Inside the head of Jeff Bezos - 6 Minute English
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Published 2022-03-26
Jeff Bezos is currently the richest person in the world. But how does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Neil and Georgina take a peek inside his head and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
This week's question:
As a boy, Jeff Bezos and his grandfather repaired an old, broken down truck. Bezos compares Amazon to that truck: very heavy, but impossible to stop when it rolls downhill. What happened when the young Jeff Bezos’s car accidentally rolled downhill?
a) Jeff jumped in and pulled the handbrake
b) Jeff’s grandad lost a thumb
c) Jeff’s hair fell out
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
put (something) at the heart of (something)
make something or someone the most important part of something else
customer experience
a customer’s total perception of their experience with your business; also called ‘CX’
(web) traffic
the number of people visiting a particular website
greenwashing
to make people believe that your company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is
(be) on the right side of history
judged to have acted correctly or morally by future generations
legacy
achievements in someone’s life that will continue after they die
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This episode of 6 Minute English was originally published as a web exclusive on bbclearningenglish.com. You can download audio and text here:
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-m…
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All Comments (21)
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You can find the transcript for this video here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-m…
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I love how they treat losing a thumb like nothing to be shocked about
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one of the most useful and fun chapter from bbc learning English that made me learn much
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First of all, I think that I can't improve my british. But then it's seems so easy to improve. Thank you for british learners.
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Hi Neil and Georgina. I am a big fan of yours. I always listen Six Minutes English. If there is no matter, please post about Elon Musk. By the way, Elon Musk is currently the richest person in the world. Jeff Bezos is second.
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