BBC Learning English

Sometimes, we need to talk about money! With our friends, family or even the bank manager. 🧐🤔⁠ Learn these 5 alternatives to ‘money’ and share any others you might know! ⁠ ⁠ (Though these words are alternatives, they may not apply to all situations.)⁠ ⁠ EXTRA: Learn more words connected with money! Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

Do you need a new job? Looking for work is quite an effort, but maybe we can make it a bit easier with these useful English expressions…

Congratulations to Michelle Yeoh! 🎭 She has become the first-ever Asian winner of best actress at the Oscars! 🤩 She won for her role in the fantastic action comedy-drama film Everything Everywhere All at Once. 🎬 This really is 'history in the making'. To find out what this means, scroll through the slides – and don’t forget to comment on our last slide!

Sometimes we need to cross the road using one of these, but which animal fills the gap?🤔🧐 [Image: Getty]

Phrasal verbs can be confusing, can’t they? Here’s a quick tip from Beth! Now, tell us if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT! 🤔🧐⁠ ⁠ The phone is ringing. Do you want me to pick it up?⁠ ⁠ Want to learn more? Here’s a useful lesson on how to say ‘goodbye’. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ ⁠

? ! = + … We see these symbols everywhere – but do you know their names in English? Learn the names of these common symbols with us! Do you know any others? 🧐🤔⁠ ⁠ To learn about pigs on patrol at an airport, check out the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ (Image: Getty)⁠

🍏🍏 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! 🧐🧐🤔🤔🍏🍏 Images: Getty

Here's Sian with a super useful video on how to pronounce words with a silent 'b'. 🥳 Practise your pronunciation with her now! 😊 Can you think of any other words like this? 🤪

❓❓Can you make questions accurately? Test yourself with this quiz👇⁠ ⁠ To learn more about making questions in English, click on the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ (images: Getty)⁠ ⁠

😖😖😖How annoying is it when you forget your charger? Practise the language you need with Rob!

Happy International Women’s day everyone! Here’s a quote from Harry Potter actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson. She thinks that gender equality is everyone’s issue. Do you agree? Let us know!

👓🎹Love Elton John? Not everybody agrees with you! Here’s how to use the phrase ‘not my cup of tea’. 🚫☕️Scroll through the images to find out more – and then tell us about something that’s not your cup of tea! 👇