For many, ice cream, pizza and Italy go hand in hand. Now the northern city of Milan has plans to ban the sale of these famous Italian foods late at night. The city’s council is considering the move because of complaints about noise from local residents. Critics of the plan say it will damage local businesses. (Images: via Getty Images) Key words and phrases poised - ready for action 🔎 The cat was poised to jump on the mouse. 🔎 The company is poised to announce massive job cuts. declares war on - tries to defeat 🔎 The school governors declared war on vaping among students. 🔎 The government has said it’s declaring war on unemployment. sort of - in a way; kind of 🔎 It’s sort of spring, but it’s still really cold. 🔎 I sort of want to go to this party, but there are also people I want to avoid. ✔️ 0:00 - Introduction ✔️ 0:26 - Story ✔️ 1:16 - Headline 1 ✔️ 2:38 - Headline 2 ✔️ 4:05 - Headline 3 ✔️ 5:34 - Language summary More episodes of News Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2K0Fdf0 More popular videos to help you improve your English: ⭐ BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Health' English mega-class! 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRqLoEmGWXg ⭐ Ice cream / I scream: Listening challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj9HV0xJ8lg ⭐ Women working more after pandemic: BBC News Review 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5qMesQWSCE 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #newsenglish #icecream #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

📻 The self-help industry is worth $10bn a year in the US alone. Why is it so successful? Rob and Neil improve themselves and teach you six items of useful English vocabulary in this archive episode of 6 Minute English. Are you interested in self help? Join the conversation in the comments 👇👇👇 Useful vocabulary: ✔️ self help - trying to improve yourself without the help of professionals ✔️ trend - something new which is popular for a period ✔️ to dwindle - to become fewer or weaker ✔️ therapeutic - relaxing; making you feel less anxious ✔️ to go from strength to strength - to become more successful over time ✔️ millennial - someone born between the mid-1980s and early 2000s Image: Getty English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of 6 Minute English was first published on the BBC Learning English website in July 2017. More programmes: 😊 6 Minute English: Are late nights bad for health? 👉 https://youtu.be/LXrh2AJa8nU 😊 Helping others gain work skills: Rosie Ginday 👉 https://youtu.be/0anw84HjQAY 😊 Keeping mental health in focus: Steven Hassan 👉 https://youtu.be/llWBInXsfGI 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbclearningenglish.com ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #selfhelp #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

What idioms can you use when you’re happy? George is here to teach you four idioms through a short but fun story. How many of them do you know? Trying writing an example sentence with one of the idioms in the comments below! #learnenglish #idioms #speakenglish #englishidioms #bbclearningenglish #happy #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with this 'expressions with I, me and my' compilation box set from our series The English We Speak! Do lots of listening practice and learn LOTS of new English words! There are 8 programmes in this collection from BBC Learning English and each one explains the meaning and use of a real everyday British English expression with plenty of examples of how to use the words in real-life contexts! 00:00 - It's story of my life 02:12 - Don't mind me 04:09 - Excuse me 06:27 - I don't buy it 08:27 - Cramp my style 10:46 - It beats me 12:34 - It escapes me 14:35 - I'm out You can find programme transcripts, downloadable audio and more episodes of The English We Speak on our website 👉https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the-english-we-speak_2024 More popular videos to improve your English vocabulary: Food 🍔 vocabulary 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fQRIXvl5Hs Kitchen 🥣 & cooking 🥘 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEVxB7C3YuQ Health 🌡️ 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRqLoEmGWXg There are more episodes of The English We Speak on our website 👉https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the-english-we-speak_2024 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #englishwords #englishvocabulary #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

😕 🤔 ‘specially’ and ‘especially’ look and sound very similar but are often confused! Do you know the difference? Sian is here with a quick explanation and some useful examples to help you! Watch the video and then try writing your own sentence! #learnenglish #speakenglish #examenglish #words #especially #specially #bbclearningenglish #confusingwordsinenglish #confusingwords #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

Not a dancer? You might change your mind once you hear the benefits! Beth and Neil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ What is the name of a traditional English folk dance where performers wear black hats and colourful waistcoats and hit sticks together while moving in patterns? a) The Highland fling b) Flamenco c) Morris dancing Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240418 Vocabulary: ✔️boogie / strut your stuff / throw shapes / hit the dance floor (modern idioms) to dance ✔️like nobody's business - (idiom) very well, or very quickly, or in very large amounts ✔️a release - a process of freeing emotions, feelings or tension from the body ✔️at all costs - whatever happens; used to emphasise that something must (not) be done, even if this requires a lot of effort, time, money etc. ✔️sit on the fence - (idiom) delay making a decision; avoid deciding in favour of one action over another ✔️twitch - sudden small jerky movement or spasm in a part of your body More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Why everyone loves the underdog 👉 https://youtu.be/Q6MAcmJdYdA ⭐ What makes a great library?👉 https://youtu.be/tD-6xHAHrQ4 ⭐ Sewing to fight period poverty👉 https://youtu.be/r5iFFBpFSlU ⭐ Plastic waste eaten by enzymes 👉 https://youtu.be/bRzP7hwIGWE ⭐ Feed your brain 👉 https://youtu.be/FZDImEiPgMk ⭐ Food for new mums 👉 https://youtu.be/w4BvAaL1S3g ⭐ What is the future of work? 👉 https://youtu.be/s1HxJVusR2w ⭐ How the language of menus matters 👉 https://youtu.be/luh9xTJ7ExM ⭐ Addicted to sugar 👉 https://youtu.be/FjU9qyTZ_OU ⭐ Our love of pets 👉 https://youtu.be/bywWgD9yJq0 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #dance #brain #fitness #6minuteenglish #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

Buying cigarettes in the UK is to become illegal for anyone born after 2009 – for their whole life. Lawmakers have approved a government plan to create a smoke-free generation. The law will make the sale of tobacco products, but not the act of smoking, illegal. Tobacco use is the UK's single biggest preventable cause of death, killing 80,000 people every year. Key words and phrases backlash - strong rejection of an idea 🔎 There was a backlash from parents when the school started charging for books. 🔎 Expect a backlash when you announce longer waiting hours. derail - prevent a plan happening 🔎 The striking workers derailed the government's plans for pay cuts.. 🔎 The pandemic derailed everyone's holiday plans for two years. nuts - crazy 🔎 Trying to teach dogs to speak English is nuts. 🔎 She suggested climbing Mount Everest after just one week of training, which was nuts. (Images: via Getty Images) ✔️ 0:00 - Introduction ✔️ 0:24 - Story ✔️ 1:27 - Headline 1 ✔️ 3:40 - Headline 2 ✔️ 5:52 - Headline 3 ✔️ 7:29 - Language summary More episodes of News Review 👉 http://bit.ly/2K0Fdf0 More popular videos to help you improve your English: ⭐ BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Health' English mega-class! 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRqLoEmGWXg ⭐ BBC Learning English: Video Words in the News: Smoking in France 👉 https://youtu.be/txhssqOtGn4?feature=shared ⭐ Teen nearly dies from vaping: BBC News Review 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSo-CbsQTZU 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #newsenglish #smoking #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

📻 What is biodiversity - and does it matter? In this archive episode of News Words we guide you through some real English language news stories featuring the English word 'biodiversity' to improve your English news vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening. How do you feel about the state of biodiversity in your country? Is it healthy - or is it a problem? Send us your short 'news story' on this topic and don't forget to use the word 'biodiversity'! 👇👇👇 Related vocabulary: ✔️ biological - related to living things ✔️ diversity - variety ✔️ ecosystems - the animals and plants in a particular geographical area and how they interact with each other ✔️ climate - the pattern of weather in a particular place ✔️ habitat - the natural place where particular animals or plants live ✔️ industrial agriculture - farming which takes place on a very large and intensive scale which changes the land where it takes place Example sentences: 📻 The UN has launched the International Year of Biodiversity, warning that the ongoing loss of species around the world is affecting human well-being. 📻 This study shows that increased pollution and poor countryside management have led to increasing homogenisation of biodiversity in British woodlands. 📻 The decline in the world's biodiversity is approaching a point of no return. Image: Getty English Rewind is a collection of programmes from the BBC Learning English archive. This episode of News Words was first published on the BBC Learning English website in November 2009. Related videos on our YouTube channel: 😊 Plants fighting pollution ⏲️ 6 Minute English 👉 https://youtu.be/lC_lCOxR5e0 😊 Learn words from the news: creatures, thrive, ecology, species, food web 👉 https://youtu.be/t226mBZNfqg 😊 A fifth of plants in danger of extinction: BBC News Review 👉 https://youtu.be/nHZIXDLPOh8 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbclearningenglish.com ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #newswords #biodiversity #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

🤔 What’s wrong with saying ‘I am optimist’? Can you 👀 spot the mistake? Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to 🛠️ fix the error! 🤓 ‘Optimist’ is a noun, but can you change it into an adjective? #learnenglish #error #speakenglish #fixthissentence#bbclearningenglish #englishlearning #optimist #pessimist #countable #uncountable #grammar #noun #personality #character #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with this 'Health' 6 Minute English compilation from BBC Learning English! 30 minutes of listening practice to help improve your English listening and learn LOTS of new vocabulary! Chapters: 00:00 Is manflu real? 06:05 Can climate change cause more disease? 12:09 Cigarettes vs e-cigarettes 18:11 How pandemics end 24:17 How bad is booze? (IMAGES: GETTY) You can find the transcripts, quizzes, vocabulary and activities on our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Discover more popular 6 Minute English videos here: ✔️News Review: Britain must diet 👉 https://youtu.be/_JXsUYTX8Ms ✔️6 Minute English: The health benefits of apples 👉 https://youtu.be/_5siHrpPnmw ✔️Box Set: The complete guide to English pronunciation 👉 https://youtu.be/QxQUapA-2w4 ✔️More 6 Minute English box sets 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcetZ6gSk969Tk3cxyIF0_RKRuM60zK9Q 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbclearningenglish.com ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #health #6minuteenglish #learn English #English vocabulary #speak English #bbc english #English teacher #英語 #영어 #อังกฤษ #Anh #English tutorial #English grammar #IELTS #British English #English pronunciation #English lesson #idiom #English expressions #BBC Learning English #slang #English speaking #ELT #podcast #Ingilizce #bbc #bbc learning english #English class #6 minute #English speaking practice #English words #English podcast #podcast English