Sinopsis
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. A weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.
Episodios
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![Feed your brain]()
Feed your brain
22/02/2024 Duración: 06minFind a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you learn English at bbclearningenglish.com
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![Food for new mums]()
Food for new mums
15/02/2024 Duración: 06minWhat do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?
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![Fighting loneliness with soup]()
Fighting loneliness with soup
08/02/2024 Duración: 06minNeil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.
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![What is the future of work?]()
What is the future of work?
01/02/2024 Duración: 06minShould we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?
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![How the language of menus matters]()
How the language of menus matters
25/01/2024 Duración: 06minCould french menu terms be going out of fashion?
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![The psychology of greed]()
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![Addicted to sugar]()
Addicted to sugar
11/01/2024 Duración: 06minHow has sugar become such an important part of our diets? Neil and Georgie discuss.
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![Our love of pets]()
Our love of pets
04/01/2024 Duración: 06minWhy do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach new vocabulary.
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![Sexism: Female farmers fighting back]()
Sexism: Female farmers fighting back
28/12/2023 Duración: 06minFemale farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are finding ways to be fairly treated.
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![Learning lessons from the Moon]()
Learning lessons from the Moon
21/12/2023 Duración: 06minSummer 2023 saw two missions to the Moon. Why are scientists so keen to get there?
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![Could we live without plastic?]()
Could we live without plastic?
14/12/2023 Duración: 06minIs it time to start living without plastic? Beth and Neil discuss this.
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![Invasive species: Why dont we eat them?]()
Invasive species: Why don't we eat them?
07/12/2023 Duración: 06minInvasive species are causing problems for nature around the world, so why not eat them?
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![What and where is Little Italy?]()
What and where is Little Italy?
30/11/2023 Duración: 06minHow did Italian food become famous throughout the world? Find out with Neil and Georgie
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![Social media and teenage health]()
Social media and teenage health
23/11/2023 Duración: 06minWhat are the risks of social media to teenage health and what can be done about them?
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![Mystery flying objects]()
Mystery flying objects
16/11/2023 Duración: 06minWhat exactly did navy pilots see in 2004? The US investigates these UFOs now, in 2023.
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![Elephant-proof farming]()
Elephant-proof farming
14/11/2023 Duración: 06minWhat happens when an elephant wants to eat your crops? How can you stop it?
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![Should we farm octopus?]()
Should we farm octopus?
02/11/2023 Duración: 06minIs it OK to eat animals that can feel emotion? Learn vocabulary on this topic.
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![Ways to live for 100 years]()
Ways to live for 100 years
26/10/2023 Duración: 06minMore and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life?
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![How green is your money?]()
How green is your money?
19/10/2023 Duración: 06minShould climate change make us think where to invest our money? Learn useful vocabulary.
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![Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?]()
Mushrooms: Medicine or myth?
12/10/2023 Duración: 06minToday the medicinal mushroom industry is big business. But are there actually benefits?
