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32 Sitting in the living room. Three people describe their living rooms. (1 May 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 34KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 40KB)
This living room is a computer animation. Watch it and see what you can remember.
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31 You've got mail. A day in the life of... a postman. Jim says there's good and bad things about his job. (10 Apr 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 34KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 40KB)
30 Street markets. Join the pie team as they stroll through the markets in Cairo. (21 Mar 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 37KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 46KB)
Webquest (pdf 43KB)
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29 Miaow! The pie team talk about their cat Gerrard and the strange places he likes to be. (28 Feb 08)
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Transcript (pdf 26KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 51KB)
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28 Pancake day. Jackie shows Richard how to make pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. (7 Feb 08)
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Transcript (pdf 31KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 54KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 61KB)
Webquest (pdf 69KB)
Watch & Listen (4min 53sec)
27 Moving home. So why did Emily pack her bags and move to a different part of town? (17 Jan 08)
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Transcript (pdf 31KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 61KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 65KB)
26 Come fly with me. A day in the life of... a flight attendant. Chris talks about working for British Airways. (20 Dec 07)
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Transcript (pdf 34KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 55KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 80KB)
Watch & Listen (4min 39sec)
25 Hoorah for Hamilton! Move over Beckham, Hamilton is the new British sports hero. (29 Nov 07)
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Transcript (pdf 33KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 39KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 56KB)
Webquest (pdf 45KB)
Watch Lewis Hamilton aged 13 when he first signed to McLaren. "My ambition is to get to Formula 1" he says.
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24 Sue's Monday. A day in the life of... a working mum. Sue describes her first day after the weekend. (8 Nov 07)
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Transcript (pdf 72KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 150KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 119KB)
23 British icons: the double-decker. Take a ride on one of the most popular forms of British transport. (18 Oct 07)
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Transcript (pdf 32KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 56KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 127KB)
Watch & Listen (4min 04sec)
22 Hello Jordan. Jackie and Richard give their first impressions of the country that is now their new home. (27 Sep 07)
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Transcript (pdf 29KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 65KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 42KB)
Watch & Listen (4min 41sec)
21 Mobile madness. Everyone's mad about mobile phones - or are they? (6 Sep 07)
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Transcript (pdf 35KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 38KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 53KB)
Webquest (pdf 45KB)
20 Goodbye Thailand. Richard and Jackie describe the highs and lows of two years in the land of Buddhas, beaches and Singha beer. (16 Aug 07)
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Transcript (pdf 36KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 60KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 44KB)
Webquest (pdf 69KB)
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19 Come rain or shine. How did the weather affect Richard's holidays to Italy and Malaysia? (26 Jul 07)
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Transcript (pdf 26KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 46KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 35KB)
Webquest (pdf 39KB)
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18 The sapphire story. How James learnt an expensive lesson on the streets of Bangkok. (5 Jul 07)
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Transcript (pdf 40KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 103KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 40KB)
Webquest (pdf 44KB)
17 Refugees. What links Angelina Jolie to World Refugee Day on 20 June? (14 Jun 07)
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Transcript (pdf 35KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 63KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 58KB)
Webquest (pdf 44KB)
16 Up in smoke. Smokers get banned from the world's public places. (23 May 07)
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Transcript (pdf 44KB)
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Vocabulary tasks (pdf 38KB)
Webquest (pdf 44KB)
Bonus for members! Jackie gives some tops tips for giving up smoking.
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Transcript (pdf 44KB)
15 Ballarat - where is that?! Donna's turn to tell us about her hometown down under. (2 May 07)
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Transcript (pdf 33KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 46KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 55KB)
Webquest (pdf 49KB)
Lesson plan (pdf 33KB) extra for teachers!
14 Ginger beer. Jackie describes how to make her delicious ginger beer. (5 Apr 07)
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Transcript (pdf 31KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 117KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 128KB)
Webquest (pdf 49KB)
13 Shopping for clothes. Esther tells us what women in the Philippines like to wear. (22 Mar 07)
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Transcript (pdf 26KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 84KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 115KB)
Webquest (pdf 49KB)
12 Jobs. Play the game and guess the jobs. (01 Mar 07)
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Transcript (pdf 36KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 49KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 54KB)
Webquest (pdf 30KB)
11 Oink oink! Jackie tells us why she is happy to be a pig. (8 Feb 07)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 55KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 44KB)
Webquest (pdf 105KB)
10 Facts and figures. A VOA special English education report on the numbers of foreign students in the US. (18 Jan 07)
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Transcript (pdf 23KB)
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Vocabulary tasks (pdf 44KB)
Webquest (pdf 40KB)
9 Top holiday spots. Simon compares his two favourite holiday places. (4 Jan 07)
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Transcript (pdf 35KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 54KB)
Webquests (pdf 140KB) *New for 2007*
8 The pie quiz. All the answers are in our level 1 podcasts. E-mail them to us and you could win a free pie membership! (19 Dec 06)
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Transcript (pdf 23KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 41KB)
7 Banoffee pie. Richard makes his favourite dessert. (28 Nov 06)
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Worksheet & Answers (pdf 44KB)
Transcript (pdf 20KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 44KB)
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6 Sunny spells. Richard and Jackie talk about Britain's favourite topic of conversation - the weather! (13 Nov 06)
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5 What! No meat? Veggie Mark tells all. (6 Nov 06)
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Vocabulary tasks (pdf 56KB)
4 A town called Hamilton. Leigh tells us about his hometown in Oz. (15 Oct 06)
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Worksheet & Answers (pdf 48KB)
Transcript (pdf 24KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 50KB)
3 The beautiful game. Richard is questioned on his love of football. Which do you think is his favourite team? (12 Sep 06)
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Worksheet & Answers (pdf 45KB)
Transcript (pdf 24KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 50KB)
2 The Isle of Man. What's so special about the Isle of Man? (1 Sep 06)
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Worksheet & Answers (pdf 68KB)
Transcript (pdf 23KB)
1 Richard's family. Richard describes some family photos. (29 Aug 06)
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Worksheet & Answers (pdf 100KB)
Transcript (pdf 25KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 65KB)
