Why are fewer people going to the countryside? 6 Minute English

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Fewer and fewer people are going out for a walk in the countryside. Our obsession with social media platforms seems to have something to do with it. Neil and Catherine talk about the trend of staying indoors and teach you six items of vocabulary.

You'll find the transcript here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-180726

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
Is the internet good or bad?
https://youtu.be/Fxh3HeJvRhw

The power of smell
https://youtu.be/AJRqLvAZp4Q

Are you excited about the World Cup?
https://youtu.be/savzorNB_sI

Is gaming a sport?
https://youtu.be/gfnyMyCZjqA

𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞
to go out somewhere, but usually when the conditions are bad

𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬
those who became adults in the early 21st century

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗
those who became adults in the 1980s and 1990s

𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥
amazing, surprising and unbelievable

𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
activities that prevent us from doing more important things

𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
new informal word made with the sufix 'able' and it means 'suitable for posting on the social media platform Instagram'

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