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Regrets

3 november 2026 · 8 min

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Regrets are things you wish you could change about your past. For example, someone might have regrets about not learning a musical instrument when they were younger. Learn how to talk about your regrets in English with Neil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie, using the third conditional, 'wish' and regret plus a gerund. Lees meer

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Reminiscing

27 oktober 2026 · 8 min

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We talk about our memories all the time. Learn how to reminisce in English with Neil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie, using used to, would and the past simple. Lees meer

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Preferences

20 oktober 2026 · 9 min

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Do you prefer dogs or cats? Neil and Phil talk about choices and preferences and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of these choices. Learn to use prefer, would prefer and would rather. Lees meer

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To-do lists

13 oktober 2026 · 7 min

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How long is your to-do list? Beth and Neil talk about the jobs they need to do, and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of your to-do list. Learn to use 'need to', 'have to', 'got to' and 'needs doing'. Lees meer

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Fixing problems

6 oktober 2026 · 9 min

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Have you fixed anything recently? Phil fixed his garden gate and Becca fixed her bike. Listen to Pippa and Neil talking about fixing problems and grammar guru Georgie explaining how to use 'itself', 'by itself', 'in itself' and other reflexive pronouns for emphasis. Lees meer

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Stories from the past

29 september 2026 · 10 min

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Phil attended a party on a boat on the River Thames and Pippa had a student radio show while she was studying at university. Learn how to use different tenses to tell stories from the past. Lees meer

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An interesting sight

22 september 2026 · 9 min

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George thought he was witnessing a crime and Phil thought a town in India was quiet until he came across an exciting festival. Neil and Pippa, and our grammar guru, Georgie teach you to use 'seem', 'it was as if' and 'it was as though' when you see something happening and you're not sure what's going on. Lees meer

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Making suggestions

15 september 2026 · 6 min

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Do you know how to make suggestions in English? Learn how to use 'let's', 'might I suggest', 'got to' and the past continuous to make suggestions sound more polite. Listen to Neil and Becca make suggestions for a new programme, and Phil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie walk you through the language. Lees meer

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Favourite things

8 september 2026 · 8 min

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Learn about adjective order and adjective phrases. An old, black guitar or a black, old guitar? Believe it or not, one sounds much more natural. We have some general rules about adjective order in a sentence. Learn about it with grammar guru Georgie and presenters Phil and Pippa. Find a transcript and worksheet at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar/260217 Lees meer

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Doing stressful things

1 september 2026 · 10 min

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What's more stressful? Learning to drive or learning a new language? Listen to Pippa and Phil talking about stressful things and grammar guru Georgie explaining how to make comparative and superlative sentences. Lees meer

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What have you been up to?

25 augustus 2026 · 7 min

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Why has Phil been doing lots of washing this week? Neil and Beth tell us what they've been up to recently, and our grammar guru Georgie teaches us about the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses. Lees meer

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Using services

21 augustus 2026 · 7 min

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Sometimes we need people to do things for us. Beth and Neil talk about mechanics, hairdressers, doctors and opticians and grammar guru Georgie explains the causative. Lees meer

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Film genres

18 augustus 2026 · 8 min

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What kinds of films do you like? Neil and Beth talk about film genres and grammar guru Georgie explains the quantifiers, 'both', 'every', 'all', 'most', 'all' and 'any'. Lees meer

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First dates

11 augustus 2026 · 8 min

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Was Pippa's date with her friend a success? Neil and Beth talk about dates and teach some phrasal verbs like 'get on', 'hit it off' and 'settle down', with grammar guru Georgie. Lees meer

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A stolen guitar

4 augustus 2026 · 9 min

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What possession was stolen from Neil, and who stole it? Neil and Pippa talk about crime, and Beth and Phil discuss the passive, e.g. 'was stolen', with our grammar guru Georgie. Lees meer

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Learn how to use articles – 'a', 'an' and 'the'.

28 juli 2026 · 8 min

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Do you enjoy climbing mountains and swimming in lakes? Beth and Phil talk about being outdoors, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use articles like 'a', 'an' and 'the'. Lees meer

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Highs and lows

21 juli 2026 · 9 min

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What's the most unusual food you've ever eaten? Or the furthest you've travelled in one day? Beth and Phil answer questions like this and our grammar guru explains how to form and use superlatives. Lees meer

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Holiday habits

14 juli 2026 · 8 min

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Are you the kind of person who plans a trip last minute? Or do you prefer to build a spreadsheet months in advance? Pippa and Phil talk about what they tend to do when they're planning a trip, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use the phrase 'tend to' and modal verbs 'will' and 'might' to talk about usual behaviour. Lees meer

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Gossip

7 juli 2026 · 7 min

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What language can you use when you're gossiping? Pippa and Phil talk about some office gossip, and our grammar guru Georgie explains language we can use when we're speculating about something which may or may not be true. Lees meer

Learn about reported speech, and how to use 'may' or 'might' to speculate.

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Learning to cook

30 juni 2026 · 9 min

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What did you know how to cook before you learnt properly? Maybe it was a simple cake, or you could boil an egg and put bread in a toaster! Pippa and Phil talk about how they learnt to cook, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use adverbs like 'finally', 'previously' and 'once before' with the past perfect tense. Lees meer

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Secrets and surprise

23 juni 2026 · 8 min

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What language can you use when you notice or see something suspicious? Pippa and Phil talk about surprises they've had in their life, and our grammar guru Georgie explains language we can use when we're curious about what's happening. Lees meer

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Life advice

16 juni 2026 · 8 min

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How to give advice using the verb 'try'. Grammar guru Georgie explains. Lees meer

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Emotions

9 juni 2026 · 8 min

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What does it mean to be on the verge of crying? And what are some other ways we can talk about our emotions? Learn 'make someone do or feel something', 'on the verge of' and 'about to' in this episode, with Pippa, Phil and grammar guru Georgie. Lees meer

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Asking strangers

2 juni 2026 · 8 min

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How can you ask questions politely? Find out with our grammar guru. Lees meer

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Describing a job

26 mei 2026 · 8 min

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What's the most interesting job you've ever had? What did you have to do? Neil and Beth talk about the most interesting jobs they've had while grammar guru Georgie explains how to use whose to make relative clauses. Lees meer

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Choosing a home

19 mei 2026 · 8 min

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Do you want a house that's a bit, sort of or a lot bigger? Neil and Pippa talk about why they chose to live where they do, while grammar guru Georgie explains how to use 'a bit', 'sort of' and 'a lot' with comparisons, as well as how to compare something to a clause. Lees meer

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Things you have to do

12 mei 2026 · 9 min

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Do you have any social obligations? Beth and Neil talk about doing things they don't really want to do and our grammar guru Georgie explains ways to talk about social obligations. Learn to use 'have to', 'be meant to', 'be supposed to' and how to use the second conditional. Lees meer

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Predicting the future

5 mei 2026 · 9 min

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What are your predictions about the future? Neil and Pippa talk about what they think will happen in the future, and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of future predictions. Learn to use 'will', 'going to' and how to use the future perfect tense. Lees meer

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Hobbies we enjoy doing

28 april 2026 · 10 min

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Do you have any hobbies you'd like to start doing? Beth and Neil talk about things they enjoy and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of -ing verbs and infinitives. Learn which verbs to use when we have two verbs together in English. Lees meer

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Things we collect

21 april 2026 · 9 min

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Do you collect anything? Beth and Neil talk about what they collect and have in their house and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of quantities. Learn to use language like 'absolutely loads of', 'some' and 'only a few'. Lees meer

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Regrets

14 april 2026 · 8 min

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Learn to talk about regrets using the third conditional, 'wish' and regret plus -ing. For more great language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com Lees meer

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Reminiscing

7 april 2026 · 8 min

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We talk about our memories all the time. Learn how to reminisce in English with Neil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie, using used to, would and the past simple. Lees meer

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Preferences

31 maart 2026 · 9 min

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Do you prefer dogs or cats? Neil and Phil talk about choices and preferences and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of these choices. Learn to use prefer, would prefer and would rather. Lees meer

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To-do lists

24 maart 2026 · 7 min

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How long is your to-do list? Beth and Neil talk about the jobs they need to do, and our grammar guru Georgie explains the grammar of your to-do list. Learn to use 'need to', 'have to', 'got to' and 'needs doing'. Lees meer

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Fixing problems

17 maart 2026 · 9 min

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Have you fixed anything recently? Phil fixed his garden gate and Becca fixed her bike. Listen to Pippa and Neil talking about fixing problems and grammar guru Georgie explaining how to use 'itself', 'by itself', 'in itself' and other reflexive pronouns for emphasis. Lees meer

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Stories from the past

10 maart 2026 · 10 min

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Phil attended a party on a boat on the River Thames and Pippa had a student radio show while she was studying at university. Learn how to use different tenses to tell stories from the past. Lees meer

To practise what you've learnt in this episode, don't forget to try the free quiz, or read along with the transcript: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar/260310

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An interesting sight

3 maart 2026 · 10 min

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George thought he was witnessing a crime and Phil thought a town in India was quiet until he came across an exciting festival. Neil and Pippa, and our grammar guru, Georgie teach you to use 'seem', 'it was as if' and 'it was as though' when you see something happening and you're not sure what's going on. Lees meer

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Making suggestions

24 februari 2026 · 6 min

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Do you know how to make suggestions in English? Learn how to use 'let's', 'might I suggest', 'got to' and the past continuous to make suggestions sound more polite. Listen to Neil and Becca make suggestions for a new programme, and Phil, Pippa and grammar guru Georgie walk you through the language. Lees meer

As always, find a free worksheet, quiz and transcript here:
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Favourite things

17 februari 2026 · 8 min

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Learn about adjective order and adjective phrases. An old, black guitar or a black, old guitar? Believe it or not, one sounds much more natural. We have some general rules about adjective order in a sentence. Learn about it with grammar guru Georgie and presenters Phil and Pippa. Lees meer

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Doing stressful things

10 februari 2026 · 10 min

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What's more stressful? Learning to drive or learning a new language? Listen to Pippa and Phil talking about stressful things and grammar guru Georgie explaining how to make comparative and superlative sentences. Lees meer

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What have you been up to?

3 februari 2026 · 8 min

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Why has Phil been doing lots of washing this week? Neil and Beth tell us what they've been up to recently, and our grammar guru Georgie teaches us about the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses. Lees meer

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Using services

27 januari 2026 · 7 min

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Sometimes we need people to do things for us. Beth and Neil talk about mechanics, hairdressers, doctors and opticians and grammar guru Georgie explains the causative. Lees meer

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Film genres

20 januari 2026 · 8 min

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What kinds of films do you like? Neil and Beth talk about film genres and grammar guru Georgie explains the quantifiers, 'both', 'every', 'all', 'most', 'all' and 'any'. Lees meer

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First dates

13 januari 2026 · 8 min

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Was Pippa's date with her friend a success? Neil and Beth talk about dates and teach some phrasal verbs like 'get on', 'hit it off' and 'settle down', with grammar guru Georgie. Lees meer

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A stolen guitar

6 januari 2026 · 9 min

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What possession was stolen from Neil, and who stole it? Neil and Pippa talk about crime, and Beth and Phil discuss the passive, e.g. 'was stolen', with our grammar guru Georgie. Lees meer

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The great outdoors

30 december 2025 · 8 min

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Do you enjoy climbing mountains and swimming in lakes? Beth and Phil talk about being outdoors, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use articles like 'a', 'an' and 'the'. Lees meer

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Highs and lows

23 december 2025 · 9 min

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What's the most unusual food you've ever eaten? Or the furthest you've travelled in one day? Beth and Phil answer questions like this and our grammar guru explains how to form and use superlatives. Lees meer

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Holiday habits

16 december 2025 · 8 min

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Are you the kind of person who plans a trip last minute? Or do you prefer to build a spreadsheet months in advance? Pippa and Phil talk about what they tend to do when they're planning a trip, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use the phrase 'tend to' and modal verbs 'will' and 'might' to talk about usual behaviour. Lees meer

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Gossip

9 december 2025 · 7 min

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What language can you use when you're gossiping? Pippa and Phil talk about some office gossip, and our grammar guru Georgie explains language we can use when we're speculating about something which may or may not be true. Learn about reported speech, and how to use 'may' or 'might' to speculate. Lees meer

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Learning to cook

2 december 2025 · 9 min

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What did you know how to cook before you learnt properly? Maybe it was a simple cake, or you could boil an egg and put bread in a toaster! Pippa and Phil talk about how they learnt to cook, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use adverbs like 'finally', 'previously' and 'once before' with the past perfect tense. Lees meer

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