл бұрын

LOLzzz

@fjorgenews

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheGudsProduction repeat repeat write shadowing..

@denisesousa5153

3 жыл бұрын

LOL that would be great....

@virginiea6740

2 жыл бұрын

@@fjorgenews Thanks for the tip!

Thanks!

My mind tells me that I am an introvert but sometimes when I reach out to new people , it goes smoothly On the other hand , when I reach out to people I knew in the past like old friends , it doesn't work 🙃

@studyandplan7789

4 жыл бұрын

I thought that i was the only one

I need a video for how to read long numbers 😱

@changchunwang8924

4 жыл бұрын

it's also a big challenge to hear long number for me

@user-tt8vq9bf8g

3 жыл бұрын

It is hard for any foreigners😂

@oeuxydusiaio4520

3 жыл бұрын

me too. we have the same problem.

Nice programme❤😘🙏

Thank you

thank you so much

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

It is beneficial to become creative as it gets opportunity to practice motor skills while talking with stranger

Hello bbc. Could you explain what do you mean by "absolute words "? Thanks in anticipation!

For many years I believed I was an extrovert person, but every time that I arrive a new city I do not know how to approach people and meet new friends. I enjoy to much speaking with others but I struggle with the first contact.

How to make small talk or to get to know a stranger or to make a new friend: Firstly, smile :) Then, ask some questions. After that, compliment his or her. Finally, you have to be confident, not arrogant, I mean you have to be humble. To sum up: smile, ask, compliment, be humble.

@phucao3224

4 жыл бұрын

i dont know how to make good joke

@NhanNguyen-pq5xc

4 жыл бұрын

@@phucao3224 maybe you dont need to try to make good joke as good jokes come natural

@phucao3224

4 жыл бұрын

@@NhanNguyen-pq5xc thank for the " USEFUL" advice

Good job

I'm an introvert yups I prefer to spend a lot of my time alone because I don't like crowded places. When strangers reached me I keep the distance with them and I feel uncomfortable

Great!

huge challenge for introvert, but the good impact itself can encourage them, thumbs up

Why are the newest videos of the 6 minute english private?

Perfect

Hi to all strangers...

@gayathrik8569

4 жыл бұрын

Puneeta K hiiiii puneeta. Hope you're doing good.

@user-kc9hv2rw6v

4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Russia

@mapanache

4 жыл бұрын

@@gayathrik8569 Hello dear. i wish the same for you.

@studywithLeisy

3 жыл бұрын

Hiii. From Viet Nam

@mapanache

3 жыл бұрын

@@gayathrik8569 ❤️❤️❤️

i have also connected with you !

What's meaning of Essex in the sentence psychologist from Essex ?

Hi guys. The question is not how many words are being used in the English language, but it is how many words or expresions should anyone learn to speak it fluently? I think if I spend my life learning new vocabulary, I won't finish. For me I'm not an extrovert and I think it is impolite to start a conversation with people whom you don't know. Last month I was returning home by bus and my coworker was sitting beside me. We were discussing the cost of his farm and suddenly, a person sitting in front of us started talking about the case, then we stopped talking until we got off the bus.

thanks a lot for your videos, my listening skill is better

I think this might be culture difference. In korea, if someone starts conversation with stranger, usually we think he or she is swindler...

@aaahh12345

4 жыл бұрын

Or it depends on the situation?

I think it becomes difficult to talk with strangers since everyone keep using cell phone and pretending not seeing each other!

@mauriliosoares9215

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you!

@user-kc9hv2rw6v

4 жыл бұрын

That's the real obstacle of the 21st century( I wish we could get 20 years back in the way of human relationships

@tingting4567

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but Let's say hi! Because of the internet, we met strangers online!

@user-kc9hv2rw6v

4 жыл бұрын

@@tingting4567 hi-hi! yeah, but to my mind, using online we just get lots of "connections", not true communications

@NhiNguyen-yo6hc

4 жыл бұрын

That's true . Everyone stares at smartphone

I always feel nervous when i talk to a person who i just met for the first time since i am an introvert person. I need to pluck up my courage to break the ice every time.

I underestimated the positive impact on working with my friends, but I had to pluck up the courage to finish the works.

Great 👍🏾👍🏾 thank you very much

Can bbc explain how to use "that's a given " ?

@ace5428

4 жыл бұрын

that means 'it's a sure thing'

anticipate is a word that they use with the similar meaning with guessing or predicting

We need a video where Neil recites the 171,146 words

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 Good idea! We'll ask him to!

Nice

Can i know how to use much, many ,more, and a lot of

We want to write your talks on the mirror thanks amillion👏👏👏👏

It will be better if this conversation has English subtitle because some spelling we don't understand.

Hello! I dare to ask you to add subtitles correctly. There`s sth wrong in this video. (And even if we`re an introvert - a person who prefers to be alone rather than with other people.(X)--> others(O)) It makes me confused when repeating after videos if there`s any wrong subtitle. Please put subtitles exactly from now :D Thanks for useful and practical videos~

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

With all our 6 Minute English videos, you can find our transcripts by following the link in the description. For this video you can find the full transcript here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-191212 Hope that helps. 😃

I want to make a conversation with neil and katerien...they are my favourite stanger persons..hey neil🙋‍♀️

I passed my first listening exam and got frustrated about my grade. I got only 10/40 even less. Plz help me as much as you can how i can get more at listening

you keep on

❤❤

Paradigm shift I'm mood

In English there about 170.000 word but a native English speaker can use just 20.000.

@TheGudsProduction

4 жыл бұрын

Are you a native speaker?

Nice & interesting topic.

I think Is there nothi g wrong into talk to strangers just accurate way AND Places, like parks, coffeés, bars.... being confident helps AND if not try Even Is good for you mood.

Awesome but could you improve by arabic subtitle

iam introvert, i hate spending my free time with other people, unless they are online when playing video games

Thanh a lot

1:52 ---> 2:16

Im in love with Neil since 3 years now. Does neil have any personal channel?

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

As a friendly person, I never need to pluck up

I am from India

@sistaklauuu

4 жыл бұрын

Kundan Kumar Hi! I need to talk with someone who only speak English. Could we do a call? My IG: @kayah.luvh My email: claudelacruz_@outlook.com

2023 I've still watched and leant this video

Introverts panic when they're going shopping and the assistants are too much enthusiastic

@bbclearningenglish

3 жыл бұрын

Nice example! However, we usually say 'much too' rather than 'too much'. The assistants are much too enthusiastic!

In China,we usually starting a conversation with food😁😁😁it doesn’t matter whenever,this is always the one of the popular topics in China.😊😊😊

There is not anxious in arabic world from speaking to new people

@user-kc9hv2rw6v

4 жыл бұрын

Why so?

@dggcdggf1267

4 жыл бұрын

It is bro 🙃

This episode in the app is playing the last episode.

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen Li! Thank you for letting us know. We are going to update it.

🌸🤩😍

Transcript Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript Neil Hello. This is 6 Minute English and I'm Neil. Joining me for our discussion is Georgina. Georgina Hello! Neil Now, Georgina, you’re a chatty, sociable kind of person, aren’t you? Georgina Well, yes, I think so. Neil But would you go up to a stranger and strike up a conversation? Georgina That might be going too far - if you don’t know them, what are you going to start talking about? Neil A good question. But maybe you should - because in this programme we’re looking at how talking to strangers might actually be good for you! But first, let me talk to you about today’s question. I’d like you to answer this. To make conversation we need words - so according to the Oxford English dictionary, approximately how many words are in use in the English language? Is it… a) 171,146 b) 271,146 c) 371,146 Georgina We use a lot of words in English, but not 371,000 - so I’ll go for a) 171,146. Neil OK. Well, as always I will reveal the answer later in the programme. Now, let’s continue our conversation about having conversations with strangers! Many of us spend part of every day surrounded by strangers, whether on our commute to work, sitting in a park or cafe, or visiting the supermarket. Georgina But we rarely reach out and talk to them because we fear it would make us both feel uncomfortable - or awkward. And Gillian Sandstrom, social psychologist from Essex University in the UK, can explain why. Here she is speaking on BBC Radio 4’s All In The Mind programme…. Gillian Sandstrom, Social psychologist, Essex University We kind of underestimate, we have this negative voice in our head that's telling us "I shouldn't have said that, why did I do that? I said that story better last time". But the other person doesn't know any of that and they’re probably… they might be anticipating that they won't have a positive conversation and then they do. And they think, wow, that person was amazing. So we walk round with this fear that the other person isn’t going to be interested in talking to us. Georgina Fascinating stuff. So we have a negative voice in our head telling us about all the bad things that might happen. We basically underestimate ourselves. Neil To underestimate means to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is. We worry that what we say won’t be interesting or important enough. Georgina Ah, but the other person doesn’t know that. They’re also anticipating - or guessing - the outcome. They're thinking that if they have a conversation, it won’t go well. But of course, when strangers do talk to each other it normally goes well. Neil Yes, it’s just fear that is stopping us. But if we get over that fear, and get chatting, people might actually like us - and we might make new friends. Georgina Another reason why you should pluck up the courage to talk to strangers is that it’s good for our health! Neil ‘Pluck up the courage’ - that’s a good phrase, Georgina, meaning force yourself to do something that you’re scared about and… research by the University of Chicago found we may often underestimate the positive impact of connecting with others for both our own and others' wellbeing. Georgina And connecting here means starting or having a good relationship with someone. So the research found that, for example, having a conversation with a stranger on your way to work may leave you both feeling happier than you would think. Neil Gillian Sandstrom also spoke about her research and the power of talking to strangers on the You and Yours programme. Listen out for the word ‘connected’… Gillian Sandstrom, Social psychologist, Essex University What we've shown in the research is that it's really good for your mood. So people are in a better mood after they reach out and have a conversation, however minimal, and the other thing that the research has shown is that just makes people feel more connected to each other. Neil There you go! Talking to strangers is good for our mood - and mood means the way we feel. It’s good for our mental health - and we might discover people actually like us! And even if we’re an introvert - a person who prefers to be alone rather than with other people - experiments have shown that talking to others can make us happier. Georgina The problem remains, Neil, that when speaking to someone new, what do you talk about? Neil How about some interesting facts - like approximately how many words are in use in the English language? Which is what I asked you earlier. Is it? a) 171,146 b) 271,146 c) 371,146 What did you say, Georgina? Georgina I said 171,146. Was I right? Neil Spot on, Georgina. Well done! Yes, there are an estimated 171,146 words currently in use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary -plus many more obsolete words. Georgina I shall pick a few of them and make conversation with someone on the Tube later, but not before we recap some of the vocabulary we’ve explained. Neil Yes - so we highlighted six words, starting with underestimate which is to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is. Georgina Anticipating means guessing or expecting a certain outcome. I anticipate this programme to be 6 minutes long! Neil That’s a given! Next, we mentioned the phrase to pluck up the courage,meaning to force yourself to do something that you’re scared or nervous about. Georgina When you connect with someone, it means you start or have a good relationship with someone. I think we’ve connected on this programme, Neil! Neil Absolutely, Georgina. And that’s put me in a good mood - mood means the way we feel. Georgina And finally, an introvert is a person who prefers to spend time on their own. Neil Thanks, Georgina. Well, that’s our conversation over, but you can hear more from us on our website and on our app. Goodbye! Georgina Bye!

I should say an important fact relating to this topic. Our prophet Muhammad صلی الله علیه و سلم has said say hello 'salaam' to everyone you know or you don't know. And salaam means 'wish you are healthy'. It was said 1400 years ago. Now our scholars say this by researching.

i spek to larning english

Social anxieties are very common. Particularly now after the covid 19 pandemic.

We have a tradition connecting to British. We recognise their gestures unknowingly anything apart from that annoy us.

Next video: who to memorize 171,146 words

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E.g. : I thought that I could pluck up the courage for make a video for a job but i failed.

Neil: Hello. This is 6 Minute English and I'm Neil. Joining me for our discussion is Georgina. Georgina: Hello! Neil: Now, Georgina, you're a chatty, sociable kind of person, aren't you? Georgina: Well, yes, I think so. Neil: But would you go up to a stranger and strike up a conversation? Georgina: That might be going too far - if you don't know them, what are you going to start talking about? Neil: A good question. But maybe you should - because in this programme we're looking at how talking to strangers might actually be good for you! But first, let me talk to you about today's question. I'd like you to answer this. To make conversation we need words - so according to the Oxford English dictionary, approximately how many words are in use in the English language? Is it... a) 171,146; b) 271,146 or c) 371,146? Georgina: We use a lot of words in English, but not 371,000 - so I'll go for a) 171,146. Neil: OK. Well, as always I will reveal the answer later in the programme. Now, let's continue our conversation about having conversations with strangers! Many of us spend part of every day surrounded by strangers, whether on our commute to work, sitting in a park or cafe, or visiting the supermarket. Georgina: But we rarely reach out and talk to them because we fear it would make us both feel uncomfortable - or awkward. And Gillian Sandstrom, social psychologist from Essex University in the UK, can explain why. Here she is speaking on BBC Radio 4's All In The Mind programme... Gillian Sandstrom: We kind of underestimate, we have this negative voice in our head that's telling us "I shouldn't have said that, why did I do that? I said that story better last time". But the other person doesn't know any of that and they're probably - you know, they might be anticipating that they won't have a positive conversation and then they do. And they think, wow, that person was amazing. So we walk round with this fear that the other person isn't going to be interested in talking to us. Georgina: Fascinating stuff. So we have a negative voice in our head telling us about all the bad things that might happen. We basically underestimate ourselves. Neil: To underestimate means to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is. We worry that what we say won't be interesting or important enough. Georgina: Ah, but the other person doesn't know that. They're also anticipating - or guessing - the outcome. They're thinking that if they have a conversation, it won't go well. But of course, when strangers do talk to each other it normally goes well. Neil: Yes, it's just fear that is stopping us. But if we get over that fear, and get chatting, people might actually like us - and we might make new friends. Georgina: Another reason why you should pluck up the courage to talk to strangers is that it's good for our health! Neil: 'Pluck up the courage' - that's a good phrase, Georgina, meaning force yourself to do something that you're scared about and... research by the University of Chicago found we may often underestimate the positive impact of connecting with others for both our own and others' wellbeing. Georgina: And connecting here means starting or having a good relationship with someone. So the research found that, for example, having a conversation with a stranger on your way to work may leave you both feeling happier than you would think. Neil: Gillian Sandstrom also spoke about her research and the power of talking to strangers on the You and Yours programme. Listen out for the word 'connected' - Gillian Sandstrom: What we've shown in the research is that it's really good for your mood. So people are in a better mood after they reach out and have a conversation, however minimal, and the other thing that the research has shown is that just makes people feel more connected to each other. Neil: There you go! Talking to strangers is good for our mood - and mood means the way we feel. It's good for our mental health - and we might discover people actually like us! And even if we're an introvert - a person who prefers to be alone rather than with other people - experiments have shown that talking to others can make us happier. Georgina: The problem remains, Neil, that when speaking to someone new, what do you talk about? Neil: How about some interesting facts - like approximately how many words are in use in the English language? Which is what I asked you earlier. Is it? a) 171,146; b) 271,146 or c) 371,146? What did you say, Georgina? Georgina: I said 171,146. Was I right? Neil: Spot on, Georgina. Well done! Yes, there are an estimated 171,146 words currently in use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary - plus many more obsolete words. Georgina: I shall pick a few of them and make conversation with someone on the Tube later, but not before we recap some of the vocabulary we've explained. Neil: Yes - so we highlighted six words, starting with underestimate which is to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is. Georgina: Anticipating means guessing or expecting a certain outcome. I anticipate this programme to be 6 minutes long! Neil: That's a given! Next, we mentioned the phrase to pluck up the courage, meaning to force yourself to do something that you're scared or nervous about. Georgina: When you connect with someone, it means you start or have a good relationship with someone. I think we've connected on this programme, Neil! Neil: Absolutely, Georgina. And that's put me in a good mood - mood means the way we feel. Georgina: And finally, an introvert is a person who prefers to spend time on their own. Neil: Thanks, Georgina. Well, that's our conversation over, but you can hear more from us on our website and on our app. Goodbye! Georgina: Bye!

171146 words!!!!!!!!!!

So , the question is how many words you need to speak English fluently?

Why have you guys stopped making videos with your own face? I think that's very much a part to learn how you enunciate and how is your body language when you talk to someone. That's make the language interactive.

Sir it would have been better , had there been subtital

@bbclearningenglish

4 жыл бұрын

You can find the transcript to the videos here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-191212 For 6 Minute English, the transcripts are always linked in the description box. 😃

I'm waiting for your answer 🤣😭🤔😅