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Louvre museum opens in Abu Dhabi | China’s Singles Day sets a global shopping record | Learn English phrases short up, spill into, and throw weight behind
Episode 5
The Louvre, one of the most famous museums in the world, opens a second location in Abu Dhabi that will tell the stories of eastern and western civilization through artwork.
In China, shoppers spent …
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Family survives pirate attack | Selena gets Hollywood star | Plus English expressions on behalf and hitch a ride
Episode 4
An American family escaped a pirate attack in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon and survived in the jungle for three days. Selena, the Mexican-American artist known as the Queen of Tejano music r…
Published on 7 years, 11 months ago
Catalonia’s independence movement | Astros win World Series | Phrases stop short, a stretch
Episode 3
Catalonia’s leaders make a bid for independence, but regional president Carles Puigdemont is arrested. The Houston Astros won the World Series for the first time in their franchise history. In the se…
Published on 8 years ago
Las Vegas gets its first major sports team | Tom Petty, American musician, dies | English phrases "make a splash" and "take refuge"
Episode 2
The Vegas Golden Knights, a hockey team, became the first major league sports team to call Las Vegas home. Tom Petty, one of the most well-known rock and roll musicians, died at the age of 66. In the…
Published on 8 years ago
Mexico hit with 3 big earthquakes | Apple’s new iPhone X | English expressions "bundled up" and "comb through"
Episode 1
A series of three large earthquakes hit Mexico in the last month, including the strongest earthquake to hit the country in over a century.
The new features of the iPhone X are impressive, including wh…
Published on 8 years ago
Learn English free with podcasts: Plain English
Would you like to speak English better? Do you have a hard time understanding native speakers because they go too fast? Do you want to learn English expressions and practice with phrasal verbs? If so…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago