Do you want to be a spy ......
Intelligence. What does it mean? The word“intelligence” has two main meanings in English. First, it can mean “mental capacity” – if you are intelligent, you can think clearly and rationally, for example. But
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Glastonbury - mud and music
We return to Glastonbury today for a first-hand account of the mud and the music from Hilary. The full text of my conversation with her is in a pdf file in the posting immediately before this one.First, listen to the podcast without looking at the
Rigoletto Act 2 - Next Podcast 11 September
Suppose your friend has just sat an exam. You want to ask her– was it alright, were the questions easy, do you think that you passed the exam? What words could you use to ask this question? Or suppose that your friend has just been to a wedding.
Rigoletto - Act 1
I have been very busy for the past week. I have been playing my violin in the orchestra for an opera. An opera is like a play, but instead of spoken dialogue it has singing and music. The opera that we are performing is called Rigoletto, and it is by the
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Somewhere in England, there is a very special building. The security is tight. There is barbed wire all around the fence. There are security guards with dogs. Everyone going in or out is searched and has to show a security pass. Is this a secret
Talking rubbish
Recently, I found a postcard. You can see a picture of it on the website or on the screen of your iPod. On the front of the card it says“Birmingham’s total rubbish…” What does this mean. Does it mean that “Birmingham is
Goodbye Tony, Hello Gordon
We do not often talk about politics on this podcast, but today is different. Today is a special day. Our Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has been Prime Minister since 1997. But today he will resign. In fact, Tony Blair told us many months ago that he was
Let me know...
“Suppose you are planning a holiday in England. Your friend in England might say to you, “Please let me know when you are going to arrive.” Or suppose I am talking to a friend who is planning to move to another town. I might say,
Contemporary
Today we are going to meet the Duke of Wellington, and talk about the word“contemporary”. In fact, both the Duke of Wellington and the word “contemporary” were in the podcasts about Glastonbury. You can’t remember the Duke
Blessed
In a podcast last week, I talked about a pop group called the Zimmers. The Zimmers are all elderly people, who want to show the world that old people can be fun and creative. A few days ago I found a short poem about being old. It is by Barbara Beuler