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Chi non ha la possibilità di interagire regolarmente con persone di madrelingua inglese dovrebbe necessariamente compensare facendo il più ascolto possibile. In questa pagina sono raggruppati tutti i podcasts della mitica BBC per dare la possibilità di allenare l’orecchio a tutti i livelli.

6 Minute Grammar (per tutti)

Verb tenses – 6 Minute Grammar

Neil and Catherine go on a 'tour' of 6 very important English tenses.

1. Verb tenses 06:07
2. Too, very, enough 06:06
3. Subject questions 06:18
4. 'Used to' 06:07
5. Might, may, could 06:08

6 Minute Vocabulary (per tutti)

Male and female job words – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Policeman / policewoman, actor / actress – learn about job titles and gender.

1. Male and female job words 06:05
2. New words 06:19
3. Weather words 05:51
4. Homophones 06:08
5. Compound nouns 06:10

6 Minute English (intermediate)

Loneliness – 6 Minute English

Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.

1. Loneliness 06:19
2. Is punctuality important? 06:19
3. Could you be a victim of online fraud? 06:19
4. Melting ice sheet: Is it too late? 06:17
5. Walkman: the music player revolution 06:18
6. Could humans live in underwater cities? 06:17
7. Hacking help for US elections 06:22
8. Do chimps have the same emotions as us? 06:17
9. How can we make the web a better place? 06:17
10. Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic 06:18

The English We Speak (intermediate)

Sharenting – The English We Speak

Don't share too many photos of your children!

1. Sharenting 02:57
2. Plastic footprint 02:51
3. Spoiler alert! 02:35
4. Listicle 03:02
5. Doomscrolling 02:34

News Review (advanced)

Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all? – Learning English News Review

Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story.

1. Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all? 10:41
2. Calls for ban on 'anti-vax' social media 11:12
3. Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president 08:46
4. US election day 2020 09:52
5. Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix 11:16

Global News (advanced)

More than 300 people are sentenced to life in prison in Turkey – Global News Podcast

In 2016 a faction within the Turkish military spearheaded a failed coup against President Erdogan. Also: Argentinians have been paying their respects to the footballer, Diego Maradona, whose body is lying in state in the presidential palace, and a British genetic research project is seeking to eradicate scarring within a generation by studying the Zebra fish.

1. More than 300 people are sentenced to life in prison in Turkey 33:25
2. Football genius Maradona dies aged 60 28:19
3. France to tax US high-tech giants on 2020 earnings 29:07
4. Joe Biden says 'America is back' 26:00
5. Trump acknowledges transition of power to Biden 32:27