Loneliness
Neil Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.Rob And I’m Rob. Neil It’s great that you’re here to keep me company – to spend time with me so I don’t get lonely – because loneliness is the subject of this programme. Rob It’s good to be here, Neil. I think many of us have experienced loneliness at some point. Maybe you’ve felt lonely because all your friends have gone out for dinner without you, or maybe you’ve felt lonely just because you don’t fit in somewhere. Neil Yes, that’s when we sometimes use the expression ‘to feel lonely in a crowd’. Well, we’ll be exploring if this is a new idea or something humans have always experienced, and along the way we’ll be teaching you some new vocabulary....