BBC Learning English
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Words in the NewsA German pensioner has finally sampled a tin of food which was given to him over six decades ago. Words in the News: 6 February...
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Express EnglishWhat do you associate with the colour red? Hear what people in London told us, then join the conversation! Express English: 6 February 2012
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Europe's cold snapThe death toll from the ongoing cold snap in Central and Eastern Europe has risen to more than 100. Words in the News: 3 February...
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Calendar 2012: ColoursMushroom, calendar, Russia, february
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London's booming TheatrelandLondon's theatres are one of the city's biggest tourist draws and new figures show that audiences swelled by over three percent in 2011. 2nd February...
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Adult students will occasionally bring English correspondence with them to lessons -
either their own in order to proof-read it, or what they have received in order to check their comprehension. One student had brought in an email he’d received from a British colleague because he was amazed that he had found mistakes in it. I’m still not sure if he was more surprised that his own English had become so good that he was able to find a native speaker’s mistakes, or if he was surprised that even native speakers make mistakes. |
Tips
Peperoni = Jalapeno pepper pepperoni = (scharfe) Salami |