📻 Do you know 1,000 English words? Finn and Rob talk about a project to improve people's foreign language knowledge. Find out more while you improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of 6 Minute English. How many English words do you know? Join the conversation in the comments 👇👇👇 Useful vocabulary: ✔️ trait - characteristic ✔️ linguists - people who study foreign languages or speak them very well ✔️ native language - the language a person learned to speak as a child; usually (but not always) the language of the country they were born in ✔️ get by - have or know just enough to do what you need to do ✔️ compulsory - must be done ✔️ self-esteem - confidence in your value and what you can do ✔️ converse with - have a conversation with ✔️ give you the edge - give you an advantage ✔️ master - learn how to do something very well ✔️ fit in - feel like you belong to a group of people and are accepted by them Image: Getty 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 February 2014. More programmes: 😊 News Review: Does diet improve memory? 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ-Pbwdqlt0 😊 The English We Speak Box Set: Expressions for people 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucdy1NE-zcE 😊 Express English: Three wishes 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ4vmSzhhtw 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbclearningenglish.com/ ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #6minuteenglish