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Do you get jealous if one of your friends gives more attention to someone else? Do you keep checking whether your partner is becoming too friendly with someone? Sam and Neil hear experts talking about jealousy and envy. And, as usual, they teach you vocabulary along the way. ❓❓❓This week's question The expression ‘the green-eyed monster’ comes from a speech in one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, but which one? a) Romeo and Juliet b) Hamlet c) Othello Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary ✔️the green-eyed monster (British English) jealousy or envy ✔️significant other wife, husband or other romantic partner who you are in a long-term relationship with ✔️flirting behaving as if you are sexually attracted to someone but playfully rather than with serious intentions ✔️envy wanting to have the possessions or qualities that someone else has ✔️pill medicine in the form of small tablet which you swallow ✔️cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) type of therapy which helps people deal with their emotional and behavioural problems by changing the way they think about them [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the transcript and audio for this programme here: 👉 More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Are you lonely in a crowd? ⭐ Food and mood: ⭐ How to talk to a climate denier ⭐ 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 English videos and podcast English 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 #bbclearningenglish #jealousy #6minuteenglish
