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Many English learners find that they get confused between words like "ago", "since" and "for". Today's podcast gives you lots of examples of how to use these words; I hope it will help you to use them correctly.

A couch is a sofa, such as people have in their sitting-rooms, often in front of the television. Some people spend a lot of time sitting on the couch watching television, and probably getting fat for want of exercise. We have a name for such people in English – couch potatoes. And, as British people are well known for watching TV a lot, perhaps we are a nation of couch potatoes. Google, the company that runs the internet search engine, has just published a survey which claims that British people now spend more time on the internet than they do watching television – 164 minutes a day on average on the internet, 148 minutes watching television.

A few years ago there were lots of lightbulb jokes in English. You probably had them in your language too. Here is an example. How many policemen/civil servants/school teachers does it take to change a lightbulb? Five – one to stand on a table holding the lightbulb, and four to pick the table up and turn it round. Some people find these jokes very funny. Other people don't think they are funny at all.

Techno Car: The Future of Driving" explores the intersection of cutting-edge automotive tech and smart mobility. From autonomous driving and AI-powered cockpits to electric powertrains and futuristic connectivity, discover how technology is completely redefining the modern car and changing how we hit the road.

“In school, most people learn Spanish by memorizing and being focused on grammar, but when they have to speak, nothing comes out. That’s my situation, but as I am learning with Oscar’s lessons, I am enjoying the process, and actually, I understand real spoken Spanish more and more, and now little words of Spanish are popping up into my head. This method is much powerful, much faster and it’s the way to learn Spanish when you really want to speak it.”

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Sometimes, when we talk about something which we think has happened, or which we think will happen, we use the expression "it looks like…"

Everyone knows what fire is, don't they? Think again! Roy and Feifei teach a new meaning.

Today we go horse racing, and we meet people with lots of money and no dress-sense! Ascot is a small town, south-west of London, and close to the royal castle at Windsor. In 1711, Queen Anne went horse-riding from Windsor, and "discovered" Ascot. She decided that it was exactly the right place for horse races.

How a music and dance form created in New York in the early 1970s is giving artists worldwide a new stage for political expression.

English lesson that is related to the Netflix tv series "Squid Game".

In this lesson we will revise past tenses and the verb would

In this lesson we will discuss gastro-tourism and different cuisines. Also we will discuss grammar topic such as so», «such» and other intensifiers. also we will have speaking tasks.

Health - illnesses - how to teat illnesses Covid + omicron variend - reading + listening

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin ( 6 June [O.S. 26 May] 1799 – 10 February [O.S. 29 January] 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era who is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature.

In this class we will discuss clothes and colors

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In this class we will discuss tourism and manners and revise present perfect

There are 22 million homes in Britain - big homes and small homes, old cottages and new buildings, houses and flats. (Americans say "apartment" but British people say "flat"). Many British people love old houses and these are often more expensive than modern ones. They also love gardening and you will see gardens everywhere you go: in towns, villages and out in the country. Some are very small with just one tree and a few flowers.