The power of crying - 6 Minute English

Do you feel better after a good cry? Do women cry more than men? Is it more acceptable nowadays for people to cry in public? Neil and Sam talk about it and help you learn vocabulary in this free English lesson ... without the tears. This week’s question According to a study from 2017 conducted in the UK, on average, how many times a year do women cry? Is it: a) 52 b) 72 c) 102 Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary be taken seriously be treated as being deserving of attention or respect get a label be thought of as having a particular character or nature, often unfairly final straw further problem or difficulty, usually minor in itself, which comes after a series of other problems and makes you want to give up resentments feelings of anger because you think you have been treated unfairly or because you have been forced to accept something that you don’t like weeping crying tears backlog accumulation of uncompleted matters that you should have dealt with before and must now do To download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Could you give up booze for a month? Low emission zones Is the pasty really Cornish? Is being thrifty a virtue? Should we have a bucket list? #vocabulary #crying #bbclearningenglish #6minuteenglish #tears