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    AI to reduce animal testing

    AI to reduce animal testing

    Could AI reduce the need for animal testing? Phil and Georgie teach you some useful vocabulary.
    TRANSCRIPT
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    • 6 min
    The school that puts the kids in charge

    The school that puts the kids in charge

    What happens when you put the kids in charge of the school? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
    TRANSCRIPT
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    • 6 min
    What can we learn from toddlers?

    What can we learn from toddlers?

    You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well! Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
    TRANSCRIPT
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    • 6 min
    How learning to read changes lives

    How learning to read changes lives

    How can literacy change people's lives? Beth and Phil discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
    TRANSCRIPT
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    • 6 min
    Building a better world with wood?

    Building a better world with wood?

    Did you know that being in nature, and building with wood, has benefits for our physical and mental health? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.
    TRANSCRIPT
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    • 6 min
    How names can tell painful stories

    How names can tell painful stories

    Can names be attached to painful histories? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. For more great language tips and programmes visit bbclearningenglish.com [Image: Getty]
    TRANSCRIPT
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    • 6 min

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