Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Learner It's August and we have plenty of summer podcasts this month. For level 1 we talk about The summer hols from our childhoods. For level 2 we try to remember what it was like to travel Before the internet. For level 3 we think you should enjoy the slow life this summer and travel on the Waterways. Listen and find out why canals are the place to be. There are more: check out the sidebar of the level pages. Of course the summer has been dominated by the Olympics. For our first podcast we talk about the cost behind starting a new sport, and which ones are only for the very rich: Cheap, expensive, more expensive is for level 2. Can you guess which is the most expensive sport to do at the Olympics? Listen and find out! Remember, our last podcast at the end of July was about the growth of English in Mind your language, listen and find out who is and who isn't happy about this. Look out for some August podcasts of course! Remember also we have updated the level lists. These are complete lists for levels 1, 2 and 3 to help you find the podcast that interests you. Plus we have updated the Special Days list so you can find podcasts that go with special days of the year. You can find the lists here If you are not already a member, then every month one lucky winner to our competition gets free pie membership for 3 months. Ali, from Iran, was the lucky winner of last month's competition. He correctly said that that Richard learnt to swim where he was a) 5 or 6 years of age. For this month just answer this question: What did Richard love doing on holiday when he was little? Was it a) swimming in the sea, b) making sandcastles or c) eating ice cream? The answer is in this level 1 podcast: The summer hols. Write your answer on our Contact us page. Remember to tell us your name and where you are from. Good luck! Answers by the end of the month. Best wishes Richard and Jackie The pie team | 
