Losing your mother tongue ⏲️ 6 Minute English

What does it mean for a child refugee to lose their first language? Sam and Rob hear the story of a woman who replaced her native Czech for English when her family had to leave their home country, and they teach you new vocabulary along the way. ❓❓❓ This week’s question: According to the United Nations, how many people around the world are currently living as displaced refugees? a) 3 million b) 53 million c) 103 million Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary: ✔️ mother tongue - native language; the first language you learn from your parents as a child ✔️ (someone is) dunked into - suddenly placed into a new, unfamiliar situation for a short time before being removed again ✔️ have faith - have confidence or trust in something or someone ✔️ sort itself out - (phrasal verb) stop being a problem, without anyone having to do anything ✔️ full-fledged - complete; fully developed ✔️ either-or - situation where only a choice between two options, with no third alternative, is possible [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the transcript and audio for this programme here: 👉 More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ The hidden life of buffets 👉 ⭐ Doomscrolling: Why do we do it? 👉 ⭐ Can AI have a mind of its own? 👉 ⭐ Climate change: Are there too many people? 👉 ⭐ Songwriting 👉 ⭐ The hidden life of buffets 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos to help you improve your English: Visit our website 👉 Follow us on Instagram 👉 Follow us on Twitter 👉 Find us on Facebook 👉 Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish Get our app: Android 👉 iPhone 👉 We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #mothertongue #6minuteenglish