Introduction Many people feel uncomfortable about the idea of talking to people they don't know, but this is something that could be good for their state of mind. Neil and Georgina discuss research that says that seemingly inconsequential conversations with new people can have a beneficial effect on our mood and wellbeing. And our presenters feel good about teaching you related vocabulary! This week's questionAccording to the Oxford English dictionary, approximately how many words are in use in the English language? a) 171,146 b) 271,146 c) 371,146 Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabularyunderestimate think that something is smaller or less important than it really is anticipating
guessing or expecting a certain outcome to pluck up (the) courage
to force yourself to do something that you’re scared or nervous about connect
start or have a good relationship with someone mood
the way we feel introvert
person who prefers to spend time on their own Transcript Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript
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