Proper English

In this episode, we’re starting a journey into a topic that always gets a conversation going - the weather! We’re concentrating on words associated with the rain this week, and, appropriately, the Idi...

5 Marras 20199min

This week, we’re talking about the pronunciation of some contractions in English - specifically those associated with the verb ‘to be’ and the modal verb ‘will’. The Idiom of the Week is ‘Bob’s your u...

29 Loka 201910min

This week, we’re back with more phrasal verbs - this time we’re looking at the ones you might use in your place of work. The Idiom of the Week is ‘Burning the midnight oil.’ Like us on Facebook (prope...

20 Loka 20199min

This week, we’re all about sport, whether it’s played on a pitch, a field, a court or a track! The Idiom of the Week has a sporting flavour, too: ‘The ball is in your court.’ Sound effects in this epi...

15 Loka 201911min

Greetings! In this episode, we’re talking about the different ways we English say hello to each other every day - and this week’s idiom is perhaps not to be taken too seriously - in fact, you can ‘tak...

8 Loka 20198min

In this episode, we’re returning to food, and talking about the lovely sweet things we have at the end of a meal - rather appropriately, this week’s idiom is ‘Having a sweet tooth’. Like us on Faceboo...

1 Loka 20199min

We’re in Italy! So, in this episode, we're looking at all the Italian words that have been incorporated into the English language. The Idiom of the week is ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ Like us...

24 Syys 20199min

In this episode, we’re trying something a little different - we’re just having an unscripted chat about a few of our favourite things! The Idiom of the Week is ‘The grass is always greener’. PS Dave h...

17 Syys 201912min