https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/b2957e90-3bde-4709-9b95-cc7aa226c2f1 Some people are too busy texting to talk. With the huge rise of mobile phones in recent decades, communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about why people often choose to text, instead of talk to the people in their lives. This week's question Young people are often the biggest users of mobile phones, but in a 2016 study, what percentage of British teenagers said they would prefer to send a text rather than speak to someone, even if they were in the same room? Is it... a) 9 percent? b) 49 percent? c) 99 percent? Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary intonation musical way someone’s voice rises and falls when speaking; vocal changes which often effect the meaning of what is said intention idea or plan of something you are going to do phrase small group of words often with a particular meaning in person actually physically present or face to face, instead of via email, telephone or text get annoyed become angry, upset or irritated minefield / treading on mines situation full of hidden problems and dangers where people need to act carefully [Cover: Getty Images] To download the audio and a transcript, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-201203 More 6 Minute English episodes: Sport against poverty https://youtu.be/atPNphv-NEI No more bosses https://youtu.be/ktgDXNML2uI How to talk about conspiracy theories https://youtu.be/69o1qyxZBuw Coronavirus: Dealing with post-pandemic mass unemployment https://youtu.be/o2pdhO76ld4 Could you be a victim of online fraud? https://youtu.be/kU65ZNNOPc4 #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #texting #talking #facetoface Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:42:19 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/b2957e90-3bde-4709-9b95-cc7aa226c2f1 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.