Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.

Learn vocabulary from song lyrics and hear natural English speakers.

In this episode, we meet musician Josh who sings for us at the BBC.

WATCH JOSH PERFORM: Find a video of Josh’s song on our website https://bbc.in/4jleE1w

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A word that means you want two people to be in a relationship.TRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to our new music series My Song, My Home. In each episode we meet a new musician who tells us about their home town and performs a song to help you learn.Learn vocabulary from song lyrics and hear natural English speakers.In this episode, we me…

A word for when you suddenly realise or understand something. Learn it here TRANSCRIPT
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An informal British English word that means to wander or stroll around casually.TRANSCRIPT
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This expression is all about following the rules.TRANSCRIPT
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Many of us hope to turn over a new leaf when a new year starts.TRANSCRIPT
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If you ‘can’t go wrong’ with a suggestion, you can’t fail if you use it.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak…

An expression to change someone’s perspective. Learn it hereTRANSCRIPT
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An expression that means you’re focused on one thing at a particular period of lifeTRANSCRIPT
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