2016-08-19 More Olympic fun with Sian and Rob
Rob and Sian are playing another Olympic guessing game! They love acting out some Olympic sports – can you guess the sports before they do?Watch, learn and have more fun…
2016-08-11 Office Olympics
Neil and Rob are having their own Office Olympics competition! Watch this fun video and listen out for 5 ways to say ‘defeat completely’.
2016-08-08 Olympic fun with Sian and Rob
Are you keen on the Olympics?Rob and Sian are playing their own Olympic guessing game! They are acting out some Olympic sports – can you guess the sports before they…
2016-07-01 Euro 2016 – France v Iceland: Prediction and football vocabulary
EURO 2016: Last Monday, the small island nation of Iceland kicked England out of the Euros with a 2-1 victory, despite being ranked only 34th in the world. On Sunday,…
2016-06-16 Euro 2016 – England v Wales Fun and football
Wales are playing England in the Euro 2016 football today. Rob and Sian have some friendly rivalry – find out in this video which team they are supporting and watch…
2016-06-10 Who will win Euro 2016? People in London have the answer… or do they?
Each week we ask a question of such international importance, we’re surprised that no one has asked it before. And then… and then we get some total strangers to answer…
2016-06-10 Euro 2016 – France v Romania: Prediction and football vocabulary
Rob and Neil predict the result of the opening match of Euro 2016 – France v Romania. Do you think they are right? What’s your prediction? Learn some football-related words…
2014-06-11 2014 FIFA World Cup English for Chinese Speakers
If you’re a Chinese speaker this video could help you learn the English names of the 32 countries taking part in the 2014 World Cup. Have a go and have…
2014-06-11 2014 FIFA World Cup English
Have fun saying the the English names of the 32 countries taking part in the 2014 World Cup. Which one are you supporting?
2014-02-20 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – 05. Extreme Conditions
GLOSSARY:endure: suffer something difficult or unpleasantaltitude: height above sea levelcompensate: provide something good which reduces the effect of something badfuel: food or drink that gives you energythe pressure is on:…
2014-02-18 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – 04. Technological change
GLOSSARY:key role: vital, most important partteam effort: group of people working togetherintegrating: connecting or combining things togetherdraw the line: not allow or accept somethingnatural progression: expected development or improvement COMPREHENSION…
2014-02-14 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – 03. Physics of Speed
GLOSSARY:geared: prepared or ready to do somethinglubricates: makes a surface slippery so things can move on it easilyresistance: (here) force that slows something that is movingexperience: (here) be affected bylimit:…
2014-02-12 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – 02. Ski Development
GLOSSARY:derived: comes from; has its origins inpractical: an everyday or useful way of doing somethingmode of transport: type of transport; method of travelrecreation: enjoyable activity that people do in their…
2014-02-10 Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – 01. Artificial Snow
A video about making artificial snow for the Winter Olympics.GLOSSARY OF WORDS:artificial: made by people and used instead of something natural (for example: snow)subtropical: relating to the part of the…