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Category: Education

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Description: Improve your English vocabulary and listening in just six minutes! Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the latest thing people like to collect? But what are they? Neil and Sam discuss the topic and teach you related vocabulary. This week's question: In June 2021, Sir Tim Berners-Lee sold the original source code he used to invent the world wide web as an NFT at a charity auction. The sale started at $1000 but how much did the source code eventually sell for? a) 5.4 thousand dollars b) 5.4 million dollars c) 5.4 billion dollars Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary collectables desirable objects that people search for and collect as a hobby non-fungible having special, unique characteristics meaning that it cannot be interchanged with anything else the wild west a situation where people can do whatever they want because there are no laws or controls rogue behaving in a different way from what’s normal or expected, often causing damage digital artefact any item that is produced and stored as digital or electronic version, for example codes, images or videos and audio files pyramid scheme dishonest business trick or scam where money is used to pay a company’s debt instead of to profit investors This episode of 6 Minute English was originally published as a web exclusive on bbclearningenglish.com. To download the audio and a transcript, go to: bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210920 [Cover: Getty Images] More 6 Minute English episodes: How colour affects us youtu.be/0YpwaYUGF94 The men taking their wife's name after marriage youtu.be/0emVXTaESvs​ Would you pay more for 'ethical' coffee? youtu.be/AfNSMykrG1I​ High heels: fashion or oppression? youtu.be/xZxmMQCZsu4​ Is gaming a sport? youtu.be/gfnyMyCZjqA​ Is punctuality important? youtu.be/cSlPuxN_yws​ #bbclearningenglish​​ #learnenglish​​ #NFT