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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]

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. This month, the famous Bayeux Tapestry is being displayed in London, but what would we have on a tapestry depicting our lives? Also, we chat about price transparency on EU flights and how included hand luggage and other rules to help holidaymakers are being introduced on EU flights. Find more about the Bayeux Tapestry here EU flight article here 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 about some of the popular events that are either held in the UK over the summer or the ones that, as a nation, people enjoy watching together. They also share some of their own experiences too! Share in the comments if you've attended any of these and what your own experiences were like. 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]

This is a mini episode to celebrate the podcast's first birthday! Elisa and Emma chat Jaffa Cakes (cake or biscuit?), their highlights from the year and what they hope for in the future. Thank you so much to all of you for listening!! Here's to more cups of tea and a LOT more biscuits! 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]

Winnie the Pooh, Paddington Bear, Peter Rabbit, The Gruffalo... In this episode, Emma and Elisa discuss why children's books can be a great tool for language learners and share some memorable books from their childhoods, along with some very popular ones, plus some they still enjoy reading now. Have you read any of these before? 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 recorded their visit to the Cambridge Beer Festival to share a little bit about British beer, and CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale). Emma's dad also pops in to give a deeper insight into some aspects of the beer scene and to share his excellent beer-based knowledge. Let's get merry! 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]

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. This month we're talking about Britain's 'National Treasure' David Attenborough and the celebrations for his 100th birthday. Plus, Emma continues on the theme of the natural world by picking a local news story all about sustainability. David Attenborough letter video here - https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFyK6boqC2/ VanJarred Refillery news story here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62xzk45g96o 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 have the pleasure of talking to National Trust ranger, wildlife presenter, author, podcaster and conservationist Ajay Tegala. He shares his recommendations on all things British before going on to talk about his nature experiences and wildlife highlights here in the UK, plus he touches on education and conservation too. Follow Emma @adventureintoenglish on Instagram for more British English & UK culture. Follow Elisa @elisa.creates.studio on Instagram for her creative journey. Find Ajay @ajaytegala and @wildtalesnt (podcast) and Wicken Fen @wickenfennt Contact at [email protected]

In today's episode, Emma and Elisa are chatting about the cinema! It's May 4th - Star Wars Day - and Emma touches on how the Star Wars films, whilst not British, have impacted her day to day life and Elisa talks about how she loves to visit the cinema every week. They discuss film genres, interactive experiences and films that have made them cry. What's your favourite film or genre? 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 talk about friendships. What is a friend? Should all friendships be the same? How easy is it to make friends as an adult (and how to do it in the UK)? All these questions and more will be answered all while eating some 'nice' biscuits. What do you think? Is it easy to make friends where you live? What does the word friend translate to in your language? Does it have the same meaning? (Sorry about the audio! We had a microphone recording issue and I've tried to balance the audio as best as I can, so apologies if there are any quiet or loud sections) 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]

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. This month we're talking about how shows like Bridgerton help to keep England's stately homes running and Elisa shares a little bit about a period drama she's been interested in. Check out the article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2k6ejjp8o 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 discussing seasonal treats, as Easter is only just around the corner. They chat about Easter eggs, hot cross buns, chocolate nests and more, and finish up by saying how they hope they will 'grow' and 'blossom' this year (just like the flowers are doing right now!) 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]

Emma has another guest this week! She's joined by her brother Matt, a personal trainer and fitness instructor, to share his expertise on the world of workouts, what parts of social media you should watch out for, and the most important thing... what his favourite biscuit is. He also shares his British recommendations for food, places and TV shows. Follow Emma @adventureintoenglish on Instagram for more British English & UK culture. Contact Matt @physical_blueprint on Instagram for any fitness related questions you might have! Contact at [email protected]

In this episode, Emma and Elisa are celebrating women's month and International Women's Day by discussing some of the issues they're still facing, some incredible British women throughout history and the importance of representation. Plus, they chat about Mother's Day in the UK and the most important women in their lives; their mums. 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]