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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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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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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Hello, it's me again!

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Words and phrases that might be new:

• bicycle lane: sometimes just called a cycle lane. A part of the road reserved for cyclists
• remote: far away, not well connected

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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 businesses
• subject: the actor or focus of a sentence
• object: a person or thing which is receives the action of the verb
• present progressive: sometimes called the '-ing form'. Describes an ongoing action in the present
• context: a situation or information that makes it clear what people mean
• to attend: to go to an event
• brownie points to you: a phrase used to mean 'well done'

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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 something
• chunks - pieces
• manoeuvre - when talking about driving, this refers to technical movements made with the car e.g. reverse parking
• spoiler - telling somebody the plot of a story before they have seen / read / heard it

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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 something
• monarchy: royal family; queens, kings, etc.
• a great deal: a lot
• broad: general, not specific
• petition: 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 parties
• referendum: a public vote to make a decision

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