Free trade 自由贸易 NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Abigail:Discussions about free trade are often in the news, and they bring with them talk of summits and conferences, of tariffs ( 关税 ) and subsidies...
immigration 移民 NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Gary:Todays big story is migration.Well focus on some of the issues and, of course, the language behind the topic, and well look at how migration is repor...
Clip Anti-globalisation protest (actuality) Gary:Anti-globalisation protestors take to the streets to make their feelings known. Clip News story Gary:Globalisation is a buzzword in our news bulletins （告示） , though according to some commentators,...
Information society 信息社会 Gary: [from Covent Garden in London] Ive chosen one of the hottest days of theyear to take a short stroll from our BBC studios to nearby Covent Garden. Imvisiting Hakim Kahtan, whos manager of Global Tele-Call. This part...
Gary: HIV/AIDS features in news stories almost every day of the year. Its a subject that concerns us all the politicians who lead our countries, health workers of all kinds and at every level, and, of course, the people infected with HIV, those who...
Gary:Water Do we have enough of it? Will this precious resource be the cause of future wars? Turn the pages of your newspaper, tune in to the radio news: these topics appear over and over again. Water is a subject that affects us all; it touches our...
Jackie: Oil makes our world go roundthey call it black gold. It fuels our cars, runs our industries, it makes our countries work. So when oil prices go up, or when supplies are scarce, oil can cause a global crisis. Oil is the topic of this second c...
Jackie: Welcome to BBC Learning English dot com and Insight Plus - a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. How far should science go to help the sick and the suffering? Today on Insight Plus,...
Jackie: Money is a powerful force. From the notes and coins in our pockets to the billions that flow around the world each day -It drives business and the economy. Money is the topic of this second chance to hear Insight Plus - your guide to the lan...
Jackie: Welcome to BBC Learning English dot com and another chance to hear Insight Plus - a series, first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. The earth is in danger. And some say the greatest threat is...
Jackie:Welcome to bbclearningenglish.com and a second chance to hear Insight Plus - a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. Todays topic is Human rights - do we have a right to freedom, food...
Jackie: Welcome to bbclearningenglish.com and another chance to hear Insight Plus, a series first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. Todays topic is Big Brands, companies which see the entire world as...
Callum: Hello and welcome to the last in our series about culture and inter-cultural communication Who on Earth are we? Over the course of this series, weve heard about some of the ways that we can explore cultural differences, weve come closer to u...
Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English and the tenth programme in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? Today, with the help of Rebecca Fong, a teacher of inter-cultural communication at the University of the West of England, Marc Bee...
Callum: Hello and welcome to Talk about English and the tenth programme in our series on culture, Who on Earth are we? Today, with the help of Rebecca Fong, a teacher of inter-cultural communication at the University of the West of England, Marc Bee...
