https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/04e40eb9-7c8f-4d5e-a005-a73ae45d041a Fandom is more than simply being a fan, and now the world of fandom has started to develop its own language. Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful English vocabulary. ❓❓❓ This week's question: The original word ‘fan’ was first used about Americans in the early 20th century. But what were these Americans fans of? Was it: a) Hollywood movie stars? b) Baseball? c) Disney cartoons? Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2023/ep-230921 Vocabulary: ✔️like-minded - sharing similar opinions, ideas or interests ✔️quirky - odd or unusual, but in an attractive and interesting way ✔️mock - insult someone by laughing at them in an unkind way ✔️BIRGing (short for Basking in Reflected Glory) - feeling good about yourself when the team you support wins a piece/a slice of the action - taking part in a celebration or other exciting group activity ✔️CORFing (short for Cutting off Reflected Failure) - distancing yourself from the team you support when they lose More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Making male friends 👉 https://youtu.be/wAV-vbHLn3Q ⭐ Space-saving solar hacks 👉 https://youtu.be/xf2RF9vx-G4 ⭐ The stories behind our names 👉 https://youtu.be/kglKCEGytsk ⭐ Heatwaves: can we adapt 👉 https://youtu.be/ACG6qr4waWU ⭐ Are you unhappy at work? 👉 https://youtu.be/V2eW5jGQe8I ⭐ Do you have eco-anxiety? 👉 https://youtu.be/VkLIUXjNwYc ⭐ Can you stop a disaster? 👉 https://youtu.be/UEH3oRSgVXQ ⭐ The right way to say sorry 👉 https://youtu.be/Ag7-U4ga9mA 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbclearningenglish.com ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #friendship #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #fandom #football #footballculture Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:00:58 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/04e40eb9-7c8f-4d5e-a005-a73ae45d041a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.