The Human Library: Life as an open book

6 Minute English

语言学习

2021-12-02

6 分钟
PDF

单集文稿 ...

  • This is a download from BBC Learning English.

  • To find out more, visit our website.

  • Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Sam.

  • If you browse through a library,

  • you'll find a variety of different books from fiction to crime to romance.

  • And if you walk through a city, you'll see a variety of people of different ages,

  • body shapes, skin colours and genders.

  • In this Six Minute English,

  • we'll be hearing about an unusual library,

  • where the books are people made of flesh and bone instead of paper.

  • It's called the human library,

  • and the books are individuals who have faced prejudice,

  • which means an unreasonable dislike of certain types of people.

  • Read as may borrow these books,

  • who are people from all walks of life for a 30-minute conversation.

  • The book titles are short and to the point.

  • Titles like transgender, former criminal, or immigrant.

  • The human books are volunteers,