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๐Ÿ“ฎ phrases

A photograph of footprints left in a sandy dune. As we discuss phrasal verbs in part 3 of this English lesson series.

Lets Get On With Phrasal Verbs Part 3 Ep 446

In todayโ€™s podcast we finish with the most common English get phrasal verbs. Who would have thought a simple three letter word could explode into so many English meanings with a few prepositions.

Published

June 28, 2021

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2447

โณ Length 13 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ phrases

People dressed in old fashioned medieval costumes. As we examine English phrases used in a story about the British royal family and the BBC.

British Royal Family And BBC Scandal In This English Phrases Lesson Ep 437

Today we look into the world of the British monarchy. We talk about lords, earls and princes involved in a recent story of lies and scandal from one of the most respected journalistic organisation in the UK and by far one of the most popular royal members Diana, Princess of Wales.

Published

May 27, 2021

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2327

โณ Length 12 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ phrases

A photograph of a farther with his son drinking cider in apple orchard in autumn. What English phrases go into your favourite alcohol?

English Phrases And Alcohol From Around The World Ep 427

Today we discover what goes into alcohol from around the world as we explore the associated English phrases used in and around alcohol in the UK. There is a lot going on inside this English lesson which uses the Adept English listen and learn approach to learning to speak English fluently.

Published

April 22, 2021

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2260

โณ Length 12 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ phrases

A lady sits on a sofa with a laptop filling out the UK 2021 census. Today we practice English phrases and vocabulary related to filling in forms.

English Phrases And Vocabulary Used In The UK 2021 Census Ep 420

With so much of our time spent trying to protect our private data, especially online. It may come as a surprise to you that UK law requires us citizens to complete a rather intrusive census once every 10 years. So we go from being a checkbox ninja, trying to keep our names and email from being used to having to pay a big fine if we donโ€™t tell all of our private details to the government.

Published

March 29, 2021

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2053

โณ Length 11 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ phrases

A photograph of a schoolgirl playing chess. As we discuss the etymology of Checkmate in our English lesson.

Common English Words That Come From Arabic Ep 404

You might have heard of the term we stand on the shoulders of giants. You might use this term in science, where a new breakthrough idea made possible by the work and discoveries of prior scientific efforts. Well, today we show languages are similar and how common English words have benefited from many languages.

Published

February 01, 2021

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2073

โณ Length 11 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ phrases

Summer poppies in Norfolk UK. Our 400th Listen and learn English language learning podcast.

Common English Words To Charge Or Not To Charge Ep 400

The English language has a habit of taking a simple short word and using it in a multitude of ways. Today we focus on a common English word and do a thorough analysis to explain all of its common uses. As always, we aim to make our English lessons fun and interesting enough for you to repeat listen, which is key to learning any new language.

Published

January 18, 2021

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