<p>If you like learning about the current news and improving your English for your next English conversation, this English lesson is for you. While watching a news report about the tremendous amount of damage caused by the California fires, you will learn English phrasal verbs, English idioms,, and other advanced English vocabulary that can really stump Engl ...Ā Show More
Jul 5
Shocking Idioms! #2 Will Twist Your Arm (Literally š)
Want to sound more like a native English speaker? In this fun lesson, we explore 13 common idioms with the word āarmā ā like cost an arm and a leg and twist your arm. š¤ÆYouāll learn what they mean, how to use them in real life, and see why English learners everywhere are up in ar ...Ā Show More
19m 55s
Feb 2025
California Wildfires and the Insurance Crisis: What's Next for Palisades, Altadena and the L.A. Area
In January, communities in Los Angeles were devastated by wildfires, permanently displacing thousands andĀ destroying property and lives. Prior to the fires, thousands of L.A. residents in fire-prone areas were dropped from their insurance, leaving them with no protection or safet ...Ā Show More
39m 49s
Jan 2025
LA fires: āIt was like watching the end of the worldā
Itās been a week since wildfires started sweeping through Los Angeles, California, destroying swathes of the city and reducing communities, homes and schools to little more than rubble and ash. The inferno has now ravaged an area larger than Manhattan. Some fires have been exting ...Ā Show More
26m 35s
Sep 2024
Grenfell: Building a Disaster - Episode 0
In the early hours of the 14th of June 2017, a fire broke out in a tower block in West London. This fire was both a personal tragedy and a national scandal.It began in Flat 16 of Grenfell Tower. Before long, the flames reached combustible cladding and insulation, which had been i ...Ā Show More
2m 30s
Jan 2025
Understanding big fires and big feelings
Wildfires in Los Angeles County have burned homes, businesses, and schools. Many people have had to evacuate and thereās smoke and ash in the air. We know lots of Brains On listeners live in Los Angeles ā and even if you donāt, thereās a good chance you know someone who lives the ...Ā Show More
42m 7s