The Human Library - 6 Minute English

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  • čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
  • 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:
    www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
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Komentáře • 73

  • @bbclearningenglish
    @bbclearningenglish  Před 2 lety +19

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    • @Ocean56572
      @Ocean56572 Před 2 lety

      What is the difference between program and programme

    • @huyquang1263
      @huyquang1263 Před 2 lety

      Thank you BBC!

  • @yentran4970
    @yentran4970 Před 2 lety +8

    I've never heard about "human library" before and now I know about it. Your mileage may vary so your experience, knowledge, information in books may different from what they went through. Thank you BBC.

  • @Khairul670
    @Khairul670 Před 2 lety +3

    I watch this channel everyday night to improve my English skills. Thanks

  • @marryakhaleel5966
    @marryakhaleel5966 Před rokem

    It is a great idea !at the moment, i do recognize that there are lot of human libraries we met every day without noticing , our grandparents , parents , friends, teachers, and any person's experiences get us learned from their lives.

  • @thuytham4522
    @thuytham4522 Před 2 lety

    BBC learning English is very helpful for me to learn English. Thanks à lot .

  • @sueliishiyama4781
    @sueliishiyama4781 Před 2 lety +2

    I've never heard about Human Library. It's a very interesting topic that is useful to reduce the prejudice and spread knoledge.

  • @user-jq7gb7zk5k
    @user-jq7gb7zk5k Před 3 měsíci +1

    Mind-blowing 🤝

  • @meghrajadhikari4862
    @meghrajadhikari4862 Před rokem

    We can't thank you enough for the precious videos!

  • @ngocthachtruong9889
    @ngocthachtruong9889 Před 2 lety

    After listening to this informative audio, i'm now habouring a dream of building "The Human Library" in Vietnam, right at HCMC where I'm living.

  • @sidhubrarsaabsidhubrarsaab7715

    videos of this channel is always help me to improve my English 🤗☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️ keep it up.... that's amazing 👍👍👍

  • @samial-sulaimi3532
    @samial-sulaimi3532 Před 2 lety +1

    Gorgeous topic
    Many thanks BBC🥲

  • @linhxuanpham1798
    @linhxuanpham1798 Před 2 lety +26

    Wow. It’s really hard to understand all of these new ideas in this video. I miss English so so much. I am using Japanese every day but I have to admit that English is my favorite language

    • @k_uszko9596
      @k_uszko9596 Před 2 lety

      I' m very interested in Japanese culture.

    • @lilymeo8499
      @lilymeo8499 Před 2 lety +2

      @@k_uszko9596 she's
      Vietnamese

    • @HangLe-im2no
      @HangLe-im2no Před 2 lety

      OMG mình cũng vậy luôn, huhu thật sự nhớ tiếng Anh quá mà ngày nào cũng phải nói ice cream là a i su ku rimmu
      i have the same story, how much i miss English :(( sorry Japanese but spelling アイスクリーム/ ice cream is a big deal

    • @linhxuanpham1798
      @linhxuanpham1798 Před 2 lety

      @@HangLe-im2no nỗi buồn ko của riêng ai huhu. Tiếng Anh thông dụng dễ dùng kinh khủng mà học sang tiếng nhật hơi ghét xíu. Tiếng Nhật nghư dài dòng văn tự ghê ý. Nói xong một câu là đứt hơi

    • @ngocthachtruong9889
      @ngocthachtruong9889 Před 2 lety

      How manay languages can you speak? I guess that your English level must be very high now.

  • @benjaminestrada8788
    @benjaminestrada8788 Před 2 lety

    Thsnkuou so much . Grertings from Mexico.

  • @chuchelka
    @chuchelka Před 2 lety

    Great video, thanks!

  • @tammytsang3487
    @tammytsang3487 Před rokem

    ❤😮😅Thank you for this precious podcast.

  • @phuoctran-iy2ol
    @phuoctran-iy2ol Před 2 lety +5

    It would be a great experience. Do you think they have a human library online? I think it would take us a very very long time to have a human library in our country. Thanks for your video.

  • @xuanchinguyen7494
    @xuanchinguyen7494 Před 2 lety +4

    Interesting information, thank BCC!

  • @sontra4852
    @sontra4852 Před 2 lety +1

    What an interesting topic!

  • @user-wc5sy1vg5g
    @user-wc5sy1vg5g Před 10 měsíci

    Interesting topic,thanks for sharing this video.

  • @thetsu7846
    @thetsu7846 Před 10 měsíci

    Our main teacher usually talks about 3kinds of reading. We can read from 1. Physical book 2. E book 3. Human book. Talking with knowledgeable peolpe is like we are reading a good book.

  • @user-dm8ux8pj7b
    @user-dm8ux8pj7b Před 2 lety +6

    Today my like is the third but comment is the first. Awesome as usually 👍

  • @pcarolfreioly6355
    @pcarolfreioly6355 Před 2 lety

    Great !!!

  • @abdiosman4770
    @abdiosman4770 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Teacher

  • @israaabd3420
    @israaabd3420 Před 2 lety

    Good job 👏

  • @nazmulsenglishcare8368

    Everyday 12 hours time i learning english so difference way.

  • @letsplayroblox6062
    @letsplayroblox6062 Před rokem

    People say "don't judge a book by it's cover". Therefore i agree with it. In addition i can say that how we look doesn't say about us. However there is body language. People can guess people's personality by it just throuth how they act and behave. Behavior tell about us more

  • @tindrakara
    @tindrakara Před 4 měsíci

    good topic,thank you🤩

  • @nebularkingsta
    @nebularkingsta Před 2 lety +8

    Help me to learn English and react on this comment as much as and motivate me to learn.

    • @bbclearningenglish
      @bbclearningenglish  Před 2 lety

      We hope that all our programmes motivate you! You can find things like quizzes on our website: www.bbclearningenglish.com

  • @ThiagoRodrigues-il8vs
    @ThiagoRodrigues-il8vs Před 2 lety +2

    When we are talking about prejudice we have to WALK ON EGGSHIELDS in order to not offend anybody.

  • @sharminsimu4971
    @sharminsimu4971 Před 2 lety +2

    85 Countries

  • @leboblehotelsandresorts

    Great...

  • @hebahamdy8713
    @hebahamdy8713 Před rokem

    Love 💕 this channel 🤩

  • @mrsyed3432
    @mrsyed3432 Před 2 lety +2

    😇

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  • @yujiro0318
    @yujiro0318 Před 2 lety

    Really, i am mongolian, but actually i didn't know there is such a library in my country.

  • @ronaldovivas6023
    @ronaldovivas6023 Před 2 lety

    This is a good idea 💡

  • @thuphuong4931
    @thuphuong4931 Před 2 lety +1

  • @imrankhan-sf6fo
    @imrankhan-sf6fo Před 2 lety

    Interesting story

  • @tgchan
    @tgchan Před rokem

    Thank you/

  • @nguyetnguyenminh2436
    @nguyetnguyenminh2436 Před 2 lety

    great

  • @pak-china-girl376
    @pak-china-girl376 Před 2 lety +6

    Sam's conversation is hard to understand 😐 isn't??

  • @beckmuradov
    @beckmuradov Před 2 lety +1

    Dear people pls dont forget to like this video 10k views and 650 likes looks kinda awkward

  • @mujeebrehmangraana92
    @mujeebrehmangraana92 Před 3 měsíci

    85

  • @kingsworld49
    @kingsworld49 Před 2 lety +3

    both conversations are same,how can i understood 🙄🙄🙄

  • @maliha8198
    @maliha8198 Před 2 lety +1

    I never heard human library.

  • @hoaitien5709
    @hoaitien5709 Před 2 lety

    " THE HUMAN LIBRAY" what it mean??

    • @airin8804
      @airin8804 Před 2 lety +3

      Try turning the subtitles on, it may help you understand better 🤗

  • @xioomigoogli7670
    @xioomigoogli7670 Před 2 lety

    I liked this video in 777th place 😁😁😝😁😅

  • @user-vq8sl9uu1z
    @user-vq8sl9uu1z Před rokem

    instinct

  • @beautifulmind1529
    @beautifulmind1529 Před 2 lety

    But we are already in a library ..and urging people to sit with other people ,sure, chosen to serve agendas is deceiving .It is a malicious idea

  • @SafarbekRozaliyev
    @SafarbekRozaliyev Před 2 měsíci

    Sam's conversation is some hard to listen

  • @burakalkan6553
    @burakalkan6553 Před 2 lety

    the woman's voice is really irritable and makes me uncomfortable :(

  • @mnaeem4783
    @mnaeem4783 Před 10 měsíci

    icx BBC8 9/20/c7CRYK/RCC