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.
Episodi
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Should fast food sponsor sport?
04/11/2021 Durata: 06minIs it right for companies selling unhealthy products to sponsor sporting events?
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Grime: Music from architecture
28/10/2021 Durata: 06minWe talk about the music of Wiley and Stormy, and teach you related vocabulary.
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Where do your tips go?
21/10/2021 Durata: 06minWe talk about tipping: the act of giving extra money to someone that has served you well.
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Angela Merkel
14/10/2021 Durata: 06minSam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.
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Smart tech and climate change
07/10/2021 Durata: 06minCould AI be used to help fight against climate change?
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Going through the menopause
30/09/2021 Durata: 06minWhy don't people talk more about this aspect of women's lives?
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Bitcoin's energy cost
27/09/2021 Durata: 06minBitcoin: is it an investment option for ordinary people?
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I love my language!
23/09/2021 Durata: 06minNeil and Sam talk about a woman's effort to keep her language alive.
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Why are people collecting NFTs?
20/09/2021 Durata: 06minWhat are 'non-fungible tokens'? That's what Neil and Sam talk about in this programme.
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Robot Artists
16/09/2021 Durata: 06minWill Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?
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Bats: Friend or foe?
13/09/2021 Durata: 06minLearn more about these furry flying mammals with Neil and Sam.
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Is the planet warming up faster?
09/09/2021 Durata: 06minSome extreme weather events are puzzling scientists.
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Is technology harmful to youngsters?
06/09/2021 Durata: 06minCan spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health?
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Is chimp politics like ours?
02/09/2021 Durata: 06minJust like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.
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Making sense of the census
26/08/2021 Durata: 06minWhat's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.
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The fear of numbers
23/08/2021 Durata: 06minAre you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.
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A future without doctors?
19/08/2021 Durata: 06minWe discuss if artificial intelligence could replace human doctors and nurses.
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Lights! Camera! Kiss! - Intimacy on screen
16/08/2021 Durata: 06minHow actors are made to feel more comfortable when filming intimate scenes.
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Head injury in sport
12/08/2021 Durata: 06minContact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.
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Inside the head of Jeff Bezos
09/08/2021 Durata: 06minHow does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.