The English We Speak – Me time
Me time is an expression which means time we have for ourselves to do just what we...
English podcasts, audio books, audio lessons and songs with live transcript
6 Minute English – Is a door just a door?
Listen to Rob and Neil discussing a London apartment block with front and back entrances for private...
Alice in Wonderland I – Down the Rabbit-Hole
Alice follows a White Rabbit into a hole, and falls down, down, until she lands softly. She...
Freakonomics – What You Don’t Know About Online Dating
The episode is, for the most part, an economist’s guide to dating online. (Yes, we know: sexy!)...
A Christmas Carol 1 – Marley’s ghost
In this episode, you’ll get to know Ebenezer Scrooge. Nobody seems to be able to get a...
English at Work – Introduction
BBC Learning English begins a new series focusing on English communication in the office, called English at...
ESL Short Stories – Beginner’s Luck
When James Milner lands a job in his uncle’s bank he rides his luck for a while...
BBC How to… ask for and give directions
In this programme, we look at language you can use when asking for and giving directions. We...
Big City Small World Part 1
Our friends meet up in a café. Johnny, Olivia and Fadi all offer jobs to Harry. What...
6 Minute Vocabulary – New words
In this 6 Minute Vocabulary – New words: we’ve already heard the words selfie, photobomb and trolling....
Face up to Phrasals – Is this the end?
Fred and Betty have been dating for years. They have always been a very happy couple… or...
A Christmas Carol 1: Marley’s Ghost
On a frigid, foggy Christmas Eve in London, a shrewd, mean-spirited cheapskate named Ebenezer Scrooge works meticulously...
Wiz Khalifa – See You Again ft. Charlie Puth
The song “See You Again” (2015) by American rapper Wiz Khalifa, is featured in the 2015 action...
Pride and Prejudice Chapter 1
When a single gentleman with a large fortune by the name of Bingley moves into a mansion...
Sherlock Holmes 1 – A Scandal in Bohemia
The King of Bohemia asks Sherlock Holmes to retrieve an incriminating photo where he appears with his...
The English We Speak – Cyberbullying
That’s a form of bullying in which people harass and harm other people online deliberately. And unlike...
6 Minute English – The Outernet
The idea of delivering information via the internet to every person on the planet is has become...
The English We Speak – Take a back seat
‘To take a back seat’ is an idiom that means to give up control and let someone...
6 Minute English – Is aggression useful?
Listen to Neil and Catherine talking about aggression and how they react when they get angry and...
The English We Speak – In black and white
If someone says it’s ‘in black and white’ they mean it’s official – it’s been printed or...
6 Minute English – Are beards back to stay?
Big bushy beards have become so fashionable that there’s now an art exhibition dedicated to them. Your...
The English We Speak – A sticky situation
A sticky situation is difficult, awkward or sensitive, a situation that is difficult to get out of....
The English We Speak – A close shave
This is an expression that describes a dangerous or unpleasant situation that has only just been avoided....
Alice in Wonderland II – The Pool of Tears
Alice continues her out-of-the way experience as she stretches like a telescope, and then almost shrinks away...
6 Minute English – The first space walk
Fifty years ago, on 18 March 1965, Soviet astronaut Alexei Leonov took the first space walk. Your...
The English We Speak – My mind’s gone blank
When you say ‘my mind’s gone blank’ it means that suddenly you’ve completely forgotten what you were...
