British Language

Learn and improve your English with the BBC. Collected here for the first time are 12 episodes from BBC Learning English's popular 6 Minute English series. Aimed at intermediate level learners of English, each programme examines a different topic which is discussed and explained to help learners increase their knowledge of the English language.

Was sind die Unterschiede zwischen britischem und amerikanischem Englisch? 400 Jahre lang haben sich die beiden Sprachversionen diesseits und jenseits des Atlantiks unabhängig voneinander weiterentwickelt und ein paar interessante Eigenheiten herausgebildet. Diese werden im Sprachteil genauer unter die Lupe genommen. Außerdem geht es auf eine Reise nach Jersey und auf die Kanalinseln, es wird gelernt, wie man effektiv telefonische Nachrichten hinterlassen kann und erfahren, warum "Movember" wichtig für die Gesundheit der Männer ist.

Use your mind's natural rhythm to learn a language with Rhythms Easy English (British) from EuroTalk. It's naturally easier to learn something when it's set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what we've done. Rhythms puts your mind painlessly to work: you don't even need to focus! Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you won't just switch off after five minutes.

Useful tips to help achieve a more professional level of speech. The way we speak can say as much about us as the clothes we wear, the car we drive, or even the newspapers and magazines we read.