English Rewind - 6 Minute English: Disappearing words

???? There are thousands of words in the English language - and they're constantly changing! Jackie and Kate find out more while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of the BBC Learning English programme 6 Minute English. How do you remember new vocabulary? Tell us in the comments ????????????

Useful vocabulary:
✔️ evolution - the gradual process of change and development over a long period of time.
✔️ extinct - no longer in existence.
✔️ predict - say what you think will happen in the future, especially as a result of prior knowledge or experience.
✔️ frequency - how often something happens
✔️ common everyday speech - the language we use most often
✔️ predictor - something that is happening now, that helps us predict what will happen in the future

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English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of 6 Minute English was first published on the BBC Learning English website in April 2009.

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