British and American English Pronunciation - Stop Saying

Improve your spoken English with BBC Learning English. Tim's looking at some common differences between British English and American English pronunciation. F...

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The White Elephant: 20 - The language of failure

There are some customers at The White Elephant restaurant who Gordon is keen to impress but can he make the meal that they really want to eat? Watch and lear...

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Mum's the word - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

Shhh - mum’s the word! 🤫 We’ve got a great new English idiom for you. Famously used by William Shakespeare, it’s an expression you can use to talk about secr...

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The making of... Shakespeare Speaks
Find out about how we made 'Shakespeare Speaks'. Click 'Show more' to see the audio transcript.

Visit The Open University for more about Shakespeare Speaks: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/english-language/shakespeare-speaks

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Grammar: How to use 'if' and 'when' correctly in English

'If' and 'when': they're very common words in English, but getting the grammar right and using them correctly can sometimes be confusing. But don't worry - D...

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News Review: Chernobyl remembered

On 26 April 1986, one of the four reactors at Chernobyl nuclear power station exploded, in what was to be the world's worst ever nuclear accident. As the 30t...

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Learn words from the news: catastrophically, fall silent, scaffolding, glimpse, delivery

This week's stories: Hillsborough disaster: Inquest finds fans unlawfully killed London's Big Ben to stop chiming for repairs Gorilla surprise at Prague Zoo ...

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How to use unfinished conditional sentences - Stop Saying

If you do something, something will happen. That's an example of a typical conditional sentence. It has two parts. An 'if c...

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Finn explains Shakespeare's "pound of flesh"

Do you know the meaning of the phrase "a pound of flesh"? Learn the meaning with Finn here as he gives examples of it being used on news sites.

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A pound of flesh - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

Have you ever demanded your ‘pound of flesh’? This useful English idiom, used by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, is a great British expression for tal...

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The White Elephant: 21 - Phrases about being clean

A health inspector is due to visit the restaurant. Can the team clean the place and make it spotless in time? Watch and learn some phrases related to being clean.

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Inversion: BBC English Class

"Never before had I seen such a wonder" is an example of adverbial inversion. But what does this term mean, and how and why do we use it?

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BBC News Review: Leicester City win the Premier League

They were given a 5000-1 chance, but Leicester City still managed to win the English Premier League.

Neil and Finn look at the language being used by the world's media to describe this remarkable achievement.

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Learn words from the news: presumptive, inappropriately, long-standing

This week's stories:
Trump knocks Cruz out at primary
Antibiotics overprescribed
Escalator behaviour trial

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Adjective or adverb? - Stop Saying

How are you feeling? Are you feeling good or are you feeling well? The answer to that question you might expect to be the adverb 'well', but you will often h...

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The White Elephant: 22 - Disaster-related phrases

The restaurant is holding a special sushi night. What can possibly go wrong with a dish that doesn't need cooking? Watch and learn some disaster-related phra...

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A fool's paradise - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

If you don’t know this fantastic English idiom, then you must be living in ‘a fool’s paradise’! We’ll explore the meaning of this British phrase, from Shakes...

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BBC English Class: How to learn and use phrasal verbs

Do you find phrasal verbs difficult to learn and to use correctly? Hopefully, Dan can help you with these three top tips!

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BBC News Review: A fifth of plants in danger of extinction

Researchers have discovered 2,000 new types of plants in just the last year. But it's not all good news for the natural world as a fifth of all plants are in danger of extinction. Neil and Catherine discuss this and give you the words and phrases the world's media are using to talk about the story.

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Learn words from the news: highly symbolic, obliterated, inflicted, exoplanets

Today's Headlines:
Obama to visit Hiroshima but no apology
Canada wildfire aftermath
NASA discovers new planets

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