The Human Library - 6 Minute English

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We learn a lot from books and from talking to people. That's the idea behind an initiative to create a 'human library'. You borrow a person you wouldn’t usually meet for a half-hour candid conversation and learn what it is like to be in their shoes. That's what Neil and Sam discuss, as they teach you related vocabulary. This week's question The Human Library started out in Denmark but soon spread across Europe and the world. So how many countries have a Human Library now? a) 75 b) 85 c) 95 Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary prejudice unfair and unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people safe space place where you feel protected from danger and harm put someone in a box judge what kind of person someone is based on their appearance or a limited understanding of them feel uncomfortable feel slightly worried or embarrassed, not relaxed, in a social situation walking on eggshells being very careful about what you do and say because you don’t want to upset or offend anyone diversity many different types of people being included together To download the audio and a transcript, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-211202 [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: How green is nuclear energy? https://youtu.be/naB_3XYRtew Why we forget the things we learn https://youtu.be/1iHeeMlOsyc Should fast food sponsor sport? https://youtu.be/BvNNuSz-EFw Grime: Music from archite

Published 2021-12-02 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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