Fancy A Cuppa? - British English and UK Culture

Welcome to Half A Cup; a half length episode of our normal show, where we discuss a couple of interesting news stories from the previous month. Elisa dives in with an update on the World Conker Championships and Emma finishes off with a chat about some new EU rules affecting 'fast fashion'. Follow Emma @adventureintoenglish on Instagram for more British English & UK culture.Follow Elisa @elisa.creates.studio on Instagram for her creative journey.

In this episode, Elisa and Emma chat Halloween, from its origins of Samhain to its modern incarnation and how the tradition has evolved... and not always for the best. Plus, they go through a few spooky idioms and expressions that aren't really spooky at all! Follow Emma @adventureintoenglish on Instagram for more British English & UK culture.Follow Elisa @elisa.creates.studio on Instagram for her creative journey.Contact at [email protected]

In this episode, Elisa interviews Emma on where she has been travelling for the last month, as they catch up after some time apart. She asks her all sorts of questions, including 'What was your highlight?', 'Did anything go wrong?', 'What did you eat?' and 'How did you travel around?'. Plus, the all important question... 'Did you eat any chocolate?'. Follow Emma @adventureintoenglish on Instagram for more British English & UK culture.Follow Elisa @elisa.creates.studio on Instagram for her creative journey.Contact at [email protected]

In this episode, Emma and Elisa are talking all about one of England's greatest figures - William Shakespeare. They chat a little bit about his history, their experience of Shakespeare, and talk about some of the plays themselves. However, the most interesting part is the amount of influence he had on the English language and Emma shares some of the expressions and words that he invented that we still use today. Follow Emma @adventureintoenglish on Instagram for more British English & UK culture.Follow Elisa @elisa.creates.studio on Instagram for her creative journey.Contact at [email protected]

In this episode, Emma and Elisa run through the big supermarkets in the UK, share their opinions and also go over some of the features you can find and some of the vocabulary you might need to know - including some weird spelling!Follow Emma @adventureintoenglish on Instagram for more British English & UK culture.Follow Elisa @elisa.creates.studio on Instagram for her creative journey.Contact at [email protected]