Learn English With News
Welcome to Learn English With News, the podcast that helps you learn English through real-world news! Each episode, I’ll break down the latest stories, explain key vocabulary and grammar points, and help you develop your speaking skills with discussion questions.
Episodes
In today's news story, some potentially bad news for short men on dating apps!
In the grammar section we'll be looking at the 3rd conditional, and as a shorter man myself, I thought I'd share my thoughts on Tinder's new feature!
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In today's episode, we find out why elderly ladies in Spanish villages are causing controversy.
In the grammar section, we look at how we use the subjunctive in English.
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In today's episode, Turkey is handing out fines to passengers who stand up before the seatbelt sign switches off!
In the grammar section, we're talking about how we use 'yet' and 'already' in present perfect sentences.
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In today's news story, we look at how a Google Maps errors caused confusion in Germany. We'll also be discussing whether we're too dependant on GPS.
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Today's episode looks at the famous Gloucestershire cheese-rolling race. In the grammar section, we discuss possessive pronouns (mine, yours, ours etc).
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In today's episode, a Norwegian man gets an unpleasant wake up call. We also take a look at the past continuous tense.
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In today's news story, a cat is caught trying to carry drugs into a prison! We'll also look at other examples of animals being used to smuggle things into prisons.
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In today's episode, we find out whether coeliac disease sufferers can kiss their bread-loving partners!
We'll also take a look at the differences between 'little' and 'a little', and 'few' and 'a few'.
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In today's episode, we find out how 5 people managed to survive a plane crash in an Amazonian swamp!
We'll also be looking at how to use 'in the end', 'at the end', and 'finally'.
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In today's news, trains in Japan were delayed for an unusual reason...
In the grammar section of today's episode, we'll look at how to use the verb 'want' with an object.
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Today's news story is about a Mount Fuji climber who needed a rescue team TWICE!
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In today's news story, we look at how the blackout across Spain and Portugal affected people's lives.
We'll also study prepositions of place, and verbs of movement and position.
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Today's news story is all about a dog's miraculous survival.
We also take a look at when we use the gerund (-ing) form after certain words and phrases.
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...In today's episode, a town hall in the Netherlands regrets taking the rubbish out! We also look at examples of valuable items which were accidentally thrown away.
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In today's news story, we look at how the new pope will be elected. Plus, we consider how we use the passive voice, especially when describing processes.
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Today's news story comes from China, where robots have taking part in a half marathon.
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