Real Easy English: Talking about desserts
Learning Easy English

Real Easy English: Talking about desserts

B1IntermediateSeptember 11, 20266 min
  • Food

Georgie and Phil have a real conversation in easy English about desserts – the sweet treats we have at the end of a meal. Learn to talk about having a sweet tooth or being a chocolate person, and find out the surprising dessert that Phil still thinks about 20 years later! Watch a video version of this podcast and find a free worksheet and transcript here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english/260911 Sign up to weekly updates from your favourite presenters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

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Hello, I'm Phil. And I'm Georgie. Welcome to another episode of Real Easy English. Remember, you can watch this podcast with subtitles to help you on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

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Hi, Georgie. How are you? I'm pretty good. Thank you. Phil, how are you doing? I'm really good. I think you're going to be even better when you find out what we're talking about today. Tell me. Well, I know we often talk about food, but today we're talking about desserts.

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You were right. I love desserts or puddings. Sometimes we call them puddings in the UK. I have a big sweet tooth, so yeah, I will love this. I will love talking about this topic. Fantastic. Let's get started. So Georgie, I think this is a silly question and I think I know the answer already but do you like desserts? Do I like desserts? I love desserts. I have a really

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