English Rewind - 6 Minute English: Learn 1000 words

Do you know 1,000 English words? Finn and Rob talk about a project to improve people's foreign language knowledge. Find out more while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of 6 Minute English. How many English words do you know? Join the conversation in the comments ????????????

Useful vocabulary:
✔️ trait - characteristic
✔️ linguists - people who study foreign languages or speak them very well
✔️ native language - the language a person learned to speak as a child; usually (but not always) the language of the country they were born in
✔️ get by - have or know just enough to do what you need to do
✔️ compulsory - must be done
✔️ self-esteem - confidence in your value and what you can do
✔️ converse with - have a conversation with
✔️ give you the edge - give you an advantage
✔️ master - learn how to do something very well
✔️ fit in - feel like you belong to a group of people and are accepted by them

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English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of 6 Minute English was first published on the BBC Learning English website in February 2014.

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