This is a course for upper intermediate level students. It loosely follows the C1 area of the Common European Framework for Languages. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/304xn/p027bv9k.jpg https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:18:04 +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/chinese/course/upper-intermediate https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-1/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-1/activity-1 Finn has three wishes, just like Aladdin in the famous story! But, before you get excited, his three 'wishes' are actually... three ways to use the verb 'wish'. Join us to learn what they are

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-2/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-2/activity-1 As Apple and the FBI continue to disagree about what to do with the locked phone belonging to a gunman, Finn and Neil bring you the latest developments in the story and teach related vocabulary. Join us in News Review and keep your English up-to-date.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-3/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-3/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.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-4/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-4/activity-1 We use I wish for things that we would like to be true about our past, present or future. Usually it's impossible for them to be true... so our wishes are just imagined. There are particular verb forms that we use when talking about wishes. Helen goes back in time to explain!

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-5/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/course/upper-intermediate/unit-16/session-5/activity-1 A large group of people has booked to eat at The White Elephant – how will the team cope with this many people? They're going to have to keep calm... but that's not easy when Gordon is the chef! Watch the story and learn some phrases about keeping calm.

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