Series 03 Episode 16
While you listen
While you listen
Elementary Podcasts are suitable for learners with different levels of English. Here are some ways to make them easier (if you have a lower level of English) or more difficult (if you have a higher level of English). You can choose one or two of these suggestions - you don't have to do all of them!
Making it easier
- Read all the exercises before you listen to the podcast.
- Look up the words in the exercises that you don't know in a dictionary.
- Play the podcast as many times as you need.
- Play each part of the podcast separately.
- Read the transcript after you have listened to the podcast.
Making it harder
- Listen to the podcast before you read the exercises.
- Only play the podcast once before answering the questions.
- Play the whole podcast without a break.
- Don't read the transcript.
Now, listen to the podcast and do the exercises on the following tabs.
1
Choose all the answers that are true according to what you heard in the podcast.
2
Put the words in order to make sentences from the podcast.
3
Put the words in the right spaces to make sentences from the podcast. Don’t look back at Activity 2!
4
‘Cat’ is a one-syllable word. ‘Window’ has two syllables. ‘Exciting’ has three. How many syllables do these words have? Put them in the right group.
5
Words with two syllables. Do we say ‘window’ (●•), or window’ (•●)? Which syllable is stressed in these words? Put the words in the right group.
6
Words with three syllables. Which syllable is stressed? Put the words in the right group.
7
Which syllable is stressed? Choose the right one.
8
Saying you don’t understand. Put the words in the right places.
Leave a comment below!
If you don’t live at home or you lived away from home in the past, do you (or did you) ever feel homesick? If so, what do you do to make yourself feel better? Even if you’ve never felt homesick, what advice would you give to Carolina to make herself feel better?
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hello all I'm new in the British council, i loved the podcasts
hi British council team i am Egyptian and i am looking forward to improve my English so i had registered to your site but i don't know from where i shall start or how can i assess my level
by the way it is a great site i had a tour in the site map and i was impressed
but please tell me the correct start from your site and thank you
Hello, mrs ghazal :)
When I started my education here, I had graduated English course. It cover B1 CEFR but I began to listen Elementary Podcasts. I didn't hurry. When I finished this section I watched Word on the street, Britan is great and now I'm listening and reading articles in Magazine. In my opinion you won't make mistake if you start whit these series. They are interesting, if your lever is higher you will finish with them fast, but I think they will be useful for your listening skills.
hi fanny horn,
thank you for your guide and i will follow your steps wishing that they will help me
thank you again
hi
i m not good in english. i can understand english, but can not speak. even i can not understand what is the better word to use. it is very difficult to communication to foreign people. how can i overcome it?
team
Hello umi!
First of all, relax! People often find it easier to understand than to say. To improve your speaking, look at the discussion questions on some of our pages, like the Elementary Podcasts, and think how to answer them. If you have chance, practice speaking English with classmates or friends. Keep working on it, and don't worry about being perfect – that can take years! Instead, try to get your ideas across, and don't worry too much about 100% accuracy.
Good luck!
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team
i just begin use podcast it is very interesting program i am very happy use this .
i hope continue improve my English.
Hi team of Britsh Council learn English. The Podcasts are great. I begin to use now in January 2013 and I´m loving them. I´m from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and now I´m in my period of preparation to London FrancesKing School of English next May/June and the Podcasts are helping me a lot. Congratulations.
Poor Carolina! It is terrible! I don't want to be in same situation. My English isn't very well and I'm uneasy when I have to speak with foreigners. Then I make a lot of mistakes. I forget a grammar and vocabulary. I feel so silly.Oh...
I lived in Plovdiv for five years. It is the second largest city in Bulgaria. I studied at Plovdiv university. When I went for the first time I was felt unbelievable. Everything were new for me - new people, new city, new friends. I was so happy. Some friends felt homesick but i didn't understand them. In last year I understood what is homesick. I had a work, friends, different life but my family were far away. What did I do? I left work and I went back at home. I've been in my hometown since November. :) Now I'm searching work abroad and I'd like my family to comes with me:)
Thanks for the britishcouncil, i loved the podcasts