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Jennifer: Hello, I'm Jennifer and this is The English We Speak. I'm with Feifei, and we're here at the zoo!

Feifei: Hi there everyone. Yes, the sun is out, so we thought we would come and take a look at some of our favourite animals. We've already seen the elephants and penguins – I love the penguins, they're so funny.

Jennifer: Well we're moving on now to my favourites – the big cats!

Feifei: According to this leaflet, they have lions, tigers, pumas and leopards!

Jennifer: Fantastic – I love leopards. They're so beautiful and they also feature in one of my favourite phrases in English.

Feifei: Let me guess, it's "a leopard can't change its spots"?

Jennifer: Absolutely, Feifei. The phrase "a leopard can't change its spots" is used to describe a person's character, particularly if they have some bad habits.

Feifei: Just as a leopard can't change the spots on its fur, a person can't change their personality, even if they say they have. It's part of them.

Jennifer: Let's hear some examples of how you might use this phrase.

John promised me that he would stay out of trouble at school, but I don't believe him. A leopard can't change its spots.
Katie used to have a reputation for gossiping and spreading rumours. I've heard she's changed now, but I don't trust her: a leopard can't change its spots.

Feifei: Great phrase. Let's see if we can find a real life leopard then!

Jennifer: Well, the big cat area is over there, according to this map. Oh look! I can see lions… They have little baby ones too… Ah! But where are the leopards?

Feifei: Er, Jen…

Jennifer: They must be here somewhere, a big spotty cat like that can't be too hard to find.

Feifei: (whispering) Jen, I think you should…

Jennifer: Hurry, they must be this way. I want to see a leopard right now! A leopard can't change its spots and I can't change the fact that it's my favourite animal in the whole wide world!

Feifei: I think you should turn around!

(huge growl and roar)

Jennifer: (terrified) Oh. Hello Mr Leopard. You're a lot bigger in real life…

Feifei: (whispering) Join us again for another edition of The English We Speak from BBC Learning English… Bye!

(roar)

Jennifer: Here kitty, kitty, kitty. Nice kitty…

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