The English We Speak: Playing Up

<p>When you take someone under your wing, you help them with something or protect them. Learn how to use this expression with Feifei and Phil.</p><p>FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-251117</p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO ... Show More

If there are no ways about something, you want to emphasise that it's true. Learn how to use this expression with Feifei and Phil.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-251110 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https ... Show More

Eating beans and chips for dinner is very student-coded. Learn a different meaning of the word 'coded'.FIND A TRANSCRIPT: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-251103 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningen ... Show More

In episode 6 we ask the question: How can we use play to teach English? First up this week, Chris talks about how he has used play in his teaching, and introduces We'am to a game from his childhood days. Then they talk to Elly Setterfield, a young learner ELT specialist. Elly dis ... Show More

French conversation for jet-setters: the verb JOUER (to play) at present tense: je joue tu joues il joue elle joue nous jouons vous jouez ils jouent elles jouent Become fluent at LearnParisianFrench.com 

One verb in English can be followed by various prepositions to make many different phrasal verbs. So you might know the basic meaning of the verb play (play sports, play the piano, etc.) - but do you know what it means to play at something or play along with something? Today you' ... Show More

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland look at games children play all around the world. These games are more important than people know. 

In this episode, we continue learning more Russian verbs in the past tense. He said, she said, I wanted, you wanted…These are very common expressions, and you’ll master them in this podcast. 

<p>French conversation for jet-setters: the verb JOUER (to play) au présent:<br>Je joue  </p> <p>Tu joues</p> <p>Il joue</p> <p>Nous jouons</p> <p>Vous jouez</p> <p>Ils jouent<br></p> <p>Become fluent at <a href="http://confidentconversationclub.com/">ConfidentConversationClub.co ... Show More