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July news

It feels like the World Cup went on for a very long time but we were very pleased that Spain won - well done! We had two podcasts last month about the tournament: Kick-off! for level 2 and Viva the vuvuzela! for level 1.

However, away from sport now. The first podcast for July looks at gender: Blue for boys... the pie team talk about the differences made between brothers and sisters. This is for level 2. And for many of us July is the middle of the summer so we have a podcast about summery things: Summertime which is for level 1. There is an extra worksheet that goes with the song "Summer Holiday".

This month is also a very important one for the pie team. It's the month we move into our new home in Portugal. And as we have so may things to do in the house it seemed appropriate to have a podcast about DIY, this is for level 3.

We finish the month with a podcast about the French capital called Paris in summer - the most romantic place to be in the sun, perhaps?

We have three 'podcasts of the month': Ooh la la! which talks about the Sarkozy/Bruni relationship for level 2. Plus we have A fruity red or crisp white? which looks at wine for level 3. Finally we have Canada Day for level 1 which has a video.

We now have almost 200 podcasts on the site so one way of finding a topic that interests you is to go to the extras page - all the topics there are in alphabetical order.

Good luck with learning or teaching English during 2010.
The pie team

Competition time

Well done Laura, who comes from Spain, for winning our competition last month. She correctly said that Jon made an igloo in the snow.

Now there is another chance for a listener to win free pie membership by answering this question correctly: What is the meaning of the name of the volcano in the local Icelandic language (level 2)? We'll pull the name of the lucky winner out of a hat at the end of the month. Email us today at thepieteam@podcastsinenglish.com

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Students' information worksheets

To help you make the most of the site. There are more information worksheets for teachers on the teachers' page.

Using PayPal (pdf 60KB) How to find your pie log in details and how to cancel your subscription. For everyone.

Listening to the podcasts (pdf 23KB) Ten top listening tips to help you to listen to and understand real conversations. For members.

Watching the videos (pdf 23KB) Eight great ideas on how you can watch the videos and understand the podcasts better. For members.

Using the webquests (pdf 205KB) An explanation of the words and phrases we use on our webquests. For members.

Natural spoken English 1 (pdf 55KB) Tasks to help you recognise the key features of natural spoken English. For members.

Natural spoken English 2 (pdf 35KB) This worksheet helps you recognise fillers - and encourages you to use them yourself. For members.

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