Eating bugs

We've all been there – we're talking to someone and they say one thing, when we know they mean something else! British people love to play with language, using it deliberately to disguise, misdirect or even change their meaning entirely. But why do we do it? And what are some of ... Show More

What is your favourite social media platform? Do you still use it as much as you did three or four years ago? With the rise of generative AI, many social media users are finding their feeds cluttered with content that they feel no real connection with. Is social media on a downwa ... Show More

Are we becoming a divided society? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260101The Listening Room - ... Show More

Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Neil and Beth discuss the vocabulary in the news headlines about this story. 

Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

<p>Talking about the creepy subject of eating insects, which might be the solution to many of the problems that humans face as a species. This episode includes discussion of eating habits, environmental issues and some insect-related idioms and expressions. Transcripts and vocabu ... Show More

Tom and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this news story. 

Catherine and Tom discuss the story and teach you vocabulary so you can discuss it too.