Why are billionaires building bunkers?
1/29/20267 min
People around the world have been preparing for what they believe will be a major world disaster in the near future. Now, some tech billionaires are joining the trend by building underground bunker complexes to keep them safe if the world order collapses. Do they know something we don't? Neil discusses this with Hannah, from the What in the World podcast, and they teach you some new vocabulary.
Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english\_2026/ep-26029
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First 90 secondsNeil· Host0:00
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Hannah· Guest1:06
[upbeat music] Hello, I'm Georgie, an English teacher and presenter at BBC Learning English. I want to tell you about a new series I've made all about speaking. Beating speaking anxiety helps you fight your fears of speaking English. Each video tackles a different fear, like the fear of making mistakes, the fear of not understanding people, and the fear of public speaking.