روش صحیح استفاده از مطالب این کانال
6 minutes English
۱- یک برگ کاغذ بردارید.
۲- لغات جدید متن را در آن بنویسید. افزایش دامنه لغات( vocabulary)
۳- معنی آن را در دیکشنری جستجو و بنویسید.
۴- متن کامل موضوع را ترجمه کنید و در برگه بنویسید.
مهارت ترجمه(translation)
متن فارسی شده موضوع را به دقت مطالعه کنید.
افزایش درک متون (comprehension)
۵- صدای متن را دانلود،و به تعداد زیاد در صورتی که به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه می کنید،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
*تا زمانی که حس می کنید،کلمات و جملات گوینده،نا مفهوم و غیر قابل فهم است،به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه کنید.
۶- به تعداد زیاد به صدای گوینده متن،بدون مشاهده متن موضوع،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
بعد از مدت کوتاهی،به مرور وابستگی شما به مشاهده موضوع های بعدی کم می شود.
اکنون شما در مرحله بسیار خوبی از مهارت شنیداری قرار دارید.
۷- متن مورد مطالعه را با صدای بلند و تلفظ صحیح،به تعداد زیاد و تا رسیدن به نقطه مطلوب سرعت بخوانید.
افزایش مهارت خواندن( reading)
۸-سعی کنید به صورت گروهی(حداقل دو نفره)از مطالب کانال استفاده کنید،تا بعد انجام مراحل بالا،متن مکالمه را با هم اجراء کنید.
افزایش مهارت مکالمه ( speaking)
* تعویض شخصیت مکالمه حین اجراء فراموش نشود تا speaking شما به نحوه مطلوبی با کیفیت شود.

Step 1: Listen

You're going to hear a genuine BBC news report. Before you listen, read these three summaries:

a) The use of some vehicles has been banned in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

b) Driving has been made illegal in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

c) There's a state of emergency in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

Now listen and decide which one is correct. Listen again if you need to.

Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again

How was that? Try listening again. Here are three definitions of key vocabulary items which may help you.

severe restrictions
strict limits

declared
stated officially

red alert
a warning that something dangerous will probably happen

Step 3: Transcript and answer

Severe restrictions are in force in Beijing to limit air pollution after the city declared a red alert for the first time.

Half the city's vehicles have been banned from the roads.

Answer

a) The use of some vehicles has been banned in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

This bulletin comes from BBC World Service Radio.

روش صحیح استفاده از مطالب این کانال
6 minutes English
۱- یک برگ کاغذ بردارید.
۲- لغات جدید متن را در آن بنویسید. افزایش دامنه لغات( vocabulary)
۳- معنی آن را در دیکشنری جستجو و بنویسید.
۴- متن کامل موضوع را ترجمه کنید و در برگه بنویسید.
مهارت ترجمه(translation)
متن فارسی شده موضوع را به دقت مطالعه کنید.
افزایش درک متون (comprehension)
۵- صدای متن را دانلود،و به تعداد زیاد در صورتی که به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه می کنید،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
*تا زمانی که حس می کنید،کلمات و جملات گوینده،نا مفهوم و غیر قابل فهم است،به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه کنید.
۶- به تعداد زیاد به صدای گوینده متن،بدون مشاهده متن موضوع،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
بعد از مدت کوتاهی،به مرور وابستگی شما به مشاهده موضوع های بعدی کم می شود.
اکنون شما در مرحله بسیار خوبی از مهارت شنیداری قرار دارید.
۷- متن مورد مطالعه را با صدای بلند و تلفظ صحیح،به تعداد زیاد و تا رسیدن به نقطه مطلوب سرعت بخوانید.
افزایش مهارت خواندن( reading)
۸-سعی کنید به صورت گروهی(حداقل دو نفره)از مطالب کانال استفاده کنید،تا بعد انجام مراحل بالا،متن مکالمه را با هم اجراء کنید.
افزایش مهارت مکالمه ( speaking)
* تعویض شخصیت مکالمه حین اجراء فراموش نشود تا speaking شما به نحوه مطلوبی با کیفیت شود.

Step 1: Listen

You're going to hear a genuine BBC news report. Before you listen, read these three summaries:

a) The use of some vehicles has been banned in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

b) Driving has been made illegal in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

c) There's a state of emergency in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

Now listen and decide which one is correct. Listen again if you need to.

Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again

How was that? Try listening again. Here are three definitions of key vocabulary items which may help you.

severe restrictions
strict limits

declared
stated officially

red alert
a warning that something dangerous will probably happen

Step 3: Transcript and answer

Severe restrictions are in force in Beijing to limit air pollution after the city declared a red alert for the first time.

Half the city's vehicles have been banned from the roads.

Answer

a) The use of some vehicles has been banned in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

This bulletin comes from BBC World Service Radio.

روش صحیح استفاده از مطالب این کانال
6 minutes English
۱- یک برگ کاغذ بردارید.
۲- لغات جدید متن را در آن بنویسید. افزایش دامنه لغات( vocabulary)
۳- معنی آن را در دیکشنری جستجو و بنویسید.
۴- متن کامل موضوع را ترجمه کنید و در برگه بنویسید.
مهارت ترجمه(translation)
متن فارسی شده موضوع را به دقت مطالعه کنید.
افزایش درک متون (comprehension)
۵- صدای متن را دانلود،و به تعداد زیاد در صورتی که به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه می کنید،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
*تا زمانی که حس می کنید،کلمات و جملات گوینده،نا مفهوم و غیر قابل فهم است،به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه کنید.
۶- به تعداد زیاد به صدای گوینده متن،بدون مشاهده متن موضوع،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
بعد از مدت کوتاهی،به مرور وابستگی شما به مشاهده موضوع های بعدی کم می شود.
اکنون شما در مرحله بسیار خوبی از مهارت شنیداری قرار دارید.
۷- متن مورد مطالعه را با صدای بلند و تلفظ صحیح،به تعداد زیاد و تا رسیدن به نقطه مطلوب سرعت بخوانید.
افزایش مهارت خواندن( reading)
۸-سعی کنید به صورت گروهی(حداقل دو نفره)از مطالب کانال استفاده کنید،تا بعد انجام مراحل بالا،متن مکالمه را با هم اجراء کنید.
افزایش مهارت مکالمه ( speaking)
* تعویض شخصیت مکالمه حین اجراء فراموش نشود تا speaking شما به نحوه مطلوبی با کیفیت شود.

Leaving home to start life at university is an exciting time for many young people but very challenging for some. Alice and Neil discuss the psychological pressures of making this big transition. They also teach some related vocabulary.

This week's question

In a survey of students at Imperial College London, how many students said they suffered from high levels of stress or a mental health condition during their time at college? Was it…

a) 1 out of 4?

b) 2 out of 4?

c) 3 out of 4?

You can hear the right answer at the end of the programme.

through rose-tinted spectacles
seeing a situation as better than it really was

out of your comfort zone
being in a situation that you aren't familiar with and which makes you feel nervous

counselling
professional help with personal or psychological problems

homesick
missing your family and friends when you're away from home

stress
pressure or worry caused by a difficult situation

balancing act
where you try to give your attention to two or more things at the same time

look after yourself
be responsible for or take care of yourself

budgeting
planning how much money you have and how you will spend it

stressed
anxious and worried

Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript

Alice
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Alice…

Neil
… and I'm Neil. Hello.

Alice
Hello, Neil. You went to university, didn't you?

Neil
Yes. University – the best days of my life. I made fantastic friends, went to great parties…

Alice
Did some work?

Neil
Well, yeah, I did some work, but probably not enough.

Alice
Well, the subject of today's show is student mental health. So, Neil, do you think you're looking back at your university days through rose-tinted spectacles? And that means looking at a situation as being better than it really was.

Neil
I did feel out of my comfort zone when I arrived. Yes, everyone seemed to know everyone… knew where to go.

Alice
Yes, well, being out of your comfort zone means being in a situation that you aren't familiar with and which makes you feel nervous. Did you talk to anyone about your feelings, Neil? Did you get any counselling? And that means professional help with personal or psychological problems.

Neil
What? No, not me. I'm one of those men who isn't good at talking about their feelings, Alice. I just felt a bit homesick that's all – I missed my friends and family. But let's move on, shall we! Why don't you ask me today's quiz question?

Alice
Alright then. So here it is: In a survey of students at Imperial College London, how many students said they suffered from high levels of stress or a mental health condition during their time at college? Was it…
a) 1 out of 4?
b) 2 out of 4?
or c) 3 out of 4?

Neil
Well, I'm going to go for c) 3 out of 4 because I do think that university life can be more stressful than people realize.

Alice
Yes. And stress means pressure or worry caused by a difficult situation. OK, we'll find out if you're right or wrong later on. Now in the UK, there has been a rise in students using counselling services.

Neil
Why's that, Alice?

Alice
Well, let's listen to Kirsty, a student at Exeter University, talking about why she has had problems. And here's a question for you while you listen: Did she enjoy her first days in college?

INSERT
Kirsty McMurron, student at Exeter University
No. The thing is… it… is a real balancing act. When I first got to university I don't think I'd really realized that I'd forgotten how to make friends you know, I'd been with the same school friends for seven years, and so I was trying to balance you know social success with academic success whilst learning how to look after myself at quite a young age. And I think that's the experience of a lot of young people. And people really struggle with it.

Neil
What's a balancing act, Alice?

Alice
It's where you try to give your attention to two or more things at the same time. So here, Kirsty is trying to balance making new friends with doing her academic work and learning to look after herself.

Neil
What does Kirsty mean when she says she's learning to look after herself?

Alice
Well, to look after someone means to protect or take care of someone – and in this case, Kirsty's learning to take care of herself – for example doing her own shopping and cooking.

Neil
OK, let's listen to Dr Ruth Caleb of the counselling service at Brunel University in London talking about what practical stuff students could learn before leaving for university that might make life easier for them.

INSERT
Dr Ruth Caleb, Head of the counselling service at Brunel University, London
Certain things that I think it would be very very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life – to do the washing, to do the cleaning and so on – being able to cook. Budgeting is extremely important in university life. And also spending time on your own comfortably.

Neil
Yes, that's excellent advice. I couldn't boil an egg when I arrived at uni.

Alice
Oh, really? Can you do it now, Neil?

Neil
Just about, just about.

Alice
Yeah? Great. And what about budgeting? This means planning how much money you have and how you will spend it.

Neil
I'm still pretty bad at that. However, I am very good at spending time on my own

comfortably.

Alice
Yes, I can believe that – feet up, watching TV with a takeaway.

Neil
Takeaway, of course a takeaway cause I can't cook anything…

Alice
No.

Neil
… not even an egg. You know me so well. So how about the answer to today's quiz question, Alice?

Alice
Alright then. I asked: In a survey of students at Imperial College London, how many said they suffered from high levels of stress or a mental health condition during their time at college? Was it…
a) 1 out of 4?
b) 2 out of 4?
or c) 3 out of 4?

Neil
And I said c) 3 out of 4.

Alice
Yes. And you are correct – well done, Neil! The survey, completed by over a thousand students, also found that almost 70% of those that suffer from stress do so at least once a week, and 9% of students feel stressed constantly. Stressed means anxious and worried.

Neil
Well, I feel anxious just thinking about all that stress. Can we hear today's words again?

Alice
We certainly can. They are:
through rose-tinted spectacles
out of your comfort zone
counselling
homesick
stress
balancing act
look after yourself
budgeting
stressed

Neil
Well, that brings us to the end of today's 6 Minute English. We hope you've had a stress-free time. Please do join us again soon. You know where to find us, don't you? Go to www.learningenglish.com , where you'll find grammar points, vocabulary and more editions of 6 Minute English.

Both
Bye.

تولید شده در بی بی سی در تاریخ یازدهم دسامبر ۲۰۱۵ مصادف با جمعه ۲۰ آذر ۱۳۹۲

روش صحیح استفاده از مطالب این کانال
6 minutes English
۱- یک برگ کاغذ بردارید.
۲- لغات جدید متن را در آن بنویسید. افزایش دامنه لغات( vocabulary)
۳- معنی آن را در دیکشنری جستجو و بنویسید.
۴- متن کامل موضوع را ترجمه کنید و در برگه بنویسید.
مهارت ترجمه(translation)
متن فارسی شده موضوع را به دقت مطالعه کنید.
افزایش درک متون (comprehension)
۵- صدای متن را دانلود،و به تعداد زیاد در صورتی که به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه می کنید،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
*تا زمانی که حس می کنید،کلمات و جملات گوینده،نا مفهوم و غیر قابل فهم است،به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه کنید.
۶- به تعداد زیاد به صدای گوینده متن،بدون مشاهده متن موضوع،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
بعد از مدت کوتاهی،به مرور وابستگی شما به مشاهده موضوع های بعدی کم می شود.
اکنون شما در مرحله بسیار خوبی از مهارت شنیداری قرار دارید.
۷- متن مورد مطالعه را با صدای بلند و تلفظ صحیح،به تعداد زیاد و تا رسیدن به نقطه مطلوب سرعت بخوانید.
افزایش مهارت خواندن( reading)
۸-سعی کنید به صورت گروهی(حداقل دو نفره)از مطالب کانال استفاده کنید،تا بعد انجام مراحل بالا،متن مکالمه را با هم اجراء کنید.
افزایش مهارت مکالمه ( speaking)
* تعویض شخصیت مکالمه حین اجراء فراموش نشود تا speaking شما به نحوه مطلوبی با کیفیت شود.

In the early stories of Robin Hood there is no Maid Marian, no Friar Tuck, Robin doesn't live in the time of bad Prince John, or the crusades, doesn't lead a large and merry gang, and never robs the rich to give to the poor. Neil and Alice discuss the long-lasting appeal of this man with a bow and how he has changed over the centuries.

This week's question

When do we find the first reference to Robin Hood in English literature? Was it in the…

a) 5th century?

b) 10th century?

c) 14th century?

You can hear the right answer at the end of the programme.

outlaw
criminal

medieval period or Middle Ages
the period in Europe from the 5th to the 15th century

ballad
a song or poem that tells a story

disturbing
making you feel upset or shocked

assassinations
the murder of important people, often for political reasons

dismembered bodies
bodies that have been cut or torn into pieces

trickster
someone who deceives or cheats people

operate on your own terms
do what you want according to your own rules

masculinity
the qualities typical of a man

Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript

Alice
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Alice…

Neil
… and I'm Neil. Hello.

Alice
Hello, Neil. Now what do you know about Robin Hood?

Neil
OK. Well, he wore green tights…

Alice
Yes, he did.

Neil
He was good at archery… he had a girlfriend called Maid Marion. He was English – although he sometimes he has an American accent in Hollywood films.

Alice
Yes.

Neil
There was a great Disney cartoon series using animal characters. Robin and Maid Marion were foxes.

Alice
Anything else? What about being an outlaw or criminal? Heroically fighting against injustice and corruption?

Neil
Oh yeah, there's all that stuff as well – robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Yes, yeah… he lived in Sherwood Forest with a band of merry men.

Alice
Yes, he did. OK, it sounds like you've watched a lot of TV and film versions but haven't read the literature.

Neil
Oh, come on, Alice! Have you read the literature?

Alice
Yes I have. I studied English at university and one of my specialist subjects was medieval literature. The Middle Ages or medieval period lasted in Europe from the 5th to the 15th century.

Neil
I see. And I'm guessing that Robin Hood is the subject of today's show?

Alice
Absolutely. You're right! So here's a question for you, Neil: When do we find the first reference to Robin Hood in English literature? Was it in the…
a) 5th century?
b) 10th century?
Or c) 14th century?

Neil
Well, I'm going to go for the middle one – and that's b) 10th century.

Alice
OK. Well, we'll find out if you're right or wrong later on. Now, why do you think the stories of Robin Hood have lasted from the Middle Ages through to the modern day?

Neil
Well, I suppose it's got appeal on lots of levels – action, adventure – there's some comedy stuff there with the merry men. And of course, romance, like I said before.

Alice
Yes, indeed. Actually the early versions of Robin Hood were very violent. Let's listen to Professor Thomas Hahn talk about one of the ballads called The Monk.

INSERT
Thomas Hahn, Professor of English Literature at the University of Rochester, New York
The Monk is, I think for most modern audiences who've either seen movies or read children's stories or whatever, quite disturbing in terms of its levels of violence. In terms of trying to make some comparisons with popular culture it seems to me that it's really at the level of Sopranos in terms of things like dismembered bodies and actual violence and assassinations.

Neil
What's a ballad, Alice?

Alice
Well, It's a song or poem that tells a story. People were telling the stories of Robin Hood for a long time before they were written down – and performing them too.

Neil
Really? And how about the comparison between the Robin Hood ballads and the Sopranos? Now The Sopranos is a popular US TV series about gangsters. Maybe I should get The Monk on audiobook. What do you think?

Alice
Yes, I don’t think you'd find it disturbing – disturbing means making you feel upset or shocked. Assassinations are the murder of important people, often for political reasons. And dismembered bodies are bodies that have been cut or torn into pieces.

Neil
Right. It sounds like medieval entertainment for guys. You know, like martial arts movies these days.

Alice
Well, yes, you may be right. Now do you remember you mentioned Maid Marion at the start of the show?

Neil
I do.

Alice
Well, actually, in the early ballads there is no Maid Marian. She appears in later versions along with other characters we know well today. But Robin is always a trickster, and a man with a bow in a wood.

Neil
A trickster is someone who deceives or cheats people. That's impressive, Alice. You certainly know your medieval ballads.

Alice
Yes, I do. So what's so appealing about this man with a bow? Let's listen to Professor Hahn again.

INSERT
Thomas Hahn, Professor of English Literature at the University of Rochester, New York
What he represents I think is a kind of strong and forceful masculinity that operates on its own terms and for its own interests and that's I think wha

t we admire in these stories.

Neil
What does it mean to operate on your own terms, Alice?

Alice
Well, Neil, it means to do what you want according to your own rules. And masculinity means the qualities typical of a man. Now, remember my question from earlier? I asked: When do we find the first reference to Robin Hood in English literature? Was it in the…
a) 5th century?
b) 10th century?
Or c) 14th century?

Neil
And I said b) 10th century.

Alice
Yes, well… I'm afraid you are wrong, Neil. The first reference occurs in the English poet William Langland's book Piers Plowman written between 1370 and 1390. Sloth, the lazy priest, says: "I kan not parfitly my Paternoster as the preest it singeth,/ But I kan rymes of Robyn Hood and Randolf Erl of Chestre."

Neil
Well, Alice, can you translate that into modern English, please? Maybe that's for another show.

Alice
Maybe another show…

Neil
Can we just have today's words again, please?

Alice
We certainly can. And we can have those in modern English. OK. Here they are:
outlaw
medieval period or Middle Ages
ballad
disturbing
assassinations
dismembered bodies
trickster
operate on your own terms
masculinity

Neil
Well, that brings us to the end of today's 6 Minute English. We hope you enjoyed today's walk in the woods. Please do join us again soon.

Both
Bye.

روش صحیح استفاده از مطالب این کانال
6 minutes English
۱- یک برگ کاغذ بردارید.
۲- لغات جدید متن را در آن بنویسید. افزایش دامنه لغات( vocabulary)
۳- معنی آن را در دیکشنری جستجو و بنویسید.
۴- متن کامل موضوع را ترجمه کنید و در برگه بنویسید.
مهارت ترجمه(translation)
متن فارسی شده موضوع را به دقت مطالعه کنید.
افزایش درک متون (comprehension)
۵- صدای متن را دانلود،و به تعداد زیاد در صورتی که به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه می کنید،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
*تا زمانی که حس می کنید،کلمات و جملات گوینده،نا مفهوم و غیر قابل فهم است،به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه کنید.
۶- به تعداد زیاد به صدای گوینده متن،بدون مشاهده متن موضوع،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
بعد از مدت کوتاهی،به مرور وابستگی شما به مشاهده موضوع های بعدی کم می شود.
اکنون شما در مرحله بسیار خوبی از مهارت شنیداری قرار دارید.
۷- متن مورد مطالعه را با صدای بلند و تلفظ صحیح،به تعداد زیاد و تا رسیدن به نقطه مطلوب سرعت بخوانید.
افزایش مهارت خواندن( reading)
۸-سعی کنید به صورت گروهی(حداقل دو نفره)از مطالب کانال استفاده کنید،تا بعد انجام مراحل بالا،متن مکالمه را با هم اجراء کنید.
افزایش مهارت مکالمه ( speaking)
* تعویض شخصیت مکالمه حین اجراء فراموش نشود تا speaking شما به نحوه مطلوبی با کیفیت شود.

Step 1: Listen

You're going to hear a genuine BBC news report. Before you listen, read these three summaries:

a) The use of some vehicles has been banned in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

b) Driving has been made illegal in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

c) There's a state of emergency in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

Now listen and decide which one is correct. Listen again if you need to.

Step 2: Learn the key words and listen again

How was that? Try listening again. Here are three definitions of key vocabulary items which may help you.

severe restrictions
strict limits

declared
stated officially

red alert
a warning that something dangerous will probably happen

Step 3: Transcript and answer

Severe restrictions are in force in Beijing to limit air pollution after the city declared a red alert for the first time.

Half the city's vehicles have been banned from the roads.

Answer

a) The use of some vehicles has been banned in Beijing because the air pollution is at a dangerous level.

This bulletin comes from BBC World Service Radio.

روش صحیح استفاده از مطالب این کانال
6 minutes English
۱- یک برگ کاغذ بردارید.
۲- لغات جدید متن را در آن بنویسید. افزایش دامنه لغات( vocabulary)
۳- معنی آن را در دیکشنری جستجو و بنویسید.
۴- متن کامل موضوع را ترجمه کنید و در برگه بنویسید.
مهارت ترجمه(translation)
متن فارسی شده موضوع را به دقت مطالعه کنید.
افزایش درک متون (comprehension)
۵- صدای متن را دانلود،و به تعداد زیاد در صورتی که به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه می کنید،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
*تا زمانی که حس می کنید،کلمات و جملات گوینده،نا مفهوم و غیر قابل فهم است،به متن انگلیسی موضوع نگاه کنید.
۶- به تعداد زیاد به صدای گوینده متن،بدون مشاهده متن موضوع،گوش فرا دهید.
افزایش مهارت شنیداری (listening)
بعد از مدت کوتاهی،به مرور وابستگی شما به مشاهده موضوع های بعدی کم می شود.
اکنون شما در مرحله بسیار خوبی از مهارت شنیداری قرار دارید.
۷- متن مورد مطالعه را با صدای بلند و تلفظ صحیح،به تعداد زیاد و تا رسیدن به نقطه مطلوب سرعت بخوانید.
افزایش مهارت خواندن( reading)
۸-سعی کنید به صورت گروهی(حداقل دو نفره)از مطالب کانال استفاده کنید،تا بعد انجام مراحل بالا،متن مکالمه را با هم اجراء کنید.
افزایش مهارت مکالمه ( speaking)
* تعویض شخصیت مکالمه حین اجراء فراموش نشود تا speaking شما به نحوه مطلوبی با کیفیت شود.