The English We Speak

  • Autore: Vários
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  • Editore: Podcast
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Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service

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  • To take a shot / stab in the dark

    17/03/2015 Durata: 02min

    Feifei thinks someone's been killed but then discovers taking a stab in the dark doesn't involve using knives!

  • To keep a lid on it

    10/03/2015 Durata: 02min

    Li and Neil go for a coffee, but why do they have to keep a lid on it?

  • To be on the ball

    03/03/2015 Durata: 01min

    Learn a phrase to describe the ability to react quickly to things.

  • Mind-blowing

    24/02/2015 Durata: 03min

    Feifei and Harry use an expression for things that amaze and astound.

  • Out for the count

    17/02/2015 Durata: 02min

    Neil and Li talk about how a boxing expression can be used in everyday life.

  • Game changer

    10/02/2015 Durata: 03min

    Feifei and Harry use an expression for people and ideas that change the way we do things.

  • Wow factor

    03/02/2015 Durata: 02min

    Harry and Feifei look at an expression for when things surprise and impress you.

  • Full on

    27/01/2015 Durata: 02min

    Harry and Feifei talk about a common colloquial expression for when things are intense.

  • Stab in the back

    20/01/2015 Durata: 02min

    Harry and Feifei talk about an expression that is not as violent as it sounds.

  • To downsize

    13/01/2015 Durata: 02min

    Neil and Feifei talk about a word made popular by the economic downturn

  • At the movies

    06/01/2015 Durata: 02min

    Sci-fi, romcom, whodunnit – What kind of movies do you like?

  • Killing time

    30/12/2014 Durata: 02min

    Neil tells Helen to kill time but she smashes up a clock. Find out why and learn a useful expression.

  • Like turkeys voting for Christmas

    23/12/2014 Durata: 02min

    Do you celebrate Christmas? Do you like eating turkey? Do you think turkeys like Christmas? Learn this humorous idiom

  • Face the music

    16/12/2014 Durata: 02min

    There's something Neil's forgotten to do and now he has to face the music. Listen to the programme to find out why.

  • Internet speak

    09/12/2014 Durata: 03min

    'Snail mail', 'post' and 'hard copy' – learn expressions connected with computers

  • Viral

    02/12/2014 Durata: 02min

    Li's cat video has gone viral. Will she be happy about it? Learn an expression from the internet age

  • Give the cold shoulder

    25/11/2014 Durata: 02min

    Is Feifei's designer shawl a solution to her problems with Lisa? Listen to the programme to find out

  • Phishing

    18/11/2014 Durata: 02min

    Rob is deleting some emails. He won't take the bait sent in by criminals!

  • Take to the cleaners

    11/11/2014 Durata: 03min

    Rob's very expensive shirt is ruined! Who will pay for it? Listen to the programme to find out

  • Eat humble pie

    04/11/2014 Durata: 03min

    Is Rob hungry enough to win a pie-eating competition? Listen to the programme

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