Oct 21

Why are young people protesting around the world?

Gen Zs, those are people born between the late 90s and early 2010s, are protesting different issues, such as the quality of their education, job opportunities and voter rights. There have been protests in many countries including Albania, France, Italy, India and Spain. Learn mor ... Show More

8m 16s

Oct 14

Deadly Saudi airport attacks

14 people have been killed and over 300 injured in two attacks on Riyadh international airport in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. There were also a series of other attacks earlier in the week. The Houthis, a militant group in Yemen, said they were behind the attacks, and that they ... Show More

6m 33s

Oct 7

French school protests

Pupils say that they are protesting because their schools are not being well funded. Since protests began, over 6,000 people have been arrested and a number of students and police officers have been hurt.For all the headlines, definitions and a free worksheet to practise, head to ... Show More

7m 7s

Oct 2020

How can we make the web a better place?

Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.

6m 17s

Jul 2020

The medicine of coronavirus

Neil and Georgina talk about Covid-19 and teach you related vocabulary.

6m 17s

Mar 2018

6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary

Neil and Finn's top tips for dealing with specialist vocabulary

6m 18s

Sep 2020

Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic

Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.

6m 18s

Aug 2020

Will Covid-19 change cities?

Rob and Neil discuss the future of our cities and teach you useful vocabulary.

6m 3s

Oct 2021

Angela Merkel

Sam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.

6m 10s

Nov 2020

C2 - A news story - A Covid vaccine

In this Learn English Vocabulary podcast, Jack focuses on some C2 Advanced vocabulary from a news story about a Covid vaccine. Read the transcript and find more C2 Learn English Vocabulary podcasts on Learn English Vocabulary - C2 - A news story - A Covid Vaccine.Support the show ... Show More

14m 8s

Jun 2020

What difference has #MeToo made?

Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.

6m 17s

Jun 2024

How names can tell painful stories

Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. [Image: Getty]TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/featur ... Show More

6m 13s

Covid-19: Will vaccine be for all?