Lingohack

Intermediate level

28 September 2016

Episode 160928 / 28 Sep 2016

Today's Headlines:

Former Israel President Shimon Peres dies

Button batteries risk to children

The farmer who paints sheep

Transcript:

Shimon Peres, the former president of Israel, has died at the age of 93. He was one of the defining figures of the Israeli state and played an essential role in forging a political deal with the Palestinians in the 1990s.

Doctors are warning about the dangers of those small round batteries that you find in watches, toys, greeting cards, and so many other things. The doctors have seen a rise in the number of children who’re suffering severe injuries after swallowing them accidentally.

A farmer in northern England has come up with a novel way to stop thieves stealing his sheep. Pip Simpson has decided to spray paint his entire flock bright orange. It's after 300 of his sheep were stolen over the past four years.

Words and definitions:

forging
creating (something) that lasts

injuries
occurrences of physical damage to a person

novel
(here as an adjective) original; not seen before

Exercise:

Use one of the words or phrases from Lingohack to complete each of these sentences. Note that you may have to change the form of a word or phrase to complete the sentence correctly.

forging / injuries / novel  

1. Samantha was involved in a car accident. Fortunately, her ________ were not serious.

2. My son-in-law is always finding __________ ways to make money but his inventions never work!

3. The police are looking for ways to __________ good relations with the community. It makes their work easier.

Answers:

1. Samantha was involved in a car accident. Fortunately, her injuries were not serious.

2. My son-in-law is always finding novel ways to make money but his inventions never work!

3. The police are looking for ways to forge good relations with the community. It makes their work easier.

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    The Amazon and climate change

    Episode 190828 / 28 Aug 2019

    Learn today's words: carbon dioxide, heating up, global warming, deforestation, fossil fuels

  • Climate change: Can floating farms help us cope?

    Climate change: Can floating farms help us cope?

    Episode 190821 / 21 Aug 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: dairy products, milked, manure, herd, animal welfare

  • No-deal Brexit: What happens to British tourists?

    No-deal Brexit: What happens to British tourists?

    Episode 190814 / 14 Aug 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: complicated, put (someone) off, implications, hard facts, straightforward

  • Meet the 'Asian Iceman'

    Meet the 'Asian Iceman'

    Episode 190807 / 07 Aug 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: refreshed, awakening, natural high, clarity, mental strength

  • Extreme weather: Is it caused by climate change?

    Extreme weather: Is it caused by climate change?

    Episode 190731 / 31 Jul 2019

    Learn today's words: scorching, heatwaves, heating up, drought-resistant, baking

  • The end for London’s oldest boats?

    The end for London’s oldest boats?

    Episode 190724 / 24 Jul 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: vessel, tide, fleets, skipper, on course

  • Moon Landing: Why was Neil Armstrong first?

    Moon Landing: Why was Neil Armstrong first?

    Episode 190717 / 17 Jul 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: qualified, a man of many talents, broad viewpoint, broad exposure, representative

  • Britain’s largest female sculpture

    Britain’s largest female sculpture

    Episode 190710 / 10 Jul 2019

    Learn today's words: incongruous, imposing, stance, dynamic, bemusement

  • AI recruitment

    AI recruitment

    Episode 190703 / 03 Jul 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: character traits, roles, applicants, talent pool, jobs market

  • Rhinos taken back to Rwanda

    Rhinos taken back to Rwanda

    Episode 190626 / 26 Jun 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: feeding time, keepers, released into the wild, critically endangered

  • Turning plastic into sportswear

    Turning plastic into sportswear

    Episode 190619 / 19 Jun 2019

    Learn today's words: thread, yarn, polyester, textiles, apparel

  • Robot recycling

    Robot recycling

    Episode 190612 / 12 Jun 2019

    Learn today's words: puncture-resistant, sensors, simulated, algorithms, automation

  • Ultra-processed food health warning

    Ultra-processed food health warning

    Episode 190605 / 05 Jun 2019

    Learn today's words: industrial processing, diets, nutritional content, additive, rich in

  • The 2019 Cricket World Cup

    The 2019 Cricket World Cup

    Episode 190529 / 29 May 2019

    Learn today's words: rivalries, round-robin, favourites, warm-up game, trophy

  • Trees talking to trees

    Trees talking to trees

    Episode 190522 / 22 May 2019

    Learn today's words: fungi, nutrients, subterranean, vulnerable, flourish

  • Love symbol hidden in masterpiece

    Love symbol hidden in masterpiece

    Episode 190515 / 15 May 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: restoring, varnish, painstaking, stroke

  • Prince Harry: Proud father

    Prince Harry: Proud father

    Episode 190508 / 08 May 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: well-wishers, settling into, delight, to die for, over the moon

  • Using cow waste to fight climate change

    Using cow waste to fight climate change

    Episode 190501 / 01 May 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: erosion, degradation, dung, pasture, depleted

  • Meet Britain's first trainee guide pony

    Meet Britain's first trainee guide pony

    Episode 190424 / 24 Apr 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: hack it, coping, take it in his stride, naysayer

  • Harry Potter: Wizard banking!

    Harry Potter: Wizard banking!

    Episode 190417 / 17 Apr 2019

    Learn today's words: treasures, currency, vault, profits, turnover

  • The popularity of raw milk

    The popularity of raw milk

    Episode 190410 / 10 Apr 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: dairy farmer, raw milk, pasteurised, teat

  • The woman who feels no pain

    The woman who feels no pain

    Episode 190403 / 03 Apr 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: pain sensitivity, response to pain, pain thresholds, chronic pain

  • Robot grocery deliveries

    Robot grocery deliveries

    Episode 190327 / 27 Mar 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: convenience, handed over, the order is placed, on its way, tampered with

  • Tackling food waste and obesity

    Tackling food waste and obesity

    Episode 190320 / 20 Mar 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: leftover, piling up, stale, culinary, loading up

  • Electrifying Africa

    Electrifying Africa

    Episode 190313 / 13 Mar 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: sustainability, convert, surplus, small-scale, solar system,

  • Why are we ticklish?

    Why are we ticklish?

    Episode 190306 / 06 Mar 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: tickling sensation, nerve endings, electrical signals, defence mechanism

  • Maya Bay: Saving paradise

    Maya Bay: Saving paradise

    Episode 190227 / 27 Feb 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: landscape, tourists, tourist attraction, to dock, preservation

  • The harpoon that clears space junk

    The harpoon that clears space junk

    Episode 190220 / 20 Feb 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: mission, space station, satellite, orbit, celestial

  • 3D printing human anatomy

    3D printing human anatomy

    Episode 190213 / 13 Feb 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: anatomy, organs, abdomen, cadavers

  • The changing sound of whale song

    The changing sound of whale song

    Episode 190206 / 06 Feb 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: tunes, singing from the same song sheet, embellishments, start from scratch, musical repertoire

  • The recycled-goods shopping mall

    The recycled-goods shopping mall

    Episode 190130 / 30 Jan 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: second-hand, upcycled, broken-down, handmade, worn-out

  • Bollywood bridal wear

    Bollywood bridal wear

    Episode 190123 / 23 Jan 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: luxury, in demand, swanky, off-the-rack, glamour

  • Frozen in time: Inside London's ice well

    Frozen in time: Inside London's ice well

    Episode 190116 / 16 Jan 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: supplying, sourced locally, imported, distributed, commercial

  • Is screen use really bad for kids?

    Is screen use really bad for kids?

    Episode 190109 / 09 Jan 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: digital entertainment, toxic, sedentary occupation, keep you up at night, screen time limits

  • Taking a look at eye yoga

    Taking a look at eye yoga

    Episode 190102 / 02 Jan 2019

    Learn today's words and phrases: eye strain, short-sighted, long-sighted, anatomically

  • Clothing and the environment

    Clothing and the environment

    Episode 181226 / 26 Dec 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: junked, scrapped, incinerated, sustainable, throwing away

  • South Korea's gaming addiction

    South Korea's gaming addiction

    Episode 181219 / 19 Dec 2018

    Today's words and phrases: psychiatrists, mental well-being, inclusion, express feelings, stigma

  • Using Buddy Benches to improve mental health

    Using Buddy Benches to improve mental health

    Episode 181212 / 12 Dec 2018

    Today's words and phrases: psychiatrists, mental well-being, inclusion, express feelings, stigma

  • Underwater sound pollution

    Underwater sound pollution

    Episode 181205 / 05 Dec 2018

    Today's words and phrases: listening in on something, picking up sounds, ruptured, eardrum, swamping

  • Moving London's dead

    Moving London's dead

    Episode 181128 / 28 Nov 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: cemeteries, final resting place, interred, morgue, consecrated ground

  • The effects of pollution on  London's schoolchildren

    The effects of pollution on London's schoolchildren

    Episode 181121 / 21 Nov 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: asthma, stunted lung capacity, exposure, particles, low emission

  • First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years

    First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years

    Episode 181114 / 14 Nov 2018

    Today's words and phrases: ground-breaking, devised, to get recognised, in the field

  • Train of the future

    Train of the future

    Episode 181107 / 07 Nov 2018

    Learn today's words: diesel, electrification, hydrogen, coal, battery-powered

  • Dogs could help detect malaria

    Dogs could help detect malaria

    Episode 181031 / 31 Oct 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: four-legged friends, on the scent, pooches, sniff out something/someone

  • Laboratory-grown meat

    Laboratory-grown meat

    Episode 181024 / 24 Oct 2018

    Learn today's word and its different forms: tasty, tastes, taste

  • Cookery classes for elderly men

    Cookery classes for elderly men

    Episode 181017 / 17 Oct 2018

    Today's words and phrases: look after (somebody), carer, relied on, take a weight off (somebody's) shoulders

  • New hope for brain cancer patients

    New hope for brain cancer patients

    Episode 181010 / 10 Oct 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: vaccine, treatment, tumour, immune system, cells

  • Zimbabwe's female rangers

    Zimbabwe's female rangers

    Episode 181003 / 03 Oct 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: gruelling, a big ask, break, state financial assistance, blighted

  • Stonehenge wants your photos

    Stonehenge wants your photos

    Episode 180926 / 26 Sep 2018

    Today's words and phrases: vividly, nostalgia, personalise, digital photo album

  • 19 September 2018

    19 September 2018

    Episode 180919 / 19 Sep 2018

    Today's words and phrases: incarnations, iconic version, rear-engine model, archaic, outmoded

  • 12 September 2018

    12 September 2018

    Episode 180912 / 12 Sep 2018

    Today's words and phrases: pensioners, contemplating life, loneliness, disability, carers

  • Gaspard the friendly fox

    Gaspard the friendly fox

    Episode 180905 / 05 Sep 2018

    Today's words and phrases: unlikeliest of friendships, blossoming, befriended, become familiar with, trusting

  • Cambodia's tuk-tuk rivals

    Cambodia's tuk-tuk rivals

    Episode 180829 / 29 Aug 2018

    Today's words and phrases: cyclos, tuk-tuk, auto-rickshaw, ride-hailing, carriages

  • The secret recipe of ancient mummification

    The secret recipe of ancient mummification

    Episode 180822 / 22 Aug 2018

    Today's words and phrases: preserved, embalming, antibacterial, prevent something from decaying, intact

  • The AI that spots eye disease

    The AI that spots eye disease

    Episode 180815 / 15 Aug 2018

    Today's words and phrases: on the brink of, jaw-dropping, gasp, game changer, the advent of

  • Strandbeests - Theo Jansen's mechanical artworks

    Strandbeests - Theo Jansen's mechanical artworks

    Episode 180808 / 08 Aug 2018

    Today's words and phrases: engineer, powered by, trial and error, mechanical, robust design

  • Child announcer on London Underground

    Child announcer on London Underground

    Episode 180801 / 01 Aug 2018

    Today's words and phrases: safety, take care, handrail, injured, takes notice

  • 25 July 2018

    25 July 2018

    Episode 180725 / 25 Jul 2018

    Today's words and phrases: exploring, tracked, identify, monitored, carry out

  • 18 July 2018

    18 July 2018

    Episode 180718 / 18 Jul 2018

    Today's words and phrases: smoulder, wildfires, smoky, plume, drifting

  • 11 July 2018

    11 July 2018

    Episode 180711 / 11 Jul 2018

    Today's words and phrases: freshest, going green, pesticides, harvested, horticulture

  • 4 July 2018

    4 July 2018

    Episode 180704 / 04 Jul 2018

    Today's words and phrases: flypasts, the RAF, air traffic centre, airspace, aircraft

  • 27 June 2018

    27 June 2018

    Episode 180627 / 27 Jun 2018

    Today's words and phrases: passion, motivation, collective achievement, inspiration

  • 20 June 2018

    20 June 2018

    Episode 180620 / 20 Jun 2018

    Today's words and phrases: critically endangered, wiped out, rearing (something) in captivity, sanctuary

  • 13 June 2018

    13 June 2018

    Episode 180613 / 13 Jun 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: pristine, microplastics, airborne, contaminated

  • 6 June 2018

    6 June 2018

    Episode 180606 / 06 Jun 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: accurate record, keep tabs on, adjust, catalogue

  • 30 May 2018

    30 May 2018

    Episode 180530 / 30 May 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: dolphinariums, in captivity, human-animal bonds, in the wild

  • 23 May 2018

    23 May 2018

    Episode 180523 / 23 May 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: put through their paces, dieticians, getting fit, leaner, burning calories

  • How tourism and science work together in Antarctica

    How tourism and science work together in Antarctica

    Episode 180522 / 18 May 2022

    Learn language related to behaviour: alluring, remote, expedition, ambassadors, fragile

  • 16 May 2018

    16 May 2018

    Episode 180516 / 16 May 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: whirlwind romance, tying the knot, blind date, fell in love, engagement

  • 9 May 2018

    9 May 2018

    Episode 180509 / 09 May 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: a labour of love, stripped back, bare metal, painstaking refurbishment, architectural brilliance

  • 2 May 2018

    2 May 2018

    Episode 180502 / 02 May 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: lifeblood, sustenance, make a living, way of life, in the doldrums

  • 25 April 2018

    25 April 2018

    Episode 180425 / 25 Apr 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: rate, analysed, dataset, on average

  • 18 April 2018

    18 April 2018

    Episode 180418 / 18 Apr 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: depressed, open up, comfort, counsellor, therapist

  • 11 April 2018

    11 April 2018

    Episode 180411 / 11 Apr 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: eats away, chip, swishing, acidic, erode

  • 4 April 2018

    4 April 2018

    Episode 180404 / 04 Apr 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: stale bread, leftover, niche, raising awareness

  • 28 March  2018

    28 March 2018

    Episode 180328 / 28 Mar 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: sugar tax, half the price, revenue-raising measure, policies, fall in consumption

  • 21 March  2018

    21 March 2018

    Episode 180321 / 21 Mar 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: shake up, giving it a shot, a viable alternative, pie in the sky

  • 14 March  2018

    14 March 2018

    Episode 180314 / 14 Mar 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: chunks, flying buttress, brace, Gothic masonry, crumbles

  • 7 March  2018

    7 March 2018

    Episode 180307 / 07 Mar 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: litter, versatile, to hammer home, new lease of life, eye-catching

  • 28 February 2018

    28 February 2018

    Episode 180228 / 28 Feb 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: vital signs, monitor (their) progress, speed (her) recovery, medical team, heart rate

  • 21 February 2018

    21 February 2018

    Episode 180221 / 21 Feb 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: pilot scheme, gain traction, draw inspiration (from), government guidelines, champion

  • 14 February 2018

    14 February 2018

    Episode 180214 / 14 Feb 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: jobseeker, contract, short-term, candidates, the competition

  • 7 February 2018

    7 February 2018

    Episode 180207 / 07 Feb 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: exporting, generate, diversify, funding, mainstay

  • 31 January 2018

    31 January 2018

    Episode 180131 / 31 Jan 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: glimpse, hurtling, miles an hour, test track, cut the journey

  • 24 January 2018

    24 January 2018

    Episode 180124 / 24 Jan 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: glacial ice, icy seas, frigid ice, wall of life, unique ecosystem

  • 17 January 2018

    17 January 2018

    Episode 180117 / 17 Jan 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: sanctuary, rescue centre, rehab, recuperation

  • 10 January 2018

    10 January 2018

    Episode 180110 / 10 Jan 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: robot, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, autonomous cab

  • 3 January 2018

    3 January 2018

    Episode 180103 / 03 Jan 2018

    Learn today's words and phrases: stacking, stock, displays, promotions, running

  • 27 December 2017

    27 December 2017

    Episode 171227 / 27 Dec 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: genetic defeat, clot, bleeding, blood clotting proteins, Factor Eight

  • 20 December 2017

    20 December 2017

    Episode 171220 / 20 Dec 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: faint-hearted, steep, gradient, weak at the knees, descent

  • 13 December 2017

    13 December 2017

    Episode 171213 / 13 Dec 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: hearing impairment, stimulate, hearing acuity, discriminate

  • 6 December 2017

    6 December 2017

    Episode 171206 / 06 Dec 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: creatures, thrive, ecology, species, food web

  • 29 November 2017

    29 November 2017

    Episode 171129 / 29 Nov 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: towers above, active, peak, eruption, lava

  • 22 November 2017

    22 November 2017

    Episode 171122 / 22 Nov 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: sell-by date, discarded, overproduction, surplus, landfill

  • 15 November 2017

    15 November 2017

    Episode 171115 / 15 Nov 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: tombs, civilisations, ancient wonders, treasure, centuries-old heritage

  • 8 November 2017

    8 November 2017

    Episode 171108 / 08 Nov 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: species, DNA, genetic comparisons, evolutionary history, breakthrough

  • 1 November 2017

    1 November 2017

    Episode 171101 / 01 Nov 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: biological clock, open-heart surgery, complications, high-risk patients, medicine

  • 25 October 2017

    25 October 2017

    Episode 171025 / 25 Oct 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: resistant, antibiotics, transmitted, prophylaxis, disinfect

  • 18 October 2017

    18 October 2017

    Episode 171018 / 18 Oct 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: sinister, threatening, in distress, do more harm than good

  • 11 October 2017

    11 October 2017

    Episode 171011 / 11 Oct 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: dumped, collections, sustainable materials, break down, micro level

  • 4 October 2017

    4 October 2017

    Episode 171004 / 04 Oct 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: desertification, erode, humidity, drought-resistant, planting

  • 27 September 2017

    27 September 2017

    Episode 170927 / 27 Sep 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: get connected, chip, tracked, tagging, smarter

  • 20 September 2017

    20 September 2017

    Episode 170920 / 20 Sep 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: a comeback, brought back from the dead, breeding programme, staging its return, released back into the wild

  • 13 September 2017

    13 September 2017

    Episode 170913 / 13 Sep 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: therapist, anxiety, depression, therapeutic quality, stimulating

  • 6 September 2017

    6 September 2017

    Episode 170906 / 06 Sep 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: Saturn, ring system, aurora, probe, atmosphere

  • 30 August 2017

    30 August 2017

    Episode 170830 / 30 Aug 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: penetrate, ponder, notorious, blanket ban

  • 23 August 2017

    23 August 2017

    Episode 170823 / 23 Aug 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: outraged, inspired by fiction, crowned, podiatrist

  • 16 August 2017

    16 August 2017

    Episode 170816 / 16 Aug 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: impunity, uncharted, keep up with the Joneses, child's play

  • 9 August 2017

    9 August 2017

    Episode 170809 / 09 Aug 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: elective, forsaking, fairly and squarely, top dog

  • 26 July 2017

    26 July 2017

    Episode 170726 / 26 Jul 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: segregated, front-runner, vehicles, internal combustion engine

  • 19 July 2017

    19 July 2017

    Episode 170719 / 19 Jul 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: breadwinner, habitat, drastically

  • 12 July 2017

    12 July 2017

    Episode 170712 / 12 Jul 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: vicious cycle, vices, welfare

  • 5 July

    5 July

    Episode 170705 / 05 Jul 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: cap, stood down, remains

  • 28 June

    28 June

    Episode 170628 / 28 Jun 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: brainpower, humorously, crowd-pleaser

  • 21 June

    21 June

    Episode 170621 / 21 Jun 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: immune system, buzz, mammals

  • 14 June

    14 June

    Episode 170614 / 14 Jun 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: set off, the wild, volunteers

  • 7 June 2017

    7 June 2017

    Episode 170607 / 07 Jun 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases:

  • 31 May 2017

    31 May 2017

    Episode 170531 / 31 May 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: bacteria, hub, turn their lives around

  • 24 May 2017

    24 May 2017

    Episode 170524 / 24 May 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: grieving, overdrive, coordinated

  • 17 May 2017

    17 May 2017

    Episode 170517 / 17 May 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: myth, smuggle, has a knack for

  • 10 May 2017

    10 May 2017

    Episode 170510 / 10 May 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: condition, draw, is down to

  • 3 May 2017

    3 May 2017

    Episode 170503 / 03 May 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: trawled through, persuaded, obsession

  • 26 April 2017

    26 April 2017

    Episode 170426 / 26 Apr 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: solar power, remarkable, sanctuary

  • 19 April 2017

    19 April 2017

    Episode 170419 / 19 Apr 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: tunnelling, put a spin on, camaraderie

  • 12 April 2017

    12 April 2017

    Episode 170412 / 12 Apr 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: side-effects, green businesses, backstory

  • 5 April 2017

    5 April 2017

    Episode 170405 / 05 Apr 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: scarce, crammed, plight

  • 29 March 2017

    29 March 2017

    Episode 170329 / 29 Mar 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: triggered, unpick, unfolding, hologram

  • 22 March 2017

    22 March 2017

    Episode 170322 / 22 Mar 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: underway, stands out, making history

  • 15 March 2017

    15 March 2017

    Episode 170315 / 15 Mar 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: besieged, salvo, turnaround, upstaged

  • 8 March 2017

    8 March 2017

    Episode 170308 / 08 Mar 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: steeped in, emissions, far-fetched

  • 1 March 2017

    1 March 2017

    Episode 170301 / 01 Mar 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: upside, catching their breath, dexterity

  • 22 February 2017

    22 February 2017

    Episode 170222 / 22 Feb 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: visually impaired, engineered, heading out

  • 15 February 2017

    15 February 2017

    Episode 170215 / 15 Feb 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: fall from grace, rip-off goods, a range of

  • 8 February 2017

    8 February 2017

    Episode 170208 / 08 Feb 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: relics, comprehensive, sorted

  • 1 February 2017

    1 February 2017

    Episode 170201 / 01 Feb 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: outrageous, looking into, hermit

  • 25 January 2017

    25 January 2017

    Episode 170125 / 25 Jan 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: premature, wholesome, obesity

  • 18 January 2017

    18 January 2017

    Episode 170118 / 18 Jan 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: predominantly, devastating, cited, controversial

  • 11 January 2017

    11 January 2017

    Episode 170111 / 11 Jan 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: seedy, urban areas, cubs

  • 4 January 2017

    4 January 2017

    Episode 170104 / 04 Jan 2017

    Learn today's words and phrases: mock-up, social isolation, daredevils

  • 28 December 2016

    28 December 2016

    Episode 161228 / 28 Dec 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: pioneering, safe haven, distracted

  • 21 December 2016

    21 December 2016

    Episode 161221 / 21 Dec 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: cabin feverish, harness, holographic, companion

  • 14 December 2016

    14 December 2016

    Episode 161214 / 14 Dec 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: a testament, lived rough, sanctuaries, urban oasis

  • 7 December 2016

    7 December 2016

    Episode 161207 / 07 Dec 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: in labour, keeping up, up close

  • 30 November 2016

    30 November 2016

    Episode 161130 / 30 Nov 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: mourning, cathartic release, prognosis, advance

  • 23 November 2016

    23 November 2016

    Episode 161123 / 23 Nov 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: evade tax, traces, solving

  • 16 November 2016

    16 November 2016

    Episode 161116 / 16 Nov 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: evade tax, traces, solving

  • 9 November 2016

    9 November 2016

    Episode 161109 / 09 Nov 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: storm, shattering the dreams, makeshift, inspired

  • 2 November 2016

    2 November 2016

    Episode 161102 / 02 Nov 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: airlifted, side effects, released

  • 26 October 2016

    26 October 2016

    Episode 161026 / 26 Oct 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: given the green light, severity, charity

  • 19 October 2016

    19 October 2016

    Episode 161019 / 19 Oct 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: classified, deficiency, vessel

  • 12 October 2016

    12 October 2016

    Episode 161012 / 12 Oct 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: destabilise, appetite, limiting the damage, nudge

  • 5 October 2016

    5 October 2016

    Episode 161005 / 05 Oct 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: inability, deadline, stigma, auctioned

  • 28 September 2016

    28 September 2016

    Episode 160928 / 28 Sep 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: forging, injuries, novel

  • 21 September 2016

    21 September 2016

    Episode 160921 / 21 Sep 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: potential, saddened, sensation

  • 14 September 2016

    14 September 2016

    Episode 160914 / 14 Sep 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: address, leaked, cracked

  • 7 September 2016

    7 September 2016

    Episode 160907 / 07 Sep 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: outbreaks, passed away, spotted

  • 31 August 2016

    31 August 2016

    Episode 160831 / 31 Aug 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: marine reserve, orbiting, mourning

  • 24 August 2016

    24 August 2016

    Episode 160824 / 24 Aug 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: peer, underestimated, put down to

  • 17 August 2016

    17 August 2016

    Episode 160817 / 17 Aug 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: medal tally, feeds on, cheating

  • 10 August 2016

    10 August 2016

    Episode 160810 / 10 Aug 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: wondering, to log, stylish, unveiled

  • 3 August 2016

    3 August 2016

    Episode 160803 / 03 Aug 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: questioned, remotely, insight

  • 27 July 2016

    27 July 2016

    Episode 160727 / 27 Jul 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: breaking through, eluded, blazes, prematurely

  • 20 July 2016

    20 July 2016

    Episode 160720 / 20 Jul 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: candidate, damning, trend

  • 13 July 2016

    13 July 2016

    Episode 160713 / 13 Jul 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: pressing, scene, malnutrition, so-called

  • 6 July 2016

    6 July 2016

    Episode 160706 / 06 Jul 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: on such a scale, judgement, on record, loggers

  • 29 June 2016

    29 June 2016

    Episode 160629 / 29 Jun 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: propaganda, urged, distinguished

  • 22 June 2016

    22 June 2016

    Episode 160622 / 22 Jun 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: cracks down, merciless, infrastructure, think tank

  • 15 June 2016

    15 June 2016

    Episode 160615 / 15 Jun 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: on high alert, paddling, range

  • 8 June 2016

    8 June 2016

    Episode 160608 / 08 Jun 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: to contest, victimised, swells

  • 1 June 2016

    1 June 2016

    Episode 160601 / 01 Jun 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: bitter stand-off, the heart of, thriving

  • 25 May 2016

    25 May 2016

    Episode 160525 / 25 May 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: bailout funds, samples, collaborative

  • 18 May 2016

    18 May 2016

    Episode 160518 / 18 May 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: missing, submerged, rapturous

  • 11 May 2016

    11 May 2016

    Episode 160511 / 11 May 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: highly symbolic, obliterated, inflicted, exoplanets

  • 4 May 2016

    4 May 2016

    Episode 160504 / 04 May 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: presumptive, inappropriately, long-standing

  • 27 April 2016

    27 April 2016

    Episode 160427 / 27 Apr 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: catastrophically, fall silent, scaffolding, glimpse, delivery

  • 20 April 2016

    20 April 2016

    Episode 160420 / 20 Apr 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: to date, precious, valuable

  • 13 April 2016

    13 April 2016

    Episode 160413 / 13 Apr 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: ambitious, exceptional, triumph, the height of, winning hearts

  • 6 April 2016

    6 April 2016

    Episode 160406 / 06 Apr 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: prominent, prompted, honoured

  • 30 March 2016

    30 March 2016

    Episode 160330 / 30 Mar 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: driverless, choking, toxic, abundance, predominantly

  • 23 March 2016

    23 March 2016

    Episode 160323 / 23 Mar 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: mourning, odious, abnormally, unrealistic

  • 16 March 2016

    16 March 2016

    Episode 160316 / 16 Mar 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: triggered, remarkable, outrage

  • 9 March 2016

    9 March 2016

    Episode 160309 / 09 Mar 2016

    Learn today's words: violate, solar eclipse, influential, accomplishments

  • 2 March 2016

    2 March 2016

    Episode 160302 / 02 Mar 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: dominated, warning, manned

  • 24 February 2016

    24 February 2016

    Episode 160224 / 24 Feb 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: have come out, recalling, caesarean

  • 17 February 2016

    17 February 2016

    Episode 160217 / 17 Feb 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: restoring, seized, went under the knife

  • 10 February 2016

    10 February 2016

    Episode 160210 / 10 Feb 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: outsider, refurbishing, adapting

  • 3 February 2016

    3 February 2016

    Episode 160203 / 03 Feb 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: hailed, hampering, backlog, prediction

  • 27 January 2016

    27 January 2016

    Episode 160127 / 27 Jan 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: crossing, sporadic, spot

  • 20 January 2016

    20 January 2016

    Episode 160120 / 20 Jan 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: evenly, condition, boycott

  • 13 January 2016

    13 January 2016

    Episode 160113 / 13 Jan 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: vowed, partisan, bold ambition, census, iconic

  • 6 January 2016

    6 January 2016

    Episode 160106 / 06 Jan 2016

    Learn today's words and phrases: announcement, suspended, bionic

  • 30 December 2015

    30 December 2015

    Episode 151230 / 30 Dec 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: nominate, replacement, manned

  • 23 December 2015

    23 December 2015

    Episode 151223 / 23 Dec 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: confront, reinforces, stepping down

  • 16 December 2015

    16 December 2015

    Episode 151216 / 16 Dec 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: plant, broke new ground, to renovate

  • 9 December 2015

    9 December 2015

    Episode 151209 / 09 Dec 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: ceasefire, ringleader, allegations

  • 2 December 2015

    2 December 2015

    Episode 151202 / 02 Dec 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: extremists, raids, pledged

  • 25 November 2015

    25 November 2015

    Episode 151125 / 25 Nov 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: striving, offset, revolutionary advances, ambassadors

  • 18 November 2015

    18 November 2015

    Episode 151118 / 18 Nov 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: on the run, legacy of, inevitable anxiety, symptomatic of, caused by

  • 11 November 2015

    11 November 2015

    Episode 151111 / 11 Nov 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: stem the flow, deteriorating, retaliatory steps, star lot

  • 4 November 2015

    4 November 2015

    Episode 151104 / 04 Nov 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: investigated, to secure, artisans, donations

  • 28 October 2015

    28 October 2015

    Episode 151028 / 28 Oct 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: vast army, cutting edge, vaping, kick the habit

  • 21 October 2015

    21 October 2015

    Episode 151021 / 21 Oct 2015

    Learn today's words and phrases: displaced, launched offensives, defining moment, controversy

  • 14 October 2015

    14 October 2015

    Episode 151014 / 14 Oct 2015

    Today's Headlines: Israel responds to Jerusalem attacks, Wolf war in French Alps, Man Booker winner announced

  • 7 October 2015

    7 October 2015

    Episode 151007 / 07 Oct 2015

    Today's Headlines: EU to catch smugglers' boats, Iraqi girls tell their stories on stage, Toddler's miracle operation

  • 30 September 2015

    30 September 2015

    Episode 150930 / 30 Sep 2015

    Today's Headlines: Dengue fever outbreak in Delhi, Drugs raid in the Caribbean Sea, UK starts womb transplants

  • 23 September 2015

    23 September 2015

    Episode 150923 / 23 Sep 2015

    Today's Headlines: US investigates Volkswagen, Europe's migrant plan, The art of Pele

  • 16 September 2015

    16 September 2015

    Episode 150916 / 16 Sep 2015

    Today's Headlines: Border closes for migrants, Wildfires in California, Crisis for world's oceans