Plain English

779 Episodes

1. Cheers, telescopes, and yoga: watching the solar eclipse | Learn English expression 'put to use'

   Published: 7/15/2019
2. Istanbul election backfires on Turkey's president | Learn English expression 'bow to pressure'

   Published: 7/11/2019
3. 'Lost wallet' experiment: how honest are people around the world? | Learn English expression 'get your hopes up'

   Published: 7/8/2019
4. What is killing American tourists in the Dominican Republic? | Learn how to use 'can't help but...'

   Published: 7/4/2019
5. Facebook looks to shake up finance with new currency | Learn English phrasal verb 'hold up'

   Published: 7/1/2019
6. How 5G will transform the mobile internet | Learn English phrasal verb 'roll out'

   Published: 6/27/2019
7. Earliest use of marijuana was 2,500 years ago | Learn English phrasal verb "pin down"

   Published: 6/24/2019
8. Meet the 24 Democrats running against Trump | Learn English phrase "to scratch your head"

   Published: 6/20/2019
9. I.M. Pei, designer of Louvre pyramid, dies at 102 | Learn English phrase "to cause a stir"

   Published: 6/17/2019
10. China battling a deadly pig virus | Learn English phrasal verb "to spell out"

    Published: 6/13/2019
11. Would you see a 'hologram' concert? | Learn English phrasal verb 'turn down'

    Published: 6/10/2019
12. Introducing IELTS Advantage

    Published: 6/8/2019
13. Hiking Mt. Everest? Get in line | Learn English phrase 'think straight'

    Published: 6/6/2019
14. Nothing to wear? Rent something from Urban Outfitters | Learn English phrase, 'to have your work cut out for you'

    Published: 6/3/2019
15. Nothing to wear? Rent something from Urban Outfitters | Learn English phrase, 'to have your work cut out for you'

    Published: 6/3/2019
16. Google cuts ties with Huawei amid US, China tensions | Learn English phrasal verb 'to flare up'

    Published: 5/30/2019
17. What ridesharing is like around the world | Learn English idiom 'talk someone's ear off'

    Published: 5/27/2019
18. How to follow a zero-waste lifestyle | Learn phrasal verb 'brush off'

    Published: 5/23/2019
19. Kentucky Derby 'winner' dropped to 17th place | Learn English phrase 'long shot'

    Published: 5/20/2019
20. Latest effort to topple Maduro falls short | Learn English phrase 'in the works'

    Published: 5/16/2019