https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/606e6bf7-5363-49ee-b179-3546ac4309c8 Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! Years before iPods and MP3 downloads, the Sony Walkman was the first widely available portable music player. It revolutionised the way fans listened to their favourite bands. In this programme, Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman and teach you vocabulary along the way. To download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201029 More 6 Minute English episodes: The medicine of coronavirus https://youtu.be/gu_GfdJpdsA Is this the era of distrust? https://youtu.be/AhoslePC6yI Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe https://youtu.be/LXw2xdWqkS0 How can we make the web a better place? https://youtu.be/wMQjmpVgor8 Do chimps have the same emotions as us? https://youtu.be/x4HNOP6Ko6Y Hacking help for US elections https://youtu.be/Pzq2slM4Wu4 Vocabulary headphones pair of padded speakers worn over your ears in order to listen to music without other people hearing take off (phrasal verb) suddenly start to be successful and popular laid (something) on the line (idiom) risked losing something important, such as a job or reputation picked up on (something) (phrasal verb) noticed or gave particular attention to something being said or done niche product something marketed for sale to a small, specific group caught the public imagination or caught the public's imagination (idiom) made the public interested in or excited about something [Cover: Getty Images] #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #walkman #sony #musicplayer #1980s #portable Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:59:35 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/606e6bf7-5363-49ee-b179-3546ac4309c8 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.