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๐Ÿ“ฎ listening

The skyline of London, UK with the Tower Bridge and the Shard after sunset. As we talk about Brexit, weather the pandemic and other things in the news.

Learn English While You Catch Up On The News Ep 392

In this English lesson, we take a snapshot of the news across the UK and the world at large and discuss what is happening in a conversational style. Although much of the news recently has been about the pandemic, and we will talk a little about that, it is not all about that. There are plenty of things happening in the world beyond the pesky virus.

Published

December 21, 2020

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2180

โณ Length 11 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ idioms

Winter in the Lake District a classic scene where you can imagine thin ice, as we talk about cold English idioms.

English Idioms Associated With Cold Weather Ep 391

The weather in the UK is suddenly getting cold, with our first proper frosts. Apparently we are getting weather from Sweden and Norway and we might even have a white Christmas, which has not happened in a long time. I guess, this is why Iโ€™m hearing so many English idioms related to cold at the moment. It was the Prime Minister who was On Thin Ice in the Brexit negotiations with the EU. Or the NHS being Snowed Under with extra work because of the Pandemic.

Published

December 17, 2020

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2131

โณ Length 11 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ speaking

A woman in a black protective medical mask in a Santa hat at the window of a city shop with purchases in multi-coloured paper bags. English Christmas songs.

The Unofficial Top British Christmas Songs Everyone In The UK Knows Ep 390

For what seems the briefest of moments, the UK went back to almost normal at the start of December. The government relaxed lock-downs, people went shopping and could meet up with friends and family, even socialise and go to the pub. However, all that has stopped now. So let's turn this into a positive English language lesson where we can practice speaking English.

Published

December 14, 2020

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2455

โณ Length 13 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ listening

A photograph of a woman talking to professional psychologist at therapy session in his office.

Learn About Your Brain While You Use It Listening To Conversations In English Ep 389

After our podcast on neuroscience, we asked if anyone wanted more on how your brain works and why we do the things we do. We got a lot of feedback saying, yes please tell us more. So today we have another English lesson that talks about your brain, while we use the knowledge about how your brain works to deliver another interesting English conversation that improves your English language.

Published

December 10, 2020

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2391

โณ Length 12 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ pronunciation

Young smiling man in casual wear and eyeglasses listening to lecture in earphones while preparing for an IELTS test.

English Tutorial About Skill Assessment Tests Like IELTS Ep 388

In this English lesson we are going to talk about and explain the main English language tests used to by UK government, for visas, UK collages and employers to help assess the English language skills of applicants. You could also think of this as an English tutorial on acronyms, as there are a lot of them in this lesson.

Published

December 07, 2020

๐Ÿ’ฌ Words: 2343

โณ Length 12 min

๐Ÿ“ฎ phrases

Red and ripe British apples on a tree, one of the many foods and drinks made in Britain. Discussed as part of this English food phrases lesson.

Provenance And Other English Phrases Related To British Food Ep 387

Today we talk about provenance, and other food related English phrases. Provenance, which is from the Latin โ€œpro-venireโ€ and later the French โ€œprovenirโ€ the phrase is now a well-used part of the English language.

Published

December 03, 2020

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