English Wordplay #5
Perhaps this one is easy, but what does the company name mean?
Author: 英会話Rees English
News Exercise #114
This week’s video is very short and so there are only two questions – but to answer the questions you will need to catch everything he says! 1. What does Prime Minister Cameron think the UK should do? 2. What …
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YouTube Transcription #57 Norman Collier
Norman Collier is a retired comedian who was popular in the 1980s. Honestly, his comedy wasn’t that good! His success was based on one routine that he used, and nobody really wanted him to do anything else. He discovered the …
Confusable Words: Although/but etc.
I’ve sometimes been asked to explain the difference in usage of “but”, “although” and “though”. First of all, “although” and “though” have the same meaning. The only difference is that “though” tends to be more conversational, whereas “although” can be …
News Exercise #113
This is a BBC report after talking to local Muslims living in Paris. Of course, they speak with a strong French accent, so it is sometimes difficult to catch. I sometimes feel that the reporter is feeding them comments and …
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