Good news: you can forget the news.
You don’t have to watch CNN all the time in order to learn English in front your TV set.
This episode will tell you how the TV can be your Friend(s) when it comes to improving your spoken English.

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Are you an advanced learner of English? These podcasts from Saarland University offer challenging listening opportunities and fascinating topics to do with the English language and culture. Get your new enhanced five-minute episode once every two weeks.
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Folge vom 01.08.200921. Good Show! - Learning English for TV addicts
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Folge vom 22.07.2009X06 - Presidential SlangRemeber our Ropecasts on rhyming slang? One of our listeners had a cool idea for one that is based on Barack Obama. Episode 18: Winnie Words In this episode we go even deeper into the topic of rhyming slang, including some that almost got us an “explicit” tag on the iTunes Store.
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Folge vom 16.07.200920. Getting a Fix on ExpressionsFixed expressions are used by all and sundry 24/7. And what’s more, the most common ones are easy to understand. But there’s bad news too: it’s hard to find out which fixed expressions are worth remembering. We’ll tell you where to look for help, and how to come to grips with them.
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Folge vom 01.07.200919. Proverbial EpiphanyWho told you proverbs are important? Forget school, only teachers use old fashioned sayings like “Early bird gets the worm.” Idioms are the real deal. And as an added bonus we’ll tell you the only two Englisch proverbs that are actually worth learning. English idioms at Wikipedia Find many English idioms here as well as fixed expressions and proverbs and sayings.