Virtual reality - also known as VR - allows you to put on a headset and escape into a completely different world. In this programme, we’ll be hearing about some of the ways VR is helping people overcome phobias and even tackling serious problems like domestic violence. Rob and Sam discuss the topic and teach you related English vocabulary along the way. This week's question: One of the phobias VR can help with is the fear of heights – but what is the proper name for this psychological disorder? a) alektorophobia b) arachnophobia c) acrophobia Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary phobia strong and irrational fear of something; a type of anxiety disorder simulation pretend copy of something that looks real but is not real habitual the usual, typical way something works drop your defences relax and trust people by lowering the psychological barriers you have built up to protect yourself first-person from the perspective of someone who actually experiences an event in person novel completely new and original; not like anything that has been experienced before [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220512 More 6 Minute English episodes: Are you afraid of numbers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvBWBSl2DKA Britain's love affair with coffee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJoCs5Z_QvE Intimacy on screen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pDImFxHNuY Personalised diets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZ9CSbGueU How green is nuclear energy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naB_3XYRtew Why we forget the things we learn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iHeeMlOsyc #learnenglish #VR #bbclearningenglish #virtualreality #phobias