• A Brit Difficult

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A Brit Difficult

By: August
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  • A Brit Difficult is a podcast for intermediate learners of English that focuses on British English. Too often, people think of British English speakers all being White and speaking like the Queen, but there is a rainbow of voices and accents in the UK. We'll explore vocabulary and grammar, talk about British culture, and hear interviews with native speakers and English learners from around the UK.


    Contact us with ideas, questions and feedback on Instagram at @abritdifficultpodcast.


    Intro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via Pixabay.


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Episodes
  • A Brit Difficult - Episode 32 - uses of 'may' and other ways to use formal English

    A Brit Difficult - Episode 32 - uses of 'may' and other ways to use formal English
    Oct 19 2022

    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 time
    • day-to-day: everyday
    • to do with: something related to something else
    • picky: being very particular about something
    • period drama: a film or tv show set in a particular period of history e.g. Downton Abbey
    • the long and short of it: a summary

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    16 mins
  • A Brit Difficult - Episode 31 - introducing regions of the UK #6 South West England

    A Brit Difficult - Episode 31 - introducing regions of the UK #6 South West England
    Oct 4 2022

    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 open
    • pointy: has a sharp point shape
    • census: a big survey held regularly to find out basic information about a population
    • Cornish: an ethnic group and language in Cornwall
    • pick something out: can mean to choose but here I'm using it to mean to recognise
    • digression: talking about something that is part of.a completely different topic before returning to the main topic
    • stunning: beautiful
    • dome: a circular roof structure
    • book worm: somebody who really likes reading
    • savoury: an adjective to describe food that is not sweet

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    15 mins
  • A Brit Difficult - Episode 30 - the future perfect and future perfect continuous

    A Brit Difficult - Episode 30 - the future perfect and future perfect continuous
    Sep 25 2022

    Welcome to episode 30 and thank you if you have been regularly following along!


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    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 unwell
    • construction - building; creating something
    • regardless of - even if x is true
    • shift: move
    • hint: information that makes a problem or question easier to understand
    • assumption: a guess based on information you have

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    16 mins

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