BBC 6 minute English - Fighting loneliness with soup

Glossary:
lonely - samotny suspicious - podejrzane
unconnected/disconnected - odłączony combat - zwalczać
dementia - demencja run by - prowadzony przez
fix - naprawić elderly people - starsi ludzie
surrounded by - otoczony przez bring sb together - zbliżać kogoś
crave - pragnąć, łaknąć spark - iskra
people’s company - towarzystwo ludzi spread - rozprzestrzeniać się
be left out - być wykluczonym, pominiętym hopeful - budzący nadzieję
turn to sb - zwrócić się do kogoś reach out - wychodzić komuś naprzeciw,
associated with - kojarzony z oferować pomoc
guy - facet, gość
Ex. 1 True/False
1. Recently, Beth has been very active socially.
2. The organisation ‘Campaign to End Loneliness’ offers help to lonely people.
3. Bep de Bruin didn’t have any children.
4. ‘Oma’s Soup’ works in only one city.
5. Almost every second British adult reports feeling lonely sometimes.

Ex.2 Answer the questions

1. Why has loneliness been called the ‘modern epidemic’? What health problems can it lead to?
2. How is feeling lonely different from being alone?
3. What does loneliness mean to Myra Anubi?
4. What happened to Bep de Bruin? What is the project ‘Oma’s Soup’ about?
5. Why do you think so many people feel lonely nowadays?

Ex.3 Complete with a word or phrase in the correct form

1. I ______________ for some hot instant cocoa, I need sugar so badly.
2. The virus is ______________ fast; let’s hope we will not face another pandemics.
3. He is getting better - I can see it by the______________ of life in his eyes.
4. It’s not easy to see my house from the road because it is ______________ by trees.
5. Whenever you have some problems you can always ______________ me for help.

Ex. 4 Complete the sentences with the words: own, myself, wolf, ghost, island
1. I’m a lone _____________ when it comes to making decisions; I prefer to rely on my own judgment.
2. ‘No man is an _____________’ means that no one is self-sufficient and everyone relies on others.
3. Stay with me. I don't want to be all by ______________ today.
4. She preferred to work on her art projects on her ______________.
5. After the closure of the factory, the once-bustling industrial area turned into a______________ town.