How and why do the scientists research the lakes? Loch Ness, and Lake Bassenthwaite, which is in the English National Lake District Park, are talked about by 2 speakers. Although they are slightly different, both speak 'Standard English'. 'It refers exclusively to the use of standardised, 'mainstream' vocabulary and grammar. There is no accepted 'standard' pronunciation.' says Mr Robinson, speech expert, British Library. Click here to read his comment on this month's accents.

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James Scarlett, tartan expert, born in London, had fallen in love with tartans when he was in his 40's and lived in the Scottish Highlands for the rest of his life. After the death of his wife, 2 cats and a man, the 3 residents of the house used to be the mill of the village, had developed special relationships, although he kept saying that he was a dog person. Because we were deeply moved by his love of the cats and Highland. Kaiwanoshima asked him if he could tell us what it was like, which was led to a creation of the dedicated section called 'a mill window' in our subscription channels.

'a mill window' has become a legacy of his life where one can see the man who had found his home and identity and Kaiwanoshima would like to share it with everyone on the planet. Please follow the link given on the right under 'a mill window' or click here.

On the subscription channels: You can enjoy films with a 320 x 240 screen, or a 240 x 160 and text screen with your choice of on/off. The latter is very effective to improve your English. The tasters below are some examples of a large selection of our films.