Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher We are happy it's May! And in our level 1 podcast The merry month of May we tell you why. Plus, Britain's most popular living icon is 100 years old this month. We have a podcast and pie video about David Attenborough for level 2. He's still making wildlife programmes for the BBC! These are just two of the many Podcasts for May so have a look at the sidebar on the levels pages for more. We also have new Podcasts of the month. This includes, for level 3, the incredible story of bird migration: Flying high. We have two new podcasts, and pie vidoes, for the beginners level. The first one is our experience of a train trip we took: Interrailing Where did we go, and how long for? Watch and find out! The second one is all about Comfort food What do people like eating to feel better? And what does Richard have? Again, watch and find out! We started pie way back in 2006, 20 years ago! We now have 200 podcasts for levels 1, 2 and 3! Not forgetting we have 100 podcasts for the business level. And we have 30 podcasts for the beginners level. So with a total of 730 we have decided not to produce any more. What does that mean? It means that subscribers can have access to all the podcasts and worksheets on the site but these will not be added to. If you have any questions, write to us. Remember that while most podcasts are free, podcasts 1 - 99 are for members only. Each podcast has essential transcripts, worksheets and extra materials for teachers and learners and with over 2000 to choose from, Join pie now! If you are not already a member, one lucky winner in our monthly competition gets free pie membership! Marta from Spain was the lucky winner of last month's competition. She correctly said that the answer was: b) 1979. There's a video for this month's question. Where did Jackie and Richard go to on the train? Was it a) Barcelona and Paris, b) Madrid and Paris, or c) just Paris? The answer is in this beginners level video: Interrailing. Write to us at thepieteam@PROTECTED. Remember to tell us your name and where you are from. One winner gets free pie membership for 3 months. Good luck! Answers by the end of the month. Best wishes Richard and Jackie The pie team |