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Learning English Conversations

BBC Radio•www.bbc.co.uk
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Language Learning

Everyday expressions and real English conversations to help make your everyday conversations easier.

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Episodes

Ghosting

Is someone ignoring all of your calls and messages? Maybe you are being ghosted!

Oct 29, 2019•3 min

Slow TV

Learn about the TV trend that urges you to relax, slow down and chill out.

Oct 22, 2019•3 min

Tiger mother

Trying to help your kids succeed in life? These mothers have a strong idea of what to do!

Oct 15, 2019•3 min

Buzzkill

A phrase for when something spoils your fun.

Oct 08, 2019•3 min

Buyer's remorse

Have you ever regretted an expensive purchase? This is the phrase for you!

Oct 01, 2019•3 min

Freecycle

When you don't want to sell, freecycle! Learn what it means.

Sep 24, 2019•3 min

Carbon footprint

Love to travel but worried about the environment? Here's a phrase for you to use.

Sep 17, 2019•3 min

To cough up

When is a cough not a cough? We teach you a money-related phrase.

Sep 10, 2019•3 min

Brain fade

We teach you a phrase that's worth remembering!

Sep 03, 2019•3 min

Fib

We won’t teach you to lie, but you will learn how to use the word ‘fib’.

Aug 27, 2019•3 min

Across

When is 'across' not a preposition?

Aug 06, 2019•3 min

Fat chance

Learn an expression about likelihood.

Jul 30, 2019•3 min

Milk it

A phrase about taking advantage of a situation to gain sympathy or respect

Jul 23, 2019•3 min

To cherry-pick

We’ve picked the best phrase for you to learn!

Jul 16, 2019•3 min

Soft skills

These are job skills needed to deal with the public, and very much in demand.

Jun 11, 2019•3 min

Clever clogs

Will wearing new shoes make Feifei more intelligent? Join her and Rob in this programme.

May 28, 2019•3 min

Couch surfing

Looking for a sofa to sleep on? Learn a phrase to describe your actions.

May 21, 2019•3 min

Like riding a bike

Learn an English expression about skills we never forget.

May 14, 2019•3 min

On fire

Can you be on fire without any flames?

May 07, 2019•3 min

Dead

If something is 'dead good' is that a positive or negative thing?

Apr 23, 2019•3 min

The joke is on you

Find out more about a seriously funny English phrase.

Apr 02, 2019•3 min

Keep a lid on it

Learn the right English phrase about having to put a stop to something.

Mar 26, 2019•3 min
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