Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher At last, for us at least, the summer is over which means we have some autumnal Podcasts of the Month. There's The fall for level 1 and Mushrooms for level 2. For level 3 we have Sue talking about her Fear of flying. These can be found in the sidebar for the levels. October has lots of special days and we have podcasts for most of them including Looking is seeing (World Sight Day is 13 October) and City life (UN World Cities day is 31 October). Plus, of ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher The summer holiday season, at least for those in the northern hemisphere, is coming to a close. We do hope you all had a good time, and want to tell everyone about where you went and what you did! One of our 'podcasts of the month' is us talking about our holiday, listen to Nice holiday? and then you can talk about yours! That is for level 1. For level 2 we travel to Mallorca, a popular summer destination, where Delia is lucky enough to live all year ro ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher This is how we started last year's August news: "As we write this it is, incredibly, almost 45º C outside". Well, we have no idea what is happening this month, or indeed this summer. Temperatures have hardly gone over 30º C all season, let alone 40. Today we have a maximum of 29º C and it rained this morning! However, we are sure there are plenty of others who are having a normal summer (if you are in the northern hemisphere tha ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher This month is special for us in two ways. First of all we are going to a family wedding back in the UK and, for Jackie, this is extra special because she has not been back to England for 10 years! So our first podcasts will be when we return and of course they will be about the wedding celebration, and what changes Jackie noticed in the UK. However, we have lots of great summer podcasts waiting for you! For level 1 we have Summertime... we talk about ou ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher There's nothing nicer than the start of summer: sitting outside, having a nice meal, enjoying the sun. But then buzz buzz the insects and Creepy-crawlies come and join you! We talk about the ones we like and the ones we don't in our first podcast of the month. What is your favourite insect? This is for level 1. We have three Podcasts of the month. The first, for level 1, is Chalk and cheese (one of our pie vids), listen to how our two dogs are so very d ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher So what was the problem we had recording our first podcast this month? Well, you'll have to listen to Big machines and find out! This level 2 podcast also has one of our pie videos, which means there are now 79 English language learning videos on the site for you to enjoy! Meanwhile the sidebar is choc-a-block with podcasts for you. For our Podcasts of the month we have Spring is in the air. In this level 1 podcast we talk about the prettiest season of ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher For us March means one thing: the arrival of warmer weather and doing some gardening. You can find out what we like to grow in The veg patch. It also means the arrival of flowers in the countryside, especially Wild orchids. Watch our pie video to see the ones growing near us. Remember to always check out the side bar on the level pages for more podcasts of the month, plus podcasts for special days in March. These include Poetry: powerful or pointless? f ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher Happy New Year! We do hope, if you had a holiday, it was a great time with family and friends. Now it's back to work! It has become a tradition to start the new year with a quiz, and this year is the same. Jackie asks Richard questions in The 2018 quiz. This time there are 8 questions and a choice of answers. Listen to hear how Richard gets on, and of course have a go yourself! This podcast is for level 2. We are going to make a big effort this yea ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher It's that time of the year: the decorations are going up, the tree is looking pretty in the corner and all sorts of delightful food is being prepared. But what if you're allergic to nuts? Or dried fruit? Then this can be a difficult time for those with food allergies. That is the theme for our first podcast for December: Look before you eat which is for level 3. Are you allergic to anything?  Our second podcast for the month also has one of our pie vide ...Continue Reading

Monthly news from podcastsinenglish.com Dear Teacher This Sunday, 11 November, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War (1914 - 1918). The war killed almost 7 million civilians and 10 million military personnel. Whatever your view on war these people should never be forgotten. We have two podcasts for this. The first is why we also call 11 November Poppy Day and the second has loads of incredible facts about The Great War. These are both for level 2. Also in November we have a Podcast about ...Continue Reading