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Chimamanda Adichie The Wise Young Writer practice English with Spotlight

Are stories important to you? Liz Waid and Ryan Geertsma look at the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.www.spotlightenglish.comDownload our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-appleFacebook: https://www.face ... Show More

14m 13s

Aug 31

The Airport that is a Travel Destination of its Own

Colin Lowther and Megan Nollet give the history of the development and describe the details of the most efficient, clean, modern, and top-rated airport in the world. Their story will encourage you to travel to Singapore soon.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-airport- ... Show More

14m 26s

Aug 24

The Birth of Harry Potter

Alice Irizarry and Andrew Devis present the story of author J. K. Rowling whose storytelling began with an idea on a train ride and months of writing in her notebooks in a small Scottish coffee shop.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-birth-of-harry-potter/Download our ... Show More

12m 52s

Feb 2022

Eating bugs

Neil and Sam discuss eating insects and teach you related vocabulary.

6m 19s

Aug 2018

543. Britain's First Insect Restaurant Opens

<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

57m 15s

Sep 2021

Daily: BUZZ FEED – Why eating insects will save the world

Chances are you haven’t willingly eaten an insect. But two billion people are already bugging out on this sustainable source of protein. Could insects offer the perfect solution for our post-Brexit and pandemic supply chain problems?Entomologist Brian Fisher and Imperial College ... Show More

35m 35s

Mar 2025

Selects: Are crickets the future of food?

Crickets are part of a larger insect-based diet enjoyed in most parts of the world. Loaded with vitamins, minerals and protein, and green to boot, crickets could help solve some of the world's food problems if Europe and America get on board. Learn all about cricket farming in th ... Show More

43m 58s

May 2025

Foods that go crunch

Do you like the crunch of biting into a fresh apple? What about the crunch of biting into a roasted insect? Georgie 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/learningen ... Show More

6m 15s

Sep 2021

The bug business

Insects are cheap, packed full of nutrients, and farming them for food could help save the planet. Convincing more people to eat them, though, remains a big challenge.Tamasin Ford speaks to three insect entrepreneurs trying to persuade the squeamish, especially in Europe and Nort ... Show More

28m 29s

Jul 2021

The pros and cons of eating bugs | Tell Me More

In many parts of the world, insects are a regular part of people’s diets. That’s not the case in the United States, but perhaps it should be. Vox senior correspondent Dylan Matthews explains why eating bugs may be a more environmentally friendly alternative to eating meat, as wel ... Show More

14m 50s

Aug 2023

The Woman Who Saved Sushi (Advanced Program)

Have you eaten seaweed before? Do you enjoy eating sushi? Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet talk about how a British scientist made an important discovery about seaweed and for the world of sushi. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/the-woman-who-saved-sushi/ Downloa ... Show More

11m 8s

Jul 2015

Learn English Funcast #140 - A moth, a coffin maker, and an excellent diet

Learn English Funcast got another exciting English learning podcast for you. Today you will learn about moths, coffin makers, and an excellent diet. Don't forget to go to www.englishfuncast.com to get the text for todays jokes.

9m 55s

Apr 2023

The Future of Meat (Advanced Program)

Would you eat meat that is created in a laboratory? Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid explain how in vitro meat is made and the positive and negative aspects of the process! Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlig ... Show More

9m 38s

Eat Insects, Save the World