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English for Life in the UK – The United Kingdom
phoebehendy2020-12-01T19:16:58+00:001st December, 2020|Podcasts|
Season 2, Episode 4 An overview of the 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom. More information about each of the smaller countries Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Download Transcript Union Jack Flag. Photo by [...]
English for Life in the UK – British Citizenship
phoebehendy2020-11-19T10:59:04+00:0019th November, 2020|News, Podcasts|
Season 2, Episode 3 Outline and discussion of the process for becoming a British citizen. Freedoms and responsibilities of citizens. The pledge and oath of allegiance to the Queen. Download Transcript Transcript Mark Hello, and [...]
English for Life in the UK – US Presdential Election
phoebehendy2020-11-17T16:02:16+00:0016th November, 2020|Podcasts|
Why the US Presidential election is important to the U.K. How the US election system works. What has happened in this year’s election and the possible implications for the U.K. Download Transcript Transcript Season 2, Episode [...]
English for Life in the UK – Values and Principles of British Society
phoebehendy2020-11-19T10:59:17+00:006th November, 2020|News, Podcasts|
Season 2, Episode 1 The Government handbook identifies 5 principles - democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, tolerance, participation. We discuss each of these and suggest some others. Download Transcript Transcript Episode 1: Values and [...]
Season 2 – Preview
phoebehendy2020-11-06T17:45:18+00:002nd November, 2020|News, Podcasts|
What is this podcast? What have we done so far and what are our plans for season 2? How to use this podcast to improve your English and learn more about life in the U.K. Download Transcript [...]
English For Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 33
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:00:59+00:0030th September, 2020|Podcasts|
What we mean by fashion and design. Some famous British designers, including fashion designers. Nouns and adjectives for materials. Download Transcript Mary Quant. Source: wikimedia Alexander McQueen design. Source: wikimedia Vivienne Westwood. Source: Wikimedia Stella [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 32
phoebehendy2020-11-17T15:42:47+00:0015th September, 2020|Podcasts|
Famous British poets. Personal choice of poetry by Robert Burns, Wilfred Owen and Lemn Sissay. Similes and metaphors. Download Transcript Transcript Episode 32: Literature in the UK, Part 2, Poets and Poetry (Mark) Welcome to the [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 31
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:26:35+00:006th September, 2020|Podcasts|
Famous British authors and novels past and present. Favourite books of the presenters. The use of 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives in literature. Download Transcript Transcript Transcript Episode 31: Literature in the UK, part 1 Mark [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 30
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:27:33+00:002nd September, 2020|Podcasts|
Famous British landscape gardeners and gardens. Gardening as a pastime in the U.K. including allotments. How to start and continue a conversation. Download Transcript Transcript Transcript Episode 30: Gardens and Gardening in the UK (Mark) Welcome [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 29
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:28:16+00:0023rd August, 2020|Podcasts|
Some of the famous architects and the buildings they designed. Our own favourite buildings. Adjectives in English and in particular the word order we use. Download Transcript St Paul’s Cathedral. Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0 [...]
English for Life in the UK – Driving
phoebehendy2020-11-17T17:15:14+00:0028th July, 2020|News, Podcasts|
Season 1, Episode 28 Driving requirements, the driving test, examples of driving incidents, recognising and using modal verbs Download Transcript Transcript (Mark) Hello and welcome to episode 28 of the podcast English for Life in [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 23
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:30:51+00:0016th June, 2020|News, Podcasts|
Discussion of the events in the USA and around the world following the death of a black man at the hands of the police. Why this matters in the U.K. Protest and demonstrations against racism. Download Transcript [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 7
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:31:35+00:0014th January, 2020|Podcasts|
A short episode about some of the sports which originated in Britain with a particular focus on football, including women’s football. Download Transcript Transcript Sport in the UK All Podcast Episodes [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 6
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:31:56+00:007th January, 2020|Podcasts|
Looking back at the last year and forward to the next. This episode uses a variety of past and future tenses. Download Transcript Transcript Review of 2019 and preview of 2020 All [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 5
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:32:26+00:0024th December, 2019|Podcasts|
We look at the recent history of the relationship between Britain and Europe and in particular our membership of the European Union and the recent decision to leave the EU, known as BREXIT. We also discuss what is a [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 4
phoebehendy2020-11-17T10:32:58+00:0015th December, 2019|Podcasts|
Recorded on the day of the general Election, we cover part of the development of democracy and particularly the right to vote. Download Transcript Transcript Episode 4: History of Democracy Hello, welcome to episode 4 of [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 3
Wayne2020-11-17T10:33:42+00:0030th November, 2019|Podcasts|
A brief history of the British Empire from the age of exploration through to the end of empire and the legacy of the empire today. Download Transcript Transcript Episode Three: The British Empire (Music) Welcome to Episode [...]
English For Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 2
Wayne2020-11-17T10:34:08+00:0022nd November, 2019|Podcasts|
In the episode we cover some key events from this period including the Magna Carta, the Black Death and the Peasants Revolt. We also look at how the English language has developed from other languages including Norman French. Download Transcript [...]
English for Life in the UK – Season 1, Episode 1
Wayne2020-11-17T10:35:42+00:0014th November, 2019|Podcasts|
An introduction to this podcast and a summary of our first session on the history of migration into the U.K. Download Transcript Transcript Edgar (c. 943 – 8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was [...]