6 MINUTE ENGLISH PODCAST - THE FUTURE OF FOOD

After dealing with the topic of food and cooking in the class I thought you might be interested in listening to the following podcast:

This episode deals with the future of food, but if you want to improve your listening skills, listening to this podcast regularly might be a good way. The BBC offers other podcasts specifically designed for students of English but you can also find podcasts for many different kinds of audience, they cover any and every topic under the sun.

What is great about podcasts is that you can download them to your computer or your mobile phone,  and then listen to them whenever you want. So you can easily fit them into your busy schedule. What's more, if you choose a topic you are interested in, you will probably find it engaging and will be looking forward to the next episode. You will be learning and having fun at the same time. So why not give it a try?

Click here for a good selection of podcasts for native speakers.

LUKE'S ENGLISH PODCAST - NARRATIVE TENSES (INTERMEDIO 1)

Dear students,

Here's a fun way to revise what you learnt in the class: enjoy Luke's English podcast episode about narrative tenses. Listen to his clear explanations and examples about the verb forms you should use when telling a story.

In his podcast Luke explores countless topics adding his personal touch of humour. He will help you understand English better while having fun. It's not surprising Luke's podcast is a favourite amongst students of English all around the world.

Listening to podcasts is a fun and effective way of improving you listening skills. Check my older post about podcasts if  you still don't know what a podcast is.

PODCASTS

Are you looking for a new way to improve your understanding of spoken English?

Podcasts are a great and fun way to do so.

What’s  a podcast?

Many of you will already be familiar with them. For those of you who haven’t heard about podcasts before let me explain briefly.

Podcasts are digital audio or video files or recordings, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer. They are available online and once you download them you can listen to them wherever and whenever you want.

You can download them to your computer, your mp-3 player or your phone. After you download them you can listen to a podcast in the gym, when you go for a run, while you’re doing housework, on the bus, train or in your car... so they are very convenient.

With a little dedication, English language podcasts will help you quickly improve your listening skills and proficiency. One perk (benefit) is that podcasts often have transcripts (a written version of the audio). This means that you can listen and read at the same time, or look at a transcript if one part of a podcast confuses you.

Some of them are specially made for students of English as a foreign language so you can find one appropriate to your level and listen to skilled speakers who will teach you useful vocabulary in a fun way. Others are produced for a native audience, so you will be able to listen to authentic English.

If you would like to try listening to one, here’s a link to an example about the topic we’ve been dealing with in the class: The weather. The podcast is called 6 MinuteVocabulary and you will find it on the BBC Radio website. You will find some other podcasts there designed for students of English too. I'll also keep on posting other suggestions during the year.

There are podcasts about any subject under the sun. So find the one you are interested in and enjoy your learning!