Our love of pets 6 Minute English

Why do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. 👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ What percent of dogs and cats in the UK do you think have their own social media profile? a) 7%? b) 17%? or c) 70%? [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️pet - animal that you keep in your home as a companion and treat kindly ✔️a (cat) person - someone who likes or prefers (cats) ✔️living standards - level of material comfort in which people live ✔️disposable income - money left over to spend on things you want after paying taxes and living expenses ✔️loyalty - quality of being strong and unchanging in friendship and support ✔️fit the bill - be suitable for a particular purpose More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Social media and teenage health 👉 ⭐ Elephant-proof farming 👉 ⭐ Should we farm octopus? 👉 ⭐ Ways to live for 100 years 👉 ⭐ How green is your money? 👉 ⭐ Mushrooms: Medicine or myth? 👉 ⭐ Saving dead languages 👉 ⭐ Sounds that make you want to scream 👉 ⭐ How fans talk about their passions 👉 🤩🤩🤩 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 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #6minuteenglish