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Rugby: European Champions Cup 2021 and Top 14
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In Sue and Craig's opinion the Oscars 2021 are a bit of a wet weekend; rather dull, depressing and boring ! Chris is not really up to date with the current batch of films but listen out for what he says about them. Your language challenge is hearing 3 native speakers...
Star Wars – The Force Awakens
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How was the Covid jab for you ?
Listen as Joyce in the UK talks about her experience of having the Covid vaccination. She gives a step by step account of what she had to do and how she feels about it.
Animal Pet Day 11th April
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How to really Learn vocabulary part 1
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European Champions Cup Rugby Last 16 qualifiers
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Presentation skills: warm up your voice with diction exercises
In this podcast Chris explains the importance of breathing and focus in order to reduce stress, and Sue gives some diction exercises which help with articulation and problem sounds for different nationalities.
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15 Amazing facts that you didn’t know about daylight saving time
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Why are you studying for an MBA?
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6 Nations Round 5 washup
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How to REALLY celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day
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Top 14 Rugby Wash-Up day 20
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Top 14 Rugby Wash-Up Number 5
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Top 14 Rugby Wash-Up Number 4
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Why you shouldn’t have a Bucket List !
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Vocabulary Experience off the beaten track in India
Sue talks to Chris about some of his experiences in India, including a bucket-list experience seeing wild elephants in the jungle, but what else did he do? Here are some explanations of some of the vocabulary used in the podcast. Return to the podcast...
Experience off the beaten track in India
Sue talks to Chris about some of his experiences in India, including a bucket-list experience seeing wild elephants in the jungle, but what else did he do? Some of the vocabulary used in the podcast explained
Animated Podcast Number 3: Spelling names in English
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Top 14 Rugby Wash-Up Number 3
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Top 14 Rugby Wash-Up Number 2
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Top 14 Rugby Washup No 1
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The symbols of Australia
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Christmas traditions, where did they come from?
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Rugby, what’s it all about?
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Happy New Year in a Parallel Universe
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Victoria’s Gap Year
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Very Bad Trip – Stephen
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The David Bowie Memorial, Brixton, London
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Headhunter – Lucy
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John – Rowing Coach
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UFO Witness – Louise
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Living Abroad – Phoebe
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Animated Podcast Number 9: The past tense PLUS !
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Animated Podcast Number 8: Beginner’s guide to the Past Tense
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Animated Podcast Number 7: Are you a Geek ?
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Animated Podcast number 6: Why study for an MBA ?
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Animated Podcast Number 4: What do you look for in a restaurant?
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Carlos Spencer Rugby Player Transcript
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Animated podcast no 1: The UFO Investigator
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Sue and Chris’ Big Adventure Part 2
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Textile Factory Tour – A visitor from the UK
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Chris’ Jokes – Episode 2
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Travel – Charles Couchsurfing
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Helen – Friendship Force
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Valérie – Parachute Jumping
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Calculate your Carbon Footprint – Chris
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Learning a Language – Frederique
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Rebecca – Neonatal Nurse
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Learning English – Maude’s experiences
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Learning French – Susan
Listen to Susan talking about how she learnt French, including some useful tips for learners of other languages.
Rebecca – Living abroad
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Have you ever had experiences of living or working in a different culture?
Listen to the Rebecca, an Australian, talking about her experiences of living in several countries and the cultural and linguistic hurdles she had to over come.
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Environmental Consultant
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IT Networks Engineer
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Learning English – Valérie
Listen to Valérie talk about how she learnt English (and indeed is still doing) - there may be a few tips that can be picked up and actioned by other learners.
What do you look for in a restaurant? – Sue
Listen to Sue talk about what she looks for and likes in a restaurant.
Chris’ Jokes – Episode 1
listen to Chris' 5 minutes of fame, as he tells some pretty good jokes (well that's what he told us to write anyway) - we hope you like them!
The Restaurant – Episode 5 – Paying the Bill
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The Restaurant – Episode 4 – Being Served
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The Restaurant – Episode 3 – Ordering Food
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Sergeant Podblog investigates The Oil Mystery Episode 4
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