The English We Speak

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 33:14:53
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Synopsis

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

Episodes

  • Weather idioms

    29/07/2013 Duration: 03min

    Using weather idioms: is Jen chasing rainbows, or is it a storm in a teacup?

  • Legend

    23/07/2013 Duration: 03min

    Legends are stories about people who lived long ago, right? Well, there's more to it than that.

  • It's doing my head in!

    15/07/2013 Duration: 03min

    Annoyed? Frustrated? Angry? Maybe it's doing your head in!

  • The bee's knees

    08/07/2013 Duration: 03min

    Finn wants to share some special food with Li. But they receive some uninvited guests who also want to eat their delicious picnic snacks.

  • To put all your eggs in one basket

    01/07/2013 Duration: 03min

    How many eggs should you put in one basket? And what has that got to do with taking risks?

  • Don't make me laugh!

    24/06/2013 Duration: 02min

    It's laughable. How to say that you think something will never happen.

  • A leopard can't change its spots

    17/06/2013 Duration: 03min

    Can someone change their personality? A leopard can't change its spots.

  • To see red

    10/06/2013 Duration: 03min

    Seeing red: what is making Jen and Feifei so angry on their day trip?

  • Haven't slept a wink

    03/06/2013 Duration: 03min

    Zzzz... Neil had a crying child in his room and Feifei had a mosquito in hers. That's why neither of them has slept a wink.

  • Freak

    27/05/2013 Duration: 02min

    Are you obsessed by a hobby or sport? Feifei is but Jen's not impressed!

  • I wasn't born yesterday

    20/05/2013 Duration: 03min

    Were you born yesterday? Probably not, but this is a useful expression if someone's trying to fool you.

  • Six-pack

    13/05/2013 Duration: 03min

    Do you have a six-pack or a one-pack? Maybe it's time to do more exercise! Find out why in The English We Speak.

  • To cook the books

    06/05/2013 Duration: 03min

    Neil is cooking an unusual meal in the BBC Learning English kitchen. Would you like to eat a book?

  • On the up

    29/04/2013 Duration: 02min

    Things are 'on the up' for Jennifer and Jean at work. Find out why in The English We Speak.

  • LOL!

    22/04/2013 Duration: 03min

    Do you know what this text message abbreviation means? Find out with Jennifer and Rob in this week's programme.

  • Makeover

    15/04/2013 Duration: 04min

    Feifei thinks that Catherine looks better, younger, prettier. Why does Catherine look so different today? Find out more with The English We Speak.

  • A white elephant

    08/04/2013 Duration: 02min

    Does Finn have to look after his uncle's white elephant? Find out more with The English We Speak.

  • Finger on the pulse

    01/04/2013 Duration: 03min

    Finn has his finger on the pulse when Feifei says that she has no clue about some actors in a movie. What does it mean?

  • Cut the mustard

    25/03/2013 Duration: 03min

    Can Feifei cut the mustard to win a cooking contest? Find out more with The English We Speak.

  • To miss the boat

    18/03/2013 Duration: 03min

    Does Feifei really need a lifejacket to go to Finn's uncle's party? Find out more about this phrase in this programme.

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