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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)

Present perfect continuous – 6 Minute Grammar

How long have Neil and Catherine been talking about the present perfect continuous?

1. Present perfect continuous 06:11
2. Present tenses 06:08
3. 'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to' 06:17
4. 'Used to' and 'would' 06:02
5. Talking about the future 06:10

6 Minute Vocabulary (per tutti)

Irregular verbs 2 – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Break, broke, broken… We look at verbs that don't behave themselves.

1. Irregular verbs 2 06:11
2. Eponyms as nouns and verbs 06:11
3. Adjectives from names 06:11
4. Large numbers 06:11
5. Suffixes -sion -tion -tian 06:20

6 Minute English (intermediate)

Robot Artists – 6 Minute English

Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?

1. Robot Artists 06:46
2. Bats: Friend or foe? 06:19
3. Is the planet warming up faster? 06:46
4. Is technology harmful to youngsters? 06:18
5. Is chimp politics like ours? 06:46
6. Making sense of the census 06:44
7. The fear of numbers 06:17
8. A future without doctors? 06:46
9. Lights! Camera! Kiss! – Intimacy on screen 06:17
10. Head injury in sport 06:46

The English We Speak (intermediate)

Hits different – The English We Speak

Here’s the expression you can use to talk about something special.

1. Hits different 02:22
2. Extra 02:24
3. Zhuzh 02:08
4. Lo and behold 02:28
5. Bigwig 02:04

News Review (advanced)

Emma Raducanu wins US Open – Learning English News Review

Raducanu becomes the first British woman for 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title.

1. Emma Raducanu wins US Open 10:56
2. Abba: Pop superstars are back 10:58
3. Rolling Stones drummer dies 09:44
4. Afghanistan: Taliban retake Kabul 08:47
5. Climate crisis: Last warning for humanity? 10:26

Global News (advanced)

UN urges Taliban to re-open girls' schools – Global News Podcast

The UN calls on the Taliban to re-open girls' secondary schools in Afghanistan. The US moves thousands of migrants away from a Texas border town. And a new twist in the case of the missing travel blogger – as her fiance also disappears.

1. UN urges Taliban to re-open girls' schools 32:21
2. US admits Kabul drone strike killed civilians 31:39
3. Russia’s parliamentary election begins 29:09
4. US tries to calm French anger over security pact with UK and Australia 28:28
5. China denounces UK-US-Australia pact as 'damaging' 30:58