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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1. 10. 2017
2 min
Mexico hit with 3 big earthquakes | Apple’s new iPhone X | English expressions "bundled up" and "comb through"
25. 10. 2017
20 min
Las Vegas gets its first major sports team | Tom Petty, American musician, dies | English phrases "make a splash" and "take refuge"
2. 11. 2017
20 min
Catalonia’s independence movement | Astros win World Series | English phrases "stop short" and "a stretch"
9. 11. 2017
21 min
Family survives pirate attack | Selena gets Hollywood star | Plus English expressions on behalf and hitch a ride
16. 11. 2017
21 min
Louvre museum opens in Abu Dhabi | China’s Singles Day sets a global shopping record | Learn English phrases short up, spill into, and throw weight behind
23. 11. 2017
26 min
Serial killer Charles Manson dies | Designing a sustainable city on Mars | English phrases “hold a grudge” and “come about”
30. 11. 2017
23 min
‘Coco’ a hit in Mexico and US | Prince Harry engaged | English phrases ‘to go over well’ and ‘to die down’
7. 12. 2017
21 min
Wildfires in California | Russia banned from Olympics | English phrases “crack down on” and “caught up in”
14. 12. 2017
24 min
Saudi Arabia to allow cinemas | Facebook bad for mental health? | English phrases ‘dive in’ and ‘wind up’
21. 12. 2017
24 min
Power out at world’s busiest airport | Spain’s lottery | English words ‘stranded’ and ‘fundraiser’
28. 12. 2017
22 min
Protests in Iran | New Year around the world | Practice ‘shut down’ & ‘bucket list’
4. 1. 2018
22 min
Giving up alcohol for ‘Dry January’ | Pumping their own gas in Oregon | English words ‘sober’ and ‘quirky’
11. 1. 2018
24 min
North and South Korea discuss cooperation for Olympics
18. 1. 2018
15 min
Could Oprah be president? | English phrase ‘speak up’
22. 1. 2018
13 min
App matches your face with famous paintings |Learn the English phrase ‘Push the limit’
25. 1. 2018
13 min
Stolen: World’s most expensive bottle of vodka | English phrase 'getting cold feet’
29. 1. 2018
10 min
Super Bowl traditions in US | English expression ‘pit against’
1. 2. 2018
16 min
Mexico debates legalizing marijuana | What it means to ‘get your fix’
5. 2. 2018
14 min
Groundhog Day traditions in US | Learn English phrasal verb ‘suffer through’
8. 2. 2018
14 min
Russian activist arrested | Practice English phrase ‘turn out’
12. 2. 2018
16 min
Olympics open in South Korea | English idiom ‘third time’s the charm’
15. 2. 2018
16 min
Fan-made Harry Potter movie on YouTube | Phrasal verb ‘come out’
19. 2. 2018
15 min
China welcomes Year of the Dog | Learn English phrasal verb ‘sweep away’
22. 2. 2018
14 min
Another school shooting in the US | Learn English phrase ‘pour out’
26. 2. 2018
13 min