Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just 6 minutes! Angela Merkel has often been referred to as 'mutti' - which means mother in German. Where did this nickname come from and who is she really? That's what Sam and Neil talk about, as they teach you related vocabulary. This week's question: Who was Germany’s first ever chancellor? Was it: a) Otto von Bismarck b) Helmut Schmidt c) Or Franz von Papen Watch the video to find out the answer. chancellor person in the highest position in a government or a university hardline describes someone with traditional and strict beliefs that can’t be easily changed put down insult, used to make someone feel stupid or embarrassed put in their place made to feel less important than they are trying to be cliches phrases or ideas that have become meaningless because they’ve been overused deadpan serious facial expression that shows no emotion To download the audio and a transcript, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish... [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: Going through the menopause https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2JsYmGmF8E 'I love my language!' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z6A62BO2zc Making sense of the census https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6GOoQnJicg How can we make the web a better place? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMQjmpVgor8​​ Learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBLuy_YU-Zw​​ Coronavirus vs other pandemics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjVd228S-yQ​​ #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #angelamerkel