Children in warzones
6 Minute English

Children in warzones

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 23, 20266 min

The most recent figure from 2024 says that 520 million children are living in conflict zones. That's about one in every five children worldwide. Some of the discussions in this episode will be about death and trauma. Neil and Becca hear from a journalist who has spent some time with children in warzones and discuss the topic in simpler English. Get a free worksheet, quiz and transcript for this episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260723 Practise your listening with The Listening Room here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the...

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Subscribe to the newsletter for free at bbclearningenglish.com. Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. And I'm Becca. Now, today we're going to be talking about the very serious topic of war and how it affects

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children. Some of the discussions you hear will mention death and trauma. We won't go into detail, but if you think you may feel uncomfortable, you can check the transcript for this episode before listening to it on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

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