Podcasts: everyday English

In our August issue, we're talking about fashion. We can't give you fashion tips, but we can help you learn to talk about what you're looking for and what you like.

In this week’s podcast, we take a look at some everyday English. First, listen in as Anne and Hugh talk about colds, flu, and keeping healthy.

We take a look at the words and phrases you'll need when you go walking or hiking in the countryside. Listen to one of the dialogues from the section now.

This month in Spotlight magazine's Everyday English section, we look at the words and phrases you'll need when you go to the hairdresser. Listen to one of the dialogues now.

In this week's podcast, we look at the language of gossiping. Everyone loves a gossip — and talking about other people when they're not there has its own vocabulary.

Genealogy — finding out about your family background — is a popular hobby. It’s also a great topic of conversation. This month, it’s the focus of our Everyday English dialogues.

Drinks and drinking is a great topic of conversation — talking about which wines we enjoy, why we prefer one beer to another. For this reason, we’ve chosen drinks as the topic for this month’s Everyday English.

To take you smoothly to your next English-speaking destination our Everyday English dialogues are about air travel. Listen now as Robert and Barbara, who are flying to Spain for a week’s holiday check the travel regulations online.

With the official arrival of spring later this month, anyone with a garden or balcony will probably be taking a trip to the garden centre to buy new plants and tools. Garden centres are the subject of this month’s Everyday English.