BBC Learning English

👋 Sometimes it’s hard to leave people behind, but if you have to, here are 5 alternatives to saying ‘goodbye’.⁣ (‼️ These words may not apply to all situations.)⁣ EXTRA: in this short video, Tom shares 5 ways to say goodbye just like the British! Link in bio.⁣ ⁣

😱🗣️Conversations between native speakers can sound very fast and difficult to understand. In this short video, 👩‍🏫 Sian will help you understand a very common conversation starter in English – and you’ll learn some tips to help you understand connected speech. Don’t forget to have a go and ✍️ share you answers – you’ll find the answer to the second sentence in the comments! speech

'since' and 'for' are two words that often get confused! 😵‍💫 Do you know how we use them? 🫵 Write which one of these sentences is correct in the comments! We will tell you the answer later. 😊⁣ ⁣ Want to learn more about 'for' and 'since'? Click the link in our bio! 😄⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

We drink 🥤 water and wash with water, but what other verbs can we use with 💧‘water’? In this video, George will 🗣️ tell you 5 things you can do with water. 🤔 Can you think of any more? ✍️ Write a comment!

🗞️ Do you follow the news?🎧 In our NEW easy podcast Neil and Beth have a real conversation in easy English about their news habits⁣ ⁣ Learn how to talk about how much you follow the news.⁣ ⁣ 🎧 Listen on our website - you'll find the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ 📱 And follow the Learning Easy English podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!⁣

💝 We've prepared these slides specially for you! 😊 Scroll through the slides to learn the difference between ‘specially’ and ‘especially’ – and don’t forget to answer to the question on the last slide in the comments 👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: Find out more about the difference between these words by clicking on the link in our bio!⁣

😠😤 Here’s an expression to use when you’ve upset someone – and they’re letting you know how they feel! ⁣ For example: “I didn’t return my brother’s car on time and now I’m in the doghouse. He hasn’t spoken to me for three days.” ⁣ ⁣ 🗣️ When were you last in the doghouse? Tell us about it! Do you know any more animal idioms?⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: 🐳🐑🐶 Learn lots more animal idioms on our website! Click on our link in bio!⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

🏃🏻‍♂️ Go on Abu! 💪 Can you find the mistake in this sentence?⁣ ⁣ EXTRA: In this short video, you'll learn all about the difference between 'hard' and 'hardly'. Click on the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣

🫖 Sian would like to make you a cuppa! 😀 Watch this short video to learn some useful phrases for offering to make someone a cup of tea and for answering questions about how you take your tea! 🫖☕️ Do you like tea? How do you take it?

Do you want to know more phrases with 🟢 ‘green’? Don’t feel 🤢 ‘green around the gills’! All you need to do is scroll through the images to learn 7 phrases with ‘green’. ✍️ Let us know how you get on in the comments below!⁣ ⁣ Click on the link in our bio to learn some more green idioms with 👨‍🏫 The Teacher⁣ ⁣ Images: Getty⁣ ⁣ ⁣

Do you like watching 🎥 films? What’s your 😍 favourite movie of all time? Here’s what the BBCLE team said:⁣ ⁣ Georgie – I love the film Lion with Dev Patel⁣ Catherine – Night of the Hunter⁣ Jiaying - The Lord of the Rings trilogy (technically three films)⁣ Neil – Raiders of the Lost Ark (a childhood rather than all-time favourite)⁣ Beth – any Harry Potter film ⁣ ⁣ Click on the link in our bio for an episode of The English We Speak about 🍿 ⁣ movie genres!⁣ ⁣ Image: Getty⁣ ⁣ ⁣

🤓 The English word ‘important’ has three syllables: IM-POR-TANT. 🤔 Do you know where the stress goes? ✍️ Tell us what you think – and we’ll tell you the correct answer later! ⁣ ⁣ Click on the link in our bio to 👨‍🎓 learn more about pronunciation in our fantastic series Tim’s Pronunciation Workshop!⁣ ⁣ (image: Getty)⁣ ⁣