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6 Minute Grammar (per tutti)

The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’ – 6 Minute Grammar

Have you ever ridden a camel? Use the present perfect to talk about life experiences.

1. The present perfect with ‘ever’ and ‘never’ 06:10
2. Verb patterns 06:02
3. Present continuous and ‘going to’ 06:05
4. Articles 06:07
5. Past simple and past continuous 06:22

6 Minute Vocabulary (per tutti)

Job suffixes – 6 Minute Vocabulary

What’s the connection between a teacher, a driver and a presenter? We explain.

1. Job suffixes 06:10
2. Word stress 06:11
3. Compound adjectives 06:10
4. Lexical sets 06:10
5. -ing and -ed adjectives 06:06

6 Minute English (intermediate)

Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic – 6 Minute English

Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.

1. Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic 06:18
2. Grandma therapy in Zimbabwe 06:24
3. Is there a future without bees? 06:17
4. How to talk about conspiracy theories 06:23
5. What’s the point of blood types? 06:23
6. Will Covid-19 change cities? 06:03
7. Is this the era of distrust? 06:18
8. No more bosses 06:17
9. The medicine of coronavirus 06:17
10. Food made in space 06:17

The English We Speak (intermediate)

Climate emergency – The English We Speak

Find out more about this expression and learn things you can do to help the planet.

1. Climate emergency 02:41
2. Thirsty 02:36
3. Vanilla 02:36
4. Roast 02:40
5. Sticking point 02:51

News Review (advanced)

2020 Emmys – New Records Set – Learning English News Review

Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.

1. 2020 Emmys – New Records Set 09:56
2. Wildfires are spreading across the West Coast of America 09:34
3. Djokovic hits line judge with ball 13:28
4. SpaceX splash down 12:34
5. Kamala Harris makes history 11:30

Global News (advanced)

New York Times says Donald Trump ‘paid $750 in federal income taxes’ in 2016 – Global News Podcast

The newspaper says it has obtained tax records for the US president over two decades. Mr Trump denied the report as “totally fake news”. Also: Armenia and Azerbaijan battle over disputed region.

1. New York Times says Donald Trump ‘paid $750 in federal income taxes’ in 2016 28:28
2. Trump picks Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court 30:31
3. Trump ‘to pick Amy Coney Barrett’ for Supreme Court 31:13
4. Paris attack: Two hurt, two arrested near former Charlie Hebdo office 26:16
5. Vatican cardinal resigns unexpectedly 29:48