In English, many surnames come from the professions of their ancestors. These are called "occupational surnames". Examples include Smith (blacksmith), Miller (miller), Taylor (tailor), and Carpenter.
In this episode, you’ll learn some of the more common ones and we’ll explain the vocabulary related to the profession.

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In today’s podcast, you’ll learn words and expressions connected to arts and crafts, (from sketch to sculpture). We hope you find this episode “handy”.

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In today’s podcast, you’ll learn expressions connected to regrets so that you can reflect on what you did in the past and look back with a critical eye.

We’ve all made mistakes, sometimes we might consider them stupid. But don’t feel bad, we’ll also share 10 REALLY stupid things that people do so that you can put your mistakes in context.

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Some idioms have almost a word for word translation into another language. For example, If you solve two problems with one action, you can use the English idiom 'to kill two birds with one stone' or in Spanish 'Matar dos pájaros de un tiro'. It’s quite similar in French, too; “Faire d'une pierre deux coups”. In Hungarian it’s a similar idiom: "To catch two flies with one slap."

However, there are many idioms that do not translate well into English. In this episode, we’ve collected some of the funnier ones.

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We know what you’re thinking. This is another dry, boring podcast on a topic that we know nothing about. Well, I hope we’ll be able to surprise you and that you’ll learn lots of vocabulary connected to taxes and tariffs in this episode.

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Sit back in the soft, leather seats of a luxury limousine, take a sip of your favourite cocktail and join us on today’s educational ride as you learn English words, expressions and idioms connected to the theme of limousine drivers and chauffeurs.

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In this podcast episode, you’ll learn lots of vocabulary connected to one of our favourite topics; sleep. Finally we can talk about a subject we know a lot about!

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In today’s podcast, you’ll learn vocabulary, expressions and idioms on the topic of astronomy. We have no hesitation in saying that this episode will be “out of this world”!

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