Stay updated with today’s top UK news headlines in simple English. Perfect for English learners! Improve your vocabulary and listening skills with real news from July 14, 2025.

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UK News Today –  English Headlines for ESL Learners (July 14, 2025)

In this podcast, we will share the Most important language-boosting Tips.

Urdu-With-Atif

How to speak Urdu with confidence: 7 Tips & Tricks 

⭐ Pouquoi le drapeau français est-il bleu, blanc et rouge ? C’est ce que nous allons voir dans cet épisode.

⭐ To make the most of this podcast, a transcript, an English translation and language activities are available on my BLOG.

⭐ If you want to practise your French further, please check out my regular podcast channel "Learn French with Anthony" and visit my website to access plenty of interactive language activities.

Explore France with Anthony

#02 Le drapeau français

清明节是中国的传统节日，通常在四月。这时候，天气不冷也不热，到处都是春天的样子，草绿了，花开了，好看极了。​
清明节有一个重要的习俗，就是扫墓。很多人会在这天去墓地，墓地是去世的人 “住” 的地方。人们带着鲜花来到墓地，把墓地打扫得干干净净，再献上鲜花，表达对去世亲人的想念。​
除了扫墓，清明节还适合踏青。人们会和家人、朋友一起去公园或者郊外。在公园里，能看到五颜六色的花，还能听到小鸟唱歌。在郊外，空气特别新鲜，风轻轻吹在脸上，舒服极了。大家一边走，一边看风景，心情也变得更好。​
清明节还有好吃的食物，比如青团。青团是用绿色的菜和糯米做的，又软又甜，味道很棒。很多人在清明节会吃青团。​
在中国，有一首和清明节有关的诗，是唐代诗人杜牧写的。诗是这样的：​
清明时节雨纷纷，​
路上行人欲断魂。​
借问酒家何处有？​
牧童遥指杏花村。​
这首诗说的是，清明节的时候下雨了，路上的人心情不太好。有人问哪里有酒店，放牛的小孩指着远处的杏花村。​
清明节既有对去世亲人的思念，又有对春天的喜爱。希望通过今天的节目，大家对清明节有更多的认识。感谢收听，咱们下次再见！

Intresting Chinese有趣的中文

清明节-QingMingFestival

***Listen to story of a crow which tries to find water 
**send me a message if you need any help with the words or phrases
hope you enjoy it :)


Persian Podcasts / پادکست فارسی 

کلاغ تشنه / A thirsty crow

Picture this: you’re standing at the coffee machine and a colleague comes over. You don’t know him very well. You both say hello and then you can’t think of much to say. You mumble* something about the weather (if you are British this is a sure thing. We love to talk about the weather) and then… nothing. 

Your mind goes blank* and you stand awkwardly looking at the coffee, wondering why it is taking so long to make…

Or picture this: you’ve joined a meeting online and there are one or two colleagues already there. You’re waiting for others to join and you have to pass the time. But the same thing happens … you can’t think of anything interesting to say and there is awkward silence….

In these situations we need small talk.

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Engine English

Episode 7: Small talk at work: an English learner’s guide

From this episode, you are going to learn some sentences which are useful for your very first conversation with your Chinese friends. If you like the audio, please subscribe the channel!

你好，我是李华。（Hello, I‘m Li Hua.）
nǐ hǎo , wǒ shì Lǐ Huá .
请问，你叫什么名字？(Excuse me, what is your name?)
qǐng wèn , nǐ jiào shén me míng zì ?
请问，你贵姓？(Excuse me, what is your (honorable) family name?)
qǐng wèn , nǐ guì xìng ?

我叫wǒ jiào……(I’m called ……)
我姓wǒ xìng……（My family name is……）

你是哪国人？(Where are you from?)
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén ?
我是美国人。(I’m Chinese.)
wǒ shì zhōng guó rén.

more nationalities:
美国人měi guó rén（American）
英国人yīng guó rén（British）
法国人fǎ guó rén（French）
日本人rì běn rén（Japanese）
泰国人tài guó rén（Thai）
加拿大人jiā ná dà rén（Canadian）
印度人yìn dù rén（Indian）
巴西人bā xī rén（Brazilian）
阿根廷人ā gēn tíng rén（Argentinean）
澳大利亚人ào dà lì yà rén（Australian）
俄罗斯人é luó sī rén（Russian）
西班牙人xī bān yá rén（Spanish）
南非人nán fēi rén（South Afrian）

你呢？nǐ ne ?(What about you?)

很高兴认识你！(Glad to meet you!)
hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ !

Daily Conversation（日常对话）

First meet conversation（初次见面）part1

Let's dive into the explanation of the difference between “get over it” and “get even” 🤗
