Trama
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Wednesday. Each programme is six minutes long and contains examples and explanations to help you improve your knowledge of the English language across a wide range of topics.
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How green is your money?
19/10/2023 Durata: 06minShould climate change make us think where to invest our money? Learn useful vocabulary.
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Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?
12/10/2023 Durata: 06minToday the medicinal mushroom industry is big business. But are there actually benefits?
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Saving dead languages
05/10/2023 Durata: 06minSome Australian languages have been saved from extinction. We discuss Barngala's revival.
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Sounds that make you want to scream
28/09/2023 Durata: 06minSome sounds cause some people huge distress. Learn about 'misophonia' here.
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How fans talk about their passions
21/09/2023 Durata: 06minFandom is more than simply being a fan, and now it is developing its own language.
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Making male friends
14/09/2023 Durata: 06minDo men find it harder than women to make close friendships? Neil and Beth discuss.
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The stories behind our names
31/08/2023 Durata: 06minWhat can names tell us about our culture and history?
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Do you have eco-anxiety?
10/08/2023 Durata: 06minA growing number around the world are experiencing something called 'eco-anxiety'.
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Can we stop natural disasters?
04/08/2023 Durata: 06minIs there any way we can stop natural disasters being so damaging?
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The right way to say sorry
27/07/2023 Durata: 06minNeil and Beth talk about different ways of apologising.
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Could you live on wild food?
20/07/2023 Durata: 06minWe hear about a new foraging project and the health benefits of eating wild food.
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Plants fighting pollution
13/07/2023 Durata: 06minWe talk about whether plants can clean up our mess.
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Should we fear chatbots?
06/07/2023 Durata: 06minWe talk about chatbots and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
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Sonic seasoning
22/06/2023 Durata: 06minCan sound make your food taste better? Neil and Beth discuss.
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The art of subtitling
08/06/2023 Durata: 06minHear how subtitles can help bring TV and movies to life.

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