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Practise your English language listening skills with Elementary Podcasts. Listen to them on your computer, or download them to your mp3 player or smartphone.
Episode 1: Introducing your friends, Angelina Jolie, things you can find in a kitchen, Central Park in New York, celebrities working for charity, etc. Episode 2: A weekend away, Shakira, Hot Seat, tango in Buenos Aires, songs in English or in other languages, airport situations, a joke, etc. Episode 3: Talking about clothes, Jonathan Ive, 10 Seconds, the vuvuzela, women's football, travelling on the London Underground, jokes, etc. Episode 4: Talking about how people are feeling, Bob Marley, Hot Seat, Bun Festival in Cheung Chau, books vs films, British money, joke, etc. Episode 5: Talking about pets, Didier Drogba, Think of a word beginning with '...', New Zealand, cats or dogs, joke, regular and irregular verb forms Episode 6: Talking about travel problems, Frida Kahlo, Think of a word beginning with '...', Kazakhstan, 'How green are you?', the word 'like', neutral and informal words Episode 7: Talking about family, Dr. Muhammed Yunus, quiz, taxis in Cairo, "What's the best way to travel?", in the chemist, 'look' vs 'sound', false friends Episode 8: Asking for a favour, David Attenborough, numbers quiz, Christmas in Prague, best and worst things on TV, Carolina in the pub, time prepositions, British measurements. Episode 9: Making plans for the weekend, Matt Groening, phrases that go with different verbs, the Indian film industry, the perfect holiday, Carolina makes dinner for her friends, 'make' vs 'do', 'yourself' Episode 10: In this final episode of our first series you can listen to highlights from the first nine podcasts. Please note that there is no support pack for this episode, and no Tom the Teacher section, either.
Episode 1: Talking about birthdays, knitting, family quiz, favourite food, Carolina goes shoe shopping, pronouns, uses of 'poor' and 'old'. Episode 2: Talking about restaurants, Einstein, verb collocations, shopping, Carolina speaks to her tutor, a joke, 'say' and 'tell'. Episode 3: Asking for and giving advice, meditation, things and places in airports, space exploration, Carolina meets Jamie's parents, a joke, 'too' and 'very'. Episode 4: Being sympathetic, chocolate, places in a city, ways of wasting time, Carolina has lunch with Jamie's parents, a joke, the present continuous, 'portmanteau' words Episode 5: Reacting to good news, Formula One, ball games, telling the truth, Carolina takes a jacket back to a shop, a joke, 'everybody' and 'nobody', 'actually'. Episode 6: Persuading people to do things, Zaha Hadid, comparing things, complaining about bad service, Carolina goes to the hairdresser's, a joke, comparatives, telling the time. Episode 7: Talking about a bad day, Bath, computers and computing, the biggest problem facing humanity, Carolina goes away with some friends, a joke, 'rather', 'oops' and 'about'. Episode 8: This episode, Ravi is planning his holiday, Tim talks about fell running, Carolina has a problem with a car and Ravi tells a joke about a talking dog. Tom the teacher talks about the verb 'think' and compound nouns. Episode 9: This episode, Ravi is thinking about giving up his Spanish lessons, Pete talks about his grandfather's watch, Carolina goes out for a meal and Ravi tells a joke about a cure for hiccups. Tom the teacher talks about question tags, useful phrases connected to travel and... "wow!"... interjections. Episode 10: This episode sees Gordon return from an adventurous break making a documentary about whales. In 'Your Turn' the question this week is about superheroes and superpowers. Catch up with Carolina as she heads home for the holidays and top it all off with some tips from Tom the teacher who's talking about strong adjectives.
Episode 1: Elementary Podcasts is back! Some things are the same (Tess, Ravi and Carolina) and some things are new, for example the presenters. So whether you're new to Elementary Podcasts or have been listening since Series 1, give it a try! Episode 2: In this episode, Carolina returns. What happened with her and Jamie? What is new in Emily's life? Plus Adam and Rob talk about the recipes you shared after last week's show. Episode 3: Tess and Ravi discuss a topic that many British people like to talk about all the time - can you guess what it is? Adam reports on some of the different ways you said you greet each other. Episode 4: Carolina is having some problems with money. What can she do to solve them? Adam and Rob talk about all the different types of weather you have in your countries. Episode 5: Tess and Ravi talk about football and hooligans in the UK and how things have changed. Adam is on holiday so we only have Rob this week. Episode 6: Carolina wants a job to solve her money problems, but will she find one? Adam is surprised about your opinions of football! Episode 7: Adam and Rob discuss your favourite times of day. Also, Tess and Ravi talk about something British people love, but most people hate! Episode 8: Jamie has a surprise for Carolina, who is already quite excited about her new job. Meanwhile, Rob and Adam have been waiting patiently since the last episode to talk about queuing. Episode 9: Our listeners' musical talents are the topic for discussion this episode. Tess and Ravi tell you all about the drink British people are famous for loving. Episode 10: Carolina has a new job, but does she enjoy it? Rob and Adam talk about all the different things that you drink. Episode 11: Tess and Ravi discuss something British that people think isn't much good. Adam and Rob read your comments about your jobs. Episode 12: Your comments about British food - and Carolina has a suggestion about a boy for Emily! Episode 13: Tess and Ravi talk about politeness and Adam reads your comments about going to the cinema. Episode 14: Rob and Adam see what you have to say about politeness and Emily and Carolina discuss a certain boy... Episode 15: Tess and Ravi discuss the most famous city in the UK - I think you know what it is! Rob and Adam read your comments about social networking. Episode 16: Adam is impressed by how much you know about London. In Newcastle, Carolina meets a horrible customer in the shop and that's just the start of a very bad day. Episode 17: Tess and Ravi talk about a very famous British family and Adam passes on your kind words to Carolina. Episode 18: Adam reads your comments about families and we find out if Carolina is feeling any better. Episode 19: Tess and Ravi talk about a scary monster. But there's something worse than monsters; Adam and Rob say goodbye!
