The English We Speak

BBC  |  Podcast , ±2 min episodes every 1 week, 1 day
Make the English you speak sound more natural with The English We Speak from bbclearningenglish.com. Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme.
ENGLISH United Kingdom Language Learning

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23
FEB

GOAT

3 min
'GOAT' is used to talk about things or people that we think are the best.
16
FEB

Workation

2 min
'Workation' is a combination of the words 'work' and 'vacation'.
09
FEB

Moonshot

3 min
Learn an expression used to describe an experimental project.
26
JAN

Sadfishing

3 min
A word used when someone exaggerates their emotional problems to get attention.
05
JAN

'A' game

2 min
Sometimes people need to be on top form and do their best work.
28
DEC
2020

Frontliner

2 min
We describe nurses and doctors who have been working on the frontline
15
DEC
2020

On fleek

2 min
From eyebrows to clothes, when they look good we like to say so.
01
DEC
2020

Key worker

2 min
Someone who has become more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic.

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