179. Donald Trump's Legal Troubles (English V...

If you work hard, can you build yourself a better life? For a long time, millions of people believed the answer in the USA was yes. The “American Dream” is the idea that anyone, no matter where they start in life, can achieve success through hard work and determination. You could ...  Show more

You are invited to a party. The invitation says the party starts at 20:00. What time will you arrive? Your answer to this question has a lot to do with your culture. Some of you will have said 20:00 exactly, because that is when the part stats. Others will have said 19:45, becaus ...  Show more

🗒️ About this episode: A brief introduction to the criminal justice system. This episode covers:

Follow us on Instagram and check out our Stories for more ways to interact with Plain English: @plainenglishpod Donald Trump has been charged in New York with falsifying business records, marking the first time that an American president has been indicted. But prosecutors face se ...  Show more

New ruling means Trump cannot be punished for official actions committed as president(Image via Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/engl ...  Show more

🗒️ About this episode: Today's episode looks at some of the Legal English terms which feature in this week's blog post from guest blogger Dmitry.

Dmitry's b ...