Should parents ever lie to children? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Listen to a discussion about the lies that parents tell children and whether that's a good or bad thing - and learn some useful English vocabulary too!
You'll find the key words and the transcript here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/...
𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐞
a lie we tell without meaning to hurt someone
𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡
changing or bending of the truth
𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭
doing something deliberately to be cruel or to hurt someone.
𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦
accepted or ‘normal’ way something is done in society
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it is very fun every time Neil mentions "Christmas" :D

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Thank you !!! The first given Comment in this video Bro help me like👌👍👏

[@sebastiaperez6142]

I thought 60 percent and that was the answer ☺. I thank you to help us to practise English. I wish you all the best.

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This is nice English

[@aminamujezin5730]

It's useful to listen to native speakers talking to each other, for examle in this video - dr.Criss is not trying hard to be understood by non natives..... Thank you!

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[@chengkuoyu1883]

I speak Chinese, which we tend to pronounce every word individually. So, Dr Criss's English is really a challenging to me.

[@Roldo123]

Some lies are necessary for giving children dreams.

[@HungNguyen-ze6mr]

In my cultural, there is a common question to ask the old single man " are u going to get marriaged". they get the questions all the time. from my perspective, it seems malicious intent but societal norm. What do u think,guys ?

[@zahraomar6713]

60% I think

[@jayamohan9988]

Neil n Rob are fantastic as ever. Very interesting video about lies which are not malicious and acceptable by society. Thanks BBC for lovely videos and for helping us to learn English.

[@ams1372]

to be honest,most people lie every day

[@tuantrananh2576]

In my memory, my parent lie me many time. But they do that because they love me

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[@VictorNoelCoryPaz]

Wait a minute, are you telling me that The Tooth Fairy doesn't exist? what?? 😮

[@bbclearningenglish]

Sorry to break it to you, Victor Noel Cory Paz. 🧚 Tooth Fairy = Fake News 😆 You'll find an interesting article about fibs and excuses on our website: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-10/session-4

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[@learnvietnamesewithxuan3910]

White lie. But that's so pretty isn't it. You can tell yourself santa clause or Tooth fairy is your parents because they rent someone help you happy. Thinking like that is also meaning so much

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I hope it will be helpful for CET 4 test.

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[@yasseralaeadh2809]

40% i thought

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Hi Yasser Alaeadh. Listen to the programme and you'll know the correct answer.

[@yasseralaeadh2809]

thanx team that was my opinion i have listened to the video the correct answer was 60% my best regards

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You are welcome, Yasser Alaeadh. ☺️

[@Yuugekichannel]

Why does the same clip appear twice?

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Hi! The reason why we sometimes repeat the clip is to allow the listener a better opportunity to hear the language again. The clips in this programme were very dense with target language, so we felt it was a lot to take in for just one listening. We hope this answers your question

[@toyswithtituscat8814]

This is hilarious.

[@nhatminhdao6546]

the word "certain" dr. Boyle said seems so weird. can you explain this pronunciation it for me?

[@letsplayroblox6062]

Yes, white lie isn't a bad thing. It is used to protect somebody from anger and depressed emotions. When i was a kid my mom always said me to go home early. She explained that there were many monsters that can eat me. Haha. I think it is a white lie, isn't it?😃 Thanks BBC

[@yousifizm9709]

l think 99% people often say lie

[@adrianoalves20]

Is he Irish or Scotish?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Adriano, Who do you mean?

[@adrianoalves20]

BBC Learning English Dr Boyle!

[@meriembensemmane2833]

Hi BBC, I think he was talking about the Dr. Chris Boyle ^^

[@bbclearningenglish]

Thank you for clarifying!

[@bbclearningenglish]

Thank you for clarifying! Dr Chris Boyle speaks with a Scottish accent, though he may not be Scottish if he was born elsewhere. We hope this answers your question.