Presenters: Klemens and Nikolai Topic: The future In this show, adult English language students in GO1 class talk about the future. (GO1 is an advanced level general English course, at St Clare's, Oxford, UK.) Klemens (Austria) and Nikolai (Denmark) did an excellent job as guest presenters, preparing well beforehand. They chose the topic, prepared interview questions, introduced the show, interviewed their classmates, and chose the linking jingle. We hear interviews with: Saud (Saudi Arabia) Tanja (Switzerland) Interview questions: (If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.) 1. What are your plans for the future? 2. Is there something you really look forward to? 3. Anything special you want to achieve or experience in your life? 4. Do you want a family? Children? 5. Where do you want to live? 6. What will happen when you die? Do you believe in an afterlife? 7. Who will win the US election? 8. Who will win the European championship in football? 9. Are you afraid of the/an upcoming alien invasion? The last question refers to an ongoing class discussion prompted by a tongue-in-cheek essay (or presentation, I forget which) by Nikolai, in response to a task set by group teacher, Julie, about major problems facing modern civilisation.) Please listen to our discussion and add your comments on our blog page at bardwellroad.podomatic.com. Sorry (again!) for the poor sound quality. We were recording in a different room, and somehow, instead of using our external microphone, which produces a nice clean sound, the computer chose to record with its internal microphone, which includes an annoying background hiss. Because of this, an extra (and rather too lengthy) interview, with second teacher, Geoff, has been left out. This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the program Garageband. The Garageband jingles used is "Half Moon Bay". After editing in Garageband, the audio converted to MP3 using LameBrain (check at www.macupdate.com). The photo was edited in Adobe Fireworks. This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.

Presenters: Saud and Tanja Topic: Travelling and holidays In this show, adult English language students in GO1 class talk about travelling and holidays. (GO1 is an advanced level general English course, at St Clare's, Oxford, UK. Tanja (Switzerland) and Saud (Saudi Arabia) acted as guest presenters. They chose the topic, prepared interview questions, introduced the show, interviewed their classmates, and chose the linking jingle. We hear interviews with: Klemens (Austria), who answers in a surprising, tongue-in-cheek way Boris (Belgium), who balances warm sincerity with moments of inspired lunacy Nadia (Switzerland), who is clearly a raconteur of personal anecdotes Carolina (Brazil), who paints a marvellous picture of the life of a young person in Brazil Nikolai (Denmark), who entertains with information about a sports-related weekend trip, plus some very strange conversation about extremely long-distance travellers! Sorry for the poor sound quality in the first few minutes of the show. We forgot to turn off an air heater, which - unnoticed - got increasingly noisier. Interview questions: (If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.) 1. Do you like travelling? 2. What kind of travelling do you prefer? 3. What was a holiday you can remember well and why? 4. Do you prefer to travel with your family or with your friends? 5. Which holiday or journey would you like to repeat? 6. What was your worst experience when travelling? 7. Is there a place you'd like to travel to that you've never been to before? Please listen to our discussion and add your comments on our blog page at bardwellroad.podomatic.com. N.B. Don't miss the special "bloopers" section at the end where we include our "out-takes" (= mistakes and general craziness)! This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the program Garageband. The Garageband jingles used is "Island (Short)". After editing in Garageband, the audio volume was leveled using the program Levelator (www.gigavox.com/levelator), and converted to MP3 using LameBrain (check at www.macupdate.com). The photo was edited in Adobe Fireworks. This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.

Presenters: Carolina and Ernik Topic: Our families In this show, adult English language students in GO1 class talk about their families. (GO1 is an advanced level general English course, at St Clare's, Oxford, UK. Carolina (Brazil) and Ernik (Albania) kindly acted as guest presenters. Carolina chose the topic and prepared interview questions for her classmates. Carolina and Ernik introduced the show, interviewed their classmates, and chose the linking jingle. We hear interviews with: Klemens (Austria) Marie-Liesse (France) Saud (Saudi Arabia) Boris (Belgium) Nikolai (Denmark) Interview questions: (If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.) 1. Do you have a big family? 2. How many brothers/sisters do you have? 3. If you don't have any, do you like being an only child? 4. If you do, do you fight a lot with your brother/sister? 5. What was the longest time you stayed without meeting anyone from your family? Did you miss them a lot? 6. Do you spend a lot of time with your family? 7. How do you like to spend time with your family? 8. Do you have any pets? 9. If you could choose any member of your family to see now, who would you choose? Please listen to our discussion - don't miss the special "bloopers" section at the end where we include our "out-takes" (= mistakes). Add your comments on our blog page at bardwellroad.podomatic.com. This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the program Garageband. The Garageband jingles used is "Getting Started". After editing in Garageband, the audio volume was leveled using the program Levelator (www.gigavox.com/levelator), and converted to MP3 using LameBrain (check at www.macupdate.com). The photo was edited in Adobe Fireworks. This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.

Presenters: Eduardo and Marie-Liesse Topic: Our countries and hometowns In this show, adult English language students in GO1 class talk about their countries. (GO1 is an advanced level general English course, at St Clare's, Oxford, UK.) Eduardo (Brazil) and Marie-Liesse (France) kindly agreed to be this week's guest presenters. They chose the topic, prepared interview questions, introduced the show, interviewed their classmates and chose the linking jingle. We hear interviews with: Nikolai (Denmark) Tanja (Switzerland) Klemens (Austria) Saud (Saudi Arabia) Carolina (Brazil) Ernik (Albania) Boris (Belgium) Interview questions: (If you are listening in class, you could ask a partner the interview questions, then choose one or more of the speakers and note their answers.) Which country do you come from? Do you live in a small or big city? What do you like most about your hometown? What are the things you miss the most? What is the weather like in your country? What are the things you don't like in your country/hometown? In what ways is your country different from England? What are the most important traditions or annual celebrations in your country? Is your country very touristic and why? Please listen to our discussion and add your comments on our blog page at bardwellroad.podomatic.com. This show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the program Garageband. The Garageband jingles used are "Stepping Out". After editing in Garageband, the audio volume was leveled using the program Levelator (www.gigavox.com/levelator), and converted to MP3 using LameBrain (check at www.macupdate.com). The photo was edited in Adobe Fireworks. This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK.

Topic: Personal Introductions In this show, adult English language students in their first week of GO1 introduce themselves. GO1 is an advanced level general English course. Thanks to Khalid and Klemens for doing the intro and outro. We hear interviews with: Boris (Belgium) Carolina (Brazil) Eduardo (Brazil) Khalid (SA) Klemens (Austria) Marie-Liesse (France) Nikolai (Denmark) Saud (SA) Tanja (Switzerland) Please listen to our discussion and add your comments on our blog page at bardwellroad.podomatic.com. Preparation for this introductory show was minimal. The group teacher, Geoff, gave each student a copy of a list of personal topics. The students took turns interviewing each other, responding without a script - spontaneously. The show was recorded in class, on group teacher, Geoff's, Apple MacBook Pro computer with the program Garageband, and a Garageband musical jingle added (the class chose the jingle "Havana"). After editing in Garageband, the audio volume was leveled using the program Levelator (www.gigavox.com/levelator), and converted to MP3 using LameBrain (check at www.macupdate.com). The photo was edited in Adobe Fireworks. This show was produced at the Bardwell Road Adult Centre, St Clare's, Oxford, UK

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