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Esercizi di ascolto in inglese

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)

The past perfect – 6 Minute Grammar

Where had John already gone when Mary rang his doorbell? We give you the answer.

1. The past perfect 05:59
2. Modals of deduction and speculation 06:18
3. The zero and first conditionals 06:05
4. Present continuous and 'going to' 06:05
5. Phrasal verbs 06:17

►6 Minute Vocabulary (per tutti)

Lexical sets – 6 Minute Vocabulary

Finn and Catherine give you some tips on how to remember new words.

1. Lexical sets 06:10
2. -ing and -ed adjectives 06:06
3. Binomials 06:02
4. Chunks of language 06:11
5. Prefixes 06:03

►6 Minute English (intermediate)

The Human Library: Life as an open book – 6 Minute English

Would you like to borrow a person for a half-hour candid conversation?

1. The Human Library: Life as an open book 06:17
2. How green is nuclear energy? 06:17
3. Why we forget the things we learn 06:19
4. Why is Super Mario so popular? 06:18
5. Should fast food sponsor sport? 06:19
6. Grime: Music from architecture 06:19
7. Where do your tips go? 06:18
8. Angela Merkel 06:10
9. Smart tech and climate change 06:12
10. Going through the menopause 06:18

►The English We Speak (intermediate)

I'll give you that – The English We Speak

Learn what to say when you agree with someone about some or all of what they said.

1. I'll give you that 02:00
2. Another string to your bow 02:23
3. Clap back 01:58
4. Talk through your hat 01:53
5. Quote … unquote 02:27

►News Review (advanced)

Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions – Learning English News Review

We discuss this story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.

1. Omicron: New Covid strain, new travel restrictions 10:27
2. Adele gets Spotify to stop album shuffle 10:35
3. Austria: Lockdown for unvaccinated 11:44
4. COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation 12:24
5. Countries try to change UN climate paper 10:20

►Global News (advanced)

Police hunt parents charged in US school shooting – Global News Podcast

The authorities say the Michigan couple's son killed four students with his father's handgun. Also: Ethiopia closes schools to boost war effort, and the actor Sir Antony Sher dies of cancer aged 72.

1. Police hunt parents charged in US school shooting 32:03
2. Taliban decree says Afghan women are 'not property, but free human beings' 31:05
3. US to restart 'Remain in Mexico' policy 28:42
4. Scientists find trigger for rare AstraZeneca clots 23:06
5. WTA suspends China tournaments over Peng Shuai 31:48