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Elementary podcasts

Series 02 Episode 01

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

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Elementary podcasts

Series 02 Episode 04

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

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Elementary podcasts

Series 02 Episode 06

Persuading people to do things, Zaha Hadid, comparing things, complaining about bad service, Carolina goes to the hairdresser's, a joke, comparatives, telling the time.

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I wanna talk about

Horror films

Ready to brave the fear and feel the excitement? Mel talks about her love for horror films.

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Living on my own

Listen to Jocelyn talk about why she has chosen to live on her own.

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Vinyl

Jonathan talks about why he insists on buying vinyl records even though downloading music and listening to iPods has become so popular.

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Overcooked

Beans on toast

Beans, beans good for your heart. People in the UK eat over 90% of the world's tinned baked beans. Watch this video about baked beans and try the exercises.

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Penny Sweets

In the 60s, 70s and 80s it was common for sweets to be sold individually in shops, each sweet costing a penny or two, hence the name penny sweets.

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The Fridge

Lasagna (plural lasagne) is a dish made with alternate layers of pasta, cheese, and often ragù (a meat sauce) or tomato sauce.

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