_Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_  Dear Learner It's winter which means, at least for us, it's getting very cold and very windy! But where is the windiest place on the planet? For level 3 we have a BBC video, watch Richard Hammond in some very strong winds: Blowin' in the wind Richard was working in the US one year, for level 1 he talks about his experience of Thanksgiving and Black Friday. We stay with the Black Friday theme for our business listeners. The big shopping day has come over fro ...Continue Reading

 _Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_  Dear Learner Christmas is almost here and so we are giving YOU an early present: 25% off new registrations! Just go onto our registration page and join today. We also have loads of Christmas podcasts for you to enjoy. The pie team want you to celebrate the festive season with poetry in 1.102 a poem for Christmas. Hear about some Christmas meals eaten in different parts of the world, in 1.101 figgy pudding, mmm Why is the 'queen of the forest' part of ...Continue Reading

 _Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_  Dear Learner So far a podcast about music, knitting and football – something for everyone, perhaps?! Why is there always music playing in shops? Find out more in our business podcast Mood music which is for level 2. Jackie is mad about knitting so it's not surprising we have Knit 1, purl 1 where she chats to fellow knitter, Helen, about how her favourite hobby has changed over the years. Level3. Richard, on the other hand, is mad about football, so when ...Continue Reading

 _Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_  Dear Learner We start October with one of our business podcasts. Supermarkets are full of special offers and deals but we ask It's a bargain! Or is it?  As always we like to think our business podcasts are fun for other listeners too, listen in and tell us what you think of supermarket tactics. We wanted to know why the blue LED won the Nobel Prize for Physics this year. So we did some research and the answers are in this level 3 podcast Cool blue, listen ...Continue Reading

 _Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_  Dear Learner Summer and the holidays are over for most of us so if you've been away for August, here are some of the podcasts you may have missed: Our first podcast in August was Drive, Drove, Driven a podcast about driving and learning to drive. Find out what was so strange about Richard's driving test. This is for level 2 Meanwhile for level 1 we talked about Bad Habits. Which ones do you think Richard and Jackie have? For our business listeners we have ...Continue Reading

 _Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_  Dear Learner We hope you enjoyed the World Cup and all our podcasts, here are some new ones for July: We started the month with a podcast linked to a video about the First World War which started 100 years ago. There are some amazing facts about The Great War in the video. This is for level 2. Meanwhile for level 1 this month we ask Can you swim? If so do you prefer swimming in the sea or in a pool? Listen and find out what we prefer. For our bu ...Continue Reading

_Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_ Dear Learner  The World Cup has started! We have a podcast about The World Cup but not the event, we talk about the trophy. It's gold – or is it?! This is for level 2. For level 1 we talk about Brazil: not just a country listen to how and why two trees have the same name as the country.  Away from Brazil and the football we talk about why taxi drivers are unhappy in Europe. Listen to Taxi! and find out why they don't like some modern technology. ...Continue Reading

_Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_  Dear Learner Easter is the theme for our podcasts so far this month. The first is Holy week which includes one of our pie videos. This is for level 2. For level 1 we have The Easter egg which describes four things we do with eggs during the Easter period. The extra vocabulary worksheet has some more strange British customs. Don't forget to enter our competition to win free pie membership. Just answer the easy question on the pieplus page. ...Continue Reading

_Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_ Dear Learner Three podcasts up already this month. The first is That sinking feeling which is all about sinkholes both in the US and yes, in the UK too. Find out why and how they happen, level 3. There's a song for you too. Our second podcast this month is about writing diaries. Do you write a diary? Listen to some interesting stories in Dear diary which is for level 1. Our latest podcast is the first on a new theme of modern innovations, and we start with Sugru, a new ...Continue Reading

   _Monthly news from podcastsinenglish_   February News Dear learner Do you like paintings? Do you have a favourite artist? Our first podcast is called Paintings not photos, which is a project on Facebook. Listen to which artists the pie team like and talk about your favourites too. this is for level 1. For our business listeners we talk about The cafe conundrum. Listen to the level 2 podcast, find out what the conundrum is and what the solution is too. Look out for more podcas ...Continue Reading