Podcast Plain English | Improve your English with current events
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Plain English is the podcast for learners everywhere who want to improve their English in a fun and modern way.
Every Monday and Thursday, we explore the events and trends that shape the world in clear, understandable English. We also take a close look at one English e
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Chinese pilot a hero after mid-air accident | Learn English phrase, ‘hailed as a hero’
28. 5. 2018
14 min
Real Madrid wins 13th Champions League title
31. 5. 2018
14 min
Graffiti artists bring The Simpsons to Mexico City | Learn English phrase ‘on board’
4. 6. 2018
14 min
‘Le Spiderman’ climbs a Paris building to save a child | Learn English phrase ‘shine a spotlight’
7. 6. 2018
12 min
How many Puerto Ricans were lost in Hurricane Maria? | Learn English phrase ‘go without’
11. 6. 2018
14 min
Whether you say ‘soccer’ or ‘football’, World Cup starts today | Learn English phrase ‘licking your chops’
14. 6. 2018
15 min
Juul is latest harmful trend in American schools | Learn English phrasal verb ‘sweep through’
18. 6. 2018
15 min
Leftist firebrand AMLO leading Mexican election polls | Practice English phrase ‘buck the trend’
21. 6. 2018
15 min
Argentina in trouble, Mexico jubilant in early World Cup action | Learn English expression ‘over the top’
25. 6. 2018
13 min
After Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, remember to connect with those around you
27. 6. 2018
16 min
NYC to retire ubiquitous yellow MetroCards | Learn English phrasal verbs ‘phase in’ and ‘phase out’
29. 6. 2018
15 min
Messi, Ronaldo out; Spain falls in knockout action | Learn phrasal verb ‘shape up’
2. 7. 2018
14 min
Americans celebrate Independence Day today | Learn phrasal verb ‘go off’
4. 7. 2018
14 min
Venezuela is facing a slow-motion societal collapse | Learn English phrase ‘in the face of’
6. 7. 2018
16 min
Belgium, England look strong ahead of all-Europe semifinals | Learn English expression ‘on the line’
9. 7. 2018
15 min
Saudi women are finally allowed to drive | Learn English phrasal verb ‘put on’
11. 7. 2018
14 min
Daring underwater rescue of Thai soccer team trapped in a cave | Learn English phrasal verb ‘fill up’
13. 7. 2018
19 min
Second World Cup trophy for France as Croatia falls short in the final
16. 7. 2018
14 min
AMLO landslide as Mexico votes for change | Learn English phrase ‘strike a chord’
18. 7. 2018
16 min
Movement growing to eliminate plastic straws | Learn English phrase ‘gathering steam’
20. 7. 2018
15 min
Kitchen robots can now prepare your meals from scratch | Learn English phrase, ‘brace yourself’
23. 7. 2018
16 min
Rome’s new subway unearths ancient treasures | Learn a new way to use the English word ‘twist’
26. 7. 2018
15 min
Study says we stop discovering new music at age 28 | Learn the English phrasal verb ‘settle in’
30. 7. 2018
16 min
Fires leave a Greek seaside town in ashes | Learn English phrase ‘flat-footed’
2. 8. 2018
17 min
Video shows Amazon man living with no human contact | How to use ‘much less’ in English
6. 8. 2018
18 min