Episode 5: All about Bisons
What is the difference between a bison and a buffalo?Why are there so few bison alive today in the USA compared to at the start of the 19th Century?Should we domesticate bison for meat production?
What I've Learnt This Week
A weekly podcast to help you practise and improve your English !Each week I share with you the most spectacular things I've learnt this week: from the forgotton stories and legends of the past to extraordinary anecdotes about recent findings. At the end of every podcast, I ask you to join the debate and write a comment with your opinion about the question of the week.
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Episodes (5)
Episode 4: The Money Boat & The Titanic
Do you know why the Titanic was in the news last week?DO you know why lifeboat no.1 that fled the sinking ship was nicknamed 'The Money Boat'? No? Then, listen to this week's episode to find out!
Episode 3: Moot Courts debating & Operation Cornflakes propaganda
Do you know what a ''moot court'' is?Have you heard of Operation Cornflakes?If not, have a listen to this week's episode of What I've Learnt This Week with Miss Hurst!Don't forget to join the debate by leaving a comment or emailing Miss Hurst with your opinion on the questions raised in this episode:Q1) What do you think ''moot courts'' in law schools?Q2) What distinguishes fake news from propaganda?
What I've Learnt This Week, Episode 2: Confusing contronyms, clever crows and contagious Mary.
This week I share with you :-- what a contronym is and how confusing they can be- how clever and avengefuls crows really are - and the unforgettable story of Mary Typhoid...Please leave a comment to share your opinion on the questions raised in this podcast: -Is training crows to avoid eating certains things a good idea or another case of humans interfering with nature? - How do you feel about Mary Typhoid's fate?And send in your best examples of sentences using contronyms!
Episode 1: What I've Learnt This Week
Do you know what ‘to stay woke’ means? How Snoopy protects NASA astronauts? Or how cheese is made? To find out the answers, listen to this week’s podcast!Don’t forget to join the debate by leaving a comment to share your opinion on the question of the week : Is cheese vegetarian?