Being a beauty influencer - 6 Minute English

An influencer - a new kind of job from the internet era. In this programme, you'll hear from two beauty influencers from different parts of the world, and find out how they are trying to change attitudes towards female beauty. Listen to an interesting conversation and learn some extra vocabulary.

This week's question
YouTube make-up tutorials are very modern, but make-up has been around for a long time. So, when was lipstick first used?
a) around 3000 years ago by the ancient Celts
b) around 4000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians
c) around 5000 years ago by the ancient Sumerians
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary
influencer
someone who is paid by a company to promote its brand on social media, encouraging other people to buy their products

dos and don’ts
rules about how people should and should not behave in a certain situation

crack a joke
tell a joke

took off
suddenly started to be successful or popular

intrigued
very interested in someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality

a given
some detail or fact that is considered as true or real

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VOCABULARY IN THIS VIDEO

1. Tutorials: a period of teaching and discussion with a tutor, especially in a British university
2. Lipstick: something used for adding colour to your lips, in the shape of a small stick
3. well-known: popular
4. butcher: someone who owns or works in a shop that sells meat
5. carpenter: someone whose job is making and repairing wooden objects
6. up-to-date: modern
7. Boundaries: the real or imaginary line that marks the edge of a state, country etc, or the edge of an area of land that belongs to someone
EX: the boundaries between work and play
8. Influencer: someone who is paid by a company to promote its brand on social media, encouraging other people to buy their products
9. dos and don’ts: rules about how people should and should not behave in a certain situation
10. crack a joke: tell a joke
11. took off: suddenly started to be successful or popular
12. intrigued: very interested in someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality
13. a given: some detail or fact that is considered as true or real
14. as usual
15. around for a long time.
16. But since the invention of

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[littlemiracle]

I have been learning English from this channel for a long time, I am intrigued by the content that bbc learning English has to offer, the way that Neil cracking a joke shows his funny personality. Also as a loyal viewer i would love to see the channel take off in the future, become bigger than it is right now. In fact, Its a given that every week we can learn loads of interesting vocab and tips to use them. Therefore, I am forever thankful

[vythao]

I listen to BBC audios for 1-2 hours every day, and I consider it to be one of the most trustworthy English channels. Along with picking up new vocabulary and grammar, the topics covered in class teach me practical life lessons.

[seifalnasr]

Hi, Sam and Neil
You are always wonderful. you do not know how happy I feel when I see a new episode of Six Minute English. It has helped me a lot to improve my listening skills.Thanks a lot for your efforts.

[eminbayram]

1. It is a given that smoking kills.
2. I am always intrigued by infinite universe.
3.When i started my new job I took off economically.
4.traditional jobs vs up-to-date jobs vs modern jobs
5.she promotes shoes on her online platform.
6. We need to set boundaries and sometimes say no to toxic people.
7.lip sticks, get started, beauty, attitude, ancient sumerians

[Neo-Reloaded]

You can take it as a given that you'll learn something new from every BBC learning English video. P.S. I knew the verb given, but it's new that we can use it as a noun.

[sawmyintzu]

i am so intrigued by people with the amount of curiosity and determination.
It is a given that this channel is one of the best youtube channels for every english learner around the world.
Although i don't have any sense of humour, I am so interested in cracking a joke🤣
I hope to take off in everything that i makr

[taghreedsoufi]

Thank you Sam and Neil.You're always great 👍

[Sydney-life]

You helped a lot to improve listening expertise.

[irenefang]

thanks BBC
my note when listening
because of technological advances, the number of new jobs have arisen, especially online and digital occupations

The topic is about beauty influencers

1. Dimma from Nigeria:
She is not the first beauty influencers on Youtube, creating videos of makeup tutorials but her charming personality as well as sense of humor has made her youtube channel become popular . SHe did a video about “makeup do and don’t”. That video took off.

2. Rammal from Islamabad
Apart from makeup tips, Rammal also shares videos about face painting which help her through depression.

It’s a given that her followers got intrigued in her personal life and she sometimes told them a little bit about her family . That being said, she set strong boundaries with her followers.

[nishaalmas]

I learn new words from this video.Thank you

[fogy_misty]

I learn many useful vocabulary from your channel.

[azucenaborrajopalma]

Thanks a lot.i adore these amazing reports

[thonynavarro]

Love your content, thank you so much for the vocabulary

[slmb]

Very good this video! Congratulations.

[Neo-Reloaded]

We need to catch up with all the current trends. Day by day the world changes, and we cannot expect to stay still. Please check out the news, nowadays there are more jobs, and the previous ones aren't of utility anymore. If you fall behind, it would be because you live under a rock. A few years ago what matters was to study at university, but not anymore. It's just life.

[abdulbasir]

hello everyone this is A Basir from pakistan learning english

[benjaminestrada]

Great. Thanks a lot . Greetings from Guerrero Mexico.

[quangtiennguyen]

intrigued about sth: interested in
A given: a fact
=>It's a given that
Take off=catch on: suddenly become successful

[hridoy]

I am early waiting to see next episode
Thank you so much 😍