https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/6d74b2fd-6f2d-498e-8b1c-0e5a79522e6d What does it mean for a child refugee to lose their first language? Sam and Rob hear the story of a woman who replaced her native Czech for English when her family had to leave their home country, and they teach you new vocabulary along the way. ❓❓❓ This week's question: According to the United Nations, how many people around the world are currently living as displaced refugees? a) 3 million b) 53 million c) 103 million Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary: ✔️ mother tongue - native language; the first language you learn from your parents as a child ✔️ (someone is) dunked into - suddenly placed into a new, unfamiliar situation for a short time before being removed again ✔️ have faith - have confidence or trust in something or someone ✔️ sort itself out - (phrasal verb) stop being a problem, without anyone having to do anything ✔️ full-fledged - complete; fully developed ✔️ either-or - situation where only a choice between two options, with no third alternative, is possible [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the transcript and audio for this programme here: 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2023 More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ The hidden life of buffets 👉 https://youtu.be/vP3VOKBcloo ⭐ Doomscrolling: Why do we do it? 👉 https://youtu.be/WsKg6HsoDaw ⭐ Can AI have a mind of its own? 👉 https://youtu.be/tHZRXN_pVi8 ⭐ Climate change: Are there too many people? 👉 https://youtu.be/qoNRZKgLDhg ⭐ Songwriting 👉 https://youtu.be/X5YjfOKBffU ⭐ The hidden life of buffets 👉 https://youtu.be/8p7HytjrKj4 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos to help you improve your English: https://www.youtube.com/bbclearningen... Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbclearningenglish.com Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish Follow us on Twitter 👉 https://www.twitter.com/bbcle Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish Get our app: Android 👉 bit.ly/2PeLcf6 iPhone 👉 apple.co/2wmG2GU We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #mothertongue #6minuteenglish Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:27:55 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/6d74b2fd-6f2d-498e-8b1c-0e5a79522e6d 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.