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Feifei: Hello and welcome to
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The English We Speak with me, Feifei...
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Rob: ... and me, Rob.
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Feifei: Rob, could we have
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your attention please?
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Rob: Sorry, I'm just snacking.
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Feifei: You know you can't
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eat in the studio.
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Rob: I'm not eating anything - I'm
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snacking on some funny cat videos ...
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sorry, they're
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really short, I won't be long.....
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What, Feifei? Why the angry face?
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Feifei: Because we are here to talk
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about an authentic English phrase.
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Rob: OK, OK, well here is one
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for you - snackable. It describes
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short online articles, videos
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and other content that are quick and
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easy to read or watch. Just like
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these cat videos.
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Feifei: And you are demonstrating it very
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well, Rob! I guess it's like eating a snack
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- quick and easy?
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Rob: Yes - very snackable. Just like
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these examples...
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Because my free time is short, it's good to
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find some snackable videos
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I can watch on
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my smartphone while I wait for the bus.
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The short city guides I found on the
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internet are very snackable and
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great for planning
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my trip around Africa.
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These days videos are often less than
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a minute long so that they're
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snackable and appeal
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to a younger audience.
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Feifei: You're listening to The English
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We Speak from BBC Learning English,
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and we're talking about
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the word 'snackable', which is a term
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used to describe short online content
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that is easy and quick to watch or read.
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Rob: ...and the great thing about
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snackable content, Feifei, is
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you can do it whilst doing
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other things - like presenting
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this programme.
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Feifei: You mean you can multitask - that
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means do more than
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one thing at a time. Well I can do that too!
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Now where's my smartphone?
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Rob: Err Feifei, what are you doing?
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Feifei: Reading a short but interesting
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article about working
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with annoying presenters.
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Rob: You're not snacking on that, you're
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feasting on it! Now come on
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and help me finish the programme.
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Feifei: OK. Thanks for joining us, and we hope
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you found this programme snackable.
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Rob: Bye. Now do you want to see these
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kittens doing really funny tricks?
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