As you can see, we're not in our normal studio.

We are working from home because of the Corona virus outbreak, like many millions of other people.

But Catherine is with me virtually on the other side of London.

Hi, Catherine.

Hello, Neil.

Hello, everybody.

Yes, Working from home again.

But we're still here.

We're still bringing you news review on today's story is a boat and massive choir that's happening in people's living rooms all over the u.

K.

Let's hear some more about that story then, from this BBC news bulletin, BBC radio stations have joined forces for a national sing along to lift the spirits of people staying at home.

Song's requested by listeners are being played.

Radio one's Greg James got the party started with Florence and the machines.

You've got the love, Yes, So the people of Britain have started singing toe help them cope with staying at home during the Corona virus locked down.

Now this was an idea by five BBC radio stations.

They all played Lister's requests.

At the same time, the people of Britain started singing along with the music on they posted on film clips of themselves sitting on to social media.

Okay, well, you've been looking at this story across the media and you've picked out three headlines that have got interesting vocabulary.

What are they?

Yes, we have sing along as on praises.

Sing along airs on dhe praises.

Okay, let's hear your first headline, please, Then, Katherine.

Okay, So all our headlines are coming from the UK today The 1st 1 is from the BBC BBC radio stars lead the nation in a must sing along Sing along on informal occasion When people sing songs together Simple enough Simple enough Yes, it's one word Singalong made off two words Sing along S i N g a l o N g Nice word, Neil, isn't it?

Sing along it is.

And you pointed out that when we use it as a verb, it's two words Sing along.

The stress is different.

The stress is different when it's one word singalong.

Absolutely.

Yes.

You can sing along with something as a verb but isn't known.

It's a singalong and it means people singing together.

Now a single log is not formal.

It's very informal.

It's very relaxed.

It sometimes happens spontaneously when you with some friends and everybody starts singing a song either because they will know it or because somebody is playing it.

Or maybe a party.

And someone gets the guitar out and people start singing together.

So this is very, very informal.

It's for fun.

People like doing it and it's called a sing along.

Do you like sing alongs?

Deal.

I love the sing along favorite song to sing along to Oh, I've got some I've got some karaoke, you favorites?

Uh uh, But I was in in a pub a few weeks ago before this lock down and a very old fashioned thing happened.

A guy was playing a piano and people were having a good old sing along Lovely, Isn't it all if everybody all different ages all singing a song in the pope Old fashioned Those were the days and you noticed I said a good old you did A good old singalong is a lovely expression and it just means really enjoyable And without any fancy or different ways of doing something just simple, classic and enjoyable Good old sing along.

So do you fancy a good old singalong?

No, Neo.

Why No.

Go on, then.

Tell you what.

I'll start the tune and you see you join it when you know what it is.

Okay?

Yeah.

All right.

Here we go.

Did Did Did he did that?

Did it did today?

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Well, I feel a lot better than we also say A sing song for the same thing That way, yes, A sing song is another known And it's another word for a sing along If you have a singsong it means a lot of people or a few people get together informally And they sing some popular songs so you can have a sing along You can join us Sing along You can have a sing song or join a sing song You can join in with a single o Or you can join in with a good old sing song And I think the whole world should have a go it Doing that to cheer them, cheer themselves up.

Yeah, always makes you feel good.

Okay, let's have a summary.

OK, Katherine, how about your second headline, please?

Okay, we will go to logs.

Mill Port news Now the headline is Great British singer, Long as across five BBC stations is meaning broadcasts they short word A.

I.

R s as now it's a verb to air, and it means broadcast, as in to make a TV program or a radio program available for public consumption.

Now, let me ask you a question, Neal.

When you turn on your radio on, do you listen to the radio?

Where does the sound come from?

Ah, well, there is a signal which is broadcast on that signal.

Travels through the air to my radio.

It travels through the air.

You can't see it.

You can't feel it, but it's traveling through the air.

And then there's a piece of metal on your radio.

What?

That sticks up and captures the signal, doesn't it?

Yeah, an aerial area.

So to air a program A I R means to send it through the air so that people can catch it with their area on their radio or TV and listen to it now.

We don't not.

Everybody's TV has an aerial these days.

A lot of people have cable, but the word to air is it means to broadcast the TV or radio program.

It does, and it's a little bit formal, little bit old fashioned.

Let's say, um, you're more likely to say something is just on.

You're less likely to say, Katherine, I love watching football.

It always airs at 10 30 on the Saturday night.

Yeah, that sounds a bit weird, isn't it?

You just say the footballs on at nine o'clock this evening, but newspaper headlines like it because it's nice and short on dhe.

Lots of your publishers seem to like it also in Raid your TV studios.

If you ever go to one, you will see a green light and a red light outside the studio usually really read.

If the red light is on, it will usually say on air and on eggs they're broadcasting.

Right now, they are sending out that signal or recording.

We also hear this word used in connection with opinions or points of view.

Don't way.

We do.

Yes, If you air your opinion, you tell people what you think.

Now again, it's it's not particularly formal, but there's a particular type of opinion that you might like to air and is generally a fairly negative opinion.

I don't air My opinion about things I'm happy about.

I just give my opinion.

But if I'm airing my opinion about the lack of biscuits in the office, although that's not a problem now I would be complaining about something.

I've heard you airing your opinions about Rob's biscuit habits.

I have, and he's hit me airing them, too.

Okay, well, there's no problem with stealing biscuits in the office of the moment, but he can.

You eat at home to his heart's content.

So we have a submarine.

Let's have a summary slide.

If you like stories about singing and music, we have a great one for you.

It's about bands touring on their attempts to reduce their carbon footprint.

The impact on the environment.

Where can they find it?

Catherine?

Easy.

Just collect the link in the description.

You go straight to the show.

Okay, So our final headline Now, have you got that?

They're with you.

I have.

Now.

We're looking at the Evening standard.

The headline is Greg James praises power of radio as listeners come together for the BBC's great British singalong praises meaning expresses admiration for someone or something that's right on.

It's a verb p or a I S E s praises.

Now the pronunciations really interesting because it's spent with two s letters.

But the pronunciation they are sounds praises.

Do is a demonstration.

Neil, please praises praises, Thank you very much.

Now, if you praise something, you say that it is great, it's fantastic, it's wonderful.

And you do this in particular in public praises, saying publicly that something's good.

Often you can also praise a person.

You can pray somebody.

It doesn't have to be for a big achievement.

You can praise your kids for tight in their bedrooms, for example.

Just say, well done.

That was really good.

You did it very well.

That's praise.

It is.

Now you've been using it a za verb, except for in that last example, you use it as a noun.

Can you tell us more about that?

Well spotted yet.

So praise is the now, for you can give praise.

You can receive praise and praise as a national praises.

So praise is the nice things that you say to somebody or the nice things you say about something when it's something really good has happened.

Now there are a couple of nice little expressions using this word one connected to today story about singing to sing someone's praises.

You can sing somebody's praises.

That means if you say that somebody is really good and fantastic and you like them and you think they're wonderful and especially if you do it a lot, you're singing their praises.

Yeah, it's a really nice expression that we use when somebody really likes somebody and is very vocal about it.

Yeah, and you can also use the expression to be full of praise.

Same minute if you're full of praise for somebody, issues nickel full of praise for something.

It means you've got lots of positive things to say about them on.

I'll give you one more and that is you can praise somebody or something to the skies.

If you praise someone to this guy's you say lots of fantastic, wonderful things about them.

Absolutely.

Okay, well, let's have a summary of that word.

Right then, Catherine.

Now time just for a vocab Recap, please.

Here we go.

We hade sing along an informal occasion where people sing songs together we had s which means broadcasts on finally praises expresses admiration for someone or something If you would like to test yourself on this vocabulary, there's a quiz on our website BBC Learning english dot com.

You can find all kinds of other videos and activities to help you improve your English.

Goodbye, everybody, and stay safe.

But I stay safe, everyone.