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Your Chinese is very impressive Finn. But I want  how many Chinese words do you know? A thousand perhaps. You are just showing off now, aren't you. Not being able to speak foreign language is a bit of British trait, or particular British characteristic. We are not very good at it although Finn is an exception. He can speak many foreign languages, can't you. Well, not many. A bit of German, some French, Portuguese, Chinese of course. A bit of Japanese. I'm very impressive. Well not the rest of us British are being encouraged to learn at least a thousand words of another language. We'll talk more about that soon but before I start learning my new words, how about a question Finn. Do you know which is the second most spoken language in England? Is it a) Polish b) XXXX c) French I think I know this one, Rob. I am going to say a) Polish. OK. As always I will let you know the answer at the end of programme.  So as I mention, the British are generally considered...

Now, Finn I'd like to start by asking you how many job interviews do you have? That's difficult. Maybe ten interviews in my life. Ten, quite a few. Do you enjoy going job interviews? Oh, I absolutely adore them. I thought so. Joking. Me does. nobody does. Yes, with me, they are torture. I hate been grayed by panel or group of people. I know I can do the job, but I hate having to convince them. Today we're going discussing all the job interview and looking some related vocabulary. So Finn are you ready for your first interview question? Yes, Rob. I'm willing to go. Good to hear. Well it's important to know what type of job you have been interviewed before. Some job titles are a bit exaggerated. So what type of job have been named a field acknowledgement consultant. Is it a) a waitress b) a school dinner lady c) a patrol station assistance Right. I think that is b) a school dinner lady. Interesting choice. I'll let you know if you...

Today we're talking about man's body image. That means how man feel about their physical appearance. Yes, so it's not about fashion, the style about clothe they were. It's about how they look physically. And how they think other people view them. So Rob, how do you think I look? You want me to be honest? Yes, not really. Yes, I guess you are handsome really. Beautiful skinny. Maybe feel like you work out and you don't go to the gym. But don't look me I can't talk. I don't look like as Good I either. Come on. Rob, I am sure your wife thinks you look very handsome. Well, you have to ask. Well, before we explore the subject more, and look some related vocabulary. Let's work out with the question. It's about a survey on man's body image. In the survey by the university of Western England, what percentage of men said they were unhappy about their body. Is it a) 20 percent. b) 55 percent. c) 80 percent. I think men are actually...

How was your holiday? My holiday was lovely near. I was staying on a beautiful island. It was very remote and actually there was no internet access. So I did feel quite cutoff actually. And cutoff means isolated. How did you survive Catherine? It wasn't easy and I had my e-reader that is an electronic device which let's you store and read lots of books from the internet. And I read a lot of Harry Porter. Harry Porter? I know you like wizard, Catherine. But shouldn't you download it quite a classic. How about Shakespeare's the tempest. That could be a wizard too, isn't it. Well, I actually do. But Shakespeare's on the beach wasn't quite right for me, Neil. Well, today we're talking about how poor and more remote on distant part of the world. Can't get access to learning. That's right. Before we start, Neil believe you have a quiz question for us. Yes I do. I'd like to know what the proportion of the world's pop...

Today we're talking about something many of us are familiar with. Drinking in the bar or pub. Now Neil, do you have favorite bar or pub? I have few favorites. But one particular is a pub I used to go to after work with friends or colleagues when you go personal service, they brought the drink to you which is very unusual in this country. Certainly it is. I love the old fashion style English pub with plenty XXXXX, casual XXXX sitting in the rolling lock file. A lot of king on this bright, loud modern bars. And the drink is expensive there too. You are very traditional, aren't you. Let's talk more about places to drink around the world soon and highlight some drinking related vocabulary. But first, how about a question? Of course. In the UK, the word pub is short for public house. And there are more than 15000 of them with many different historical names. But do you know which name is the most popular pub name. Is it a) The Red Line b) The Crown c)  The Ro...