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Hi all, it's been a while since the last episode - sorry! Please enjoy this guide to using 'may' and a few other forma phrases in English.Words and phrases that might be new for you:rule of thumb: a rule or piece of advice that is right most of the timeday-to-day: everydayto do with: something related to something elsepicky: being very particular about somethingperiod drama: a film or tv show set in a particular period of history e.g. Downton Abbeythe long and short of it: a summary

Let's learn about another region in the UK! Today, we'll briefly look at the South West of England!Words and phrases that might be new for you:pull up something: can mean to literally pull something upwards, but here means to openpointy: has a sharp point shapecensus: a big survey held regularly to find out basic information about a populationCornish: an ethnic group and language in Cornwallpick something out: can mean to choose but here I'm using it to mean to recognisedigression: talking about something that is part of.a completely different topic before returning to the main topicstunning: beautifuldome: a circular roof structurebook worm: somebody who really likes readingsavoury: an adjective to describe food that is not sweet

Welcome to episode 30 and thank you if you have been regularly following along!Follow us @abritdifficultpodcast on Instagram!Today, we'll talk about one of the most difficult parts of English grammar - the future perfect.Words and phrases that might be new for you:ill / sick / not feeling well - to be unwellconstruction - building; creating somethingregardless of - even if x is trueshift: movehint: information that makes a problem or question easier to understandassumption: a guess based on information you have

Let's talk about some of the ways you can practice to improve your accent! In my opinion, having an accent is completely fine and I love hearing everyone's different accents :) how to get a better English accent is a common question from learners though, so I thought I would share some advice / tips.

Hello, it's me again!If you'd like to connect and stay up to date, you can now follow the podcast on Instagram @abritdifficultpodcast !Words and phrases that might be new:bicycle lane: sometimes just called a cycle lane. A part of the road reserved for cyclistsremote: far away, not well connectedIntro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via  Pixabay.

Hello! I'm back after a short break :) let's learn about the passive voice.Words and phrases that might be new :spam: unwanted mail or emails from people or businessessubject: the actor or focus of a sentenceobject: a person or thing which is receives the action of the verbpresent progressive: sometimes called the '-ing form'. Describes an ongoing action in the presentcontext: a situation or information that makes it clear what people meanto attend: to go to an eventbrownie points to you: a phrase used to mean 'well done'Intro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via  Pixabay.

I chat with Ammar about his experience learning English as an Urdu/Punjabi speaker. We get some wise final words at the end of the episode!Words and phrases that might be new:South Asian - people from the region of Asia that contains the countries of Afghanistan,  Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. There is a large amount of people with South Asian heritage in the UK :) come again - a phrase used in the UK that means 'please repeat that'to make sense - to have meaning, to understand the meaning of somethingchunks - piecesmanoeuvre - when talking about driving, this refers to technical movements made with the car e.g. reverse parkingspoiler - telling somebody the plot of a story before they have seen / read / heard itIntro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via  Pixabay.

Let's have a look at how politics work in the UK! Remember to listen until the end for some comprehension questions :) Sorry for the edits in this episode!Words and phrases that might be new for you:to get something out of the way: to do first; to give priority to somethingmonarchy: royal family; queens, kings, etc.a great deal: a lotbroad: general, not specificpetition: a written document with signatures from people asking for something to change, be done, etc.mayor: a local leader (the word for a female leader is a mayoress)to inherit: to get something from somebody when they die. This could be money, objects, or even a title (such as with the House of Lords)coalition: sharing power by joining two partiesreferendum: a public vote to make a decisionIntro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via  Pixabay.

Let's look at how to tell the time in the UK as well as a few common time-related idioms!Transcript coming soon!Words and phrases that might be new to you:straightforward: easyquarter to: 15 minutes before an hourquarter past: 15 minutes past an hourhalf past: 30 minutes past an hourtwenty to: 20 minutes to an hourtwenty past: 20 minutes past an hourfive to:  5 minutes to an hourfive past: 5 minutes past an hourten past: 10 minutes past an hourten to: 10 minutes before an hourthe other day: any point of time in recent historyfortnight: a period of two weekswhat on earth: what / what the hellIntro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via  Pixabay.