This week sees an easing of COVID restrictions. We took a look at that and a problem with the trash in Rome.
Category: Language
Test your English with the BBC news
We love using the news headlines to show learners English in real contexts. See how you do.
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It’s a long way home
I have travelled over the last three weeks from Goa in India, to Almaty in Kazakhstan and finally Doha in Qatar. Time to go home.
What did the milkman say?
If you can understand a London milkman, you can probably understand anyone in English. Give it a shot.
UK breakfast
Breakfast is such an important meal but what do you do when on holiday in a foreign country where everything is different?
Continue reading UK breakfastDid I get a haircut?
Don’t you sometimes find it hard to get up early at the weekend? I forced myself last Saturday but take a look at what happened?
Continue reading Did I get a haircut?Roman drains!
The eternal city does sunshine really, really well nearly all year. Find out instead what happens when it rains.
Have you ever taken the subway in Beijing?
With so much traffic the subway seems like a great idea. But with 21 different lines, would you be up to the challenge?
Are you your kids’ private taxi?
Maybe it was easier when the boys were very small – not sure. Last night I was on duty in the pouring rain in Rome.
Can Maurizio Sarri speak English?
We seem to love Italian football managers in the Premier League. This year Maurizio Sarri followed Antonio Conte in becoming the fifth Italian at Chelsea after Gianluca Vialli, Claudio Ranieri, Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Di Matteo. Other Italians in the Premier League have included Attilio Lombardo, Roberto Mancini, Paolo Di Canio, Francesco Guidolin and Gianfranco Zola.
They may be masters of football but have they mastered English?