The Monument

BBC Learning English The Monument Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson. London is famous for many of its sights and historical buildings. Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, to name but a few. Today I'm visiting one, a monument, which per

Lost

BBC Learning English Weekender Lost Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. Today I want to talk about one of those stories that you hear in the news from time to time. Not an important international story, not one about politics o

My Job Special

BBC Learning English Weekender My Job Special Yvonne:Hello, Im Yvonne Archer and this is Weekender from bbclearningenglish.com! In todays programme, a My Job special as we hear about the work of a young woman named Sarah Niles. As you listen, try to

Handwriting

BBC Learning English Weekender Handwriting Anna:Hello, Im Anna Jones and youre listening to Weekender. And this week were talking about handwriting. Just how much can you tell about a persons personality just by looking at how they write? And why do

Mothers

BBC Learning English Weekender Mothers Jackie: Hello, welcome to Weekender with me, Jackie Dalton. This Sunday is a special day for mothers in Britain. It's Mother's Day a day when sons and daughters are meant to thank and honour their mothers for a

The abolition of the slave trade

BBC Learning English Weekender The abolition of the slave trade William:Hello and welcome to Weekender Im William Kremer. Lets start by going back to 1807. At that time, Britain was an extremely powerful country with a large empire. Britain made its

Body image survey results

BBC Learning English Weekender Body image survey results Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to a report about a BBC survey of 25,000 young British people, asking about their body imag

Affluenza

BBC Learning English Weekender Affluenza Jackie: Hello, welcome to Weekender. I'm Jackie Dalton and today we're going to talk about 'affluenza' that's a word you've probably not heard before but don't worry, that's because it's only just been invent

Later language learning

BBC Learning English Weekender Later language learning Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. If you're listening to this programme then more than likely you are either trying to learn English or perhaps teaching English. So let m

Courtney Love on ‘Dirty Blonde’

BBC Learning English Weekender Courtney Love on Dirty Blonde Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to an interview with the singer and actress Courtney Love whos been called the most con

Soldier

BBC Learning English Weekender Soldier Jackie:Hello, welcome to the programme. Im Jackie Dalton. Today, we take a look at some job related language with the help of Jeffrey, whos going to tell us about his work. What does he do? Jeffrey Im Captain J

Wiltshire's underground city

BBC Learning English Weekender Wiltshire's underground city Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. To the west of London about 90 minutes drive on a good day is the county of Wiltshire. It's one of those typically English counties

Polar Explorer

BBC Learning English Weekender Polar Explorer Amber: Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to an interview with explorer, Rosie Stancer. In March, Rosie sets off on her latest expedition walki

Housekeeper

BBC Learning English Weekender Housekeeper Jackie:Hello, welcome to the programme, Im Jackie Dalton. Margaret Hello, my name is Margaret McMullen Jackie:Today were going to explore some work-related language and find out about a certain job. Any ide

Actor or actress?

BBC Learning English Weekender Actor or actress? Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we consider a linguistic dilemma - should we call a woman who acts an actress? Does the use of the word actor

Easter ceremonies

BBC Learning English Weekender Easter ceremonies [STING] William:Hello and welcome to Weekender Im William Kremer. Now for over a billion people across the world, this weekend is very special. It's Easter weekend, the time that Christians remember t

Hair partings

BBC Learning English Weekender Hair partings Yvonne:Today, men want the right hairstyle just as much as women do. And the way men part their hair can make that look complete but should men part their hair on the left or on the right? Hello, I'm Yvon

Handy hints for redundancy

BBC Learning English Weekender Handy hints for redundancy Jackie: Hello, you're listening to Weekender, with me, Jackie Dalton. This week, we're talking about what happens when you're made redundant. To be 'made redundant' means to lose your job bec

Management speak

BBC Learning English Weekender Management speak Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. Blue-sky thinking, getting your ducks in a row, thinking out of the box and reading from the same page. What are these strange phrases? Well th

Carbon Neutral Al Gore

BBC Learning English Weekender Carbon Neutral Al Gore Callum:Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Weekender. Al Gore was the vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. He very nearly became the President in a contro