Podcast
Questions and Answers
What does Jennifer want to do in the New Year?
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?
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?
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?
What is the benefit of performing a kind act every day?
What does Jennifer ask Callum to answer?
What does Jennifer ask Callum to answer?
What is the setting of the programme?
What is the setting of the programme?
What is the purpose of encouraging schoolchildren to perform small and simple altruistic acts?
What is the purpose of encouraging schoolchildren to perform small and simple altruistic acts?
What is the definition of an altruistic act?
What is the definition of an altruistic act?
What is the most commonly broken New Year's resolution?
What is the most commonly broken New Year's resolution?
What percentage of people who stop smoking in January actually succeed?
What percentage of people who stop smoking in January actually succeed?
What percentage of gym memberships taken out in January are never used?
What percentage of gym memberships taken out in January are never used?
What is the suggestion made by Callum to improve the atmosphere at BBC Learning English?
What is the suggestion made by Callum to improve the atmosphere at BBC Learning English?
What is the topic of the '6 Minute English' episode?
What is the topic of the '6 Minute English' episode?
What is a 'resolution' in the context of this conversation?
What is a 'resolution' in the context of this conversation?
What is the relationship between Callum and Jennifer?
What is the relationship between Callum and Jennifer?
What is the purpose of the conversation?
What is the purpose of the conversation?
What is the tone of the conversation?
What is the tone of the conversation?
What is the topic of discussion in the programme?
What is the topic of discussion in the programme?
What was Callum's offer to Jennifer?
What was Callum's offer to Jennifer?
What did the schoolchildren in America participate in?
What did the schoolchildren in America participate in?
What was the age range of the children participating in the kindness study?
What was the age range of the children participating in the kindness study?
What is a random act of kindness according to Callum?
What is a random act of kindness according to Callum?
What did the researchers measure to determine the impact of kindness on the children's popularity?
What did the researchers measure to determine the impact of kindness on the children's popularity?
What is an example of a random act of kindness mentioned in the report?
What is an example of a random act of kindness mentioned in the report?
What did being kinder do to the children's wellbeing?
What did being kinder do to the children's wellbeing?
What is the consequence of receiving a random act of kindness?
What is the consequence of receiving a random act of kindness?
What is the meaning of the word 'dynamics' in the context of the classroom?
What is the meaning of the word 'dynamics' in the context of the classroom?
What is the characteristic of a random act of kindness mentioned in the programme?
What is the characteristic of a random act of kindness mentioned in the programme?
What was the result of the four weeks of enforced kindness on the children's popularity?
What was the result of the four weeks of enforced kindness on the children's popularity?