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Welcome to Six Minute English, the program where we explore an interesting topic and bring you six items of useful vocabulary.
I'm Catherine.
And I'm Rob.
I have a question for you, Rob.
How would you feel about having therapy from a robot?
Oh, I'm not too sure about that.
You'll need to tell me more.
But first things first, the word therapy refers to a kind of treatment that helps someone feel better, including treatment for mental health issues.
Someone who delivers therapy is called a therapist.
We'll find out more about this robot therapist in just a moment.
But first, Rob, I've got a question for you about the scale of mental health issues globally.
So, roughly, how many people do you think experienced mental health issues at some point during their lifetime?
Is it a, one in ten people, b, one in four, or c, one in three?
I'll go for one in four, but I know whichever answer is right, it's a big issue.
How might a robot therapist help?
We're not talking about a robot in the Star Wars sense.
So there's no flashing lights in mechanical arms, Rob.
It's actually an app in your smartphone that talks to you,