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Hello
This is six minute english from bbc learning english
I'm neil and i'm best as an adults
When i need to tell somebody something i just open my mouth and speak neil
I'm hungry
Uh you better get something to eat then
And when i want something it's the same i just ask can you pass ass me pen en please eh
Yeah they go so that's now
But as babies we're not able to speak
We can only communicate with our bodies or by crying
We can't clothe feed or wash ourcom
We rely on others totally for our survival
We've all been one
But how do newborbababtell what's and dead
What's going on before
Before they speak
But we'will be investigating in this episode along with some useful nevo cabulary
All of which you can find on our website
Bababy see lelearengenglish dococom baby communication is topic
Child's psychotherapist marideroe writes about in her new book
What your baby wants you to know
So what do newborn babies want us to know
Well
Here's mariy's answer
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I think they want us to know that they need us hundred percent
Um because without us
They won't survive
Without someone caring for them
Babies wouldn't survive
So on a basic level
Every baby is saying take care of me
Marie says
Babies need us one hundred percent
She uses the phrase one hundred percent to emphasize that
What she said is completely true
And we'll hear more soon
But first i have a question for uniill
Although they here a small and helpless babab's album with some amazing abilities
So which of the following stailiments about newborn babies is true
A babies are born with a full set of teeth
Be the aby's eyes change color or see bababhave the same number of bones as an adults
Oh
That's an interesting question
I think i know the answer though i'm going to go with the baby's eyes change color
Okay Well
We'll find out that
That's not at the end of the program
Now if you've spent time with a baby
You've probably noticed how much they move their little arms and legs here
Marie rome explains the meaning of these movements to bbabsee radio four program woman's our seventy five percent of their movement are intentional synchronize
Yare not jerky
We know till the nnrodive
They are pulled the appear of jjacky
Yeah
They're not
They're there to bringing us look you the ababies you know
Need color
Hh they want those movement are there to say look
Come I 've
I You
You want to
You know know play with the babies move their arms and legs to create a bond with their parents to the naked eye
These movements look jerkey and adjective meaning sudden and quick not smooth flowing to phrase to the naked eye means in a way that can be seen without special instruments like a microscope or is seen in the way in ordinary personwood in reality
These jackey movements are intentional meaning
That their planned and done for a particular purpose to catch their parents attention say they will be noticed and careful
Buries book is aimed at new parents who are learning to understand their baby's body language
But she also has advised for parents who are finding it difficult to bond with their newborn
And she explains here to baby is radio four program women's hh parenting is really hard flling in love with this little baby
Or not you know this idea
That smooth first sight to phit's such a um and the helpeful clicch
It will take time to love love that baby
Adgeining that babies
Many new parents dream about falling in love with their baby at first site
The iidim love at first sight means being in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time
But miray thinks this idedredream can probleproblems cacalls an unhelpful cicace a cliche is an overused phrase or comment that has been said so much
That it's become unoriginal and uninteresting
But in some cases unhelpful for example by creating unrealistic expectations or by making parents feel guilty
They're not not doing enough
Murray says
It takes time to get to know a newborn baby and to fall in love
But for most parents all the misunderstanding sleepless nights and dirty y nappes
Or worth it for their amazing baby
But speaking of amazing baby
What was the correct answer to your question beath
Well
The correct statement was that baby's eyes change ged color
I think you got that right now i did it's an amazing math
But apparently true
Yes Indeed
Okay
So let's recap the vocabulary
We've learning in this episode starting with the phrase one hundred percent which can be used to emphasize that you completely agree with something rathat you consider something to be completely right or wrong
If you describe a movement is jerky
You mean it move suddenly and stops and starts rather than flowing smoothde
The adjective intentional means planned and purpose the phrase to can nanaked eye means in a way that can be seen without special instruments or to someone without special knowledge
The adm love at first site describes the experience of starting to love someone as soon as you see them for the first time and finally and unhelpful clicely
If compleplephrase or comment a cliche
Which has the effect of creating unhelpful or unrealistic attitudes once again as six minutes or up
But remember you can find many more episode plus quiz and worksheet for this one on our web site
Bbc learning english dot com
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