Aug 5

The Dream Life of Salvador Dalí

What would it look like if someone painted a picture of your dreams? Roger Basick and Paula Devis present the surrealistic paintings and complicated lifestyle of Spanish artist Salvador Dali.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-dream-life-of-salvador-dali/Download our a ... Show More

15m 25s

Jul 27

A Marriage of Cultures

Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet talk about the challenges of intercultural marriages and how one couple handled these differences.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/a-marriage-of-cultures/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for i ... Show More

14m 18s

Jul 20

The Hero Who Was Blamed for Murder

Patrick and Gillian Woodward talk about a security guard who saved many people’s lives but was then falsely blamed for trying to harm them.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-hero-who-was-blamed-for-murder/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android ... Show More

17m 35s

Jan 2022

Learning More at the Human Library (Advanced Program)

Can a conversation change the world? Liz Waid and Adam Navis tell about an idea from Denmark – a Human Library. Here, people check out a human book and learn about something new. Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ ... Show More

10m 38s

Jan 2022

What Story Do You Need to Hear? (Conversation Program)

Can a conversation change the world? Join Liz Waid and Adam Navis - two native English speakers as they discuss the Spotlight English program "Learning More at the Human Library". This great idea came from Ronni Abergel in Denmark. It turned into a project that now has groups all ... Show More

13m 33s

Mar 2024

What makes a great library?

What makes a library a library? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep ... Show More

6m 14s

Jun 2022

The library where the books are people

At the human library you borrow a person you wouldn’t usually meet for a half-hour frank conversation. The volunteers have various book titles from polyamorous to former prisoner. The aim of these face-to-face chats is to break down our assumptions and prejudices. We explore whet ... Show More

24m 42s

Jun 2024

How learning to read changes lives

How can literacy change people's lives? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english ... Show More

6m 13s

Sep 2021

The library where the books are people

At the human library you borrow a person you wouldn’t usually meet for a half-hour frank conversation. The volunteers have various book titles from polyamorous to former prisoner. The aim of these face-to-face chats is to break down our assumptions and prejudices. We explore whet ... Show More

23m 56s

Feb 2022

If You Can See It, Can You Be It?

Does representation matter? Join Liz and Adam for a conversation between two native English speakers. They tell about the work of scientist Jess Wade. She wants to tell people about all the amazing things that women scientists are doing. Liz and Adam talk about the phrase "If she ... Show More

15m 3s

May 2022

098 Library

This week, Emma and Luke take a trip to the local library.Do you want to read the transcript? Do you want to study the vocabulary from this episode? Check out our website for this episode at https://dialoguefrog.com/practice-english-conversation-libraries-98/ Follow us on Faceboo ... Show More

1m 32s

Sep 2022

How to be a Good Student (Advanced Program)

What is the best way to learn something? Spotlight shares some ways people can be better students in all areas of their lives. https://spotlightenglish.com/education/how-to-be-a-good-student/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS ... Show More

9m 15s

Oct 2024

Word Exhibitions: Bringing People Together (Advanced Program)

Roger Basick and Marina Santee share about the history of World Expo’s, why they were started and what they accomplished and continue to do for the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/world-exhibitions-bringing-people-together/ Download our app for Android ... Show More

10m 57s