It's important to practice English for at least five minutes every day, and this challenge will help make it an effortless habit.

Today Natasha and Matthew debate which TV shows and movies are good for learning English.

Natasha is into reality TV like Selling Sunset as an easy way to train your ear, while Matthew suggests more serious stuff like Ted Talks and Harry Potter.

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Pub quizzes are a real British institution. We go to the pub, usually on a Monday night, for some trivia with friends.

So, get ready to immerse yourself with one of my favourite traditions.

Some of the answers are quite easy, some are a little tricker... and some will just be a question of 'I know it, but how do I say that in English!?'

Join us on Instagram and let me know how many points you got!

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The hosts discuss some handy English expressions and idioms, such as beating around the bush and keeping someone in the loop, and translate some others from French. They also share their thoughts on the film Auberge Espagnole, which highlights the mixing of different cultures.

Takeaways:

1. Little and often is key when learning a language.

2. ‘Acquisition’ can be used as a fancy way to say ‘buy’.

3. ‘Glory hunting’ refers to someone who only cares about their own success and not the team's.

4. ‘Stretching the truth’ means exaggerating or telling a half-truth.

5. ‘Barking up the wrong tree’ means being completely wrong about something.

6. ‘Bite the bullet’ means go for it.

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