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6 Minute English - Compulsory voting

Today we're talking about voting. Now I'm sure something you've done Neil. Of course. And earlier this year we had general election in the UK when I voted. I feel guilty if I didn't exercise my right to vote. Now a right in this case means somebody's legal claim to vote. In the general election, we vote for government that runs the whole country. But we  also have local an European election too sometimes. Yes. But voting in the UK is opinional. So you don't have to do it. Where I seen in some countries' voting is compulsory. And compulsory means something you have to do it. So if you are in Australia where the government pass the law made voting compulsory, you would have to pay a fine of 20 dollars for not voting. That's because in Australia government believes voting is a duty and not just a right. And duty means something you have a responsibility to do. And if you are in a duty Rob, ask me today's quizz question. Yes sir, OK. So c...
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6 Minute English - Will robots take our jobs?

Now, what do you know about robots? Robots? Well, they talk in  a  funny  way  ...  like  that~  way…  like  that!  Yes.  it  You  sound quite convincing  there  actually, Finn. Do you like it? Yes, I do. Is there anything else you know about robots? Well,  they  there  are… there are  couples  a  couple  of good ones in  the  Star Wars,  aren’t  there?  Oh, yes. R2-D2 and C-3PO. C-3PO talks in quite a human voice. He does. But of course that's science fiction not  really  real life. No. But things have moved on in real life. The  US  use  of  machines to do work that people do or used to do is called automation and that's the subject of today's show. But before we talk more about this,  I  l'd  like you, Neil, to answer today's quiz question. What makes a job more likely to be done by robots? Is  it......
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6 Minute English - The earth's core

-- have you  ever  read any books by  XXX.  Jules  Verne? Yes, I have. Journey to the Centre of the Earth was my favourite book as a child! A German Professor and his two  companies  companions  climb down  the  a  volcano in search of the Earth's centre  -  –  or core. They visit strange lands inhabited by dinosaurs and giant prehistoric humans, and  sealing  sail  across  an  underground ocean. Very exciting but it doesn't sound very realistic. How  did  do  they get out again? Well, they shoot  to  the surface from the mouth of  the  Mount  Etna  during  a  volcanic eruption.  Well.  Wow!  That sounds very uncomfortable!  Well  along  Well,  on  today's show we're going to discuss what scientists really know about the Earth's core. Yes. The Earth has  the  a  dense inner core...
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