There are many reasons why we feel like that. I felt awkward so many times. It was a difficult feeling in my opinion. I felt uncomfortable and akward in uknown places for me. When i talked to people who i didn't know i felt that way. I was shy. I am half of introvert and i like being alone. But some people think that introverts feel uncomfortable with many people. It's not true in fact. People who said was really wrong. Thanks BBC for your great work😊
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Sometimes when we are in discussion i feel awkward to explain ideas, i feel so excited, feel shy to use english language and it come a difficult moment for me to find a vocabulary to use in my conversation or explanation. This appear to be awkward moment for me.
Hi! Dan n Neil thanks! I really enjoy listening your video. Your British English is really interesting. I hope ,I will surely improve my English by listening BBC videos.
A great video to practice listening English. Thanks, BBC My note while listening The main topic today is the feeling of awkwardness. For example, when we watch an explicit love scene with our parents. We're gonna learn about how awkwardness feeling is connected with social rules. Implicit social rules govern our behavior which is massively powerful because we all follow the social rules such as what to do in certain situations. To understand what unspoken social rules are, one possible way to illuminate them is to break/breach the rules on purpose. For example, you can find a nearly empty carriage, and instead of sitting a distance away, you can choose to sit next to a person. If this leads to awkwardness, you definitely discover a social rule.
We need These kind of Language practices. I always skip any sociology lectures in BBC instead of wasting time bcz they use words that we can't comprehend. If I get helps like this lingohack videos, probably I would utilize the chance to learn more vocabularies from social scientists appear in BBC.
Hi there ! That kind of experiments reminds me "hidden cameras" tv shows where people are exposed to situations where some social rules were broken. That kind of programs are fun, but don't teach you anything ! Thanks for the video, useful as always !
Those who find being in an awkward circumstance intriguing are characters with either great sense of humour or contracting psychiatry impaired problem. Though the gap between being unacceptable and being still in control is implicit when there is insufficient evaluating means in social rules regardless of how much attempt put into this field to illuminate what it exactly is by sociologists. Admittedly, breaching this vague norm is sometimes regarded as a bold behavior meaning awkwardness which is an irritable thing for many people is nothing like fairy dust to the triggering ones. How cool it is! Just trying to put new words into practice!
Neil: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Neil. Dan: And I'm Dan. Neil: Now then, Dan, do you ever feel awkward? Dan: Awkward? Neil: Yes, feeling uncomfortable, embarrassed or self-conscious in a social situation where something isn’t quite right. Dan: Sometimes. I remember always feeling very awkward watching TV with my parents if there was an explicit love scene. You know, people canoodling. Neil: Oh yes, me too! And that feeling of awkwardness is what we are looking at in today's 6 Minute English, and how it is all connected to social rules. Dan: 'Social rules' are the unspoken rules which we follow in everyday life - the way we interact with other people and particularly with strangers. Neil: Yes. For example, if you’re waiting at a bus stop, it’s OK to talk about the weather to a stranger. Dan: But it would be very awkward if you broke that social rule by asking them about, oh I don't know, how much money they earned. Neil: Oh yes, that would be wrong, wouldn't it? And we’ll find out about another awkward situation on the underground railway later in the programme. Before that though, a quiz. Which city has the oldest underground railway? Is it: a) London b) New York or c) Tokyo Dan: Aha! Well, I’m pretty confident about this! I think it’s London. Neil: Well, I’ll have the answer later in the programme. Dr Raj Persuad is a psychologist. He was a guest on the BBC radio programme Seriously. He was talking about social rules. How does he say they affect our lives? Dr Raj Persaud: How do we understand what the implicit social rules are that govern our behaviour? They're so implicit. They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them - i.e. they're massively powerful that the only way to get at them, because you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner or a microscope… What's the tool you would use to illuminate the social rules that actually govern our lives? Neil: How do they affect our lives? Dan: He says that they govern our behaviour, they govern our lives - this means that they 'control' our lives. They 'rule' our lives. Neil: What’s interesting is he says these social rules are 'implicit'. They are not written down anywhere. They are unspoken but understood. Dan: If they are unspoken and not written down, how can scientists and sociologists study them? How can they find out about them? They need a way to illuminate the rules. This means 'a way of shining a metaphorical light on them to see what they are'. Neil: Here’s Dr Persaud again. Dr Raj Persaud: How do we understand what the implicit social rules are that govern our behaviour? They're so implicit. They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them i.e. they're massively powerful that the only way to get at them, because you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner or a microscope… What's the tool you would use to illuminate the social rules that actually govern our lives? Neil: One way to find out about a rule is to break it. Another word for 'break' when we're talking about rules is 'breach' and breaching experiments were used to learn about social rules. Here's Dr Persaud describing one of those experiments. Dr Persaud: You breached the social rule on purpose. So a classic one - people would go into the Metro, the underground railway - Tube - and there'd be only one person sitting in a carriage. You would go and sit next to that person. And if that led to awkwardness or discomfort, where the person got off the tube stop immediately, you had discovered a social rule. Neil: So, what was the experiment? Dan: Well, quite simply, find a nearly empty train carriage and then go and sit right next to someone rather than a distance away. If that person then feels uncomfortable or awkward, and that's something you can tell by watching their behaviour - for example, do they change seat, move carriage or get off the train completely? If they do, then you know you’ve discovered a rule. Neil: So you find a rule by breaking it or breaching it. OK, time to review our vocabulary, but first, let’s have the answer to the quiz question. I asked which city has the oldest underground railway. Is it: a) London b) New York and c) Tokyo Dan, you were pretty confident. Dan: I was! I said London, but... now I'm having second thoughts. I think it might be New York. Neil: Oh… That's a little bit awkward, isn't it? Well, it is London, so I don't know if you're right or wrong! I feel a bit uncomfortable now. The facts are that London opened in 1863. New York was 1904 and Tokyo, 1927. Well done, and extra bonus points if you knew any of those dates. Now it's time for our vocabulary. I hope it doesn’t make you feel awkward, but you can you start, Dan? Dan: Of course! And the adjective 'awkward', and its noun 'awkwardness', are on our list for today. They mean 'an uncomfortable feeling in a social situation'. Neil: This is all connected with the idea of social rules - unspoken, but well known rules which we follow in daily life to avoid awkward situations. Dan: The rules, as Neil said, are not spoken and they are not written down but we know them and understand them. They are 'implicit'. Neil: And these implicit rules govern our lives. The verb 'govern' means to 'control and rule'. Dan: To see something clearly, either in reality or metaphorically, you need to put some light on it. You need illuminate it. And that was the next of our words, the verb 'illuminate'. Neil: And finally we had a word which means, when we're talking about rules, the same as break, to 'breach'. Dan: In experiments they breached the rules to learn more about them. Neil: Well, we don’t want to breach any rules so it’s time for us to leave you for today. But don’t worry we will be back. In the meantime, you can find us in all the usual places online and on social media, just look for BBC Learning English. Bye for now.
ntroduction We all know the feeling. That horrible uncomfortable silence where we freeze up, or look away or just want to turn invisible. Awkwardness can strike anyone in the wrong circumstances. But why does it happen? How is it connected to rules and what does it have to do with society? Neil and Dan find out and teach you related vocabulary. This week's question Which city has the oldest underground railway? Is it: a) London b) New York or c) Tokyo Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun) feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation implicit not spoken or written down, but still understood social rules the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully to govern to rule, to control to illuminate to make something easier to understand, to clarify to breach (a rule) to break (a rule) Transcript Note: This is not a word for word transcript Neil Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Neil. Dan And I'm Dan. Neil Now then, Dan, do you ever feel awkward? Dan Awkward? Neil Yes, feeling uncomfortable, embarrassed or self-conscious in a social situation where something isn’t quite right. Dan Sometimes. I remember always feeling very awkward watching TV with my parents if there was an explicit love scene. You know, people canoodling. Neil Oh yes, me too! And that feeling of awkwardness is what we are looking at in today's 6 Minute English, and how it is all connected to social rules. Dan Social rules are the unspoken rules which we follow in everyday life - the way we interact with other people and particularly with strangers. Neil Yes. For example, if you’re waiting at a bus stop, it’s OK to talk about the weather to a stranger. Dan But it would be very awkward if you broke that social rule by asking them about, oh I don't know, how much money they earned. Neil Oh yes, that would be wrong, wouldn't it? And we’ll find out about another awkward situation on the underground railway later in the programme. Before that though, a quiz. Which city has the oldest underground railway? Is it: a) London b) New York or c) Tokyo Dan Aha! Well, I’m pretty confident about this! I think it’s London. Neil Well, I’ll have the answer later in the programme. Dr Raj Persuad is a psychologist. He was a guest on the BBC radio programme Seriously. He was talking about social rules. How does he say they affect our lives? Dr Raj Persaud How do we understand what the implicit social rules are that govern our behaviour? They're so implicit.They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them - i.e. they're massively powerful that the only way to get at them, because you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner or a microscope… What's the tool you would use to illuminate the social rules that actually govern our lives? Neil How do they affect our lives? Dan He says that they govern our behaviour, they govern our lives - this means that they 'control' our lives. They 'rule' our lives. Neil What’s interesting is that he says these social rules are implicit. They are not written down anywhere. They are unspoken but understood. Dan If they are unspoken and not written down, how can scientists and sociologists study them? How can they find out about them? They need a way to illuminate the rules. This means a way of shining a metaphorical light on them to see what they are. Neil Here’s Dr Persaud again. Dr Raj Persaud How do we understand what the implicit social rules are that govern our behaviour? They're so implicit.They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them i.e. they're massively powerful that the only way to get at them, because you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner or a microscope… What's the tool you would use to illuminate the social rules that actually govern our lives? Neil One way to find out about a rule is to break it. Another word for 'break' when we're talking about rules is breach and breaching experiments were used to learn about social rules. Here's Dr Persaud describing one of those experiments. Dr Raj Persaud You breached the social rule on purpose. So a classic one - people would go into the Metro, the underground railway - Tube - and there'd be only one person sitting in a carriage. You would go and sit next to that person. And if that led to awkwardness or discomfort, where the person got off the tube stop immediately, you had discovered a social rule. Neil So, what was the experiment? Dan Well, quite simply, find a nearly empty train carriage and then go and sit right next to someone rather than a distance away. If that person then feels uncomfortable or awkward, and that's something you can tell by watching their behaviour - for example, do they change seat, move carriage or get off the train completely? If they do, then you know you’ve discovered a rule. Neil So you find a rule by breaking it or breaching it. OK, time to review our vocabulary, but first, let’s have the answer to the quiz question. I asked which city has the oldest underground railway. Is it: a) London b) New York and c) Tokyo Dan, you were pretty confident. Dan I was! I said London, but now I’m having second thoughts. I think it might be New York. Neil Oh… That's a little bit awkward, isn't it? Well, it is London, so I don't know if you're right or wrong! I feel a bit uncomfortable now. The facts are that London opened in 1863. New York was 1904 and Tokyo, 1927. Well done, and extra bonus points if you knew any of those dates. Now it's time for our vocabulary. I hope it doesn’t make you feel awkward, but you can you start, Dan? Dan Of course! And the adjective awkward, and its noun awkwardness, are on our list for today. They mean 'an uncomfortable feeling in a social situation'. Neil This is all connected with the idea of social rules - unspoken, but well known rules which we follow in daily life to avoid awkward situations. Dan The rules, as Neil said, are not spoken and they are not written down but we know them and understand them. They are implicit. Neil And these implicit rules govern our lives. The verb govern means to 'control and rule'. Dan To see something clearly, either in reality or metaphorically, you need to put some light on it. You need illuminate it. And that was the next of our words, the verb illuminate. Neil And finally we had a word which means, when we're talking about rules, the same as break, to breach. Dan In experiments they breached the rules to learn more about them. Neil Well, we don’t want to breach any rules so it’s time for us to leave you for today. But don’t worry we will be back. In the meantime, you can find us in all the usual places online and on social media, just look for BBC Learning English. Bye for now. Dan Bye-bye!
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There are many reasons why we feel like that. I felt awkward so many times. It was a difficult feeling in my opinion. I felt uncomfortable and akward in uknown places for me. When i talked to people who i didn't know i felt that way. I was shy. I am half of introvert and i like being alone. But some people think that introverts feel uncomfortable with many people. It's not true in fact. People who said was really wrong. Thanks BBC for your great work😊
Thanks for sharing - what do you think we can do when we feel awkward?
Thank you so much to let me learn more English from here.
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A great video to practice english listening . Looking forward to your next videos. 🤩🤩
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Sometimes when we are in discussion i feel awkward to explain ideas, i feel so excited, feel shy to use english language and it come a difficult moment for me to find a vocabulary to use in my conversation or explanation. This appear to be awkward moment for me.
Same
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A great video to practice listening English. Thanks, BBC
My note while listening
The main topic today is the feeling of awkwardness. For example, when we watch an explicit love scene with our parents.
We're gonna learn about how awkwardness feeling is connected with social rules.
Implicit social rules govern our behavior which is massively powerful because we all follow the social rules such as what to do in certain situations.
To understand what unspoken social rules are, one possible way to illuminate them is to break/breach the rules on purpose.
For example, you can find a nearly empty carriage, and instead of sitting a distance away, you can choose to sit next to a person. If this leads to awkwardness, you definitely discover a social rule.
Hello, good evening. It is amazing BBC listen that. I hope you have a good night and god bless in yours paths
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We need These kind of Language practices. I always skip any sociology lectures in BBC instead of wasting time bcz they use words that we can't comprehend. If I get helps like this lingohack videos, probably I would utilize the chance to learn more vocabularies from social scientists appear in BBC.
Great project teaching the language in this way. Thanks for giving apportunity to hear British English and also add new vocabulary .
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Hi there !
That kind of experiments reminds me "hidden cameras" tv shows where people are exposed to situations where some social rules were broken. That kind of programs are fun, but don't teach you anything !
Thanks for the video, useful as always !
I enjoy this a video! It can practice my English listening! Really useful....
Those who find being in an awkward circumstance intriguing are characters with either great sense of humour or contracting psychiatry impaired problem. Though the gap between being unacceptable and being still in control is implicit when there is insufficient evaluating means in social rules regardless of how much attempt put into this field to illuminate what it exactly is by sociologists. Admittedly, breaching this vague norm is sometimes regarded as a bold behavior meaning awkwardness which is an irritable thing for many people is nothing like fairy dust to the triggering ones. How cool it is!
Just trying to put new words into practice!
Neil: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Neil.
Dan: And I'm Dan.
Neil: Now then, Dan, do you ever feel awkward?
Dan: Awkward?
Neil: Yes, feeling uncomfortable, embarrassed or
self-conscious in a social situation
where something isn’t quite right.
Dan: Sometimes.
I remember always feeling very awkward watching TV
with my parents
if there was an explicit love scene.
You know,
people canoodling.
Neil: Oh yes, me too! And that feeling of awkwardness
is what we are looking at in today's
6 Minute English,
and how it is all connected to social rules.
Dan: 'Social rules' are the unspoken rules
which we follow in everyday life
- the way we interact with other people
and particularly with strangers.
Neil: Yes. For example, if you’re waiting at a
bus stop, it’s OK to talk about the weather to a stranger.
Dan: But it would be very awkward if you broke
that social rule by asking them about,
oh I don't know, how much money they earned.
Neil: Oh yes, that would be wrong, wouldn't it?
And we’ll find out about another awkward situation
on the underground railway later in the programme.
Before that though, a quiz.
Which city has the oldest underground railway?
Is it: a) London
b) New York or
c) Tokyo
Dan: Aha! Well, I’m pretty confident about this!
I think it’s London.
Neil: Well, I’ll have the answer later in the programme.
Dr Raj Persuad is a psychologist.
He was a guest on the BBC radio programme Seriously.
He was talking about social rules.
How does he say they affect our lives?
Dr Raj Persaud: How do we understand what the implicit
social rules are that govern our behaviour?
They're so implicit.
They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them
- i.e. they're massively powerful
that the only way to get at them,
because you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner
or a microscope…
What's the tool you would use to illuminate
the social rules that actually govern our lives?
Neil: How do they affect our lives?
Dan: He says that they govern our behaviour,
they govern our lives
- this means that they 'control' our lives.
They 'rule' our lives.
Neil: What’s interesting is he says
these social rules are 'implicit'.
They are not written down anywhere. They are unspoken
but understood.
Dan: If they are unspoken and not written down,
how can scientists and sociologists study them?
How can they find out about them?
They need a way to illuminate the rules.
This means 'a way of shining a metaphorical light
on them to see what they are'.
Neil: Here’s Dr Persaud again.
Dr Raj Persaud: How do we understand what the implicit
social rules are that govern our behaviour?
They're so implicit.
They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them
i.e. they're massively powerful
that the only way to get at them, because
you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner or a microscope…
What's the tool you would use to illuminate
the social rules that actually govern our lives?
Neil: One way to find out about a rule is to break it.
Another word for 'break' when we're talking about rules
is 'breach' and breaching experiments
were used to learn about social rules.
Here's Dr Persaud describing one of those experiments.
Dr Persaud: You breached the social rule on purpose.
So a classic one - people would go into the Metro,
the underground railway - Tube -
and there'd be only one person sitting in a carriage.
You would go and sit next to that person.
And if that led to awkwardness or discomfort,
where the person got off the tube stop immediately,
you had discovered a social rule.
Neil: So, what was the experiment?
Dan: Well, quite simply,
find a nearly empty train carriage
and then go and sit right next to someone
rather than a distance away.
If that person then feels uncomfortable or awkward,
and that's something you can tell by watching
their behaviour - for example,
do they change seat, move carriage
or get off the train completely?
If they do, then you know you’ve discovered a rule.
Neil: So you find a rule by breaking it or breaching it.
OK, time to review our vocabulary, but
first, let’s have the answer to the quiz question.
I asked which city has the oldest underground railway.
Is it: a) London
b) New York and
c) Tokyo
Dan, you were pretty confident.
Dan: I was! I said London, but...
now I'm having second thoughts.
I think it might be New York.
Neil: Oh…
That's a little bit awkward, isn't it?
Well, it is London, so I don't know
if you're right or wrong!
I feel a bit uncomfortable now.
The facts are that London opened in 1863.
New York was 1904 and Tokyo, 1927.
Well done, and extra bonus points
if you knew any of those dates.
Now it's time for our vocabulary.
I hope it doesn’t make you feel awkward,
but you can you start, Dan?
Dan: Of course!
And the adjective 'awkward',
and its noun 'awkwardness',
are on our list for today.
They mean
'an uncomfortable feeling in a social situation'.
Neil: This is all connected with the idea of social rules
- unspoken, but well known rules which we
follow in daily life to avoid awkward situations.
Dan: The rules, as Neil said, are not spoken
and they are not written down
but we know them and understand them.
They are 'implicit'.
Neil: And these implicit rules govern our lives.
The verb 'govern' means to 'control and rule'.
Dan: To see something clearly, either in reality
or metaphorically,
you need to put some light on it. You need illuminate it.
And that was the next of our words, the verb 'illuminate'.
Neil: And finally we had a word which means,
when we're talking about rules,
the same as break, to 'breach'.
Dan: In experiments they breached the rules to
learn more about them.
Neil: Well, we don’t want to breach any rules
so it’s time for us to leave you for today.
But don’t worry we will be back.
In the meantime, you can find us in all the usual places
online and on social media,
just look for BBC Learning English.
Bye for now.
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ntroduction
We all know the feeling. That horrible uncomfortable silence where we freeze up, or look away or just want to turn invisible. Awkwardness can strike anyone in the wrong circumstances. But why does it happen? How is it connected to rules and what does it have to do with society? Neil and Dan find out and teach you related vocabulary.
This week's question
Which city has the oldest underground railway? Is it:
a) London
b) New York or
c) Tokyo
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun)
feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation
implicit
not spoken or written down, but still understood
social rules
the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully
to govern
to rule, to control
to illuminate
to make something easier to understand, to clarify
to breach (a rule)
to break (a rule)
Transcript
Note: This is not a word for word transcript
Neil
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Neil.
Dan
And I'm Dan.
Neil
Now then, Dan, do you ever feel awkward?
Dan
Awkward?
Neil
Yes, feeling uncomfortable, embarrassed or self-conscious in a social situation where something isn’t quite right.
Dan
Sometimes. I remember always feeling very awkward watching TV with my parents if there was an explicit love scene. You know, people canoodling.
Neil
Oh yes, me too! And that feeling of awkwardness is what we are looking at in today's 6 Minute English, and how it is all connected to social rules.
Dan
Social rules are the unspoken rules which we follow in everyday life - the way we interact with other people and particularly with strangers.
Neil
Yes. For example, if you’re waiting at a bus stop, it’s OK to talk about the weather to a stranger.
Dan
But it would be very awkward if you broke that social rule by asking them about, oh I don't know, how much money they earned.
Neil
Oh yes, that would be wrong, wouldn't it? And we’ll find out about another awkward situation on the underground railway later in the programme. Before that though, a quiz. Which city has the oldest underground railway? Is it:
a) London
b) New York or
c) Tokyo
Dan
Aha! Well, I’m pretty confident about this! I think it’s London.
Neil
Well, I’ll have the answer later in the programme. Dr Raj Persuad is a psychologist. He was a guest on the BBC radio programme Seriously. He was talking about social rules. How does he say they affect our lives?
Dr Raj Persaud
How do we understand what the implicit social rules are that govern our behaviour? They're so implicit.They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them - i.e. they're massively powerful that the only way to get at them, because you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner or a microscope… What's the tool you would use to illuminate the social rules that actually govern our lives?
Neil
How do they affect our lives?
Dan
He says that they govern our behaviour, they govern our lives - this means that they 'control' our lives. They 'rule' our lives.
Neil
What’s interesting is that he says these social rules are implicit. They are not written down anywhere. They are unspoken but understood.
Dan
If they are unspoken and not written down, how can scientists and sociologists study them? How can they find out about them? They need a way to illuminate the rules. This means a way of shining a metaphorical light on them to see what they are.
Neil
Here’s Dr Persaud again.
Dr Raj Persaud
How do we understand what the implicit social rules are that govern our behaviour? They're so implicit.They're so almost invisible - yet we all obey them i.e. they're massively powerful that the only way to get at them, because you couldn't use an MRI brain scanner or a microscope… What's the tool you would use to illuminate the social rules that actually govern our lives?
Neil
One way to find out about a rule is to break it. Another word for 'break' when we're talking about rules is breach and breaching experiments were used to learn about social rules. Here's Dr Persaud describing one of those experiments.
Dr Raj Persaud
You breached the social rule on purpose. So a classic one - people would go into the Metro, the underground railway - Tube - and there'd be only one person sitting in a carriage. You would go and sit next to that person. And if that led to awkwardness or discomfort, where the person got off the tube stop immediately, you had discovered a social rule.
Neil
So, what was the experiment?
Dan
Well, quite simply, find a nearly empty train carriage and then go and sit right next to someone rather than a distance away. If that person then feels uncomfortable or awkward, and that's something you can tell by watching their behaviour - for example, do they change seat, move carriage or get off the train completely? If they do, then you know you’ve discovered a rule.
Neil
So you find a rule by breaking it or breaching it. OK, time to review our vocabulary, but first, let’s have the answer to the quiz question. I asked which city has the oldest underground railway. Is it:
a) London
b) New York and
c) Tokyo
Dan, you were pretty confident.
Dan
I was! I said London, but now I’m having second thoughts. I think it might be New York.
Neil
Oh… That's a little bit awkward, isn't it? Well, it is London, so I don't know if you're right or wrong! I feel a bit uncomfortable now. The facts are that London opened in 1863. New York was 1904 and Tokyo, 1927. Well done, and extra bonus points if you knew any of those dates. Now it's time for our vocabulary. I hope it doesn’t make you feel awkward, but you can you start, Dan?
Dan
Of course! And the adjective awkward, and its noun awkwardness, are on our list for today. They mean 'an uncomfortable feeling in a social situation'.
Neil
This is all connected with the idea of social rules - unspoken, but well known rules which we follow in daily life to avoid awkward situations.
Dan
The rules, as Neil said, are not spoken and they are not written down but we know them and understand them. They are implicit.
Neil
And these implicit rules govern our lives. The verb govern means to 'control and rule'.
Dan
To see something clearly, either in reality or metaphorically, you need to put some light on it. You need illuminate it. And that was the next of our words, the verb illuminate.
Neil
And finally we had a word which means, when we're talking about rules, the same as break, to breach.
Dan
In experiments they breached the rules to learn more about them.
Neil
Well, we don’t want to breach any rules so it’s time for us to leave you for today. But don’t worry we will be back. In the meantime, you can find us in all the usual places online and on social media, just look for BBC Learning English. Bye for now.
Dan
Bye-bye!
No awkward ❤❤❤
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That's great to hear. Keep watching!
@@bbclearningenglish I watch all the videos that are added and trying to understand as much as possible. I am learning and will learn new vocabulary if I find time. At school I have English on an extended level and I use English every day
and I spend my time studying. Now I have to prepare for the English test. Hope that you understand me bc my English is still not good but i feel that i become better a English when i watch your videos ❤️❤️❤️
As usual good english vocabulary learning video ❤️
Thank you very much 😍
awkward, awkwardness, implicit, govern, illuminate, breach
Fantastic topic. Thanks to the person who got the idea at first
N neil is always my fav. English speaker.
Bt why dont you make 6 min video twise in a week
If only we had time Subhrajit! But there are plenty of other videos to enjoy.
Wonderful presentation. Lots of love for you guys. I'm very interested in learning British English and are trying for that for the past few years. I'm taking help from youtube, various websites and news papers and magazines etc. Your programme would really help me in improving my english. Thank you.
Hi REHAN ANSAR. It's great to see your enthusiasm. We are glad to be able to help. Visit our website and watch more useful videos. And you'll find guides and quizzes to help you improve your English: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/
It was a great short lesson. Good on you, mate
Can you please explain the difference between embarrassment and awkward??
Awkward- awkwardness
Social rule
Explicit- implicit
Illuminate
Govern- control-rule
Microscope
Experiment
Underground railway
Behavior
Breach
Just a great idea for learning it’s interesting
Kjjh
Thank you alot for the lessons
Thanks a million :)
thanks for the your movie very good
Can't wait for the next 6 minutes English ☺
We have a new one every Thursday. You can also download our audio podcast and take it with you www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9tn/episodes/downloads
Wonderful
Love it pls keep posting these videos
By the way, can anyone please tell me who the 2 illustrated figures in the screen are?
Nice
Nice video...
That's great video's
Hello! which level belongs all these 6 minute English videos? I guess intermediate??
You guessed right!
Where can I find the scrept please?
Hay quá
i am suffering from soial anxiety disorder.
⭐I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.
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There’s a word I can’t get. It goes “... an explicit love scene. You know... people... “ What is the next word? Something like “connutling”... (ADDED LATER: Got it. It is “canoodling”.)
yeah, it's canoodling
Usefull
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モウナHezbri Same here from Japan🇯🇵
Love football Love football Hi there ! It's pleasure to meet you ! ^__^ I hate to break it to you! でも！
私は日本人ではありません ！
ようるしく^__^
モウナHezbri I got it! It seems like we are here for the same purpose improving our English! that's good. Also very glad to know you have a soft spot for Japan!
モウナHezbri 日本語上手ですね！これからもがんばってください！
Love football Yeah! I started to learn Japanese after having a job as an English teacher , as It is a challenging language for me!
ありがちうぐうざいました！ ^__^ good luck to you too
In fact I am English teacher so I will be glad to help !
0:29 explicit
1:42 2:19 5:23 implicit
0:31 canoodling
2:01 2:33 5:35 illuminate
2:28 sociologists
3:13 4:07 5:46 breach
3:30 3:46 carriage
Canoodling
Video must be with subtitle
Subtitles are there - you need to switch them on at the bottom of the screen.
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Feeling awkward😂
The second comentary😅
What was ?
The first comment
@@onanimeofficial1747 hey . How are you?
@@onanimeofficial1747 I'm fine . Thanks . I'm Iranian and I've decided to get an seven rank of IELTS at each skill so I have been trying hard to learning English . What about you?why are you learning English? Tell me about your aim.
@@onanimeofficial1747 as your profil picture and also your name I guessed you were chinese . Weren't you?
@@onanimeofficial1747 I wish you the best bro
They are speaking British english or American english
The programme is presented in British English.
About weather? Really?
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