Naps: Good for your brain?

Flash floods hit central Texas in the USA. Georgie and Phil discuss the story. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250709 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our webs ... Show More

Many European countries are experiencing an extreme heatwave. Beth and Phil discuss and teach vocabulary.Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250702FIND BBC LEARNING ENG ... Show More

Donald Trump sends the Marines to Los Angeles after immigration raids lead to protest.Learn about this story and the vocabulary from the news headlines with Phil and Pippa.Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/featu ... Show More

If you like to take a short nap during the day you might be doing your brain a favor. According to a study published in the journal Sleep Health in June of 2023, people who have a genetic predisposition to napping regularly have larger brain volumes than those who don’t.This sugg ... Show More

Texte: Des scientifiques ont trouvé un moyen de lire les rêves des gens en utilisant des radiographies du cerveau, selon une nouvelle étude. Traduction: Scientists have found a way to read people's dreams using brain scans, a new study suggests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri ... Show More

Does this ever happen to you? You study and study and learn lots of new vocabulary... ...but then when you want to use it, you can't think of the words! How can you make sure you don't forget the vocabulary you're learning? Here's one simple thing you can start doing today to rem ... Show More

Restless nights? Walking around like a sleepless zombie? Welcome to the BrainTools podcast, practical Brain science for everyday people. In this episode of the BrainTools Podcast you're going to learn the neuroscience of sleep: why we sleep, the sleep-deprived brain and how sleep ... Show More

We talk about the positive side of boredom and teach you related vocabulary. 

Learn sleep idioms to get better rest! When you're well-rested, you'll speak English more confidently and learn more easily. Sleep is an important part of life and we have wonderful sleep expressions to highlight a good night's rest! 📝 Full Lesson Transcript  and🎙Podcast: https ... Show More