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The LearnEnglish Elementary Podcast is like a radio magazine programme. There are seven or eight different parts or articles in each programme.

With each programme, you can:

Listen to the podcast
Practise your English
Read the transcript - see what they say

LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts are for learners at Elementary level or who are who are trying reach CEF Level A2 (Council of Europe Framework of Reference). For this trial period, we will publish a new podcast every month.

1: Listen to LearnEnglish Elementary podcast 06

You can find a link to the podcast at the bottom of this page

You can

listen to it on your computer now,
or save it to listen to later or to transfer to your mp3 player,
or subscribe to the podcast where future podcasts are saved automatically

Don't understand these options? Read our Podcast help page.

We recommend that you save the file so that you can:

listen to the entire podcast once, and then
listen to the various sections when you have the time to practise.

2: Practise your English with Elementary podcast 06

You can practise your English either on paper (via our 'Support Pack') or online.

To use the Support Pack, you have to download it, save it to your computer, and then print it off. The Support Pack is approximately 16 pages, and has exercises and answers for all the sections.
Download Podcast 06 Support Pack (pdf file - 389 KB) [Help]
To use the online exercises, click on the 'Online' links below.

CONTENTS – LEARNENGLISH ELEMENTARY PODCAST 06
Learn more about the different sections of the podcasts

1: LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE PODCAST

Section 0 - While you listen
This section starts: 00mins.18secs into the podcast (immediately after the introduction)
Listen to the whole Podcast.

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
While you listen, read and answer the questions

2: PRACTISE YOUR ENGLISH SECTION-BY-SECTION

Section 1 - Conversations in English:
This section starts: 00mins.18secs into the podcast (immediately after the introduction)
“I've had a nightmare journey” – arriving late
When travelling around - especially in big cities - there are sometimes problems that mean you arrive late.

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
Learn how to speak/practise speaking about arriving late because of problems when travelling.

Section 2 - I’d like to meet
This section starts: 02mins.20secs into the podcast
Listen to Vanessa talking about why she would like to meet artist Frida Kahlo.

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
Write about a famous artist that you’d like to meet

Section 3 - Quiz
This section starts: 06mins.20secs into the podcast
The quiz in this podcast is called ‘Beginning with…’ – for example, ‘think of an animal beginning with ‘p’ – the answer could be ‘polar bear’ or ‘pig’ – there are lots of possibilities.

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
Think of words in different categories starting with different letters.

Section 4 - Our person in ...
This section starts: 10mins.30secs into the podcast
Listen to Rebecca talking about Kazakhstan.

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
Write about the geography of your country, its capital city and an unusual occupation.

Section 5 - Your turn
This section starts: 13mins.30secs into the podcast
In ‘Your Turn’, you hear 5 people answer the question “How green are you?"

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
Write and tell us what you think

Section 6 - Carolina
This section starts: 15mins.50secs into the podcast
Caroline goes to the university 'Societies Bazaar', where all the first year students come and choose the different clubs and interest groups they want to join.

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
Practise what you would say in the same situation

Section 7: The joke
This section starts: 22mins.28secs into the podcast
A rabbit goes into a butcher's shop and asks for some carrots ...

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
See if you can tell the same joke!

Section 8 - Tom the teacher
This section starts: 24mins.44secs into the podcast
Looks at different uses of the word 'like', as well as formal, informal and neutral words.

Practice materials (in Support Pack or online):
Exercises and quizzes to check your English

For more information on our Support Packs, click on these links:
How to use the LearnEnglish Elementary Podcast Support Pack
Other ways to use our support packs

3: Read the transcript of Elementary podcast magazine No. 06

Download the transcript – this is what the people say on the podcast
Download Podcast 06 Transcript (pdf file -147 KB) [Help]

* In some sections we invite you to write texts and send them to us. You should follow the links on our website to do this. Sometimes it is best to write on the computer, and then copy and paste your text into the message area on the page on our website. If there is no space, send it to us via email.

Note: if you send texts to us, you are giving us the right to publish your writing or audio/video files on British Council websites and other teaching and learning materials – this will help other people to learn. We cannot correct texts to return to you. Unless you tell us not to, we will publish your name but not your e-mail address. We may edit or make some changes to your text if it is difficult to understand.

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At 20 Mar 2009 08:36 Tong Tony wrote:

The famous artist I want to meet is the Professor.I can not remember where he came from but he was not Thai nationallity.His arts are sculptures,the most favourite I like is the Victory Monument.He also was a teacher that he had taught thai artists.

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At 20 Mar 2009 08:29 lek wrote:

I've learned about him from a TV show. He came from the poor family. His parent didn't want him to study but wanted him to work in the garden. At night time he had to lighting with candel to read the book and hid their parent with blanket. Finallay he became the most famous artist in Thailand.

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At 15 Dec 2008 17:27 LearnEnglish Admin wrote:

Thank you very much Harry! A merry Christmas to you and all those who celebrate this holiday.

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British Council provided these lessons are suitable, not only for EFL students but also ESL students too. I use to introduce the same to my grade 7 to 9 students in Thai school. I would like to take opportunity and advance wishing -Merry Christmas and Happy Newyear to British Council all over the world.

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Hello, The next podcast will be available from 17th November. Enjoy!

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Hello all, If you like this podcast, go to the podcast archive pages and listen to the other podcasts. Have fun and learn English at the same time! Admin

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