A Brit Difficult - Episode 25 - politics in the UK : a basic overview

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we take a whirlwind adventure through what it's like to date in the UK! We will only touch briefly on the general trends and in this episode only focus on heterosexual couples, but I'd be happy to talk about other kinds of dating if you're all interested! Transcript coming soon!Words and phrases that might be new for you:heatwave: sudden, hot weatherheterosexual: attracted to the opposite sexhookup; casual sexminefield: a situation where there are likely to be difficultiestendency: a trendflirting: talking and acting in a way that shows you are romantically interested in someonea top: a word sometimes used to refer to a t shirt or shirtsogetting: a Korean practice of setting up blind dates for a friend where the friend also attendsterms of endearment: pet or cute names used with family, friends or partnersSome common pet names for your boyfriend/girlfriend: https://www.thortful.com/blog/lovers-pet-names/Intro music is 'Just Relax' by Lesfm via  Pixabay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.