2019-11-18 Punch above your weight – The English We Speak
Summary Neil is in love. Feifei doesn’t think he has a chance, but Neil says he ‘punches above his weight’.…
2019-11-11 Social media influencer – The English We Speak
Summary Neil is struggling to explain the meaning of the phrase ‘social media influencer’. Luckily Feifei can help him out.…
2019-11-04 Goldilocks – The English We Speak
Summary Feifei can’t decide where she wants to sit, and Neil is getting annoyed. But how is this connected to…
2019-10-28 Ghosting – The English We Speak
Summary Neil’s new girlfriend hasn’t replied to any of his calls or messages. What’s going on? Could she be ‘ghosting’…
2020-01-06 Talk the talk – The English We Speak
Summary Have you ever met someone who sounds like they know lots about a certain topic, but in reality… doesn’t?…
2019-12-30 Out with the old, in with the new – The English We Speak
Summary As 2020 approaches, Rob’s decided to tidy up the office, clear out some old things and add some new…
2019-12-23 The more the merrier – The English We Speak
Summary It’s almost Christmas but Feifei doesn’t seem in a festive mood. She’s stuck in the studio with just Rob…
2019-12-16 Take one for the team – The English We Speak
Summary Neil and Feifei are about to go to a concert, when they discover they don’t have enough tickets. Who…
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…