Onomatopoeia
6 Minute Vocabulary
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Hi
,
I'm
Rob
,
and
I'm
.
Welcome
to
the
six
minute
vocabulary
.
Our
subject
for
today
is
onomatopoeia
,
that
means
words
that
sound
like
the
thing
they
mean
.
And
Katherine
and
I
will
be
trying
to
demonstrate
some
of
these
words
today
.
Yes
.
Like
the
sound
that
most
people's
phones
make
when
they
get
text
messages
.
We
call
that
sound
a
beep
.
Beep
.
Yeah
,
that's
onomatopoeia
.
The
word
sounds
like
the
thing
it
means
.
Beep
,
beep
,
beep
.
Yes
,
I've
got
a
message
.
Right
.
OK
,
there
are
lots
of
examples
of
onomatopoeia
in
the
English
language
and
we'll
take
a
look
at
some
of
them
on
today's
show
.
So
let's
start
with
a
clip
of
Oliver
,
and
he's
talking
about
living
in
the
city
while
you
listen
,
try
to
answer
this
question
.
How
does
Oliver
feel
about
city
life
?
It's
too
noisy
for
me
.
All
the
cars
zooming
around
and
honking
their
horns
,
music
blaring
in
shops
,
machines
buzzing
and
bleeping
.
Even
at
night
,
it
isn't
quiet
.
You
can
still
hear
the
fridge
humming
and
the
rumble
of
the
traffic
outside
.
And
I
wish
I
was
far
away
from
the
city
sleeping
in
a
tent
with
no
sound
except
the
rustle
of
the
wind
in
the
trees
.
Oh
.
So
that's
all
of
that
.
And
we
asked
you
how
he
feels
about
city
life
and
Oliver
said
it's
too
noisy
for
him
know
how
he
feels
in
London
,
.
Anyway
,
here's
another
question
.
What
words
did
Oliver
use
to
talk
about
the
sounds
of
the
city
in
the
daytime
?
Listen
again
,
all
the
cars
zooming
around
and
honking
their
horns
,
music
blaring
in
shops
,
machines
buzzing
and
bleeping
.
Lots
of
lovely
vocabulary
that
Oliver
talked
about
.
Cars
zooming
around
,
zoom
spelt
z
o
m
is
a
verb
,
which
means
to
move
very
quickly
,
making
a
zooming
sound
zoom
out
.
Then
he
mentioned
the
cars
honking
their
horns
and
a
honk
spelled
h
o
and
K
is
a
lovely
word
.
It
means
a
sort
loud
sound
like
a
car
horn
makes
honk
honk
at
the
way
I
.
OK
next
.
Oliver
talked
about
music
blaring
the
verb
to
Blair
.
That's
b
l
a
r
e
means
to
make
a
loud
unpleasant
sound
like
music
.
That's
much
too
loud
blaring
.
You
got
teenage
kids
.
They'll
be
blaring
that
music
soon
enough
.
OK
,
and
Oliver
also
mentioned
machines
beeping
and
buzzing
.
Now
a
bleep
bleep
bleep
.
That's
one
b
l
double
epi
is
a
short
high
sound
.
Which
electronic
devices
make
something
like
this
?
Bleep
bleep
bleep
sounds
like
a
heart
monitor
.
If
I
could
add
a
buzz
.
That's
Buzz
is
a
low
continuing
sound
like
machines
and
some
insects
make
.
Yes
,
but
they're
being
here
now
.
The
sounds
of
the
city
don't
stop
even
at
night
.
Here's
Oliver
again
.
You
can
still
hear
the
fridge
humming
and
the
rumble
of
the
traffic
outside
.
So
he
can
hear
the
fridge
humming
the
word
home
h
u
m
describes
a
low
continuous
sound
and
.
Is
different
from
a
.
It
is
.
Can
we
listen
to
your
home
and
your
bus
?
Why
not
?
OK
,
here
we
go
.
And
buzz
your
fridge
and
your
baby
.
That's
right
,
yes
,
in
that
order
,
Oliver
also
spoke
about
the
rumble
of
the
traffic
out
in
the
street
.
Now
a
rumble
r
u
m
b
l
e
is
a
bit
like
a
buzz
,
but
there's
a
difference
.
Buzz
buzz
continues
without
changing
,
but
a
rumble
goes
up
and
down
like
the
wheels
of
a
truck
on
rough
ground
going
.
Run
,
run
,
run
,
run
,
run
,
run
,
run
.
You
rumbling
OK
,
finally
,
Oliver
spoke
about
the
sound
of
the
wind
in
the
trees
.
Listen
out
for
the
word
he
used
then
.
I
wish
I
was
far
away
from
the
city
sleeping
in
a
tent
with
no
sound
except
the
rustle
of
the
wind
in
the
trees
.
Russell
describes
the
sound
of
the
wind
,
a
Russell
is
a
soft
,
dry
moving
sound
.
It's
spelt
r
u
s
t
e
and
in
pronunciation
the
T
is
silent
.
So
it's
Russell
,
Russell
,
Russell
,
Russell
.
Quite
nice
sound
,
really
.
Thank
you
.
Yeah
.
Six
minutes
vocabulary
from
BBC
Learning
English
,
dot
com
and
our
subject
today
is
onomatopoeia
words
that
sound
like
the
thing
they
describe
.
And
it's
time
for
a
quick
question
one
.
Rob
,
what
sound
does
a
car
horn
make
easy
?
It's
a
honk
question
to
what
sound
does
a
fridge
make
?
And
it
hum
.
And
the
last
question
,
what
sound
does
the
wind
make
in
the
trees
?
The
correct
answer
is
Russell
.
And
that's
the
end
of
today's
quiz
.
Well
done
to
you
at
home
if
you've
got
them
.
All
right
.
And
before
we
go
,
here's
an
idea
to
help
you
remember
new
vocabulary
,
choose
one
of
your
favorite
songs
in
your
first
language
and
write
some
new
words
for
it
in
English
.
Yes
.
And
then
practice
singing
your
song
.
It
will
help
you
to
remember
the
new
words
.
There's
more
about
this
at
ABC
Learning
English
dot
com
.
Join
us
again
for
more
six
minute
vocabulary
.
Bye
bye
.
Bye
.
But
.
Silent
nights
are
the
toughest
,
and
right
now
someone
near
you
may
feel
that
all
hope
is
gone
.
It
could
be
a
stranger
or
the
person
right
beside
you
.
But
one
phone
call
,
one
person
who
understands
could
give
them
the
help
and
hope
they
need
.
Please
go
to
create
a
and
give
whatever
you
can
to
ensure
that
suicide
prevention
services
are
free
and
available
for
anyone
who
needs
them
tonight
and
every
night
this
Christmas
.
Peter
,
ending
suicide
.
Beginning
hope
.