English Rewind - London Life: Rhyming slang

Would you Adam and Eve (believe) it? You can learn all about English rhyming slang, improve your English vocabulary knowledge AND practise your English listening with this archive episode of London Life! Do you know any more slang words? Tell us in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡ Useful vocabulary: โœ”๏ธ stallholder - someone who works at a market โœ”๏ธ Do you fancy...? - Would you like...? โœ”๏ธ wallop - slang expression for โ€™beerโ€™ โœ”๏ธ egalitarian - equal; (something that) everyone can do and be involved in โœ”๏ธ punters - slang expression for โ€™customersโ€™ Common rhyming slang expressions: โœ”๏ธ ball of chalk - walk โœ”๏ธ rub-a-dub - pub โœ”๏ธ frog and toad - road โœ”๏ธ Basil Fawlty - balti (a type of Indian food that is served in the UK) โœ”๏ธ Billie Piper - windscreen wiper Image: Getty English Rewind is a collection of programmes from our archive. This programme was first published on the BBC Learning English website in November 2006. More programmes: ๐Ÿ˜Š 4 slang words ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ˜Š What most helped improve your English? ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ˜Š Do you get jealous easily? ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English ๐Ÿ‘‰ โœ”๏ธ Visit our website ๐Ÿ‘‰ โœ”๏ธ Follow us on Instagram ๐Ÿ‘‰ โœ”๏ธ Find us on Facebook ๐Ÿ‘‰ โœ”๏ธ Join us on TikTok ๐Ÿ‘‰ @bbclearningenglish Get our app: Android ๐Ÿ‘‰ iPhone ๐Ÿ‘‰ We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment ๐Ÿ˜Š #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish
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