Why do young people feel so lonely? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! There are nearly eight billion people on our planet - yet many of us feel alone and isolated. Neil and Sam from BBC Learning English discuss the results of a survey about loneliness involving 55,000 people from all over the world - and teach you new English vocabulary. If you are affected by any of the issues mentioned in this programme, here are some links to support organisations and useful information 👉 Download the transcript, audio and vocabulary here: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Do you like high-visibility fashion? 👉 Describing Generation Z 👉 Curbing our plastic addiction 👉 How creative should we be?👉 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 - far away from other places and people 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 - the noun for a simplistic view of person or group based on certain characteristics such as their nationality, age, profession and the like 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 - strongly 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 - something causes you lots of problems and difficulties 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 - trying to understand something 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 - to control [Cover: Getty Images] #BBCLearningEnglish #LearnEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #lonely #loneliness