English learners club

Word on the Street

Word on the Street is an exciting new English Language teaching programme co-produced by the BBC and the British Council.

Word on the Street looks at how English works in everyday life and presents lively aspects of young British culture. Each half hour episode is filmed in a different place in the UK and features drama, interviews and reports to help you improve your English language skills.

2.96591	Christmas Wed, 08 Aug 12 It's Christmas! Ashlie and Stephen are cooking for their parents, but there's so much to be done. The pair have to buy presents and Ashlie needs to cook the turkey, roast the potatoes and make the stuffing. And Stephen? Well, for Stephen, Christmas is a holiday... Amandeep visits the famous Fortnum & Mason department store in London to see the Christmas window displays and discover more about one of the most important aspects of Christmas - shopping!
3.98611	Art Wed, 01 Aug 12 Ashlie and Stephen are at an art market to buy things for Ashlie's flat. But the brother and sister can't stop arguing over who can make better art. To settle it, they decide to have a competition. Who is the best artist? And who is the best salesperson? Reporter Joe explores London's newest art events: pop-up galleries. He interviews the artists and art enthusiasts who visit these tiny temporary exhibitions.
4.083335	Indoor Sports Wed, 25 Jul 12 In this episode, Ashlie and Stephen are all set to go to the beach with their two young cousins, Ellie and Joe. But the changeable English weather has other plans and they have to visit an indoor sports centre instead. Ashlie and Ellie go snowboarding and Stephen takes Joe to the climbing wall to show off his Spiderman skills... Amandeep goes behind the scenes at the BBC weather centre to see how weather forecasts are made and to get to the bottom of every British person's favourite conversation topic: the weather!
4.105265	York Wed, 18 Jul 12 Ashlie and Stephen are going north this time, to the beautiful historic city of York. Stephen is thinking of trying his hand at archaeology, but Ashlie wants to go shopping! They visit the Jorvik museum to find out what York looked - and smelled - like a thousand years ago, and Stephen tries to persuade Ashlie to go digging for treasure... Reporter Amandeep also goes to York to find out how important Britain’s history is in helping the tourism industry, attracting visitors from all over the world.
3.5	Flathunting Wed, 11 Jul 12 Ashlie's sick of where she lives - nothing works and her flat is too pink! Stephen helps her to find her dream home, but makes a terrible mistake when it comes to moving house... Meanwhile, Amandeep investigates some of the UK's most unusual housing, and sees how we might live 20 years from now.