A real-life secret Santa: BBC News Review 2022

February 6, 2023



Someone’s been leaving presents in public places in a village in the UK. Could this be a real-life secret Santa? Neil and Catherine teach you the language the world’s media is using to discuss this story.

Key words and phrases
delights
gives great pleasure

Christmas delights young and old alike.
Lin is a delight to work with. She’s so happy and helpful.
dotted
spread across an area

Gifts were left dotted all over the town.
British town centres are dotted with pubs.
random
by chance; not according to a plan

It’s a lottery – the numbers are chosen at random.
I saw a woman with a pineapple on her head earlier. How random.

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36 Comments
  1. Neil you are looking like santa

  2. 👒 The school decided to delight all the teachers on mother's day and rise the salary.
    👒 Dogs are dotted all over the country.
    👒 The teacher chose a random child to pull the name of the students an the party.

  3. Your teaching is worth enjoying.

  4. What a kind young man to give out free stuff in Christmas 😊

  5. lam delighted because l listen to you all of time

  6. Last year our business shaky started, but finally it dotted cause of not gathered good team
    Is it would be true example of dotted?

  7. I can't find this PDF to download?

  8. You are doing an excellent video program of teaching English ……thank you all and go for it!

  9. Yesterday morning, weather was delightful, and it was a great chance for us to go out. However, in the evening, it was too windy and suddenly started to rain like cats and dogs. Today, there are rubbish dotted randomly around our street because of heavy storm that occured last day.

  10. I am delighted to watch this wonderful program

  11. Many informations about english dotted on Youtube but I was delighted to find this channel when I randomly searched some channel for my education.

  12. It's always a great delight listening to such delightful co-presenters.

  13. neil and Katherine you make a perfect team!! i love listening to you guys.

  14. Ccccconguladuatiaon

  15. BBC LEARNING ENGLISH dot com 😂

  16. I like this topic thank you

  17. Where is the subtitles???

  18. Thank you, BBC.

  19. Hi! 3.50"I would be delighted if you COULD/WOULD…" Is it correct to use "could"/'would here? it's a subordinate clause, to my mind…

  20. Please make videos subtitles

  21. Great video as usual,Neil's questions are very important and help to use the words correctly not randomly 👌👏

  22. I learnt "random" cause of listening music player😂

  23. One thing very Important that I speak in English I always learn from BBC

  24. I’m delighted to listen and watch this video.
    I understood
    I thank you both

  25. I am delighted to see both of you with one of the news reviews.

  26. ''gifts were left dotted all over the town''. someone can explain it for me why we have 2 verbs here'' left and dotted, please. thanks in advance

  27. merry christmas! please make this blue! Thanks!

  28. Thanks BBC, i'm so delighted to watch this video. Merry Christmas you all!!

  29. I LOVE BOTH OF YOU, YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST TEACHER​ EVER​♥️♥️♥️♥️HAPPY NEW​ YEAR​ INADVANCED♥️♥️♥️♥️

  30. This program is useful

  31. You guys are amazing. Learning from you has helped me land a scholarship for my bachelor degree overseas. Thank you and I wish you all a blessed New Year.

  32. Merry Christmas 💖

  33. Merry Christmas , thanks for the English lesson video, it sounds great if upload with subtitle that it is a easy way to learn english more easlier

  34. Feliz Navidad!!! All the BBC learning English team.

  35. Thank you, it helps a lot!
    Merry Christmas from Ukraine!

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