crossing, sporadic, spot

The stories in this programme: A million migrants and refugees in Europe Ebola outbreak over High-tech device detects brain injuries Test your understanding ...

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The White Elephant: 8 - Phrases about luck

Gordon is preparing something special for the customers - but there's one ingredient that might not be to everybody's taste. Find out what happens - and see ...

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I'll send him packing - English vocabulary & idioms

If someone ever says that you don’t know enough English vocabulary or idioms, be sure to ‘send them packing’! This 4-minute English lesson teaches you this u...

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Grammar: How to use the zero article with nouns in English sentences

Zero articles: Many nouns have a little grammar word in front of them. Often it's one of the articles, the, a, or an. Some nouns though do not normally need ...

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Will the Zika virus affect the Olympics?

[Image: GETTY IMAGES] The Zika virus is 'no risk' to the Rio Olympics say the government of Brazil. But how is the media reacting? Watch and listen to Neil a...

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hailed, hampering, backlog, prediction

The stories in this programme: UK's draft EU deal China's stranded travellers Groundhog Phil predicts the weather

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The White Elephant: 9 - Language for keeping secrets

Ceilia, the boss, has some news she can't keep to herself but as soon as she tells someone the news spreads. However, as the secret gets passed on, the infor...

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Learn about indefinite articles with singular countable nouns - BBC English Class

http://www.bbclearningenglish.com English has three kinds of articles. Definite articles, zero articles and the indefinite articles a and an. Indefinite arti...

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BBC News Review: Hong Kong riots

Why has an operation to remove food stalls in Hong Kong turned into a riot? Watch and listen to Neil and Catherine discussing this story. Learn the words and...

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outsider, refurbishing, adapting

Trump and Sanders win New Hampshire Zuma in court for home improvement Horses don't like 'long faces'

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Pronouncing unstressed words like 'a' and 'an'

There is an English sound which is used more than any other. The trouble is it's a short sound which can be very difficult to hear as it is only present in u...

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All that glisters is not gold - English vocabulary & idioms

Do you believe that ‘All that glisters is not gold’?. This English idiom, made famous by Shakespeare, teaches us that not everything that looks precious is v...

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Strange bedfellows - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with Shakespeare Speaks

Do you know any ‘strange bedfellows’? Learn this English idiom, famously used by Shakespeare in his play The Tempest, and share your stories of unusual partn...

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The White Elephant: 10 - Phrases about anger

At The White Elephant restaurant, something is making Gordon angrier than usual. What's driving him up the wall?

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The definite article - BBC English Class

The definite article is 'the'. You probably know that we use it when both the speaker and listener know what is being talked about. What you might not know i...

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Taylor Swift's war of words - BBC News Review

Taylor Swift becomes the first woman to win a second Grammy award for album of the year. But she uses her acceptance speech to hit back at critics, including...

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Learn words from the news: restoring, seized, went under the knife

The stories in this programme: US-Cuba flights return Australia drug bust Male cosmetic surgery surge

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Stop Saying... : Vowel to vowel linking

As you probably know, in natural English speech words are often linked together. Most usually this is when one word ends in a vowel sound and the following w...

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The White Elephant: 11 - Phrases about success

Everyone celebrates Mary's success except Gordon who thinks nobody is more successful than he is. Find out his reasons in this episode. Watch and learn some ...

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There's method in my madness - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

Do you have unusual English study habits? Do you have a unique way of learning English vocabulary that works for you? Then there must be ‘method in your madn...

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