2019-12-09 Mind your Ps and Qs – The English We Speak
Summary Neil has an important speech to give, so why is Feifei reminding him about the two specific letters, P…
2020-02-17 Nomophobia – The English We Speak
Summary We all love our smartphones, but do you get anxious if you can’t use it? We have the perfect…
2020-02-10 Peacocking – The English We Speak
Summary Rob’s showing off (again), but this time he’s decided to dress up and impress Feifei. Is this an example…
2020-02-03 To kick (something) into the long grass – The English We Speak
Summary Sometimes it’s hard to make a decision or to do some work that you don’t really want to do.What’s…
2020-01-27 Rat race – The English We Speak
Summary According to Chinese tradition, 2020 is the ‘Year of the Rat’. Rob has decided to dedicate his life to…
2020-01-20 Microworker – The English We Speak
Summary There are thousands of little jobs computers can’t do which tech companies need to get done in order to…
2020-01-13 Serial returner – The English We Speak
Summary Feifei’s wearing a lovely new coat today. In fact she’s had a lovely new coat every day for the…
2020-03-30 Left on read – The English We Speak
Summary “Why haven’t they replied yet?” We sometimes find ourselves saying them when we send a message and the person…
2020-03-23 Sheeple – The English We Speak
Summary Sometimes people just follow the crowd. Instead of thinking for themselves, they copy what others are doing – a…
2020-03-16 Hater – The English We Speak
Summary We all have dislikes but sometimes there’s no pleasing some people! Neil’s being a bit of a hater in…
2020-03-09 Talk shop – The English We Speak
Summary Work, work, work! We spend so much time doing it, do we really want to talk about it when…
2020-03-02 Snackable – The English We Speak
Summary We all lead busy lives so everything we do needs to be quick and easy – that includes the…
2020-02-24 A memory like a sieve – The English We Speak
Summary If your head is full of things to think about, it can be easy to forget some of them.…
2020-05-18 Skeleton crew – The English We Speak
Summary What phrase can you use to describe the minimum number of people that are needed to run a business?…
2020-05-11 Lowkey – The English We Speak
Summary Do you have a guilty pleasure? Something that you love doing, but are a bit embarrassed to tell people…
2020-05-04 Live for something – The English We Speak
Summary Have you ever felt so excited about something? Maybe it was a wedding, a party or the release of…
2020-04-27 Cabin fever – The English We Speak
Summary Have you ever had to stay at home for an extended period of time without leaving? Some people suffer…
2020-04-20 Bang on about something – The English We Speak
Summary What phrase can you use to describe when a person talks and talks about something to the point where…
2020-04-13 Fire – The English We Speak
Summary Sometimes you watch a film that’s fantastic! Maybe your friend is wearing a really cool T-shirt. Why not learn…
2020-04-06 Running on fumes – The English We Speak
Summary You know that feeling when you have no energy left, but somehow you have to keep going? Learn a…