Choosing a home

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Learning English Grammar

2025-10-21

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Do you want a house that's a bit, sort of or a lot bigger? Neil and Pippa talk about why they chose to live where they do, while grammar guru Georgie explains how to use 'a bit', 'sort of' and 'a lot' with comparisons, as well as how to compare something to a clause. TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/251021 THE READING ROOM: Practise your reading skills here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/the_reading_room FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ 6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️ The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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  • Hello and welcome to Learning English Grammar.

  • I'm Beth.

  • And I'm Phil.

  • We've just heard Pippa and Neil talking about how they chose where to live and how they compared different places.

  • Today we're looking at the grammar of comparisons and it's not just about whether to use more or an ER word.

  • We're going to take it to the next level.

  • Now,

  • you can read along with this podcast using the transcript on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

  • So, Phil...

  • Why did you choose to live where you live now?