New words

Learning English Vocabulary

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.5 • 523 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Rob and Catherine are here to help you update your language!

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English. To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.4	Six Minutes Vocabulary. From BBC LearningEnglish.com
0:12.6	Hello, welcome to six minute vocabulary. I'm Rob. And I'm Catherine, and today we're talking about new words.
0:21.6	Yes, new words in English.
0:24.3	We'll look at where they come from, why we need them and who uses them.
0:28.5	We'll have a quiz and we'll also bring you a top tip for learning vocabulary.
0:32.9	But first, here's Iris, talking about a photograph she took.
0:37.6	And here's a question. Is Iris happy with her photo?
0:44.7	So here's a selfie from a flash mob I went to. There's everyone dancing and stuff, and that's my
0:51.5	idiot boyfriend at the back. He decided to photo-bomb me.
0:56.5	It's quite funny, though.
0:57.8	I put it on my social networks.
1:00.0	But the trolls said we looked stupid.
1:03.2	I don't care, though. I like it.
1:06.8	So that's Iris, and she said she liked the photo.
1:10.9	Good. Now, there were a few words there that are quite new in English.
1:15.1	Let's have a look at some of them.
1:17.0	Listen again to Iris.
1:18.6	Two questions this time.
1:20.6	One, what type of photo did she take?
1:23.5	And two, where was she?
1:27.0	So here's a selfie from a flash mob I went to.
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