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Using three similar verbs: 'lie', 'lie' and 'lay'

A common problem for all English speakers (including natives) is the difference between lie, lie and lay. Today's podcast looks at the differences.

Debate: Should we say 'everyone' instead of 'guys'?

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A school in England encourages teachers and students to use 'everyone' instead of 'guys' and 'boys and girls' in order to be more inclusive. Is this a step in the right direction for gender equality or a step too far?

Correct the mistakes

Can you find and correct the mistakes in Ben's sentences?

Understanding the lyrics: '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover' by Paul Simon

Ben takes a look through the lyrics to one of Paul Simon's classics.

What's the missing word?

Here's a game to practise your vocabulary and develop your understanding of specific words.

Debate - the 4 day week: Should we be working less?

Will it make us more motivated or end up stressing us out even more?!

Guess the TV, movie, theatre or book character

Three famous characters. Lots of clues. Can you figure out who Ben is talking about?

Nouveau podcast ! Choses à Savoir Gaming

Pour écouter Choses à Savoir Gaming, rien de plus simple !

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How to improve your listening skills (part two)

Some more tips on how to improve your listening skills.

Understanding the lyrics: 'Fix You' by Coldplay

On today's episode, we take a look at the lyrics for Coldplay's classic track 'Fix You'.

Debate: The Will Smith and Chris Rock incident - Whose side are you on?

Sunday night's Oscar ceremony was marred by a bizarre incident involving Will Smith and Chris Rock. But who should we blame?

Practising the passive voice (mixed tenses)

On today's episode, we practise the passive voice!

Being British, part 8: the British sense of humour

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Mr Bean, Monty Python, Notting Hill - what's your favourite? On today's episode, Ben analyses the British sense of humour.

Correct the mistakes

Can you find and correct the mistakes in Ben's sentences?

Identify the phrasal verb (advanced!)

Learn some new (difficult) phrasal verbs in today's episode.

Collocations with 'make' and 'do'

Collocations with 'make' and 'do'

Abstract nouns (plus exercise with famous quotes)

On today's podcast we look at abstract nouns.

Word formation exercise

How many words can you find from Ben's root words?

Prepositions after nouns (in, for, with, to, of)

8 sentences, 8 missing prepositions - do you know them?

Understanding the lyrics: 'Hole in my Soul' by Aerosmith

Ben takes a look at the lyrics to Aerosmith's hit from 1997.

Debate: Should foreign language films be subtitled or dubbed?

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Ben discusses whether foreign language films and TV shows should be dubbed or have subtitles.

Guess the movie, book or TV character

Two characters, lots of clues. Do you know who Ben is describing?

Prepositions after adjectives (with quiz!)

Today, we're looking at which prepositions to use after certain adjectives.

Identify the mistakes

Can you find and correct the mistakes in Ben's sentences?

Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns (part two, with quiz!)

In today's episode, Ben looks at how to use reciprocal pronouns - and there's a test!

Identify the phrasal verb 2

Can you identify which phrasal verbs Ben is looking for in his sentences?

Using 'sorry' with different prepositions

Today we take a look at the different meanings and structures for the word 'sorry'.

Understanding the lyrics: 'Dentist' from Little Shop of Horrors

Ben takes a look at the lyrics from this famous song from the darkly comic musical Little Shop of Horrors.

Guess the TV, movie or literary character

Listen to the clues, and see if you can identify the character Ben is describing.

Practising the passive with verbs which are followed by 'to + infinitive'

Today we're going to mix two grammar points - let's see how you do!