Birthday cakes

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

How have birthday cakes changed over the years?

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0:00.0	6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.com
0:07.0	Hello this is 6 minute English from BBC learning English. I'm Neil and I'm Beth.
0:13.0	Happy birthday to you.
0:15.0	Happy birthday to you.
0:17.0	Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Neil.
0:20.0	Happy birthday to you.
0:22.0	Um, thank you Beth, but it's not my birthday.
0:27.0	I know, but this programme is all about birthdays
0:31.0	or birthday cakes to be precise.
0:34.0	Ah yes the highlight of any birthday party is the birthday cake blowing out the candles and
0:40.7	making a wish.
0:41.7	Right but things have changed a lot from the days when most birthday cakes were homemade,
0:48.3	made at home and not bought from a shop.
0:51.3	Nowadays many birthday cakes are works of art, extravagant, edible creations designed
0:58.4	and decorated to represent the person celebrating their birthday.
1:03.0	In this program we'll be hearing from two bakers, a famous TV chef who
1:07.8	bakes simple but tasty cakes and another who's designed personalized birthday cakes for celebrities including Arnold Schwarzenegger.
1:17.0	And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.
1:21.0	Sounds good, but first I have a question for you Neil.
1:25.0	Everyone looks forward to their birthday, especially if there's cake.
1:30.0	But according to the UK's Office for National Statistics, which is the most common month to be born?
1:37.0	Is it A, March, B, July or C September?
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