6 Minute English

6 Minute English

Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Wednesday. Each programme is six minutes long and contains examples and explanations to help you improve your knowledge of the English language across a wide range of topics.

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  • 6min: Women-only train carriages: 27 August 2010

    Fri, 27 Aug 10

    Duration:
    7 mins

    Some women have been harassed on a train so some countries have introduced women-only carriages as Rob and Alice discuss

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