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6 minutes English.
From bbclearningenglish.com Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English.
I'm Rob.
And hello, I'm Neil.
Hi there, Neil.
Now, have you ever had a close encounter with a monkey or an ape?
Well, I am sitting next to you, Rob.
Very funny.
No, Neil is referring to the fact that all humans are descended from apes and apes and monkeys,
belong to a group of animals called primates.
The difference is that monkeys have tails and apes don't.
Well, I didn't know that.
On a serious note, I had a close shave with some monkeys once in barley.
A close shave is where you only just manage to avoid a dangerous situation.
So, Neil, what happened?
I was walking up a mountain on my own and suddenly a bunch of monkeys jumped out of nowhere, blocking my path.
Oh, goodness.
Okay, so what did you do?