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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A somewhat older adult student confided to me that he normally let his colleagues answer the phone at work because they all spoke ‘better’ English than he did. I tried to persuade him to take some calls himself, but he was just too insecure. One day a supplier from the Czech Republic called while he was alone in the office, and he had to answer. Neither one of them spoke English very well, but they understood each other and laughed together when they tripped over vocabulary. He was so happy about this experience that he called me right afterwards to let me know.
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