What makes a good story? - 6 Minute English

Telling stories is a powerful way to connect and communicate with people - they help us make sense of the world. Neil and Georgina talk about storytelling and why we’ve been telling them to each other for millennia. This week’s question: Which of the following well-known folk tales is a ‘defeating the monster’ story? a) Beowulf? b) Beauty and the Beast? c) Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary folk tales stories that parents have told and passed on to their children over many years universal exist everywhere are related to everyone in the world tap into understand, connect to and express something such as people’s beliefs or attitudes wish-fulfillment achievement of things you really want and desire ramble talk in a confused way, often going off the subject or not making much sense get to the point start talking about what is most important and relevant [Cover: Getty Images] To download the audio and a transcript, go to: More 6 Minute English episodes: For the love of foreign language Training artificial intelligence Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe Are trees intelligent? Why do we choose to text instead of talk? Would you work for free? #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #storytelling #folktales #story