Fighting loneliness with soup ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Loneliness has been called the 'modern epidemic'. How can communities fight it? Learn about an approach from the Netherlands, along with some useful vocabulary with Beth and Neil. ????????????

❓❓❓ According to the 'Campaign to End Loneliness', what proportion of British adults report feeling lonely at least some of the time? Is it:

a) 29%
b) 39%
c) 49%

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Vocabulary:
✔️crave - have a strong feeling of wanting something; desire something intensely
✔️(be) left out - feel unhappy because you have been excluded from something
✔️turn to (someone) - ask someone for help, advice or support
✔️guy - (informal) a man
✔️free time - leisure time when you do not have to work, study, etc. and can do what you want
✔️bring (someone) together - help people or groups to become friendly or to do something together, especially when they would not usually do this

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