British Council - LearnEnglish Elementary Podcasts

Elementary Podcasts is back! Some things are the same (Tess and Ravi and Carolina) and some things are new.

This episode sees Gordon return from an adventurous break making a documentary about whales. In 'Your turn' the question this week is about superheroes and superpowers. Catch up with Carolina as...

This episode, Ravi is thinking about giving up his Spanish lessons, Pete talks about his grandfather's watch, Carolina goes out for a meal and Ravi tells a joke about a cure for hiccups. Tom the...

This episode, Ravi is planning his holiday, Tim talks about fell running, Carolina has a problem...

Talking about a bad day, Bath, computers and computing, the biggest problem facing humanity,...

Persuading people to do things, Zaha Hadid, comparing things, complaining about bad service,...

Reacting to good news, Formula One, ball games, telling the truth, Carolina takes a jacket back to a shop, joke, 'everybody' and 'nobody', 'actually'.

Being sympathetic, chocolate, places in a city, ways of wasting time, Carolina has lunch with Jamie's parents, joke, present continuous, 'portmanteau' words.

Asking for and giving advice, meditation, things and places in airports, space exploration, Carolina meets Jamie's parents, joke, 'too' and 'very'.

Talking about restaurants, Einstein, verb collocations, shopping, Carolina speaks to her tutor, joke, 'say' and 'tell'.

The second series of the Elementary Podcasts is now live with a great new look and a user-friendly design.Users will be happy to know that the characters Tess and Ravi, Carolina and Tom the Teacher...

Making plans for the weekend, Matt Groening; phrases that go with different verbs, the Indian film industry, the perfect holiday, Carolina makes dinner for her friends, 'make' vs 'do', 'yourself'

Asking for a favour, David Attenborough, numbers quiz, Christmas in Prague, best and worst things on TV, Carolina in the pub, time prepositions, British measurements

Talking about family, Dr. Muhammed Yunus, quiz, taxis in Cairo, "What's the best way to travel?", in the chemist, 'look' vs 'sound', false friends

Talking about travel problems, Frida Kahlo, Think of a word beginning with '...', Kazakhstan, 'How green are you?, the word 'like', neutral and informal words

Talking about pets, Didier Drogba, Think of a word beginning with '...', New Zealand, cats or dogs, joke, regular and irregular verb forms

Talking about how people are feeling, Bob Marley, Hot Seat, Bun Festival in Cheung Chau, books vs films, British money, joke, etc.

Talking about clothes, Jonathan Ive, 10 Seconds, the vuvuzuela, women's football, travelling on the London Underground, joke, etc.

A weekend away; Shakira; Hot Seat; tango in Buenos Aires; songs in English or in other languages; airport situations, joke, etc.

Introducing your friends; Angelina Jolie; things you can find in a kitchen; Central Park in New York; celebrities working for charity; etc.