6 Minute English / The health benefits of apples

Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I m Neil.

And I m Sam.

English has many proverbs short and well-known phrase giving a piece of useful advice, or common sense. For example, the proverb, Actions speak louder than words means that what people do is more important than what they say.

And the proverb, Don t judge a book by its cover advises people not to form opinions about people based on how they look.

Proverbs are found in many cultures and languages, and are often passed down through the generations to teach children lessons in life. One famous English proverb is: An apple a day keeps the doctor away .

In other words, eating fresh fruit is good for you. But is it really true? Can eating an apple a day actually have significant health benefits? That s the question we ll be discussing in this programme, and as usual, we ll be learning some new vocabulary as well.

But before that I have a question for you, Sam. Most proverbs come from a place s history, and England has a long history of growing apples. Over the centuries, hundreds of different apple varieties have been grown in orchards up and down the country, some with quite unusual names. So, which of the following is the name of a real type of English apple? Is it:

a) a Taylor s gold?

b) a Golden pippin? or

c) a Black Worcester?