| The Spotlight Podcast |
| Europe's leading magazine for English learners |
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| Circle idioms |
| If I run round and round in circles trying to think of a way to do something, like tell you about these idioms for example, it means that either I’m a disorganized person, or that I’m really busy. |
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| Proverbs to do with time |
| This month, our Scottish columnist, John Riach, takes a look at some common proverbs, which are short sayings that give advice about life. |
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| Whitney Houston |
| Amy Argetsinger, who writes for The Washington Post, reflects on the way we cope with the death of celebrities. Listen as I read an excerpt from her column. |
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| London and the Olympics |
| This is quite an exciting year for Britain. The queen’s Diamond Jubilee will take place this summer and the Olympic Games are coming to London, too. |
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| Practise phrasal verbs |
| How did your day start this morning? Did you get up early, or late? Did you drive to work in your car? It’s useful to be able to talk about these small parts of daily life in English. |
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| Time travel at the British Museum |
| With eight million objects from two million years, the British Museum is like a time machine. All you have to take along with you is your imagination. |
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| Ireland |
| Rita Forbes went to Ireland recently, and learned that the country has a special connection to horses. Join her there now, as she reads an excerpt from her travel story. |
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| Better English in 10 minutes a day |
| Can you really improve your English in just 10 minutes a day? It almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? But as you’ll see on pages 14 to 21 of our brand-new April issue, it is really possible. |
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| World View: Leaving the land behind |
| Let's listen to a news item from the UK. Tania Higgins will read "Leaving the land behind". |
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| Australia’s baby bonus |
| For this week’s podcast, let’s look at a hot topic from down under. Australia’s “baby bonus” has been causing a lot of discussion. |
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