Learning English Conversations

Learn a phrase about having new experiences

Starting out in a new profession? Here's an expression about gaining experience

Getting less for your money? Could you be the victim of 'shrinkflation'?

Is someone making unreasonable requests? Here's where they live

Fishing for a phrase? This could be the one for you

What would Rob do at the drop of a hat? Find out more about this expression

What does being confident but rude have to do with your neck? Learn an expression that should not be taken literally

Wasting time doing something that's been done before? There's a phrase to explain this

Do you have a false friend? In The English We Speak we get to hear how one of Feifei's best friends isn't a friend at all and discover that there's a great word to describe them

Give both sides of the argument with this phrase

Watching a ‘box’ can’t be very enjoyable, can it?

Understanding someone's true intentions

Learn a word that describes tempting online links

Dan and Feifei are in the studio and Dan has been working on a new music track. Will it be good? Let's find out

How do you kiss someone without kissing them? Neil and Feifei explain a word which describes a popular way of greeting and saying goodbye to friends

A word for when a man explains to a woman something in a way which suggests she's stupid.

Neil is rolling on the floor to teach a phrase connected to wealth. Feifei explains

Feifei and Sian discuss a word to use when something unexpectedly appears in your photo.

Do you look up every symptom on the internet and then imagine you have a serious illness? Here's an expression to describe what you're doing

Are you discussing your private life in public? Here's an expression to describe what you're doing

There's a cat about and Feifei's not talking. Learn an expression that questions her quietness

Neil's doing a partner dance on his own in the studio to help you learn English. Learn an expression which means two people need to accept the blame for a bad situation

Feifei kicks Neil in the face after he hits her knee with a hammer. It's all to teach you a useful English expression

An expression with three related but slightly different meanings connected to strong opinions

Why is Neil trying to smoke a cigar in the studio? Learn an English expression about almost succeeding

Neil's goat Fred is a bit smelly but useful for teaching an English expression. Feifei's not happy

Neil's wearing a vest in the studio to teach an expression about effort. Feifei's concerned he'll injure himself

Feifei has written a letter to her family. Find out why Sian finds this old-school

Sian has received lots of emails! Learn another way to say 'lots'

Sian is irritable today because she skipped breakfast! Learn an adjective to describe people who feel angry when they get hungry

What can you pull out of a hat? Learn an expression that describes doing something that saves the day

Are you obliged to do something you can't or don't want to? We teach you what to say

Is someone telling an outrageous lie? Here's an expression we can use

Someone making a big fuss about something small? Here's a phrase to describe what they're doing

When friendship is under test, something tiny and as light as a straw could cause a huge problem

Want to learn about life? Here's a place most of us have studied at

What does the colour of your clothes say about your job?

No need to be in the theatre to find a drama queen. We teach you where to find them…

An expression for when something is likely to happen. What's on the cards for you?

Is nobody listening to you? Learn a colourful phrase to explain the situation

Someone behaving badly? Here's a phrase that tells them what to do

Want to trick someone? Here is a phrase that involves pulling a part of your body!

A helpful phrase for doing something good

Got an idea that's never going to work? Here is a phrase to describe the situation

Learn the phrase Helen needs to describe the headache her mobile phone company is causing her

When you are in the habit of spending all your money as soon as it comes in, you can use this phrase to express yourself

How to describe doing a thorough search for something in a very messy way

How do you ask someone to change the way they do things in the future? Learn this phrase connected to motion

When things go wrong and the outcome isn't good, what kind of recipe are you following? Learn a phrase that has nothing to do with cooking

When you need to learn something very quickly, it’s worth considering a super fast learning programme, but it’s not for everyone