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Elementary Podcasts

Practise your English language listening skills with the Elementary Podcasts. Listen to them on your computer, or download and save them on your mp3 player.

Each episode is accompanied by a range of activities to help you learn new vocabulary and focus on the language you hear.

You can also download the support packs which contain the tape scripts and extra learning activities.

Series 3

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    Series 03 Episode 01
    Mon, 04 Jul 11

    Elementary Podcasts is back! Some things are the same (Tess and 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!

  • Your rating: None (81 votes)
    Series 03 Episode 02
    Mon, 18 Jul 11

    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.

  • Your rating: None (70 votes)
    Series 03 Episode 03
    Mon, 01 Aug 11

    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.

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    Series 03 Episode 04
    Mon, 15 Aug 11

    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.

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    Series 03 Episode 05
    Mon, 29 Aug 11

    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.

Series 2

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    Series 02 Episode 01
    Sun, 15 Nov 09

    Talking about birthdays, knitting, family quiz, favourite food, Carolina shoe shopping, pronouns, uses of 'poor' and 'old'.

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    Series 02 Episode 02
    Fri, 15 Jan 10

    Talking about restaurants, Einstein, verb collocations, shopping, Carolina speaks to her tutor, joke, 'say' and 'tell'.

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    Series 02 Episode 03
    Mon, 15 Feb 10

    Asking for and giving advice, meditation, things and places in airports, space exploration, Carolina meets Jamie's parents, joke, 'too' and 'very'.

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    Series 02 Episode 04
    Mon, 15 Mar 10

    Being sympathetic, chocolate, places in a city, ways of wasting time, Carolina has lunch with Jamie's parents, joke, present continuous, 'portmanteau' words

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    Series 02 Episode 05
    Thu, 15 Apr 10

    Reacting to good news, Formula One, ball games, telling the truth, Carolina takes a jacket back to a shop, joke, 'everybody' and 'nobody', 'actually'.

Series 1

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    Series 01 Episode 01
    Tue, 08 Apr 08

    Introducing your friends; Angelina Jolie; things you can find in a kitchen; Central Park in New York; celebrities working for charity; etc.

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    Series 01 Episode 02
    Wed, 28 May 08

    A weekend away; Shakira; Hot Seat; tango in Buenos Aires; songs in English or in other languages; airport situations, joke, etc.

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    Series 01 Episode 03
    Mon, 14 Jul 08

    Talking about clothes, Jonathan Ive, 10 Seconds, the vuvuzuela, women's football, travelling on the London Underground, jokes, etc

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    Series 01 Episode 04
    Tue, 12 Aug 08

    Talking about how people are feeling, Bob Marley, Hot Seat, Bun Festival in Cheung Chau, books vs films, British money, joke, etc.

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    Series 01 Episode 05
    Mon, 15 Sep 08

    Talking about pets, Didier Drogba, Think of a word beginning with '...', New Zealand, cats or dogs, joke, regular and irregular verb forms

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Series 3 is out! Carolina is back with Tess & Ravi, along with the new presenters, Adam and Rob. Don't forget to say hello to Tess and Ravi on their Facebook page.

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Hairdressers in the UK and Venezuela

Submitted by editor on 31 May, 2010 - 05:59

iStock_000012710565XSmall - hairdressersAs you probably heard, I recently had a haircut! It is more o less the same as it used to be but a bit more fresh, perfect for the summer! I am not a very adventurous person when it comes to hair styles, particularly this time in Newcastle because I was scared of not understanding what the hairdresser said and ending up with something I didn’t feel comfortable with, like it happened to Emily! It also happened to me once when my friend talked me into cutting my hair very short, above my shoulders -I didn’t like it at all!!

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