Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! In many consumer societies these days, people tend to buy and keep lots of things - after all, these things are cheap! But what happens when all of the things we buy become too much? What do we do with all the stuff? Recently, people have been trying to find ways to reduce the amount of stuff that they own. Rob and Neil find out all about the latest decluttering trend, how to do it and why in this 6 Minute English! You'll find the transcript and the vocabulary on our website: ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ: Debating veganism: How to change someone's opinion How your eyes predict your personality Do you have a second job? Why do we feel awkward? ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe. ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ untidiness caused by having too many things โ to declutter is the process of getting rid of things ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ (๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ) to deal with a problem and try to fix it ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ change ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ an expression that means to use what youโve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things [Cover: Getty Images] #BBCLearningEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish
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