2017-11-24 Subjects to avoid in British small talk – Politics
Subjects to avoid in British small talk: Politics They’re the conversations we have by the lifts, at bus stops and…
2017-11-17 Subjects to avoid in British small talk – Salary
They’re the conversations we have by the lifts, at bus stops and over garden fences. We call it small talk…
2017-11-10 Subjects to avoid in British small talk – Sex
Subjects to avoid in British small talk: Sex They’re the conversations we have by the lifts, at bus stops and…
2018-04-28 Disguised requests – What they really mean
Have you got a long journey home? Olivia’s had a house party. It’s late at night and now she just…
2018-04-20 English sarcasm – What They Really Mean
The British summer’s fantastic, isn’t it? Mark thinks Chloe is trying to trick him. In fact, she’s just being sarcastic.…
2018-04-13 Euphemistic Feedback – What They Really Mean
That’s an interesting idea… Emily didn’t like Mark’s ideas. She tried to tell him, but he didn’t realise. Watch the…
2018-04-07 Suggestions as instructions – What They Really Mean
You could take some out… Mark can’t understand why Emily is annoyed. She had been giving him instructions – but…
2018-03-30 Questions as Warnings – What They Really Mean
Are you really wearing that hat? Mark can’t understand why Chloe is asking about his hat. She’s trying to warn…
2020-09-30 Don’t get caught out, Part 08 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
Don’t get caught out Have you ever been caught out online? Well, in this episode we hear from experts who…
2020-09-25 Images, scams and hoaxes, Part 07 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
Images, scams and hoaxes Sometimes we see an image that looks so real, but something in the back of our…
2020-09-17 How to be a critical thinker Part 06 – Fake News: Fact and Fiction
How to be a critical thinker Being able to critically analyse the things we see and read to distinguish what…