147. Does a Country Need an Army?  (English V...

The United Nations has recently voted to adopt a new world map. The UN now supports the Equal Earth map which tries to represent the relative size of continents and countries more accurately. If you compare the Equal Earth projection with the traditional Mercator projection (I’ll ...  Show more

Today, we’re going to talk about one of the most famous historical objects in the world: the Bayeux Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestry is a huge piece of embroidered cloth, about 70 metres long, covered with pictures showing kings, soldiers, ships, horses and battles. It was created a ...  Show more

In the last episode, we talked about the branches of the U.S. military and some common ranks.

Today, we'll focus on military equipment, vehicles, and common expressions used in action movies, news, and ever ...

The debate about national army subscription concerns implementing compulsory military service or conscription in a country. This debate typically involves weighing the benefits and drawbacks of requiring citizens to serve in the armed forces for a certain period of time. Supporte ...  Show more

What does it mean to draw on and squander resources? Learn that and more in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minuteFIND BBC L ...  Show more

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