https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/1bdca63c-712e-455a-847a-fd8ed251e9d3 Predicting the future is not easy but that's exactly the job of opinion pollsters - researchers who ask people questions to discover what they think about certain topics. Neil and Sam look at the inventor the opinion poll and discuss if they always give the right results, and they teach you some related vocabulary as well. This week's question: Few pollsters predicted that Britain would vote to leave the European Union in the 2016 Brexit referendum which, in the end, it did. But what was the final split between those who voted to leave and those who wanted to remain? Was it: a) 51 leave to 49 remain? b) 52 leave to 48 remain? c) 52 remain to 48 leave? Listen to the programme to find out the answer. VOCABULARY: opinion pollster people who conduct polls which ask members of the public their opinion on particular subjects, especially ones concerning politics misfire something that does not work in the way it was intended to figure (something) out finally understand something, or find the solution to a problem, after thinking hard about it blank cheque unlimited money and freedom to complete a task laser-like very accurate and focused, like the beam of a laser stark obvious; easy to see; harsh; without decoration [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-221215 More 6 Minute English episodes: Meet the flavourists https://youtu.be/jp1FCIQUBkw Are Halloween costumes too scary? https://youtu.be/t2J-_-v-Spw Does climate change make you anxious? https://youtu.be/EiCs_8ZKVJc Translating recipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31FjeWvLIxM Why are prices going up? https://youtu.be/FKwmUNffu7M English for dating online https://youtu.be/WjFQIP8w5Jw Are you following your dreams? https://youtu.be/26PrgjTboVQ Do emojis make language better? https://youtu.be/jdu6GCU42zU #learnenglish #vocabulary #opinionpolls #6minuteenglish SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos to help you improve your English: www.youtube.com/bbclearningenglish Visit our website: https://www.bbclearningenglish.com Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcle Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:34:26 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/1bdca63c-712e-455a-847a-fd8ed251e9d3 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.