Latest Episodes
Speaking to babies and young children – AIRC610
Today we’re going to talk about something very familiar to parents, grandparents, teachers, and anyone who spends time with little children: baby talk.Baby talk includes the special words, sounds, and games adults use when talking to babies and young children. Scientists call this child-directed...
The British Police – AIRC609
When people talk about the British police, they often imagine one single organisation. In reality, policing in the UK is more complex. The British police system is made up of several different forces, each responsible for a specific region and operating under slightly different...
Australia – AIRC608
Long time listeners to the podcast may remember that in the past we’ve spoken about a variety of different countries including Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Chile, to name but a few. In this episode, we go down under to talk about Australia in...
Is Chivalry dead? – AIRC607
This week, we ask the question, ‘Is chivalry dead?’. When was the last time someone held open a door for you to walk through, or helped you to put your coat on? In this episode, we’ll briefly explain the origins of chivalry and look...
Making Small Talk – AIRC606
In today’s podcast, you’ll learn how to make small talk, chit-chat, and casual conversation so that you’ll know what to say next time you want to start, and continue, an informal conversation in English. https://inglespodcast.com/77 (Nov. 2015) How to start a conversation and make...
The articles (the, a, an, zero) in English: revisited – AIRC605
In today’s podcast, you’ll learn how and when to use 4 types of determiners in English so that you’ll know, once and for all, how to use the definite article ‘the’, the indefinite articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ and the zero article (when no article...
