Is there something inside my ear?
Have you ever had a piece of music you just can't stop singing inside your head?
They're called 'ear worms' and they can sometimes be very annoying.
In this week's 6 Minute English with Alice and Rob we find out more about ear worms.
This week's question:
Alice hums a tune connected to the 大象传媒 World Service. Do you know what's it called? Is it:
a) Lilliput
b) Lillipad
c) Lillibolero
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme.
Listen
Ear worms
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Vocabulary
- ear worm
song or musical phrase which repeats itself in your head
- catchy
very easy to remember or sing
- note
musical sound
- stick in my head
a thought you can't stop thinking about
- can't get out of your head
not being able to stop thinking about something
- theme tune
the main tune in a film or play
- conscious
aware of
- unbidden
uninvited
