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Phil
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So-called Journalist & language nerd (EN/ES/CA/PT/IT/FR/RU/CN)

#ELT content producer helping people learn English

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Now: The pointy bit of Plumstead
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Watching celebrity traitors uncloaked and that theatre looks familiar...
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Me when an online forum asks for a "zip code"
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a confession: I somehow find it impossible to remember American postcodes so whenever I'm here and need to type one I always write down "90210"
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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If you want to learn new English phrases, you have to pull out all the stops... or you could just watch this video.

Learn 4 phrases with 'pull' in just one minute :)

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BBC Learning English - English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'pull'
Pull out all the stops and learn four phrases with 'pull' here.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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⛈️🎩👮‍♂️ A missing hat, a weather forecaster and a strangely familiar security guard... It must be about modals of deduction!

Yes, another episode of The London Letter Challenge, our series for A2 English Learners.

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BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 6: The BBC
Learn modal verbs of deduction. Two teams are back at BBC Broadcasting House. They become DJs and fail to present the weather, but can they find the letter that Harry and Graham found at the start?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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🐘 Once you've taught prepositions of place with an elephant once, you'll never look back!

If you're teaching A2 learners, find out how useful a teaching aid 🐘s can be in episode 5 of The London Letter Challenge - our fun new easy English series.

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BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge / Episode 5: Elephants
Learn prepositions of place. Oh no! Astrid and Eden are in the wrong place! Where are the elephants and where is the letter?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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🌏Is this some good climate news? 💨☀️Renewables have become the biggest source of electricity globally. 🇨🇳🇮🇳China and India have led this change.

🎧 Find out more in this week's Learning English from the News

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BBC Learning English - Learning English from the News / Solar and wind beat coal for first time
More electricity has been generated through wind and solar power than from coal power plants for the first time ever
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Cambiar tu forma de hablar porque lo pide tu jefe: España sigue discriminando por el acento
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Cambiar tu forma de hablar porque lo pide tu jefe: España sigue discriminando por el acento
Francia es el único país europeo que tiene una regulación contra la glotofobia, el rechazo hacia las personas por su manera de expresarse
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September 27, 2025 at 6:37 AM
philb81.bsky.social
👀 It's always good to try out a new look, right? If anyone is after some new glasses to look sharp in, I can recommend some.

To learn or teach phrases with 'look', I'd recommend this video :)
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BBC Learning English - English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'look'
Look the part with these four expressions with 'look'
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September 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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💦😱🕷️ What's scarier? Water or spiders?

If you know someone who finds podcasts in English too hard to listen to, show them this one - Real Easy English. Perfect to help develop listening skills and support autonomous listening.

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BBC Learning English - Real Easy English / Talking about fears
Learn to talk about your fears with this conversation in easy English
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September 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Learn these tips to improve your listening in English!

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How can I improve my listening: Ask BBC Learning English
YouTube video by BBC Learning English
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September 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Have you seen our easy English podcast for learners - Real Easy English? This week's episode is all about saving money
www.bbc.co.uk/learningengl...

PS: Don't forget to also show your learners The London Letter Challenge, which is great fun and available here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningengl...
BBC Learning English - Real Easy English / Talking about saving money
Learn to talk about budgets and offers.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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New ELT video series for A2 learners!

The London Letter Challenge is a fun 10-part video series, with worksheets to support each level.

All episodes available now!

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BBC Learning English - The London Letter Challenge
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September 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Fancy managing an ELT social media team? This BBC Learning English job might be for you:

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Senior Journalist Team Manager
Senior Journalist Team Manager
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September 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Atardecer de verano
August 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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👒"Phil, can you come up with an image for 'wear many hats', just don't make it too obvious, OK"

"Sure..."

Learn phrases with 'hat' here:
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BBC Learning English - English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'hat'
Don't keep these phrases under your hat!
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July 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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English in a Minute has got more colourful! This week's colour is blue. Learn phrases with 'blue' in this week's video.

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#elt
BBC Learning English - English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'blue'
How many 'blue' phrases do you know? Learn three more here.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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🌡️Europe is sweltering in a record heatwave. This is the story we're looking at this week in Learning English from the News. 📰Bring news topics into your classroom with our series.

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BBC Learning English - Learning English from the News / Deadly heatwave hits Europe
Many countries in Europe are experiencing an extreme heatwave.
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July 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Listening to Ezra at Glastonbury and I reckon @femiondrums.bsky.social is the purest soul
June 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Our series, Learning English from the News let's you bring world issues into your classroom. This week we looked at the situation in Israel and Iran. www.bbc.co.uk/learningengl...
BBC Learning English - Learning English from the News / Israel-Iran strikes
Israel has launched missile strikes on Iran. In response, Iran has launched strikes on Israel.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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It's great answering questions from our audience! This week it's all about the future perfect.

It's a subtle bit of grammar that allowed me to recreate the spiderman meme and slip in a reference to a classic 80s film - see if you can spot them in the video :)

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BBC Learning English - Ask BBC Learning English / Future perfect vs future perfect continuous
What's the difference between the future perfect and the future perfect continuous? That's Ali's question. Phil has the answer
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June 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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In this week's 'Learning English from the News' we're unpicking some of the language being used to talk about protests and the government response in Los Angeles. #elt

Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningengl...
BBC Learning English - Learning English from the News / Los Angeles protests: Trump sends Marines
Donald Trump sends the Marines to Los Angeles after immigration raids lead to protest
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June 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Hoy cadillacs
June 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Which bit of grammar lets you avoid the blame or talk about unknown people? A video has been made to help you, or your learners learn all about the passive.

[PS: No M&Ms were harmed in the making of this video]

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BBC Learning English - Ask BBC Learning English / What's the passive voice?
What's the passive voice? Viviana has a question. Phil has the answer
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May 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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What a goofy, beautiful, awful season. Can't believe I'm crying tears of HAPPINESS because of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. #COYS
a man in front of a wall with logos for carabao energy drink
ALT: a man in front of a wall with logos for carabao energy drink
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May 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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As a Londoner, I fink it'd be easier if we didn't have to bovver with 'th' sounds, but English doesn't always work like that.

Don't worry though, here are some top tips to help you or your learners say those tricky 'th' sounds.

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BBC Learning English - Ask BBC Learning English / How to pronounce 'th' sounds?
How can you get better at saying 'th' words? Let Phil help you out
www.bbc.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM