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Whether you say ‘soccer’ or ‘football’, World Cup starts today | Learn English phrase ‘licking your chops’
Episode 55
The world’s most anticipated sporting competition, FIFA’s World Cup, starts today with a match between host country Russia and Saudi Arabia. The game…
7 years, 10 months ago
How many Puerto Ricans were lost in Hurricane Maria? | Learn English phrase ‘go without’
Episode 54
Hurricane Maria was one of the worst natural disasters to hit the United States, but the true human damage on the island may never be known. A new st…
7 years, 10 months ago
‘Le Spiderman’ climbs a Paris building to save a child | Learn English phrase ‘shine a spotlight’
Episode 53
They are calling him ‘Le Spiderman’: A 22-year-old immigrant from Mali climbed the side of a Paris apartment building with only his bare hands to sav…
7 years, 11 months ago
Graffiti artists bring The Simpsons to Mexico City | Learn English phrase ‘on board’
Episode 52
A group of artists called the Night Lords has turned vacant walls into graffiti murals of The Simpsons in Iztacalco, a neighborhood of Mexico City. O…
7 years, 11 months ago
Real Madrid wins 13th Champions League title | Learn how to say, ‘I’ll take you up on that’
Episode 51
Gareth Bale scored two goals as a substitute and Karim Benzema scored an embarrassing goal against Liverpool goaltender Lorius Karius as Real Madrid …
7 years, 11 months ago
Chinese pilot a hero after mid-air accident | Learn English phrase, ‘hailed as a hero’
Episode 50
On Plain English’s 50th episode: Captain Liu Chuanjian landed a Sichuan Airlines flight safely after its windshield blew out mid-air, 32,000 feet abo…
7 years, 11 months ago
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wedding is ‘one for the ages’
Episode 49
Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of England, married American actress Meghan Markle in a ceremony that both honored tradition but had…
7 years, 11 months ago
ETA, violent separatist group in Spain, disbands | Plus, learn English phrase ‘fight back’
Episode 48
The last home-grown terrorist organization in Europe officially disbanded. The Basque country’s ETA, which used violent tactics in an attempt to sepa…
7 years, 11 months ago
Electric scooters are terrorizing American cities | Learn English phrasal verb ‘roll out’
Episode 47
Electric scooters are taking over the streets in some American cities, including San Francisco. New programs allow people to rent a scooter for $1, u…
7 years, 11 months ago
Brazilian claims title to biggest wave ever surfed | Learn English phrase ‘silver lining’
Episode 46
Nazaré, Portugal, attracts surfers and observers from around the world for its world-class surfing waves, and last November Brazilian surfer Rodrigo …
7 years, 11 months ago