Learning English from the News
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Dec 8, 2020 • 11min
Brexit: Deal or no deal?
The UK and the EU have entered final talks this week to try and agree a trade deal.
Dec 1, 2020 • 12min
Diego Maradona: Doctor’s house searched
Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
Nov 24, 2020 • 11min
Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all?
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story.
Nov 17, 2020 • 11min
Calls for ban on 'anti-vax' social media
Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
Nov 10, 2020 • 9min
Kamala Harris: First female US vice-president
Georgina and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
Nov 3, 2020 • 10min
US election day 2020
Georgina and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
Oct 27, 2020 • 11min
Harry and Meghan to make shows with Netflix
Catherine and Rob have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story.
Oct 20, 2020 • 11min
China's Covid Recovery
Tom and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story.
Oct 13, 2020 • 8min
Nadal 20th Grand Slam
Rafael Nadal has equalled Roger Federer's feat of winning a 20th Grand Slam title.
Oct 6, 2020 • 11min
London Marathon goes ahead
Around 45,000 non-elite athletes took part remotely due to Covid-19.
