The English We Speak with me, Feifei...

Rob: ... and me, Rob.

Feifei: Rob, could we have

your attention please?

Rob: Sorry, I'm just snacking.

Feifei: You know you can't

eat in the studio.

Rob: I'm not eating anything - I'm

snacking on some funny cat videos ...

sorry, they're

really short, I won't be long.....

What, Feifei? Why the angry face?

Feifei: Because we are here to talk

about an authentic English phrase.

Rob: OK, OK, well here is one

for you - snackable. It describes

short online articles, videos

and other content that are quick and

easy to read or watch. Just like

these cat videos.

Feifei: And you are demonstrating it very

well, Rob! I guess it's like eating a snack

- quick and easy?

Rob: Yes - very snackable. Just like

these examples...

Because my free time is short, it's good to

find some snackable videos

I can watch on

my smartphone while I wait for the bus.

The short city guides I found on the

internet are very snackable and

great for planning

my trip around Africa.

These days videos are often less than

a minute long so that they're

snackable and appeal

to a younger audience.

Feifei: You're listening to The English

We Speak from BBC Learning English,

and we're talking about

the word 'snackable', which is a term

used to describe short online content

that is easy and quick to watch or read.

Rob: ...and the great thing about

snackable content, Feifei, is

you can do it whilst doing

other things - like presenting

this programme.

Feifei: You mean you can multitask - that

means do more than

one thing at a time. Well I can do that too!

Now where's my smartphone?

Rob: Err Feifei, what are you doing?

Feifei: Reading a short but interesting

article about working

with annoying presenters.

Rob: You're not snacking on that, you're

feasting on it! Now come on

and help me finish the programme.

Feifei: OK. Thanks for joining us, and we hope

you found this programme snackable.

Rob: Bye. Now do you want to see these

kittens doing really funny tricks?