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50 British icons: Big Ben. The pie team celebrate 150 years of Big Ben for their 150th podcast! (4 Jun 09)
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Transcript (pdf 49KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 62KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 252KB)
Webquest (pdf 69KB)
Watch the video of a walk right to the top of the clock tower:
Watch (2m 46sec)


49 Walk n talk. The pie team talk abut the things we do in our sleep (14 May 09)
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Transcript (pdf 47KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 64KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 63KB)

48 Plastic money. Emily thinks there's good and bad things about using plastic money (23 Apr 09)
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Transcript (pdf 51KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 71KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 78KB)
The credit card song: buy now, pay never!
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47 What on earth is Earth Hour? Jackie says 'switch off' and save the world! (26 Mar 09)
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Transcript (pdf 52KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 124KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 68KB)
Watch the Earth Hour video.
Watch & Listen (31sec)


46 Streets ahead. Join the pie team as they stroll down Mango Street (5 Mar 09)
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Transcript (pdf 60KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 84KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 300KB)
Webquest (pdf 60KB) a song
Watch & Listen (pop-up) (4min 02sec) pie video

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45 The best job in the world. Jackie wants Richard to have the perfect job (12 Feb 09)
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Transcript (pdf 56KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 84KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 68KB)
What do you think? Have a go - you have 1 minute to sell yourself.
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Is this the best person for the best job? You can watch more applicantshere.
Watch & Listen (44sec)


44 Joe the Blogger. The pie team talk about the popularity of online diaries (22 Jan 09)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 62KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 40KB)
Webquest (pdf 53KB)
This video goes with our webquest.
Watch & Listen (1m 29sec)


43 Dashing through the snow. Something for our younger listeners - an interview with the man of the month! (18 Dec 08)
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Transcript (pdf 31KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 54KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 40KB)
Father Christmas takes a well-earned rest.
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42 Friends indeed. Who are more important to Belinda - her friends or her family? (27 Nov 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 85KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 58KB)
Webquest (pdf 43KB)
That's what friends are for... a Jungle Book classic. This goes with our webquest.
Watch & Listen (2min 02sec)


41 Making history. The pie team talk about Obama's victory and other historic moments (6 Nov 08)
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Transcript (pdf 31KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 50KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 43KB)
Look and answer the questions
Answers (pdf 25KB)
Obama's historic victory speech
Watch & Listen (2min 12sec)


40 Over the rainbow. What are Emily and Richard's favourite colours? (16 Oct 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 85KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 58KB)
Webquest (pdf 43KB)
Don't worry about understanding the man - you need to watch the colours!
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39 Get well soon. A day in the life of... a doctor. Diana describes a typical day at the surgery (25 Sep 08)
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Transcript (pdf 29KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 67KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 42KB)
Mr Bean is probably the last person you want to meet if there's an emergency...
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38 A day in Dana. Jackie and Richard walk through Wadi Dana, an amazing gorge in Jordan (4 Sep 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 61KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 42KB)
Webquest (pdf 43KB)
Watch & Listen (pop-up) (3min 40sec) pie video

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37 Pest or pet? Rachel thinks a rat makes the perfect companion (14 Aug 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 52KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 55KB)
Look New activity!
Answers (pdf 79KB)
It took Ruth three weeks to learn how to do this...
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36 Nancy and her neighbours. Nancy talks about the people who live next door (17 Jul 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 53KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 44KB)

35 Maltese days and knights. A day in the life of... a travel rep. Mary talks about working on the island of Malta (3 Jul 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 85KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 58KB)
Webquest (pdf 43KB)
This video is more difficult than our podcast but try the webquest which compares Mary and Julia's jobs.
Watch & Listen (4min 30sec)


34 Hotel Alicante. Living it up at the Hotel Alicante (12 Jun 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 85KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 58KB)
At over $1,000 a night, the Burj Al Arab is a little more expensive!
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33 Feathered friends. Richard talks to Malek in a wildlife nature reserve (22 May 08)
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Transcript (pdf 30KB)
Worksheet & Answers (pdf 36KB)
Vocabulary tasks (pdf 60KB)
Watch & Listen (pop-up) (3min 42sec) pie video

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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
Watch(47sec)


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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Worksheet & Answers (pdf 51KB)
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Watch & Listen (pop-up)(1min 26sec) pie video

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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 (pop-up) (4min 54sec) pie video

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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 (pop-up) (4min 40sec) pie video

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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)
Lewis Hamilton in 1997 dreaming of being a Formula 1 racing driver.
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Eleven years later he's the world's youngest F1 champion.
Watch & Listen (4min 19sec)


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 (pop-up) (4min 05sec) pie video

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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 (pop-up)(4min 39sec) pie video

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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)
Watch & Listen (pop-up) (5min 05sec) pie video

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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)
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Vocabulary tasks (pdf 35KB)
Webquest (pdf 39KB)
Watch & Listen (pop-up) (4min 21sec) pie video

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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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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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Vocabulary tasks (pdf 38KB)
Webquest (pdf 44KB)

Bonus for members! Jackie gives some tops tips for giving up smoking
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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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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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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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Watch & Listen (pop-up) (4.8MB, 1min 43sec) pie video

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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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Vocabulary tasks (pdf 52KB)

5 What! No meat? Veggie Mark tells all (6 Nov 06)
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4 A town called Hamilton. Leigh tells us about his hometown in Oz (15 Oct 06)
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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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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)