Vocabulary: bereave
Do you know what the word “bereave” means? Watch the video to find out and to learn some synonyms.
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Talking about food: Recipe for apple and blackberry jam
This video gives instructions on making blackberry and apple jam.
Watch it to see how much you can understand. If you want, try making the jam yourself!
here are some words in the video:
blackberry: mûr
pips: pépins
skin: peau
pan: casserole
sieve: passoir
to weigh: peser
ladle: louche
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Watch BBC Flatmates : episode 17
Michal books tickets for his upcoming date with Helen in episode 17 – Booking tickets – from BBC Learning English.
Practise saying these dates, they are difficult to distinguish:
Tuesday the first
Thursday the third
Listen to the man on the phone and carefully repeat.
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Vocabulary: Brag
Do you know what the word “brag” means? Watch the video to find out and to learn some synonyms.
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Watch BBC Flatmates: episode 16
Michal is talking about his romantic troubles. What advice for broken-heated Michal can Helen offer? Find out in episode 16 – A kitchen romance from BBC Learning English.
‘plenty more fish in the sea’ : un de perdu, dix de retrouvés!
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Vocabulary: Bolster
Do you know what the word “bolster” means? Watch the video to find out and to learn some synonyms.
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Watch BBC Flatmates : episode 15
It’s a quiet night for Alice at the hospital. She phones Helen for a chat. Find out what they’re talking about in episode 15 – A heart-to-heart – from BBC Learning English.
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Vocabulary: Brutal
Do you know what the word “brutal” means? Watch the video to find out, and learn some synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Banal
Do you know what the adjective “banal” means? Watch the video to find out. It’s quite like the French word, but perhaps a little more negative than in French.
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Vocabulary: Atrocious
Do you know what the word “atrocious” means? Watch the video to find out.
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Watch BBC flatmates : episode 14
Tim is working in the department store when a customer drops something. Find out what, in episode 14 – Tim strikes it rich – from BBC Learning English.
proverb: ‘a fool and his money are soon parted’ : un idiot et son argent sont vite séparés!
to wrap : emballer
wrapping paper: papier cadeau
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Vocabulary: Abate
Do you know what the verb “to abate” means? Watch the video to find out. This word has a French origin. Can you guess which word it comes from?
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Watch BBC flatmates : episode 13
Tim has tells Alice a surprising secret about their landlord. Find out who in episode 13 – Tim spills the beans – from BBC Learning English.
to spill the beans (renverser les haricots – lit) : révéler un secret – ‘cracher le morceau’
a cuppa : (argo britannique) – a cup of tea : une tasse du thé
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Vocabulary: Altruism
Do you know what the noun “altruism” means? Watch the video to find out.
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Watch BBC flatmates : episode 12
Michal and Alice are chatting about the film they’ve just seen. Did they both enjoy it? Will they go and see another one? Find out in episode 12 – After the film – from BBC Learning English.
a date : rendez-vous (galant?)
to date someone : sortir avec quelqu’un
Would you like to go out with me? : tu veux sortir avec moi?
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