Fighting loneliness with soup ⏲️ 6 Minute English
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2024
- Loneliness has been called the 'modern epidemic'. How can communities fight it? Learn about an approach from the Netherlands, along with some useful vocabulary with Beth and Neil. 👇👇👇
❓❓❓ According to the 'Campaign to End Loneliness', what proportion of British adults report feeling lonely at least some of the time? Is it:
a) 29%
b) 39%
c) 49%
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Vocabulary:
✔️crave - have a strong feeling of wanting something; desire something intensely
✔️(be) left out - feel unhappy because you have been excluded from something
✔️turn to (someone) - ask someone for help, advice or support
✔️guy - (informal) a man
✔️free time - leisure time when you do not have to work, study, etc. and can do what you want
✔️bring (someone) together - help people or groups to become friendly or to do something together, especially when they would not usually do this
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as a foreigner woking in another country away from homeland, life has been characterised by loneliness for a while. Hopefully things will get better after building up more connection with people around and the society along the time
I craved to join the chess club because I had free time, but they didn't let me enter. I felt left out, so I turned to a guy I knew who was a friend of the chess club teacher. The teacher and I played a game, and he realized that I was good and let me join the club. Ultimately, the teacher brought our community members together, even though we usually do things alone.
👍 That's a great story! Thank you for sharing 😊
You need to go gym
Such an amazing comment! I like it!
very good bro but there are some mistakes in grammer like I turned to a guy I knew who was a friend -> I turned to a guy I knew who is a friend
Bringing elderly people together with students or their own grandchildren is a great idea for both elderly and younger people who can spend their leisure time cooking soup or playing something or maybe just chatting.
Thank you for the lesson today BBC
Thank you.
This channel helps me to improve Listening Skill. I crave to click the new video while it is available.
Your videos are very useful for me. I can understand easily in spite of speaking quickly
Thanks bbc! Thanks to you, I have successfully improved my listening skills and vocabulary, respectively. This has helped me to pass my IELTS tests with flying colours!
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Loneliness makes nagative Vibes and thoughts
In my opinion, one of the best way to bring people together is to encourage them to engage in any community activities. I feel grateful for having a chance to listen to your podcast weekly.
👍 That's a great idea. Thank you for listening 😊
I agree with you .
Since pandemic time, it has been a concern that several people feel down due to emotional disconnection, It is a reality in our society that it could lead to depression and other mental conditions. Thanks, BBC for avoiding elephant in the rooms.
Thank you for learning with us 😊. 'Addressing the elephant in the room' is a great idiom to use in this situation 👍. If you 'avoid the elephant in the room' then you deliberately try not to talk about a difficult topic 🤓
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I enjoyed double, when I listen to both of you, thank you
My oldest son feels left out in his school, fortunately he has a friend to turn to
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In our country we make soup with our parents and grandparents every week because many familis live all together. I didn’t know that this is a way of fighting loneliness😄 To be honest, most people in our country feel lonely. It seems that the world has plunged into hatred and darkness. And there is no way out. We have a war here. Every day could be the last. Therefore you, people who live in peaceful countries, please, enjoy every day, live, don't be afraid to communicate with each other and make soup together!😀
I don't feel lonely when i watch your videos, thanks 🙏
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I used to be lonely even when my family was by my side. It was such a miserable habit. Loneliness isolated me from the real world, not the people around me. Everything was abnormal for me. So I took up listening to the English podcasts on mental issues improving my English. It did me good! Now, I can boost up my mental health, thanks to BBC Learning English. 🤸
Loneliness is a problem that affects elederly people but not only them. There are many people who feel alone, mainly in the big cities where it's more difficult to make friendships or stay connected with other people if you aren't able to take advantage of the social chances you have, for example, at work or at school. A few people for their weaknesses or just because they can't approach other people, are left out and kept at margins of society
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from japan
Wonderful lesson!!! thank you!!
i crave long-term friendships, im really an introvert, always feel left out around ppl, everyone doesnt wanna make a great long conversation w me, partly bc of my poor communication i think. i have quite much of leisure time cause im jobless right now, so i installed some chat app in order to have someone to turn to n ask for some conversations, also wanna be bring together into a larger n more interesting community
It's a fantastic video. I appreciate it.💜💜💜
i love listening BBC
I feel absolutely comfortable with myself 🙂 I don’t feel left out or anything. But in my opinion, it’s a good idea to bring older generations with young people together. Especially, if older ones don’t have any children or relatives to turn to them for help or just for communication. Besides, younger guys can find useful to talk with older people to get some life experience from them. 😊
Thank you for this special podcast. In fact, Chinese people like making soup and a gourmet meal with wholesome soup can surely bring people together. 🎉😊
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I think it is a necessary issue for everyone to study how to deal well with loneliness ,life is a long movie ,and you are the only core character, anyone can understand what you are experiencing.
Excellent
Thanks you
Happy new year to BBC 6 minutes engish, greeting from China. Great video as always. Thumbs up!!
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I'll watch this video again
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AI is a good alternative for lonely people. In fact it's very sad. Thanks for video!
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Honestly, loneliness is not too negative aspect. I think it's a great chance to start something new or fun. When I am used to being lone, and I can do lots of activities or hobbies which I like😅😅😅
Unfortunately as we get older, our social connections and relationships get less and less and the best way to overcome loneliness is by getting married and having children to brighten up our life.
Yeah i agree with you, but i think married is not only one solution to out from your loneliness, and BBC is suggest you to make a soup with your family ☠️
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Praise be to God for the religion of Islam, as it is a religion that urges us to be kind to our parents and treat them gently, especially in their old age. My Lord, have mercy on them as they raised me when I was young.
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Great concept! Alas, my mom doesn't like the British accent... are there any channels like this for American English?
5:11 what does Reach out mean?
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He had strove to connect and talk to the others but ultimately he was still left out and had no one to turn to in his tough times.
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In the materialistic world loneliness is not confined to and affecting people of one particular nation it has now sadly crept to and become global phenomenon..
Unfortunately, that's true...
Thanks but I like loneliness ❤
Me too
You could say "I like solitude" - it sounds more positive :)
What happens to your app.
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Summary
Loneliness -> affects anyone even in town and city (even when with close ones) -> modern epidemic -> serious effects -> put greater risks of health issues: dementia and heart disease
The Netherlands -> project -> aiming to fight loneliness
Proportion of British adults feel loneliness -> my guess: 49%
Being lonely and Being alone isn't necessarily the same -> can even feel lonely even when there are people around you
Loneliness -> craves for people company or much contact with others, feels estranged (left out) and have no one to turn to when in need, develops depression, dementia and cardiovascular diseases -> crave for connections with others
Beth -> found death at her home 2013 -> been death for 10 years, lost contact with her only child, kept to herself in her apartment
A project in Netherlands Oma Soup (Grandma in Dutch) by Max and Martin -> concern their grandparents generation would become isolated -> student friends have lots of free time -> bring grandparents and students and school children together to make soup -> make them get use to the things that they have never done before -> feel connected (a campaign to combat loneliness epidemic) and commemorate the lonely death of Beth, make her tragic death a spark for something helpful -> big success
Guess correct!
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