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Latest episodes
Mar 5, 2012 • 3min
Wake up and smell the coffee!
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Wake up and smell the coffee!'.
Feb 27, 2012 • 3min
The English We Speak: Have your cake and eat it
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Have your cake and eat it'.
Feb 20, 2012 • 4min
The English We Speak: Happy Bunny
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Happy bunny'.
Feb 13, 2012 • 3min
The English We Speak: Get your hands dirty
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak find out the meaning of the expression 'Get your hands dirty'.
Feb 6, 2012 • 3min
The English We Speak: Don't get me wrong!
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak, Li finds Neil's cat 'just a bit surprising' and teaches us a useful phrase to prevent people taking offence at something.
Jan 30, 2012 • 4min
The English We Speak: Dragon
A new individual nicknamed 'Dragon' disrupts the studio's atmosphere. The cultural differences in the meaning of the word 'Dragon' between Chinese and English perspectives are explored.
Jan 23, 2012 • 3min
The English We Speak: Easy Tiger!
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the phrase 'Easy tiger!'.
Jan 16, 2012 • 3min
The English We Speak: Stuffed
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the words 'stuff' and 'stuffed'.
Jan 9, 2012 • 3min
The English We Speak: Bubbly
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at the word 'bubbly'.
Jan 2, 2012 • 3min
The English We Speak: All the trimmings
In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week we talk about Christmas and the phrase 'all the trimmings'.
