Latest Episodes
Legal doping and robots: Is this the future of sport? – AIRC645
What happens when athletes can use any performance-enhancing drug they like, and when robots start competing alongside them?In this episode, we look back at the fall of cyclist Lance Armstrong, and discuss the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas and the World Humanoid Robot Games...
Expressing interest and surprise in English – AIRC644
Have you ever heard some surprising news and not known what to say? Or found yourself replying “Really?” to absolutely everything? Well, today we’re looking at how to express interest and surprise in natural English. From “Has he?” to “You’re joking!”, we’ll explore the...
When to use ‘whether’ and ‘if’ – AIRC643
Have you ever wondered whether you should use “whether” or “if” in English? They can seem very similar, and in many sentences, both are possible. But there are some important differences between them and knowing when to use each one can make your English...
Dance vocabulary and dancing expressions – AIRC642
In today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about something that most people can connect with in some way: dancing.Whether you love dancing, hate dancing, dance professionally, or only dance when nobody is watching, there’s a lot of useful English connected with this topic. So...
South African English Vocabulary – AIRC641
Congratulations to Reza for passing the C2 exam in Valencian. Absolutely lekker news! Apologies for the delay in replying to your voice messages, but we’re back and ready to go.Today we’ve got a message from Rocío from Cádiz and then we’re heading all the...
Reduplication: words that are repeated – AIRC640
Chop-chop! That’s enough chit-chat! Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty of today’s podcast which is….talking about words like chop-chop, chit-chat and nitty-gritty.You might think that our podcast episodes are just thrown together willy-nilly, but nothing could be further from the truth. We’ll help you...
