Plain English

779 Episodes

1. Brazil’s Lula surrenders after tense stand-off | Learn English phrase ‘give voice to’

   Published: 4/16/2018
2. Japanese baseball star doubles his impact in America | Learn English expression ‘flip a switch’

   Published: 4/12/2018
3. Peru’s president resigns amid scandal | Learn English phrase ‘the last straw’

   Published: 4/9/2018
4. Why some people want to #DeleteFacebook | Learn English expression ‘to gather steam’

   Published: 4/6/2018
5. Netflix series explores Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ scandal | English vocabulary: ‘crux’

   Published: 4/2/2018
6. Self-driving Uber kills pedestrian in Arizona | Learn English phrase ‘turning point’

   Published: 3/29/2018
7. Competitive video-gaming is the new trend in sports | Learn English phrasal verb ‘catch on’

   Published: 3/26/2018
8. Stephen Hawking dies | Learn English phrase ‘do justice’

   Published: 3/22/2018
9. Celebrating Ireland on St. Patrick's Day | Learn English phrasal verb 'scale back'

   Published: 3/19/2018
10. Frida Kahlo doll sparks backlash in Mexico | Learn English phrase ‘on solid ground’

    Published: 3/15/2018
11. Spotify reveals some secrets | Learn English phrase ‘game the system’

    Published: 3/12/2018
12. ‘Shape of Water’ wins Oscar for Best Picture | English phrase ‘cut a deal’

    Published: 3/8/2018
13. China to remove term limits for its president | Learn English expression 'akin to'

    Published: 3/5/2018
14. Iconic preacher Billy Graham dies | Phrasal verb ‘carry out’

    Published: 3/1/2018
15. Another school shooting in the US | Learn English phrase ‘pour out’

    Published: 2/26/2018
16. China welcomes Year of the Dog | Learn English phrasal verb ‘sweep away’

    Published: 2/22/2018
17. Fan-made Harry Potter movie on YouTube | Phrasal verb ‘come out’

    Published: 2/19/2018
18. Olympics open in South Korea | English idiom ‘third time’s the charm’

    Published: 2/15/2018
19. Russian activist arrested | Practice English phrase ‘turn out’

    Published: 2/12/2018
20. Groundhog Day traditions in US | Learn English phrasal verb ‘suffer through’

    Published: 2/8/2018