LingoCast (BBC 6 Minutes)

A recap of this podcast: Can you tell when someone is lying? (Samples are available in the comment section) Fib small inoffensive lie White lie small lie, told to avoid upsetting someone Deceive try to hide something by tricking people to gain an advantage At the heart most important or essential part Response latency a term used in psychology to describe the time taken between a stimulus or question and a response to it Porkies informal word for lies @lingocastonline #podcasts #recaps

⏱️ #6Minute English Learn to talk about 'Lying' in 6 minutes! 🎧 High Quality MP3 Transcript available in the comment below ⬇️ @lingocastonline

◾️◾️Today's podcast: Can you tell when someone is lying? Topic Discussion: Do you know when someone is lying to you? Are all lies bad? Could they be a way to preserve society? Sam and Rob discuss the social benefits of lying and teach you some vocabulary. Honestly. 📝✅ Quiz Questions are Available here in the comment bellow ⤵️ @lingocastonline

A recap of this podcast: Are you good at complaining? (Samples are available in the comment section) A sector an area of business within the economy, for example: the telecommunications sector Inherent a natural part of something, usually a difficulty or risk, that can’t be avoided To perform if a company is performing well, it is being successful Dominant strongest, most used To escalate (adj, noun: escalation) to take something to a higher level, for example to escalate a complaint if you are not satisfied with the first response To deal with (a problem or complaint) to try to fix a problem or resolve a complaint @lingocastonline #podcasts #recaps

⏱️ #6Minute English Learn to talk about 'Complain' in 6 minutes! 🎧 High Quality MP3 Transcript available in the comment below ⬇️ @lingocastonline

◾️◾️Today's podcast: Are you good at complaining? Topic Discussion: When a company's service is not to your satisfaction, how do you complain? What's the best way to get what you want? And when has complaining been completely futile? Sam and Rob discuss people's readiness to complain and teach you vocabulary. 📝✅ Quiz Questions are Available here in the comment bellow ⤵️ @lingocastonline

A recap of this podcast: Does your name start with the wrong letter? (Samples are available in the comment section) To pay attention to something means to concentrate on something, to not be distracted. The intensity of the engagement which is another way of saying the strength of the relationship, interaction and communication. Diminishes if your surname comes at the end of the alphabet you may find that the intensity of engagement with the teacher diminishes. Diminishes means gets weaker. Drop out If you drop out from a course, it means that you leave it before it’s finished. Prestige the prestige of a job is the respect it has. If it is seen as important or desirable then it has higher prestige. @lingocastonline #podcasts #recaps

⏱️ #6Minute English Learn to talk about 'Names' in 6 minutes! 🎧 High Quality MP3 Transcript available in the comment below ⬇️ @lingocastonline

◾️◾️Today's podcast: Does your name start with the wrong letter? Topic Discussion: Why do we remember old classmates whose surnames start with letters at the beginning of the alphabet? According to a professor of economics at Colorado University, the initial of your surname may affect your life chances. The nearer to 'A' you are, the better. Neil and Sam discuss alphabet disadvantage and teach you vocabulary. 📝✅ Quiz Questions are Available here in the comment bellow ⤵️ @lingocastonline

[QUIZ] ◾️"Sarah was very tired, __ she stayed up late to finish her project."

A recap of this podcast: Faking it: computers that spot a real smile (Samples are available in the comment section) Facial is the adjective relating to face. Infer to infer something means to get an understanding of something without actually being told directly. Work in real time which means that there’s no delay and they can tell a fake smile from a genuine one, which means a real one, as the person is speaking. To figure out to calculate and come to an answer @lingocastonline #podcasts #recaps

⏱ #6Minute English Learn to talk about 'Faking it' in 6 minutes! 🎧 High Quality MP3 Transcript available in the comment below ⬇️ @lingocastonline

◾️◾️Today's podcast: Faking it: computers that spot a real smile Topic Discussion: Sometimes it can be difficult to tell if someone is really smiling or the smirk on their face is fake. But now there are computers that are able tell real smiles from fake ones better than humans can. How do they work and what are the benefits? @lingocastonline

Dear hardworking and amazing LingoCasters ✨ I know that the recent news about the IELTS exam being temporarily canceled in Iran has disappointed many of us, left us confused, and even made some of you wonder, “Was all my effort for nothing?” But let’s be honest with each other about one very important thing: IELTS is not the goal. IELTS is just a stop along the way. What you are building is far greater than a single exam: the ability to communicate, to understand the world, and to open new doors in your life 🌏 If there is no exam today, the knowledge in your mind is still there. The words you’ve learned, the ears that have grown used to English, the mind that now thinks in English… none of that has been canceled ❌ Maybe the journey has become a little longer, but this extra time can make you stronger, more confident, and better prepared 💪 Those who keep going even in difficult times will be several steps ahead when the opportunity finally arrives. So if you’re tired, take a break… but don’t stop. If you feel hopeless, know that you’re not alone… but don’t give up. We’re here to move forward together, with practice, with patience, and with hope 🤍 When the exam is finally back, it will be today’s efforts that bring tomorrow’s results. Keep going 🌟 Your future is still waiting for you. ⚡️❤️ (ترجمه فارسی در قسمت کامنت) @lingocastonline

[Quiz] ◾ "The cold weather will definitely .......... the plants in the garden."

A recap of this podcast: Is tourism harmful? (Samples are available in the comment section) Respect treat something or someone with care Clampdown (or crackdown) officially trying to stop or limit people doing something Misbehave do something bad or inappropriate Objective a plan or aim to achieve something Disneyfication turning something into an artificial, not real, commercial environment, similar to a Walt Disney theme park To cap to restrict, to limit @lingocastonline #podcasts #recaps

⏱ #6Minute English Learn to talk about 'Tourism' in 6 minutes! 🎧 High Quality MP3 Transcript available in the comment below ⬇️ @lingocastonline

◾️◾️Today's podcast: Is tourism harmful? Topic Discussion: European cities such as Rome and Bruges have decided to impose restrictions on tourism to prevent overcrowding and make life easier for the local residents. Rob and Sam talk about it and teach you related vocabulary. @lingocastonline

A recap of this podcast: The future of food (Samples are available in the comment section) A futurologist a person who studies and predicts how we will live in the future A trend a way to refer to something that is popular now or that is becoming popular To latch onto become very interested in A hunch a feeling you have based on your knowledge and experience that something might be true even though you don’t have any real evidence Ingesting taking into your body, i.e. eating and drinking Stringent strict, strong @lingocastonline #podcasts #recaps

⏱ #6Minute English Learn to talk about ' Food ' in 6 minutes! 🎧 High Quality MP3 Transcript available in the comment below ⬇️ @lingocastonline