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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 - Is knuckle cracking good for you

Oh. Don't do that please Neil. That's my fresh creep. Oh dear. If something makes you feel fresh creep, means you feel frightened or disgusted by something. I don't know why I do it. It just feel nice. But you are lend with other righter  when you are old, you know. After writer is a disease that causes pains and swelling enjoin our bodies. That's an old wild tales, Rob. That means an old idea or believe that has no scientific support. OK. I see professor. And since you are in scientific mood, how about answering today's quiz question? which types of joint can you crap? Is it a) fribes b) XXXX c) Sinnoval OK, this professor isn't feeling too clever today. I am going to take a guess and say c) Sinnoval. OK we'll find out how smart you really are later on in the programme. Now listen to XXXXX, professor of Rehabilitation medicine in the university of Albato. Rehabilitation means the process of helping somebody gets better from the illness or i...
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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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