Do you need to declutter your home?
6 Minute English
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đď¸ 10 July 2025
âąď¸ 7 minutes
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Is your home neat and tidy? Or is it full of stuff you no longer need? You might need to declutter!
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| 0:34.1 | Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. |
| 0:38.7 | And I'm Georgie. Do you live in a neat and tidy home? Or is there stuff everywhere? |
| 0:44.0 | If your room is filled with heaps of clothes and piles of books, you may have a problem with clutter, |
| 0:50.1 | things in your home which take up space in an untidy, disorganised way. |
| 0:54.5 | Clutter is a common problem. |
| 0:56.8 | In fact, clutter was the topic of a recent episode of BBC Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour. |
| 1:02.5 | Here's presenter, Nula McGovern, reading a message from one listener. |
| 1:06.4 | Some of you have been in touch already to share your thoughts and experiences when it comes to clutter. |
| 1:11.6 | Here is one. The clutter in my house is actually starting to affect my mental health. I can't think or work anymore. |
| 1:19.6 | So much so, it woke me at 4 a.m. this morning and I felt a strong urge to tidy. I have given myself a week as I cannot take it anymore. So, Neil, do you have a |
| 1:29.9 | problem with clutter? Well, I don't have a problem with clutter, but I live with children |
| 1:35.8 | and there is clutter everywhere and it drives me mad. Oh, that's so annoying. How about you? Yeah, |
| 1:43.1 | I don't have a problem with clutter. |
| 1:44.6 | I would describe myself as a minimalist. |
| 1:47.0 | I don't have very much stuff. |
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