This is a course for intermediate level students. It loosely follows the B2 area of the Common European Framework for Languages. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/304xn/p027bv9k.jpg https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/thai/course/intermediate Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:40:06 +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/thai/course/intermediate https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/thai/course/intermediate/unit-25 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/thai/course/intermediate/unit-25 What's the biggest number you know in your language? Do you have a word that isn't an actual number but means a really really big number? In this session we have some fun facts and figures about big numbers and also advice on how to pronounce and write them.

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