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1098. We talk with cognitive scientist Dr. Vicky Lai about how frequently we use metaphors and what happens in our brains when we hear them. We also look at her research on irony and its effect on emotion, and how people recovering from cancer use metaphors differently depending ... Show More

1097. Do you wonder whether "bacon" can be plural? We look at the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Then, we look at how the Martha's Vineyard accent developed and what it tells us about language and society.The "countable" segment was written by Karen Lunde, a ... Show More

1096. This week, we look at the world of emoji with Keith Houston, author of "Face with Tears of Joy." He discusses the long history of emoji, from ancient origins to early computer character sets, and the formal process of proposing new emoji to the Unicode Consortium. We also l ... Show More

Listen with FREE Digital Transcript only on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealLife App⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Is your vocabulary learning method correct? Are you applying such modern tools as ChatGPT? Listen to our today's episode and learn about some new ways to approach the art of mastering the ... Show More

How do you grieve a loved one? Megan Nollet and Bruce Gulland share of a new, innovative way to grieve someone you have lost to death. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/technology-and-death/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Downloa ... Show More

How do you grieve a loved one? Megan Nollet and Bruce Gulland share of a new, innovative way to grieve someone you have lost to death. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/technology-and-death/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Downloa ... Show More

Today’s lesson is all about spelling mistakes involving adding an extra letter to a word, or accidentally removing a letter from a word. There are so many words in English where these errors can happen, but again I’m going to focus on the most common ones. If you are looking for ... Show More

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this bitesize episode, Charlie continues in his attempt to bring the classic children's book "Hansel & Gretel" to life in this modern world by testing his ability to do different accents acr ... Show More

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this bitesize episode, Charlie attempts to bring the classic children's book "Hansel & Gretel" to life in this modern world by testing his ability to do different accents across the UK. So p ... Show More

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Join Charlie and Harry on a lively, humorous journey as they navigate the captivating world of iconic brand slogans. From Carlsberg to Kit-Kats, discover how their catchy catchphrases have shap ... Show More

Roger Basick and Katy Blake talk about how the printing press was invented and how it changed the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3576 Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https: ... Show More

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Charlie tries his hand at storytelling. He gives you a tale about a pigeon that lives in the heart of London who decides that today is the day he will say hello to a bird he has fallen in love ... Show More