Join Kate and Rebecca as they discuss the changing fashions of tanning and hear from a lady who is a true sun worshipper.
Listen to the programme and answer the following question:
Which designer first made it fashionable to have tanned skin?
a) Yves Saint Laurent
b) Coco Channel
c) Gianni Versace
You can also read the transcript.
If someone tells you something and you want to tell another person, can use 'direct speech' or 'reported speech'. Find out the differences in this programme.
Now it's your turn to practise reported speech . Go to our quiz page on this subject here.
We use reported questions when we want to relate a question that someone has asked. Listen to this programme and take the quizzes.
After you've listened to the programme, why not get some more practice in the listen and repeat activity.
We will also find out what you can say when someone says sorry to you for something they've done wrong. As you'll hear, there are lots of short and friendly expressions that you can use to accept an apology in English. So there's no need to be lost for words …
After you've listened to the programme, get some more practice by doing the activity at the bottom of the page.
Listen to the programme first and then take the challenge and do the quizzes on this grammar point.
Click here if you need to read the grammar explanation.
Listen to Ian Pearson talking about the internet and the use we can make of it.
1. What is a futurologist´s job?
2. What is cyberbliss?
3. What´s positive of using the internet according to Ian Pearson? And negative?
4. How does he define 'utopia' and 'hell'?
5. Which 'battle' does he mention?
Check your answers and listen again while you read the transcript.
It is also the second most important National Feast in Catalonia, where the day is known in Catalan as La Diada de Sant Jordi and it is traditional to give a rose and a book to a loved one. This tradition inspired UNESCO to declare this the International Day of the Book, since April 23, 1616 was also the date of death of both the English playwright William Shakespeare and the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes.
But do the English feel this is the most appropriate patron saint for their country?
Listen to this podcast and do the quiz.
In this edition of People and Places, we go with Charles for a walk around the lively London streets of Soho and Covent Garden. Why? Well, the National Gallery was putting 44 life-size, framed paintings on the walls of alleyways, shops and restaurants.
Find out why!
Click here to listen to the programme.
There's jubilation in India over its famed music composer, AR Rehman, becoming the first Indian to win a Golden Globe for scoring the music of the film Slumdog Millionaire. Zubair Ahmed reports from Mumbai.
Click here to listen to the news.
This film has been nominated in the Oscars Best Motion Picture category. Watch the trailer.
Last week the announcement was made in Los Angeles of which films were in the running to win an award. In this programme we hear about the announcement ceremony in 2007 and get some reaction to the nominations.
r. The website contains fun interactive quizzes, grammar tables and an area for you to practise your written English.Click here to practise the Simple Passives.
Click here to practise the Continuous Passives.
Click here to practise the Presen Perfect Passives.
Why not listen to a short story online? This is a tale with a strong message.
Listen and do the comprehension activity which you´ll find at the botton of the second page.
Then you can listen again and read the transcript.
Listen to Fred and Sabriya talking about their New Year resolutions (a decision to do something better or to stop doing something bad in the new year) and answer the questions.
http://www.elllo.org/Swiff0801Q/847Q-Sab-Keep.swf
Have your already made your own resolutions?
http://www.listen-to-english.com/?id=447
Listen to the following text about a fanous train robbery and do the quiz.
http://www.listen-to-english.com/?id=445
Thanks Mercedes!
