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Speaker: In this podcast you will hear about two major world cities and what it is like to live in them. You will also listen to some of the aspects people consider, when choosing to live in a place. So, if you could live in any city or country in the world, where would you choose? Where would you feel the safest, do you think? Or the most relaxed? On the other hand, where would you not like to li...

The Original of Formal & Informal English Podcast ‘I’m very tired. I’m going to bed.’ ‘I’m excessively fatigued. I shall retire.’ These sentences mean exactly the same, but whilst the first is everyday informal English, the second – depending on the attitude of the listener – could either be considered formal, if rather old-fashioned English, or simply pretentious! The difference is the choice of...

¿Quieres dar más énfasis a tus ideas? Aprende a usar intensificadores como 'really', 'absolutely' o 'too' para reforzar adjetivos y adverbios. Un recurso imprescindible para expresarte con más fuerza y claridad.

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That´s English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education´s official distance learning English course. To find out more about That´s English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. In this podcast, you will hear two people, Debbie and John, talking about the uses of get – listen out for them! Debbie: Hi John! John...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Debbie: Hi John! You look tired! John: Hi Debbie! Yes, I´m very tired. I was out ‘til late last night. Debbie: Where did you go? John:...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That´s English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education´s official distance learning English course. To find out more about That´s English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. “What are you watching at the moment?” is a common question among friends nowadays, but they aren´t referring to regular TV broadcasti...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That´s English! The Spanish Ministry of Education´s official distance learning English course. To find out more about That´s English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. The next time you´re visiting the South of England, why not visit Hastings? What may seem a quiet British seaside town is a place full...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English! The Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. In this podcast, you will hear a conversation between Debbie and John in which they use a lot of expressions with GET – listen out for...

Art vandals podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast, brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Drew: Hi Kate! How are you doing? Kate: I’m fine, thanks. I was just reading about the latest Banksy stunt. Isn’t...

The Story of the Red Telephone Box Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. It is now very common for tourists visiting London to send to their friends and family a 'selfie' i...

The story behind a pen name podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Kate: Hi Drew! Sorry I'm late. Drew: Hi Kate. Don't worry. Was the traffic bad this morning? Kate:...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages Welcome to the second part of this podcast about St. Patrick's Day. Today we are going to talk about St. Patrick's Day traditions and h...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Welcome to the first part of this podcast about St. Patrick's Day, where we are going to talk about the background to this universal I...

Rhyming slang podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Kate: Good morning, Drew. How are you today? Drew: I'm fine, thanks, Kate. And you? Kate: Not bad, for a Monday....

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. The next time you are in London and feel like getting away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre, you might enjoy visiting Ham...

Getting around London podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Kate: Hi Drew! How are you? I haven't seen you for ages! Drew: Yeah. I've been away on vacation. Kate: R...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Hello! Today we would like to give you some advice on how not to go hungry the next time you visit London. When most people are asked...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. In the previous podcast we talked about traditional pub food, which was perfect for the cold winter weather. If you are visiting the U...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. In today's podcast we are going to talk about colour idioms. In English, colours are frequently used in idiomatic expressions, so toda...

Clothes idioms podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Kate: Hi Drew! Do you have a minute? Drew: Yeah, sure. What do you need? Kate. Well, I'm working on a collectio...

Differences between American and British English podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Kate: Hi Drew! How are you? Drew: I'm fine thanks, Kate. How about you? Kate:...

Dog idioms podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. In our podcast about Portion Distortion, we mentioned the expression doggy bag, which refers to the bag or containe...

Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Today we would like to remind you of some of the more common "false friends" in English and Spanish. A "false friend" is a word in ano...

Food idioms - cakes and pies podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. Kate: Hi Drew! How are you? Did you have a nice long weekend? Drew: Yeah, it was great, though it...

Phrasal verbs related to health and the body podcast Hello and welcome to this podcast brought to you by That's English!, the Spanish Ministry of Education's official distance learning English course. To find out more about That's English! go to www.thatsenglish.com or contact your local Official School of Languages. In today's podcast, we are going to talk about some of the phrasal verbs we use w...