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๐คฉ Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Storing information is an important function of our brains, and scientists are always looking at ways to improve it - and also to stop it deteriorating. Neil and Rob discuss ways of improving your memory and teach you new vocabulary - that they hope you'll remember later! You'll find the transcript and vocabulary on our website ๐ http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190131 ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ: โญ Would you eat less meat to save the environment?๐ https://youtu.be/6R0Wy4kwxes โญ Are there benefits to schadenfreude?๐ https://youtu.be/A2lIdSnv1Vw โญ Is music getting faster?๐ https://youtu.be/zFpk5FsNndM ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ โ๏ธ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ - things we remember from the past โ๏ธ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ข๐ - describes learning by 'doing' and practising something over and over again โ๏ธ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ - seeing something in the situation where it usually exists โ๏ธ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ - changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled โ๏ธ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ - doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof โ๏ธ๐๐ฅ๐ณ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซโ๐ฌ (๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐) - a disease affecting your brain that can make it difficult to remember things and that gets worse as you get older [Image: Getty Images] ๐๐๐ SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos to help you improve your English: https://www.youtube.com/bbclearningenglish Visit our website ๐ https://www.bbclearningenglish.com Follow us on Instagram ๐ https://
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