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#Too old to have a baby?
TRANSCRIPT
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Neil
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.
Beth
And I’m Beth. Women today are having fewer babies. More women are delaying having children until their forties - the period of ten years in life between 40 and 49. And some women are giving birth in their fifties, their sixties, even their seventies!
Neil
There are many reasons behind the trend for older mums including better access to education and careers. But there are also health risks to having children later in life, so in this programme we’ll be asking: when are you too old to have a baby? And, as usual, we’ll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
Beth
But first I have a question for you, Neil. In 2019, Mangayamma Yaramati gave birth to twins in the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India. But these were no ordinary twins because Mangayamma was the oldest recorded woman ever to give birth. So how old was the oldest ever mum when she gave birth. Was she:
a) 53 years-old?
b) 63 years old? or
c) 73 years old?
Neil
Hmm, I'm going to guess 63.
Beth
OK, Neil, we’ll find out the correct answer at the end of the programme. Professor of reproductive science at University College London, Joyce Harper, has been studying the trend of women choosing to have babies later in life. Here she shares her discoveries with BBC World Service programme, Global Story:
Prof Joyce Harper
Ten, twenty, thirty years ago, women were having children at a much younger age. Now it’s become quite normal for women in their thirties, as we see with the world data, there’s many countries where women have their first birth over the age of 30. But this is quite a new phenomena… that’s why this term ‘geriatric mother’ unfortunately still lingers.
Beth
Professor Harper uses the word phenomena to describe the trend for older mothers. Phenomena are unusual or significant facts and events that exist and are talked about. People often get this wrong, but the plural form is phenomena and the singular is phenomenon.
Neil
The concept of older mothers is still quite a new phenomenon, and attitudes towards them are changing. Mothers over the age of 35 used to be called ‘geriatric’, a word many found offensive. Fortunately, this term is no longer used, but social disapproval of older mothers still lingers. If something lingers it continues to exist longer than usual or expected.
Beth
Yes, in some cultures older mothers are still disapproved of. But wait a minute, Neil - it takes two to make a baby! What’s the man’s role in all this?
Neil
Well, unlike women, whose ability to naturally get pregnant declines sharply in their forties, men’s fertility lasts longer. Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, famously had his eighth child with his 29-year-old partner at the age of 73. So, are older fathers more socially acceptable than older mothers? ‘Yes’ thinks Professor Harper, as she explained to BBC World Service’s, Global Story:
Prof Joyce Harper
We do have a bit of a gender problem here because if this was a man in his sixties, seventies and even eighties, and he’s fathered a child, most people would pat him on the back. But they’d probably pat him on the back because he’s absolutely got a much younger partner. But if we’ve got a woman in her sixties, seventies or, God forbid, eighties having a child, then it does have a sort of shock reaction, and makes people feel uncomfortable.
Beth
Professor Harper thinks that society is more accepting of older fathers than older mothers. A 70-year-old man can still father a child – he can make a woman pregnant who then gives birth, and most people would pat him on the back, an idiom meaning give someone praise or congratulations.
Neil
On the other hand, says Professor Harper, God forbid a woman having a baby in her eighties! Here, the phrase God forbid! is used as a way of saying you hope something will not happen.
Beth
There’s another side to this story, though. In the west, young women from Gen Z, the generation born since the year 2000, are saying they won’t have children at all.
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Neil
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.
Beth
And I’m Beth. Women today are having fewer babies. More women are delaying having children until their forties - the period of ten years in life between 40 and 49. And some women are giving birth in their fifties, their sixties, even their seventies!
Neil
There are many reasons behind the trend for older mums including better access to education and careers. But there are also health risks to having children later in life, so in this programme we’ll be asking: when are you too old to have a baby? And, as usual, we’ll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
Beth
But first I have a question for you, Neil. In 2019, Mangayamma Yaramati gave birth to twins in the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India. But these were no ordinary twins because Mangayamma was the oldest recorded woman ever to give birth. So how old was the oldest ever mum when she gave birth. Was she:
a) 53 years-old?
b) 63 years old? or
c) 73 years old?
Neil
Hmm, I'm going to guess 63.
Beth
OK, Neil, we’ll find out the correct answer at the end of the programme. Professor of reproductive science at University College London, Joyce Harper, has been studying the trend of women choosing to have babies later in life. Here she shares her discoveries with BBC World Service programme, Global Story:
Prof Joyce Harper
Ten, twenty, thirty years ago, women were having children at a much younger age. Now it’s become quite normal for women in their thirties, as we see with the world data, there’s many countries where women have their first birth over the age of 30. But this is quite a new phenomena… that’s why this term ‘geriatric mother’ unfortunately still lingers.
Beth
Professor Harper uses the word phenomena to describe the trend for older mothers. Phenomena are unusual or significant facts and events that exist and are talked about. People often get this wrong, but the plural form is phenomena and the singular is phenomenon.
Neil
The concept of older mothers is still quite a new phenomenon, and attitudes towards them are changing. Mothers over the age of 35 used to be called ‘geriatric’, a word many found offensive. Fortunately, this term is no longer used, but social disapproval of older mothers still lingers. If something lingers it continues to exist longer than usual or expected.
Beth
Yes, in some cultures older mothers are still disapproved of. But wait a minute, Neil - it takes two to make a baby! What’s the man’s role in all this?
Neil
Well, unlike women, whose ability to naturally get pregnant declines sharply in their forties, men’s fertility lasts longer. Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, famously had his eighth child with his 29-year-old partner at the age of 73. So, are older fathers more socially acceptable than older mothers? ‘Yes’ thinks Professor Harper, as she explained to BBC World Service’s, Global Story:
Prof Joyce Harper
We do have a bit of a gender problem here because if this was a man in his sixties, seventies and even eighties, and he’s fathered a child, most people would pat him on the back. But they’d probably pat him on the back because he’s absolutely got a much younger partner. But if we’ve got a woman in her sixties, seventies or, God forbid, eighties having a child, then it does have a sort of shock reaction, and makes people feel uncomfortable.
Beth
Professor Harper thinks that society is more accepting of older fathers than older mothers. A 70-year-old man can still father a child – he can make a woman pregnant who then gives birth, and most people would pat him on the back, an idiom meaning give someone praise or congratulations.
Neil
On the other hand, says Professor Harper, God forbid a woman having a baby in her eighties! Here, the phrase God forbid! is used as a way of saying you hope something will not happen.
Beth
There’s another side to this story, though. In the west, young women from Gen Z, the generation born since the year 2000, are saying they won’t have children at all.
Neil
In more traditional countries meanwhile, a woman’s role is as a mother, and many pray to God to be blessed with a child.
Beth
Which is exactly what happened to Mangayamma Yaramati, the South Indian woman I asked you about in my question. In 2019, she became the oldest recorded woman ever to give birth.
Neil
Right, and I guessed she was 63 years old at the time.
Beth
Which was… the wrong answer I’m afraid. In fact she was even older – 73. OK, let’s recap the vocabulary we’ve learned in this programme, starting with the phrase in your forties, which describes the period of ten years in someone’s life when they’re aged between 40 and 49.
Neil
Phenomena describes any significant facts or events that we know exist, and can be observed and discussed.
Beth
If something lingers, it continues to exist longer than usual or expected.
Neil
The verb to father means to make a woman pregnant who then gives birth to a child.
Beth
The idiom pat someone on the back is used to describe giving someone praise, congratulations or encouragement.
Neil
And finally, the expression God forbid! is a way of saying that you hope something will not happen. Once again our six minutes are up, but don’t forget to join us again soon for more trending topics and useful vocabulary, here at 6 Minute English. Goodbye for now!
Beth
Bye!
In more traditional countries meanwhile, a woman’s role is as a mother, and many pray to God to be blessed with a child.
Beth
Which is exactly what happened to Mangayamma Yaramati, the South Indian woman I asked you about in my question. In 2019, she became the oldest recorded woman ever to give birth.
Neil
Right, and I guessed she was 63 years old at the time.
Beth
Which was… the wrong answer I’m afraid. In fact she was even older – 73. OK, let’s recap the vocabulary we’ve learned in this programme, starting with the phrase in your forties, which describes the period of ten years in someone’s life when they’re aged between 40 and 49.
Neil
Phenomena describes any significant facts or events that we know exist, and can be observed and discussed.
Beth
If something lingers, it continues to exist longer than usual or expected.
Neil
The verb to father means to make a woman pregnant who then gives birth to a child.
Beth
The idiom pat someone on the back is used to describe giving someone praise, congratulations or encouragement.
Neil
And finally, the expression God forbid! is a way of saying that you hope something will not happen. Once again our six minutes are up, but don’t forget to join us again soon for more trending topics and useful vocabulary, here at 6 Minute English. Goodbye for now!
Beth
Bye!
Healthy meals on a budget
#Healthy meals on a budget
TRANSCRIPT
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Pippa
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Pippa.
Georgie
And I'm Georgie. In this programme, we're talking about saving money on food. Pippa, are you good at saving money on your food shop?
Pippa
I think I'm quite good. I plan what I like to cook so I don't waste money in the supermarket. How about you, Georgie?
Georgie
I'm not very good. I usually go to the supermarket when I'm hungry, so I end up buying lots of snacks.
Pippa
Oh, that's a terrible idea. Well, in this programme we'll be learning about one way to save money on the food we eat. But first, I've got a question for you, Georgie. The most expensive restaurant in the world is thought to be a restaurant called Sublimotion in Ibiza, which only has 12 customers each night. But how much in euros is a meal per person at the restaurant?
a) €650
b) €1,650
c) €2,650
Georgie
The most expensive… I'll go with c) €2,650.
Pippa
Well, we'll find out the answer at the end of the programme. Now, food in the UK is getting more expensive, as it has been in many parts of the world, and some people are struggling to afford their food shopping.
Georgie
But BBC World Service programme, People Fixing the World, has been finding out about a project called ‘Bags of Taste’ which helps people save money on their food shopping and improve their diet at the same time. Bags of something is an informal way to say a lot of something.
Pippa
The founder of Bags of Taste, Alicia Weston, became concerned that people in the UK with less money found it difficult to afford a healthy diet
Alicia Weston
People in poverty are eating the worst diets and they are getting sicker younger. And we know that diets are the single largest cause of health inequalities in the UK.
Georgie
Alicia found that people didn't know how to cook the kinds of meals they'd like to eat, and they couldn't afford to experiment. Imagine spending lots of money on ingredients and then wasting them by cooking them badly or burning the food. People also thought making healthy food would be too expensive and take too much time.
Alicia Weston
So ultimately, we've been able to come up with a programme that basically can tackle all of these issues. So what we do now is we deliver all of the ingredients to their door, because ultimately, behaviour change starts with actually changing your behaviour at home.
Pippa
Alicia says that ultimately,she'sbeen able to come up with a solution to help people save money on healthy food. We can use the adverb ultimately to mean finally, after a series of events have happened.
Georgie
Alicia wants to tackle the things that stop people eating healthy food on a budget. If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it.
Alicia's solution involves delivering ingredients and recipes to people and then using a WhatsApp group to talk to participants. Each WhatsApp group has a mentor who shares cooking tips and advice.
Pippa
To give you an idea of how this works, the team at People Fixing the World read out some of the messages on one of the 'Bags of Taste' WhatsApp chats
Amy, mentor
Remember to put the fridge bag in the fridge. Can we aim to cook recipe one by Tuesday evening? Our first recipe, chana masala is a classic. It needs an onion, which can be a pain to chop. So, try our way. [video posted]
Ally
Love this method [chef emoji]. First time I've chopped an onion like this and it's so neat and easy.
Georgia
I'm going to cook mine tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
Ally
I've finished making my chana masala. I was a bit too heavy-handed with the chilli. My husband likes a lot of spice. So, I'd reduce that next time.
Georgie
The mentor in the group, Amy, describes the recipe for chana masala as a classic. We call something a classic to say that it is well-known and of good quality. We can also describe a particular book, film or song as a classic.
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Pippa
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Pippa.
Georgie
And I'm Georgie. In this programme, we're talking about saving money on food. Pippa, are you good at saving money on your food shop?
Pippa
I think I'm quite good. I plan what I like to cook so I don't waste money in the supermarket. How about you, Georgie?
Georgie
I'm not very good. I usually go to the supermarket when I'm hungry, so I end up buying lots of snacks.
Pippa
Oh, that's a terrible idea. Well, in this programme we'll be learning about one way to save money on the food we eat. But first, I've got a question for you, Georgie. The most expensive restaurant in the world is thought to be a restaurant called Sublimotion in Ibiza, which only has 12 customers each night. But how much in euros is a meal per person at the restaurant?
a) €650
b) €1,650
c) €2,650
Georgie
The most expensive… I'll go with c) €2,650.
Pippa
Well, we'll find out the answer at the end of the programme. Now, food in the UK is getting more expensive, as it has been in many parts of the world, and some people are struggling to afford their food shopping.
Georgie
But BBC World Service programme, People Fixing the World, has been finding out about a project called ‘Bags of Taste’ which helps people save money on their food shopping and improve their diet at the same time. Bags of something is an informal way to say a lot of something.
Pippa
The founder of Bags of Taste, Alicia Weston, became concerned that people in the UK with less money found it difficult to afford a healthy diet
Alicia Weston
People in poverty are eating the worst diets and they are getting sicker younger. And we know that diets are the single largest cause of health inequalities in the UK.
Georgie
Alicia found that people didn't know how to cook the kinds of meals they'd like to eat, and they couldn't afford to experiment. Imagine spending lots of money on ingredients and then wasting them by cooking them badly or burning the food. People also thought making healthy food would be too expensive and take too much time.
Alicia Weston
So ultimately, we've been able to come up with a programme that basically can tackle all of these issues. So what we do now is we deliver all of the ingredients to their door, because ultimately, behaviour change starts with actually changing your behaviour at home.
Pippa
Alicia says that ultimately,she'sbeen able to come up with a solution to help people save money on healthy food. We can use the adverb ultimately to mean finally, after a series of events have happened.
Georgie
Alicia wants to tackle the things that stop people eating healthy food on a budget. If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it.
Alicia's solution involves delivering ingredients and recipes to people and then using a WhatsApp group to talk to participants. Each WhatsApp group has a mentor who shares cooking tips and advice.
Pippa
To give you an idea of how this works, the team at People Fixing the World read out some of the messages on one of the 'Bags of Taste' WhatsApp chats
Amy, mentor
Remember to put the fridge bag in the fridge. Can we aim to cook recipe one by Tuesday evening? Our first recipe, chana masala is a classic. It needs an onion, which can be a pain to chop. So, try our way. [video posted]
Ally
Love this method [chef emoji]. First time I've chopped an onion like this and it's so neat and easy.
Georgia
I'm going to cook mine tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
Ally
I've finished making my chana masala. I was a bit too heavy-handed with the chilli. My husband likes a lot of spice. So, I'd reduce that next time.
Georgie
The mentor in the group, Amy, describes the recipe for chana masala as a classic. We call something a classic to say that it is well-known and of good quality. We can also describe a particular book, film or song as a classic.
Pippa
Amy sends a video to show a technique for cutting onions, which she describes as a pain tochop. If something is a pain to do, it is difficult or annoying to do.
Georgie
One of the participants, Ally, said that when she made the chana masala, she was a bit heavy-handed with the chilli. If you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it, and so Ally's chana masala was very spicy!
Pippa
Bags of Taste helps people learn new recipes and cook healthy food without spending too much money. It's certainly a lot cheaper than a meal at the restaurant in my question, Georgie. I asked you how much it costs for a meal at Sublimotion, thought to be the most expensive restaurant in the world.
Georgie
Yes, I said a meal was €2,650.
Pippa
Well, you were wrong. It's actually €1,650, but I think that's still pretty expensive.
Georgie
It definitely is. OK. Let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with bags of, which means a lot of something.
Pippa
We can use the adverb ultimately to say finally, after a series of events.
Georgie
If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it and find a solution
Pippa
If we describe something, like a recipe, as a classic, we mean it's well-known and of good quality.
Georgie
If something is a pain to do, it is annoying or difficult to do.
Pippa
And if you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it. For example, I made some soup the other day and I was a bit heavy-handed with the salt – it tasted disgusting!
Georgie
Oh, that's not very good! OK, once again, our 6 minutes are up. But you can test what you've learned with the interactive quiz on our website. Visit bbclearningenglish.com.
Pippa
Bye for now.
Georgie
Bye!TRANSCRIPT
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Pippa
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Pippa.
Georgie
And I'm Georgie. In this programme, we're talking about saving money on food. Pippa, are you good at saving money on your food shop?
Pippa
I think I'm quite good. I plan what I like to cook so I don't waste money in the supermarket. How about you, Georgie?
Georgie
I'm not very good. I usually go to the supermarket when I'm hungry, so I end up buying lots of snacks.
Pippa
Oh, that's a terrible idea. Well, in this programme we'll be learning about one way to save money on the food we eat. But first, I've got a question for you, Georgie. The most expensive restaurant in the world is thought to be a restaurant called Sublimotion in Ibiza, which only has 12 customers each night. But how much in euros is a meal per person at the restaurant?
a) €650
b) €1,650
c) €2,650
Georgie
The most expensive… I'll go with c) €2,650.
Pippa
Well, we'll find out the answer at the end of the programme. Now, food in the UK is getting more expensive, as it has been in many parts of the world, and some people are struggling to afford their food shopping.
Georgie
But BBC World Service programme, People Fixing the World, has been finding out about a project called ‘Bags of Taste’ which helps people save money on their food shopping and improve their diet at the same time. Bags of something is an informal way to say a lot of something.
Pippa
The founder of Bags of Taste, Alicia Weston, became concerned that people in the UK with less money found it difficult to afford a healthy diet
Alicia Weston
People in poverty are eating the worst diets and they are getting sicker younger. And we know that diets are the single largest cause of health inequalities in the UK.
Georgie
Alicia found that people didn't know how to cook the kinds of meals they'd like to eat, and they couldn't afford to experiment. Imagine spending lots of money on ingredients and then wasting them by cooking them badly or burning the food. People also thought making healthy food would be too expensive and take too much time.
Amy sends a video to show a technique for cutting onions, which she describes as a pain tochop. If something is a pain to do, it is difficult or annoying to do.
Georgie
One of the participants, Ally, said that when she made the chana masala, she was a bit heavy-handed with the chilli. If you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it, and so Ally's chana masala was very spicy!
Pippa
Bags of Taste helps people learn new recipes and cook healthy food without spending too much money. It's certainly a lot cheaper than a meal at the restaurant in my question, Georgie. I asked you how much it costs for a meal at Sublimotion, thought to be the most expensive restaurant in the world.
Georgie
Yes, I said a meal was €2,650.
Pippa
Well, you were wrong. It's actually €1,650, but I think that's still pretty expensive.
Georgie
It definitely is. OK. Let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with bags of, which means a lot of something.
Pippa
We can use the adverb ultimately to say finally, after a series of events.
Georgie
If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it and find a solution
Pippa
If we describe something, like a recipe, as a classic, we mean it's well-known and of good quality.
Georgie
If something is a pain to do, it is annoying or difficult to do.
Pippa
And if you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it. For example, I made some soup the other day and I was a bit heavy-handed with the salt – it tasted disgusting!
Georgie
Oh, that's not very good! OK, once again, our 6 minutes are up. But you can test what you've learned with the interactive quiz on our website. Visit bbclearningenglish.com.
Pippa
Bye for now.
Georgie
Bye!TRANSCRIPT
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
Pippa
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Pippa.
Georgie
And I'm Georgie. In this programme, we're talking about saving money on food. Pippa, are you good at saving money on your food shop?
Pippa
I think I'm quite good. I plan what I like to cook so I don't waste money in the supermarket. How about you, Georgie?
Georgie
I'm not very good. I usually go to the supermarket when I'm hungry, so I end up buying lots of snacks.
Pippa
Oh, that's a terrible idea. Well, in this programme we'll be learning about one way to save money on the food we eat. But first, I've got a question for you, Georgie. The most expensive restaurant in the world is thought to be a restaurant called Sublimotion in Ibiza, which only has 12 customers each night. But how much in euros is a meal per person at the restaurant?
a) €650
b) €1,650
c) €2,650
Georgie
The most expensive… I'll go with c) €2,650.
Pippa
Well, we'll find out the answer at the end of the programme. Now, food in the UK is getting more expensive, as it has been in many parts of the world, and some people are struggling to afford their food shopping.
Georgie
But BBC World Service programme, People Fixing the World, has been finding out about a project called ‘Bags of Taste’ which helps people save money on their food shopping and improve their diet at the same time. Bags of something is an informal way to say a lot of something.
Pippa
The founder of Bags of Taste, Alicia Weston, became concerned that people in the UK with less money found it difficult to afford a healthy diet
Alicia Weston
People in poverty are eating the worst diets and they are getting sicker younger. And we know that diets are the single largest cause of health inequalities in the UK.
Georgie
Alicia found that people didn't know how to cook the kinds of meals they'd like to eat, and they couldn't afford to experiment. Imagine spending lots of money on ingredients and then wasting them by cooking them badly or burning the food. People also thought making healthy food would be too expensive and take too much time.
Alicia Weston
So ultimately, we've been able to come up with a programme that basically can tackle all of these issues. So what we do now is we deliver all of the ingredients to their door, because ultimately, behaviour change starts with actually changing your behaviour at home.
Pippa
Alicia says that ultimately,she'sbeen able to come up with a solution to help people save money on healthy food. We can use the adverb ultimately to mean finally, after a series of events have happened.
Georgie
Alicia wants to tackle the things that stop people eating healthy food on a budget. If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it.
Alicia's solution involves delivering ingredients and recipes to people and then using a WhatsApp group to talk to participants. Each WhatsApp group has a mentor who shares cooking tips and advice.
Pippa
To give you an idea of how this works, the team at People Fixing the World read out some of the messages on one of the 'Bags of Taste' WhatsApp chats
Amy, mentor
Remember to put the fridge bag in the fridge. Can we aim to cook recipe one by Tuesday evening? Our first recipe, chana masala is a classic. It needs an onion, which can be a pain to chop. So, try our way. [video posted]
Ally
Love this method [chef emoji]. First time I've chopped an onion like this and it's so neat and easy.
Georgia
I'm going to cook mine tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
Ally
I've finished making my chana masala. I was a bit too heavy-handed with the chilli. My husband likes a lot of spice. So, I'd reduce that next time.
Georgie
The mentor in the group, Amy, describes the recipe for chana masala as a classic. We call something a classic to say that it is well-known and of good quality. We can also describe a particular book, film or song as a classic.
Pippa
Amy sends a video to show a technique for cutting onions, which she describes as a pain tochop. If something is a pain to do, it is difficult or annoying to do.
Georgie
One of the participants, Ally, said that when she made the chana masala, she was a bit heavy-handed with the chilli. If you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it, and so Ally's chana masala was very spicy!
Pippa
Bags of Taste helps people learn new recipes and cook healthy food without spending too much money. It's certainly a lot cheaper than a meal at the restaurant in my question, Georgie. I asked you how much it costs for a meal at Sublimotion, thought to be the most expensive restaurant in the world.
Georgie
Yes, I said a meal was €2,650.
Pippa
Well, you were wrong. It's actually €1,650, but I think that's still pretty expensive.
Georgie
It definitely is. OK. Let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with bags of, which means a lot of something.
Pippa
We can use the adverb ultimately to say finally, after a series of events.
Georgie
If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it and find a solution
Pippa
If we describe something, like a recipe, as a classic, we mean it's well-known and of good quality.
Georgie
If something is a pain to do, it is annoying or difficult to do.
Pippa
And if you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it. For example, I made some soup the other day and I was a bit heavy-handed with the salt – it tasted disgusting!
Georgie
Oh, that's not very good! OK, once again, our 6 minutes are up. But you can test what you've learned with the interactive quiz on our website. Visit bbclearningenglish.com.
Pippa
Bye for now.
Georgie
Bye!
So ultimately, we've been able to come up with a programme that basically can tackle all of these issues. So what we do now is we deliver all of the ingredients to their door, because ultimately, behaviour change starts with actually changing your behaviour at home.
Pippa
Alicia says that ultimately,she'sbeen able to come up with a solution to help people save money on healthy food. We can use the adverb ultimately to mean finally, after a series of events have happened.
Georgie
Alicia wants to tackle the things that stop people eating healthy food on a budget. If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it.
Alicia's solution involves delivering ingredients and recipes to people and then using a WhatsApp group to talk to participants. Each WhatsApp group has a mentor who shares cooking tips and advice.
Pippa
To give you an idea of how this works, the team at People Fixing the World read out some of the messages on one of the 'Bags of Taste' WhatsApp chats
Amy, mentor
Remember to put the fridge bag in the fridge. Can we aim to cook recipe one by Tuesday evening? Our first recipe, chana masala is a classic. It needs an onion, which can be a pain to chop. So, try our way. [video posted]
Ally
Love this method [chef emoji]. First time I've chopped an onion like this and it's so neat and easy.
Georgia
I'm going to cook mine tomorrow. Looking forward to it.
Ally
I've finished making my chana masala. I was a bit too heavy-handed with the chilli. My husband likes a lot of spice. So, I'd reduce that next time.
Georgie
The mentor in the group, Amy, describes the recipe for chana masala as a classic. We call something a classic to say that it is well-known and of good quality. We can also describe a particular book, film or song as a classic.
Pippa
Amy sends a video to show a technique for cutting onions, which she describes as a pain tochop. If something is a pain to do, it is difficult or annoying to do.
Georgie
One of the participants, Ally, said that when she made the chana masala, she was a bit heavy-handed with the chilli. If you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it, and so Ally's chana masala was very spicy!
Pippa
Bags of Taste helps people learn new recipes and cook healthy food without spending too much money. It's certainly a lot cheaper than a meal at the restaurant in my question, Georgie. I asked you how much it costs for a meal at Sublimotion, thought to be the most expensive restaurant in the world.
Georgie
Yes, I said a meal was €2,650.
Pippa
Well, you were wrong. It's actually €1,650, but I think that's still pretty expensive.
Georgie
It definitely is. OK. Let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with bags of, which means a lot of something.
Pippa
We can use the adverb ultimately to say finally, after a series of events.
Georgie
If you tackle a problem, you try to deal with it and find a solution
Pippa
If we describe something, like a recipe, as a classic, we mean it's well-known and of good quality.
Georgie
If something is a pain to do, it is annoying or difficult to do.
Pippa
And if you are heavy-handed with an ingredient, you use too much of it. For example, I made some soup the other day and I was a bit heavy-handed with the salt – it tasted disgusting!
Georgie
Oh, that's not very good! OK, once again, our 6 minutes are up. But you can test what you've learned with the interactive quiz on our website. Visit bbclearningenglish.com.
Pippa
Bye for now.
Georgie
Bye!
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