6 Minute English: New Year's Resolutions
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What does Jennifer want to do in the New Year?

  • Become a better presenter
  • Travel more
  • Get fit and go to the gym (correct)
  • Eat less junk food

What does Callum say about New Year's resolutions?

  • He's very good at keeping them
  • He thinks they're pointless
  • He makes them every year
  • He never sticks to them (correct)

What is the topic of today's programme?

  • Random acts of kindness (correct)
  • New Year's resolutions
  • Fitness and exercise
  • Healthy eating

What is the benefit of performing a kind act every day?

<p>It improves your social life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Jennifer ask Callum to answer?

<p>What is the most commonly broken resolution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the setting of the programme?

<p>A studio (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of encouraging schoolchildren to perform small and simple altruistic acts?

<p>To make the classroom a happier place and discourage social problems (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of an altruistic act?

<p>An act that helps someone else and does not gain anything in return (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most commonly broken New Year's resolution?

<p>Stopping smoking (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of people who stop smoking in January actually succeed?

<p>15% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of gym memberships taken out in January are never used?

<p>60% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the suggestion made by Callum to improve the atmosphere at BBC Learning English?

<p>Performing kind acts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the topic of the '6 Minute English' episode?

<p>random acts of kindness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a 'resolution' in the context of this conversation?

<p>a decision to change habits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Callum and Jennifer?

<p>colleagues (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the conversation?

<p>to provide language lessons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the tone of the conversation?

<p>humorous (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the topic of discussion in the programme?

<p>Random acts of kindness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Callum's offer to Jennifer?

<p>To share his lunch with her (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the schoolchildren in America participate in?

<p>A study on random acts of kindness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the age range of the children participating in the kindness study?

<p>9 to 11 years old (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a random act of kindness according to Callum?

<p>An unplanned act of kindness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the researchers measure to determine the impact of kindness on the children's popularity?

<p>The number of times they were nominated by classmates (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a random act of kindness mentioned in the report?

<p>Giving a stressed parent a hug (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did being kinder do to the children's wellbeing?

<p>It made them feel better about themselves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of receiving a random act of kindness?

<p>It can make the receiver feel good (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'dynamics' in the context of the classroom?

<p>The feeling or atmosphere of the classroom (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a random act of kindness mentioned in the programme?

<p>It doesn't cost anything to do (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the four weeks of enforced kindness on the children's popularity?

<p>They became more popular with their peers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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