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Are you following your dreams? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

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Are you following your dreams? ⏲️ 6 Minute English



In this programme, Neil and Beth talk about dreams. You’ll hear from two people who dared to follow their dreams and are happy to have done so. You’ll also learn some related English vocabulary along the way.

This week’s question
In 2012, Australian nurse, Bronnie Ware, wrote her bestselling book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, after interviewing terminally ill patients about their life regrets. So, what do you think their top regret was?

a) I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.
b) I wish I had followed my dreams.
c) I wish I’d made more money.

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
✔️ utopia – perfect, ideal society where everyone is happy and gets along with each other
✔️ struggle with (something) – find it difficult to accept or even think about (something)
✔️ outlandish – strange, unusual and difficult to like
✔️ conquer – control something by force
✔️ humble – not proud or arrogant
✔️ a grain of sand – small and insignificant, yet at the same time important, part of a whole

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34 thoughts on “Are you following your dreams? ⏲️ 6 Minute English”

  1. I have a dream that i wanted to be rich because my family are very poor.When i was a boy,i try to learn for every lesson form my teacher and other people.I hoped, one day i must become a boss😂.but now in my country,there are a lot of battles, i fight for democracy and for life. Something i think where is my dream,i have lost the way. Nobody help me, nobody care me, i try for the best, now i am working in nursing school. I am a nurse but no income. 30 dollar is my salary 😂😂😂😂
    So, you can ask me, are you following your dream?
    I answer Yeah! I am a dog be like now.

    Sorry for my bad English typing, I am trying to comment by using Google translate 😢

  2. follow your dreams, life regret, made money, reveal answer, share everything, share equally, share resources, struggle communism level, outlandish, sweetheart, visit countless times, conquer the world, humble person, meet people, arrogant, grain of sand, rare example of, carriage, recap the words, strange, proud,

  3. Hi guys good Morning . I love the way you said don't change world first change yourself . This is so true . We can't change the world . But we can change ownself. 🙂

  4. This video is very very good! I have been learnt English 6months so this video is impove my listening and writing helps Thanks BBC group and theirs stuff🎉

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