What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from? Georgie and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
❓❓❓ When does an unborn baby’s stomach start to grow in the mother’s womb?
a) at 3 weeks
b) at 5 weeks
c) at 8 weeks
[Cover: Getty Images]
You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here ????
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240215
Vocabulary
✔️breastfeeding - feeding a baby directly with milk from the mother’s breasts
✔️postpartum - after giving birth; following childbirth
✔️gosh! - exclamation used to express a feeling of surprise or wonder
✔️in a daze - feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because of a shock or surprise
✔️hands-on - closely involved in organising things and making decisions, rather than just talking ✔️about it or getting someone else to do it
✔️fall apart - become seriously emotionally disturbed so that you are unable to think calmly or to deal with the difficult situation you are in
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❓❓❓ When does an unborn baby’s stomach start to grow in the mother’s womb?
a) at 3 weeks
b) at 5 weeks
c) at 8 weeks
[Cover: Getty Images]
You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here ????
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240215
Vocabulary
✔️breastfeeding - feeding a baby directly with milk from the mother’s breasts
✔️postpartum - after giving birth; following childbirth
✔️gosh! - exclamation used to express a feeling of surprise or wonder
✔️in a daze - feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because of a shock or surprise
✔️hands-on - closely involved in organising things and making decisions, rather than just talking ✔️about it or getting someone else to do it
✔️fall apart - become seriously emotionally disturbed so that you are unable to think calmly or to deal with the difficult situation you are in
More 6 Minute English episodes:
⭐ Fighting loneliness with soup ???? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgZl4Mp0Y_w
⭐ The psychology of greed ???? https://youtu.be/wgO7yK7NZpg
⭐ Addicted to sugar ???? https://youtu.be/FjU9qyTZ_OU
⭐ Our love of pets ???? https://youtu.be/g8q-Nq-ajx8
⭐ Social media and teenage health ???? https://youtu.be/g8q-Nq-ajx8
⭐ Elephant-proof farming ???? https://youtu.be/XMfNMnH8KyQ
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⭐ How green is your money? ???? https://youtu.be/c5Ppkvg7xHI
⭐ Mushrooms: Medicine or myth? ???? https://youtu.be/fWzD45xDQDo
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