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Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary..👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ According to a recent global survey, what is currently the world’s most popular boys’ name? Is it: a) Jesus b) Mohammed c) Noah Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240613 Vocabulary: ✔️injustice - situation in which there is no fairness or justice ✔️Christian name - (British English) first name; the name you were given at birth ✔️noble - admirable, morally good ✔️baggage - beliefs and feelings, especially outdated or unhelpful ones, which influence how someone thinks and behaves ✔️speak truth to power - when people non-violently resist an oppressive force, such as a government or corporation, by telling the truth ✔️ruffle someone’s feathers - (idiom) upset or annoy someone More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ E-rickshaws driving away pollution 👉 https://youtu.be/NGY-HJ_l35E ⭐ Too old to have a baby? 👉 https://youtu.be/4vdhSxrASeg ⭐ How bubble tea got its bubbles 👉 https://youtu.be/O3tp5Y9lH88 ⭐ Can you keep a secret? 👉 https://youtu.be/rQK37u961Eo ⭐ Bitter food, better health? 👉 https://youtu.be/vdS3QBy9WeU ⭐ Talking at the table 👉 https://youtu.be/xy27CfuFtJE ⭐ Eating for two 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXp4Mt1S8Lg ⭐ Why everyone loves the underdog 👉 https://youtu.be/Q6MAcmJdYdA ⭐ What makes a great library? 👉 https://youtu.be/tD-6xHAHrQ4 ⭐ Sewing to fight period poverty 👉 https://youtu.be/r5iFFBpFSlU 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #names #colonialism #6minuteenglish