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This is 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello, I'm Rob.
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Welcome to 6 Minute English.
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I'm joined today by Finn.
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Hello, Finn.
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Hi, Rob.
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Today we're talking about a subject that many of us have experienced.
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It's living at home, particularly when we're grown up and in our 20s.
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Now, Finn, what age were you when you left home?
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Well, Rob, I was 18 and I'd just finished school and, you know, I was really, really excited to go out and see the world.
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So I left home quite young.
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Yeah, well I left home at the age of 18 too, to go to university, and I never looked back.
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But, of course, not everyone leaves home when they're that young, and we'll be discussing the reasons why,
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and discovering why more young people in the UK are staying at the hotel of mum and dad.
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Yes, we'll explain some related vocabulary too, But first I have a question for you, Finn.
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According to the UK's Office for National Statistics, in 2013, what percentage of 20 to 34-year-olds were living at home with their parents?
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Was it a.
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16%, b.
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26% or c.
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36%?
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I'll say 36%.
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OK, I'll tell you the answer later on.
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Back to our discussion about living at home.
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Residing with or living with your parents is not that unusual in some countries.
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Economic conditions, culture or family tradition means that some young people stay at home until they get hitched or get married.
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Yes, but even then it may be too expensive to rent
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or buy a house and the married couple continue to live at one of their parents' homes.
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But living conditions can be a bit cramped like that.
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I'm sure, yes.
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But in the UK it's been more common to leave home at a fairly young age
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and get your own place to live, maybe sharing it with other people, like a flat share.
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Yes, a lot of people will have to move to another city to take up a job, to get a job, or they may be going to university.
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But all of this comes at a price.
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There are bills to pay, there's food to buy, plus the cost of accommodation.
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That's why there's been an increase in young people living with their parents for longer.
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The recent economic downturn is the biggest factor.
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It's harder for them to get on the property ladder to buy a house.
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But what's it like to be 27 and still living under the same roof as Mum?
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Well, Luke Sibson knows he's 27 and still lives with his mum.
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What does he say is the biggest difficulty?
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Luke Sibson, I have set plans to own a house
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and a car and have a family by the time I'm I'm now 27 and I'm not any closer to achieving that.
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There's something very difficult about being a 27 year old man living at home with your mum.
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There's something very difficult about being an adult living in an environment where you're still a child.
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It limits me socially.
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Sometimes I feel like it limits me professionally.
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Oh dear.
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He had big plans for what he wanted by the time he was 30.
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But he's still at home and finds it difficult being an adult in an environment,
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or a place where you live, where you're a child.
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So he feels like a child because he's being looked after and doesn't have much independence.
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This limits him in what he can do socially.
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I suppose he can't bring lots of friends home or leave the house in a mess.
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Yes, and he thinks it also limits him professionally so it can affect his career.
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Well, I have to admit, Rob, if I was living at home now it would drive me mad.
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Well, not everyone has a choice, and some might feel the benefits, the good things, are greater than the bad things.
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Alberto Barragan is 29 and lives near Madrid in Spain, a country where unemployment amongst the young is high.
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He says home living is not all bad.
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Can you hear what his reasons are?
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Basically, I don't have to wash my clothes, I don't have to make my bed, I don't have to buy anything for me,
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because my man does all these things for me.
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You don't have to be worried about paying taxes or paying electricity, any bills.
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You are living basically for free.
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Well, he says you're living for free.
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That's quite a big incentive.
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There's nothing to buy, no bed to make, no washing to do.
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You do need quite a kind and generous mother or father to be able to live like that.
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Yeah, that's true.
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The type of parents you have may influence your decision to stay at home too.
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Alberto also mentioned there were no taxes or bills to pay, which is great if you're not earning any money.
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Yes, and this is, of course, the reality for many young people in Spain.
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But if you have no choice about living at home, hopefully you at least have a good relationship with your parents.
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Now, this means accepting their virtues, their good points and their faults.
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Yes, after all, it is their home.
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Spoken like a true parent, Rob.
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Behave, Finn.
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And let's see if you answer today's question correctly.
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I asked you, according to the UK's Office for National Statistics, in 2013, what percentage of 20 to 34-year-olds were living at home with their parents?
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I seem to remember, five and a half minutes ago, saying C, 36%.
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Well, you're wrong.
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The answer is 26%.
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Oh, no. That's 3.3 million adults.
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That's an increase of about 25% since 1996.
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Well, that's it for this programme.
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Please join us again soon for 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Bye bye.
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Goodbye.
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That was 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Bài 5 - Sống Chung Với Bố Mẹ”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: parent, Finn, Rob, English, mum. This video has 86 sentences and 964 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:07. The speaker talks at a natural 158 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| professionally adverb | As a professional; for one's paid career. | |
| socially adverb | /ˈsoʊʃəli/ | In a social manner; sociably. |
| downturn noun | /ˈdaʊntɜːn/ | A downward trend, or the beginnings of one. |
| reside verb | /ɹɪˈzaɪd/ | To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time. |
| vocabulary noun | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning. |
| virtue noun | /ˈvɝt͡ʃu/ | The idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human traits known… |
| incentive noun | /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ | Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. |
| behave verb | /bɪˈheɪv/ | To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform. |
| ladder noun | /ˈlæd.ɚ/ | A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or… |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| accommodation noun | /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ | Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc. |
| generous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ | Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. |
| correctly adverb | /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | In a correct manner. |
| unemployment noun | /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ | The state of having no job; joblessness. |
| leaf noun | /lif/ | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| look back verb | To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight). |
| take up verb | To pick up. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have experienced · it's been · there's been |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be · might feel · may influence |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were living |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the biggest |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: socially /ˈsoʊʃəli/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/, unemployment /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like professionally, socially, downturn.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.