Britain today
This podcast is about listening to numbers. I have left the numbers out of the written text, so you will have to listen carefully to understand. Send me an e-mail if need help. What is Britain really...
View ArticleThe Biggest Ever Robbery
Colin Dixon is the manager of a secure depot where bank notes are stored for the Bank of England. On 21 February he was kidnapped by two men posing as police officers. His wife and eight year old son...
View ArticleAt the Supermarket
I am in my local supermarket. I am here to do some shopping. You are here to practice the English names of fruit and vegetables. During the winter, there are only a few English grown vegetables in the...
View ArticleMischief
A boy and his friends find a coin. They make a small hole in it. They then tie a piece of cotton thread through the hole, and take the coin and the thread to the park near their home. They put the coin...
View ArticleCouch Potatoes
A couch is a sofa, such as people have in their sitting-rooms, often in front of the television. Some people spend a lot of time sitting on the couch watching television, and probably getting fat for...
View ArticleHow to Get Money
This Podcast uses words which are about getting money and paying for things. Some of the words may not be in your dictionary. If you do not understand something, send me an e-mail...
View ArticleDaffodils
Soon it will be spring, and the spring flowers will appear in our gardens and in the countryside. Among these will be the daffodils, which are yellow, trumpet shaped flowers, which many people grow in...
View ArticleNonsense
We have had some quite serious podcasts recently, so here – for a change – is some complete nonsense.Early in the morning in the middle of the night, Two dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they...
View ArticleThe Oak and the Ash
In the last podcast I talked about daffodils and the arrival of Spring. Soon the leaves will start to open on the trees. There is an old proverb in English about how the opening of the leaves in Spring...
View ArticleCarols Coffins
I have another video for you today. It has been made by Carol. She paints coffins. She tells us that she started about ten years ago. People ask her how she GOT INTO painting coffins. She woke up one...
View ArticleThe Undertaker
In the last episode, Carol told us about painting coffins. A person who organises funerals is called an “undertaker” (or a “funeral director” – but the normal word is undertaker). An undertaker will...
View ArticleClaires Bedroom
Claire Williams is 20 years old. She is a student and lives at home with her parents in a town called Whitehaven. Her bedroom is a mess. Or at least it was a mess. Time and again, her parents asked her...
View ArticleDont Leave Without Saying Goodbye
I have another one of Margaret’s poems for you today. It is called Don’t Leave Without Saying Goodbye.Don’t Leave Without Saying GoodbyeDon’t slink away with not even a word. Remember I love you,...
View ArticleStags and Hens
Kevin’s friend George is getting married to Sharon. A week before the wedding, George invites his friends to a stag party. They start in a pub, and then go on to a club where there is deafening music...
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