Making male friends ⏲️ 6 Minute English
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2023
- Some say that men are much worse than women at making and keeping friends. How true is this? Neil and Beth discuss male friendship and teach you some useful English vocabulary.
❓❓❓ This week's question: According to Oxford University's Institute of Cognitive Anthropology, how many close friends do we need for our mental wellbeing? Is it:
a) five?
b) ten?
c) twenty?
Listen to the programme to hear the answer.
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Vocabulary:
✔️times are tough - periods of trouble, unhappiness or financial difficulty in life
✔️get through - (phrasal verb) manage to live through a difficult situation
✔️drift away - gradually move further and further apart from someone until your relationship with them is broken
✔️Billy No-Mates - (slang) a person with no friends
✔️double-edged sword - something that has unfavourable as well as favourable consequences
✔️outgoing - very friendly; enjoys meeting and talking to people
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VOCABULARY I LEARNT FROM THE VIDEO
1. Indeed ( adv ) : really and certainly, often used to emphasize something
=> a friend in need is a friend indeed .
2. institute ( noun ) : an organization where people do a particular type of scientific, educational or social work , or the buildings that it uses
3. cognitive ( adjective ) : connected with thinking or conscious mental processes
=> cognition ( noun ) = conscious : the use conscious mental processes.
4. stereotype ( noun ) : a set idea that people have about what something or someone is like, especially an idea that is wrong.
=> racial/ sexual stereotype
5. outline ( noun ) : the main shape or edge of something without ant details .
6. tough = hard = difficult
=> times are tough : periods of trouble, unhappiness or financial difficulty .
7. reassure ( verb ) : to comfort someone and stop them for worrying.
8. get through : managed to live through unpleasant period of time.
9. drift ( verb ) : to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction.
=> drift away : gradually move further and further apart from someone until your relationship with them is broken
10. Billy No-Mates - (slang) a person with no friends
11. double-edged sword - something that has unfavorable as well as favorable consequences
12. core : the basic and most important part of something = fundamental, essential
13. outgoing ( adjective ) : very friendly; enjoys meeting and talking to people
QUANG MINH FROM VIET NAM - 16/9/2023 => ALL THE BEST FOR YOU !
You can have a lot of friends if you are outgoing. And when times are tough, your friends can help you get through. However, they might drift away, making you a Billy No-Mates. That situation is a double-edged sword. You have more free time because you don't have plans with friends, but you might be lonely, and loneliness could lead to sadness.
Interesting 🎉
bro I got tons now got like uhhhhhhhh uhhhhhhhhhhhh like 90 friends Cindia is my little sis she love me
Interesting and useful way of learning new vocabulary ❤❤❤❤ thank you so much
That sounds cool🤩
The best way to remember new words
Bro im easygoing but i like my space... Maybe people take that as being mean (??
VOCABULARY Making male friends ⏲ 6 Minute English
1. Anthropology: Social anthropology examines family relationships in detail.
2. Cognitive: a child’s cognitive development
3. Stereotype: cultural/gender/racial stereotypes
4. Nurture: These delicate plants need careful nurturing.
5. Magical: Her words had a magical effect on us.
6. Times are tough : periods of trouble, unhappiness or financial difficulty in life
7. Get through : (phrasal verb) manage to live through a difficult situation
8. Drift away : gradually move further and further apart from someone until your relationship with them is broken
9. Billy No-Mates : (slang) a person with no friends
10. Double-edged sword : something that has unfavourable as well as favourable consequences
11. Outgoing : very friendly; enjoys meeting and talking to people
9.14.20223 VIETNAM
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Thanks for introducing the topic of friendship in the era of social networks. I think that they separate us from human interaccion and make us feel more lonely.Julio retired teacher
I have a lot of friends in this BBC Learning English Channel. That’s my main focus for talk to other people.
Great program. You are my great friends BBC!!
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I have afew of friends but They very good friends, They always help me when I need them
Thanks for this wonderful video. I think having goods friends is not an easy thing. According to my own experience, you can make very good and close friends when doing the same activity, wether studying, going to university, being at the same sport team and so on. That is said, it can seem easy to make new friends when sharing the same activity but perhaps it's difficult to mantain that friendships throught time, since the same interests dissapear. Greetings from Spain!!
By the way, I am looking for a friend to do an English-Spanish language exchange via e-mail. Is anyone encouraged?
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Once again thank you Neil and Beth such wonderful topic. Iam very much interest to make and maintain friendships.Meeting friends and spending time with them really a mental therapy .I wish all of them have to keep tight their close friends for life long.
What do you think is important to remember when making new friends, or keeping in touch with old friends?
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These are tough times to make close friends. Being outgoing and talkative often isn't enough. People tend not to trust others and care about their own problems
Thanks you
Thanks to u Bbc
Thanks
Thanks for your videos. This is a good way to improve my English skills.❤❤❤
You are welcome!
I am a people- person but I don’t really have a lot of friends. However, I can get along with people easily. Thank you for your newest podcast!
You're welcome - glad you found the topic interesting.
I'm a girl and I don't have many cloes friends. I just have one cloes friends and that's so sad to me. I enjoy when there many people I share with them my thoughts .
great beth
As I am getting older, the number of friends is getting smaller. But, I am okay because I have a good relationship with my family.
the way im actually learning ab things by watching this
A sad story living for my own ... I used to have a bouch of friends , in high school even before Pals used to tell me "How u have so much friends? I mean the guy that just passing by the guy that salute you", now i'm in my 20s but getting a strong and longer relationship becomes a heavy task, being honest to myself and according to my personal experiences I took wrong decisions and as of result of this sadly I lost a good couple of good friends, but anyway lifes goes on, i supposed.
I have some in my life and only female friends. I was a child since I have good friend now. My friends who are guidelines for my life. My friends helpful to me that time are tough. I have been outgoing about using apps for my English learning.
It was interesting topic.
What do you think was the most interesting part of the programme?
This theme was very interesting 👍
Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it 😁
Thank you
Very interesting subject
I ‘ m Marcos from Brazil
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I choose my friends carefully.
Now is post-covid-19 era . Time was tough passed. We were getting through and We have learned more during pandemic . Pamdemin era has double ledged sword and make us adapt quickly. I hope I can make more soulmates nowadays instead of" Billy no mates"
I'm not surprised about it, as a man I don't have any close friend. Life is complicated.
nice
Thanks BBC I think that struggling with a bad situation might get through through close friends. Personally, I had one close friend who told her situation and then gradually i shared my personal issue to another friends from different places and they told me another perspectives. I am impressed because the number was 5 related to the study.
Thanks for sharing!
Friends help us to get through difficult times in our life. I believe the reason men are struggling to make friends is that cuz they always busy at work
cool
When times are tough you need to get through the situation. Your friends might help you.
Some of my friends drifted away from me. I can't help doing the same when they don't talk to me.
Billy No-Mates is a double-edge-sword, don't trust him easily.
Hi
I have a question, can you help me?
This was our exam question.
Choose the best option.
A) I have stomach ache.
B).........
1) Do you have fever?
2) What should you do?
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I never have any male friends or a boifriend in my life. I was so pessimistic about bois.. after reading or noticing many bad things about them.once my female friend told me like she only loves trusting and sharing her secrets to her male friends..i was shocked..
as a boy, everyone ( or every boy ) in the world is different from each other. I think you shouldn't be pessimistic about all boys dear friend. we oughn't classify people that way as bad.
@@muminyksci1823 yeah your all words are completely true'.i do respect bois #gentleman whole heartedly you are one of them my friend. I just grew up watching wrost people around me.. now i think they can be a good friend than girls.i need to be optimistic
so you are a girl
One thing is a friend and another a mate. I have a lot of mates
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I have no friends at all(
Same
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i have no friends at all😂
As a mam in late thirties, I prefer to be alone without friends.
why?
I have no friends , always alone
Me too...
But are you happy like this?
Me 50/50:
on the one hand I like being alone, on the other I suffer from it
@@MyLuca79
I am also like you
Have a great day
@@goldeneagle4828 great day being alone??
@@MyLuca79 man, if you're alone and if you're sick of it why don't you still try to change this situation. on the other hand if you're not sick of it why are you complaining being alone?
@@muminyksci1823 understand your question, but personalities are complex...
The loneliness makes me suffer a little, especially on Sundays and holidays, but I'm not capable of changing the situation...
I can't go around asking people to be my friends, they'd think I am crazy
(and in any case I'm not a kid, I'm over 40)
Just five friends no. I think every human on Earth just needs for one best friends otherwise, he won’t be loyal for all his friends.
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You need more friends but they must not cheat you
When you have a lot of friends, that's a double-edged sword. I mean, many friends doesn't equal many good and close friends. You can have a 2 hundred friends in some social network, but feel loneliness. If you gonna be honest, you don't chat even with half of this list. It's fake communication, just adding for quantity
I hate to have friends and I prefer to be without friends person
I think I´m a Billy no-mates :c
How to find a native English speaking friend? a teenager like me🤔
Clubs, Library, school etc..
Hi BBc YOU can reach 1m subs I know you can do it your vidios is awsome T got tons of friends in my school though Keep doing your vidios☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Unfortunately, my close friend betrayed me.
Five close friends?!🥲👍
But it seems very contradicting that women have more drama but they are said good communicater😂
I do believe that male friends are more loyal than female friends..don't you think so ??!!!
I think both are good friends
Will an American understand the slang "Billy no mates"?
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If you want to make friends Just play PS5
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I'm happy to find this channel. I need someone here to practice my english. If someone is interesting I'll let him my mail or my WhatsApp number.
I am interested in practicing English if you are willing to chat with me
Despite being woman I've drifted away from my friends who helped me to get through when the times were tough