Gossip

闲谈

Learning English Grammar

2025-12-09

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What language can you use when you're gossiping? Pippa and Phil talk about some office gossip, and our grammar guru Georgie explains language we can use when we're speculating about something which may or may not be true. Learn about reported speech, and how to use 'may' or 'might' to speculate. TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET: Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/251209 THE Reading ROOM: ✔️ 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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  • Sean, you'll never guess what.

  • What?

  • You know, Geoffrey.

  • Oh yeah, I think so.

  • I saw him with a lady in the office and they were talking together and it's a lady that he doesn't work with.

  • So I think there might be something going on.

  • Hello and welcome to Learning English Grammar.

  • I'm Pippa.

  • And I'm Phil.

  • And we just heard George and Sean gossiping about an office romance.

  • We'll hear more of that gossip later.

  • Now, gossip is when you have casual chats about other people that may or may not be true.