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Kate: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Kate Colin and today we’re
talking about home swapping.
Jackie: Hi Kate, yes our topic today is about the growing trend of exchanging your
house or apartment with someone in a different country for a limited period. So
instead of paying for an expensive hotel to go on holiday, you simply swap
your house with someone in a place you want to visit and you can get a lowcost
holiday anywhere in the world.
Kate: What do you think Jackie – would you be willing to swap your house with a

Rob: Hello, I’m Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m joined today by Neil.
Neil: Hi there Rob. Yes, I'm Neil.
Rob: Now Neil, tell me, when you think of skyscrapers – the very tall, thin buildings – which cities do you think of?
Neil: Oh, well, probably New York, Shanghai, and perhaps Dubai...
Rob: Well, London is also the home to a growing number of skyscrapers – with nicknames like the Gherkin, the Walkie Talkie and the Cheese Grater – but not everyone likes them… Do you like them, Neil?
Neil: Well, I like the nicknames – I think they're very fun. And actually, I quite like the buildings too – they're quirky – which means unusual, odd, in a nice way.
Rob: Yeah, I agree. But, today we'll be talking about why many people are unhappy about these new skyscrapers, and learning some language about towns and buildings. But first…
Neil: But first, a question, Rob.

The price of vaccines has escalated and some poor countries are struggling prevent children from catching certain life-threatening diseases. The warning comes from the organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres. It criticises the drug companies which reply that they can’t make such complex medicine cheaper than they already do. Rob and Neil talk about the price of vaccines. Listen to their conversation and learn some new vocabulary.

This week's question:

The first laboratory-developed vaccine was produced in 1879. The vaccine was against what was called chicken cholera. Who was the scientist behind it? Was it…

a) Alexander Fleming