https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/05269cd4-5610-4de3-9f90-bf376e34b7bb Is it right for companies selling unhealthy products to sponsor sporting events? Why do some companies that make unhealthy food and drinks advertise during the Olympics? That's what Sam and Neil talk about, as they teach you related vocabulary. This week's question McDonalds had a long history with the Olympic Games until the company ended the partnership ahead of the 2024 games in Paris. But why did McDonalds choose to quit? Was it because: a) they wanted to change the name of French fries to McFries? b) they didn’t want to call their hamburger, ‘Le Big Mac’? or, c) they wanted to be the only company selling cheese for cheeseburgers? Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary sponsor pay for an event or tournament in order to advertise a company or brand in return fast food hot, often unhealthy, food such as hamburgers or pizza that is quick to cook and serve brand attachment a deep emotional connection between humans and brands health halo the perception that something is healthy for you even though there is little evidence to support this ultra-processed food foods containing added artificial ingredients that you wouldn’t add when cooking homemade food beverage any type of drink To download the audio and a transcript, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-211104 [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: Going through the menopause https://youtu.be/z2JsYmGmF8E 'I love my language!' https://youtu.be/2z6A62BO2zc Making sense of the census https://youtu.be/u6GOoQnJicg How can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wMQjmpVgor8​​ Learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes! https://youtu.be/WBLuy_YU-Zw​​ Coronavirus vs other pandemics https://youtu.be/kjVd228S-yQ​​ #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #sport #fastfood Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:37:15 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/05269cd4-5610-4de3-9f90-bf376e34b7bb 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.