https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/561b89df-0128-4c01-b40e-cd425b838825 Is it OK to ask awkward questions at the dinner table? Beth and Neil discuss chatting at meal times and teach you some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ In 2016, a couple from Germany won the world record for the fastest time to set a dinner table. But, how long did it take them? a) 25 seconds b) 1 minute 5 seconds c) 2 minutes 5 seconds Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240502 Vocabulary: ✔️open up - speak more easily than usual, particularly about worries and problems ✔️the … one e.g. the funny one, the wise one - a label for a person describing a particular prominent characteristic they have ✔️a pinch of salt - don't believe everything you're told ✔️children should be seen and not heard - an old-fashioned phrase meaning children should be quiet and behave well ✔️a mixed bag - something that has good and bad aspects ✔️culture shock - an uncertain feeling when in a new and different environment More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Eating for two 👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXp4Mt1S8Lg ⭐ Why everyone loves the underdog 👉 https://youtu.be/Q6MAcmJdYdA ⭐ What makes a great library?👉 https://youtu.be/tD-6xHAHrQ4 ⭐ Sewing to fight period poverty👉 https://youtu.be/r5iFFBpFSlU ⭐ Plastic waste eaten by enzymes 👉 https://youtu.be/bRzP7hwIGWE ⭐ Feed your brain 👉 https://youtu.be/FZDImEiPgMk ⭐ Food for new mums 👉 https://youtu.be/w4BvAaL1S3g ⭐ What is the future of work? 👉 https://youtu.be/s1HxJVusR2w ⭐ How the language of menus matters 👉 https://youtu.be/luh9xTJ7ExM ⭐ Addicted to sugar 👉 https://youtu.be/FjU9qyTZ_OU ⭐ Our love of pets 👉 https://youtu.be/bywWgD9yJq0 🤩🤩🤩 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.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ 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 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #eating #food #mealtimes #6minuteenglish Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:21:37 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/561b89df-0128-4c01-b40e-cd425b838825 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.