1247 A Visit to Greggs | British Coffee, Food & Everyday English

Visit Greggs for coffee, British food and everyday English listening practice. Learn café vocabulary and explore life on the British high street.

Come with me on a visit to Greggs, one of the best-known food and bakery chains in the UK.

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1240 A Walk Through the Shopping Centre | Real English Listening Practice

Practise British English listening as I walk through a shopping centre, explore the shops and buy cookies from Poundland.

Join me for a relaxed walk through a British shopping centre as I talk about what I see and hear along the way. I wander through the shops, practise useful everyday English, and stop at Poundland to buy some cookies.

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“Now That You Are British” – The Historic Tradition Behind Britain’s Welcome Booklets

A look at the “Now That You Are British” booklet given at UK citizenship ceremonies, exploring the history of British government information booklets, citizenship, belonging, and civic life in modern Britain.

Tomorrow, a member of my family will attend a British citizenship naturalisation ceremony and receive the booklet “Now That You Are British.” In this podcast, I explore the long tradition of British government information booklets that guided people through major life events, from retirement and pensions to citizenship and civic life.

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