BBC Podcasts

Introduction Can you stop your child having a phone if all their friends have one? Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary. This week's question According to a recent survey, how long does the average American 11-to-14-year-old spend looking at a screen every day? Is it: a) five hours? b) seven hours? or, c) nine hours? Listen to the programme to hear the answer.

Vocabulary preserve (food) treat food to prevent it from rotting so that it can be stored and eaten later nomads people who travel from one place to another, often with animal livestock, rather than living in one place all the time dairy products food which is made from milk, for example butter, cheese or yoghurt take a step back (idiom) temporarily withdraw from a situation in order to think about it more calmly look at the bigger picture (idiom) consider the overall meaning of something as opposed to specific details premature happening too soon or before the proper time

Introduction Are we all eating too much salt? Neil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary. This week's question Which of the following everyday foods contains most salt? a) meat? b) bread? or, c) pasta? Listen to the programme to hear the answer.

Vocabulary a dream (come true) something you want to happen very much but is not likely to (but that does in fact happen) launch introduce something new, such as a consumer product, to the public consumer demand measure of consumers’ desire to buy a certain product based on its price and availability hit the shelves (idiom) become available for purchase go for (something) choose (something) a flop completely unsuccessful; a failure

Introduction Mmm, delicious. Hear a real-life chocolate maker talking about her job! Neil and Beth teach you some useful vocabulary. This week's question What is Britain’s best-selling chocolate bar? a) KitKat? b) Snickers? or, c) Mars? Listen to the programme to hear the answer.

Vocabulary hits the spot (idiom) is exactly what you needed or wanted; gives total satisfaction staple food basic and important type of food that is regularly eaten by a large portion of the population yum yum! exclamation used to say that food tastes or smells very good dig in! used to invite someone to start eating and encourage them to eat as much as they want comfort food food that makes you feel happier because it tastes good to eat, or because it reminds you of home tummy (informal) stomach

Introduction Every country seems to have its own version of dumplings! Neil and Beth discuss this delicious food and teach you some useful vocabulary. This week's question What is suet made from? a) Wheat b) Potato or, c) Animal fat Listen to the programme to hear the answer.