This is a course for learners of English who have a relatively good level. It is designed to help you become an even better speaker and to help you move towards a near native level of English. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/304xn/p027bv9k.jpg https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:04:00 +0100 BBC Learning English Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/additional_rss.shtml for terms and conditions of reuse.https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced/unit-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced/unit-3 When is the present not the present? Sian shares four ways in which we use the present to talk about the past - and she also has a very funny joke.

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]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced/unit-3/session-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced/unit-3/session-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced/unit-3/session-2/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/amharic/course/towards-advanced/unit-3/session-2/activity-1 Get up-to-date with the latest news and understand it too with Lingohack. Listen to and watch authentic BBC World News bulletins and learn key words and phrases that help you make sense of the news.

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