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Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.52Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything and check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:Comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more HERE!AC_VHost_Embed(2011527,300,200,'',1,1, 2260631, 0,1,0,'4345faee42919e9ca056e4f7827c51ca',9); Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.52!Today's Quote"That's one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind.""It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."   ~ Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the MoonToday's FactsOne day on the Moon is 27 days on the Earth.The Moon causes most of the ocean tides because of the force of gravity between the Moon and the Earth.The Moon is about four and a half billion years old, about the same age as the Earth.The Moon is about 384,000 km from the Earth.The surface of the Moon is about the same size as the continent of Africa.Today's (bad) JokeDid you hear about the great new restaurant on the moon? The food's excellent but there's no atmosphere.--------------------After the Americans went to the Moon, the Soviets announced they would be sending a man to the Sun.The engineers objected. 'If you send a man to the Sun, he will burn up'.'What do you think we are, stupid?', they replied. 'We'll send him at night!'That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 52 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Man On The Moon"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.51Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything and check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!AC_VHost_Embed(2011527,300,200,'',1,1, 2253895, 0,1,0,'1bf1dab55bfe672e4a39840648cb36f2',9); Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.51!Today's Quote'Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.'   ~ Lance Armstrong, 7-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivorToday's FactsThe first practical bicycle was invented by Baron Karl von Drais in Germany in 1817.He called it a Laufmaschine, or 'running machine' and you could steer it, stop it with a brake but there were no pedals.Seven out of eight Dutch adults have a bike.There are over half a billion bicycles in China.The word 'bicycle' was invented in France in the 1860s.Today's (bad) JokeQ: What is the hardest part of learning to ride a bike?A: The pavement.--------------------'I'm fed up with my dog', said a man to his neighbour. 'He'll chase anyone on a bicycle.''That is a problem. What are you going to do?' asked his neighbour.'I'm going to take his bicycle away from him.'That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 51 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Cycling Times"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.50Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything and check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!AC_VHost_Embed(2011527,300,200,'',1,1, 2253272, 0,1,0,'24d13793d9ce78a0bbcc617163cd8c32',9);Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.50!Today's Quote'Take some more tea,' the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. 'I've had nothing yet,' Alice replied in an offended tone, 'so I can't take more.' 'You mean you can't take less,' said the Hatter: 'it's very easy to take more than nothing.'   ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in WonderlandToday's FactsIn the United States...People with less than a high school degree have the highest obesity rate (32.9%)Non-Hispanic black people have the highest obesity rate of 36.8%.Non-Hispanic white people have an obesity rate of 25.2%. Other races (i.e. Asians) have the lowest obesity rate of 16.7%.Approximately 72.5 million American adults are obese.Today's (bad) JokeSo I said to the miserable employee, 'Hey, I thought McDonalds was supposed to have fast and friendly service.' And she says, 'That's at participating McDonald's, and we ain't participating.'That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 50 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Food Fest"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.49Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything and check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!AC_VHost_Embed(2011527,300,200,'',1,1, 2251957, 0,1,0,'16c3fbb88e8930e039ac7b11c1f7da9d',9); Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.49!Today's QuoteSherif Ali: "There is the railway. And that is the desert. From here until we reach the other side, no water but what we can carry with us. For the camels, no water at all. If the camels die, we die. And in twenty days they will start to die."Lawrence of Arabia: "There's no time to waste then, is there?"Today's FactsSaudi Arabia shares borders with six other countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen.The country is a monarchy, the population is around 27 million, and it makes most of its money from exporting oil.Saudi Arabia's flag is green with white words which say: "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God".Today's (bad) JokeQ: What do you get if you cross a camel and a cow?A: A lumpy milkshake.That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 49 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Saudi Arabia"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.48Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.48!Today's Quotes"It is hard to describe the disappointment of losing a Grand Slam final, let alone as a British player at Wimbledon with such incredible home support." ~ Andy Murray"Things just didn't quite turn out for him in the finals liked he hoped for. But today I'm sure he got another step closer to a Grand Slam title." ~ Roger FedererToday's FactsRoger Federer won his 17th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2012 - more than any other player.Roger Federer has twin daughters named Myla and Charlene.Roger's hobbies include golf, skiing, Playstation and playing cards.Today's (bad) JokesQ: What do you serve but don't eat?A: A tennis ball.Q: Why don't fish like tennis?A: They don't like getting close to the net.That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 48 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Tennis Times"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.47Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!AC_VHost_Embed(2011527,300,200,'',1,1, 2250018, 0,1,0,'2b8a060d0f1703fbc86349c271d53a97',9); Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.47!Today's Quote"As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, "This is what I love doing, and I hope I'm going to be able to do it forever."  (Tom Cruise)Today's FactsTom Cruise married actress Katie Holmes in 2006. Cruise proposed to Holmes in the early morning of June 17, 2005, on top of Paris' Eiffel Tower.Cruise is a committed Scientologist, and some believe he is number 2 in the organisation.His film Collateral is one of my all time favourite films!Today's JokeA Scientologist told me they can't always drink wine. I said, "A glass of wine every day gives you wonderful benefits." He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well, it keeps you from being a Scientologist..."That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 47 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Tom Cruise"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.46Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!AC_VHost_Embed(2011527,300,200,'',1,1, 2249502, 0,1,0,'ee41b50ea8a8b86cd9d71ec6e18619b6',9); Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.46!Today's Quote"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."  (Queen Elizabeth II)Today's FactsThe Queen is the only British citizen who doesn't need to have a passport.Queen Elizabeth II has two birthdays; an official one, and her real one on April 21st.The Queen sent her first e-mail in 1976 using the ARPANET network, the forerunner to today's internet.Today's JokesWhat was the first thing the queen did when she came to the throne? - She sat down!When does a prince get very wet? - When he becomes the reigning monarch!When is a piece of wood like a king? - When it's a ruler!Where do kings and queens get crowned? - On the head!That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 46 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Jubilee Hi-Jinks"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.45Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.45!Today's Quote"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."  (Bill Shankly, Liverpool Football Manager)Today's FactsThe Scottish Cup tie between Falkirk and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 1979 was postponed no fewer than 29 times because of bad weather.A Manchester City fan was banned in 1995 from bringing dead chickens into City's Maine Road ground. He apparently used to celebrate City's goals by swinging the birds around his head.In 2004, James Hayter came on as an 84th minute substitute for Bournemouth against Wrexham and scored the fastest Football League hat-trick ever. It took less than 140 seconds.Today's JokeTwo guys were walking through a cemetery when they saw a tombstone that read:"Here lies John Sweeney, a good man and a Chelsea fan."So, one of them asked the other: "When the hell did they start putting two people in one grave?"That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 45 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Football Crazy"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.44Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Fun FREE English Lesson:CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.44!'shipping' OR 'cargo'?!Today's Quote"Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called shipment but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?"  (Anonymous)Today's FactsMen honk more than women, and men and women honk more at women than at men.Drivers in convertibles with the tops down are less likely to honk than those with the top up.Drivers honk faster at cars whose drivers are on cell phones. And drivers are more likely to honk at people from another state or country than their own.Drivers honk less on weekends.Today's JokeThe probability of being involved in a traffic accident is directlyproportional to time spent on the road.  Driving fast decreases one'sexposure.One third of traffic accidents are caused by drunk drivers; two thirdsare caused by non-drunk drivers.Therefore, the safest way to drive is drunk and VERY fast.That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 44 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Driving Me Nuts"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.43Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.43!Today's Quote"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody."  (Franklin P. Adams 1944)Today's FactsYou need 500 mayors' signatures to be able to run for president in France.Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who loves orgies and violent sex, could easily have been France's new president.The age limit for theoretically becoming the president of France is now 18!Today's JokeThe French try to keep election results secret until the end. Special 'coded' Tweets included:   - Netherlands-Hungary qualify for return leg   - Dutch cheese at 27 euros, Tokai wine at 25 euros   - high-heeled shoes are going out of fashion* Code for François Hollande - Netherlands / Dutch cheese* Code for Nicolas Sarkozy - Hungary / Tokai wine / high-heeled shoesThat's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 43 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Election Madness"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2012 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.20"Good Enough For Us!"Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.FREE EXERCISES FROMHOTCH POTCH ENGLISHDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute!_______________________________________Kate: "Mmm, delicious!"Cassie: "Really good!"Kate: "And so much cheaper than human food!"Cassie: "Real good bargain... It´s really good for you as well."Kate: "Ahh, yes, very nutritious. Yummy yummy, ????? the cat."[Thumbs up]Kate: "Good enough for the cat..."Kate, Cassie, Sébastien: "Good enough for us!"[Applause]Sébastien: "That was a terrifying experience - we'll never do that to you again Wookie."[General comments, incomprehensible]_______________________________________Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!______________________________________________FREE EXERCISES FROMHOTCH POTCH ENGLISH____________________________________________Vidcast 20 {The Roleplay} ~ 'Good Enough For Us!'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2010  Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.19"Aikido Winds"Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute!_______________________________________Hello, and welcome to Hotch Potch English - 'The Mega Minute'! And today, I'm talking to...Sébastien: "Sébastien! Hello!"And where are you from, Sébastien? Hi! Sébastien: "I'm from Le Mans, in France."OK. You don't sound like you have a French accent.Sébastien: "No, I'm half French, half English. I've lived in England for the last 23 years."OK, and what are you doing here in France? Sébastien: "I'm studying for a TEFL Certification."OK, where are you doing that? Sébastien: "I'm doing that in Tournan-sur-Brie."OK, where is that?Sébastien: "Ahh, that's just south-east of Paris."OK, and where are you living at the moment? Are you living in Paris?Sébastien: "No, I'm living on-site, in Tournan."And what are you about to do in the next hour or so?Sébastien: "I'm going to teach a English class!"OK. Looking forward to it?Sébastien: "Yes, indeed!"What's the topic of your lesson today?Sébastien: "Ahh, activities and interests that one can be passionate about. So 'passions' in a way."Passions! OK, that's a nice subject! And have you, yourself, got an activity you're 'passionate' about?Sébastien: "Yeah. I'm an aikido teacher, so I've been doing that for seven years and I'm very passionate about that."Have you got a quick move you could show us? Which doesn't involve pain to me!Sébastien: "Not really!OK, all right, I'll leave it at that. I'll wish you luck, and you'll let us know how it goes!Sébastien: "Thank you very much! Thank you, bye."Good luck! Bye bye._______________________________________Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!______________________________________________Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_____________________________________________________________________________Vidcast 19 {The Interview} ~ 'Aikido Winds'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2010  Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.18"Ireland Calling"Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute!_______________________________________Hello, and welcome to Hotch Potch English, and today I'm talking to...Rory: "Hi, I'm Rory, from Dublin, in Ireland."Eileen: "And I'm Eileen, and we live in Malahide, in Dublin."OK, and tell me, Rory, why are you here in Paris?Rory: "I'm here in Paris to learn to become an English language teacher.OK. Rory, what do you know about Paris? Have you been here before?Rory: "Yes, I've been here before. Over the years we've been here on holiday, and I've been here on business as well. So we know the sites, but we haven't spent extended periods of time here, so we're looking forward to having a few weeks to be able to learn more about Paris.OK, and Eileen, what's your favourite thing about Paris, if you have one?Eileen: "Oh, I like a lot of things about Paris. Maybe drinking coffee, and just exploring and listening to the people and being part of Paris life..."And are you thinking of staying here for quite a while or you're just passing through?Eileen: "No, we're not passing through, for once, we're hopefully going to stay in Paris for an extended time, maybe up to two years, maybe beyond, and so we'll see how it goes.OK, 'maybe beyond'! Rory, what do you think of that?Rory: "Yes, I think, I like the sound of it, it's good. I mean, two years would certainly be our horizon at the moment, and if it goes beyond that we'll be very happy."Have you got a favourite place in Paris, Rory?Rory: "I like the Latin Quarter. I must say, I like the atmosphere there. But there are many other quarters as well that have their own special character.And you know that Paris is rather well known for its Irish pubs - there's quite a lot of them! Do you think you'll be going there?Rory: "I might go to one or two, but not too many! I came here to enjoy the French atmosphere. But it'll be nice to go to an Irish pub from time to time."OK, good talking to you two. Have a good time in Paris!Rory & Eileen: "Thank you, Bye bye!_______________________________________Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!______________________________________________Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes____________________________________________Vidcast 18 {The Interview} ~ 'Ireland Calling'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2010  Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.42Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!AC_VHost_Embed(128880,300,200,'',1,1, 1056015, 0,1,0,'f69120221beecb51e06aba8343007d0f',8); Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)_____________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.42!Today's Quote(Anonymous)"Growing old is nothing more than mind over matter: if you don't mind, it doesn't matter!"Today's FactsResearch shows that living with pets like dogs or cats helps us live longer!A study has found that laughing a lot is good for your heart! Ha ha!To feel instantly refreshed... switch off the TV, disconnect the phone, sit down alone for a while and do... absolutely nothing!Today's JokeSigns you're getting older:   - The little grey haired lady you helped across the street is your wife!   - Your little black book only has names that end in 'M.D.'   - You sing along with elevator musicThat's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog atstudents.hotchpotchenglish.comAnd see you next time!_____________________________________________Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 42 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Mind Over Matter"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2010 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Website http://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.17"Phoenix vs New York"Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute!_______________________________________Hello, and welcome to Hotch Potch English, and today we're talking tothe Mega-Minute, and today we're talking to...Larry: "Larry, from Brooklyn, New York."And...Brianna: "Brianna, from Phoenix, Arizona."OK, Brianna, can you say something in an accent from Phoenix, Arizona? Brianna: "Umm, I wanna go to the store."OK, can you say something in a New York accent, Larry?Larry: "Well I don't really talk like this myself, but that's how some people in Brooklyn really talk."That's fantastic! Brianna, tell me something famous about Phoenix.Brianna: "It's a big desert, with lots of cactuses. And ...cowboys, I guess."OK, and something famous about New York, Larry.Larry: "Famous about New York? New York is famous - we don't need anything else to make us famous!"OK, and Larry, what do you think about people from Phoenix, Arizona?Larry: "Umm, well, because Brianna's here, I think that people from Phoenix, Arizona are lovely, intelligent, and a true pleasure to be with.OK, and the truth?Larry: "I would say the same thing even if Brianna weren't here."OK, a diplomat! And Brianna, what do you think about people from New York?Brianna: "Oh, they're crazy!"OK, thank you. I don't think we need to say anything more! Thank you very much, bye bye!Brianna & Larry: "Byeee!_______________________________________Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!______________________________________________Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes____________________________________________Vidcast 17 {The Interview} ~ 'Phoenix vs New York'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2010  Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.16Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute!_______________________________________Welcome to the Hotch Potch English, the Mega-Minute, and today I'm talking to...Morna: "Morna!"And...Andrew: "Andrew!"Morna and Andrew. And where are you from? Morna: "I'm from Aberdeen in Scotland."Andrew: "And I'm from Glasgow, also in Scotland."OK, and, err, what would you say is the most interesting thing about Aberdeen?Morna: "You can get nice beef there, because we have Aberdeen Angus cows!"OK, and what about Glasgow?Andrew: "Err, there's less granite than there is in Aberdeen."That's fascinating! I'm actually... I was actually born in Edinburgh, which is a kind of a rival for Glasgow. How do people from Glasgow think about people from Edinburgh?Andrew: "I think that we tend to think of people from Edinburgh as quite...Morna: "Posh."Andrew: "Posh, snotty."Are you calling us snobs?!Andrew: "A little bit, yeah!"Not that I can call myself Edinbur... Edinbur... what's someone from Edinburgh?Morna: "Edinburghian?"Andrew: "Burger?"An Edinburgher! And what's someone from Glasgow called?Andrew: "A Glaswegian."And what's someone from Aberdeen called? Morna: "An Aberdonian."OK, thank you very much you two. Talk to you again later!Morna: "Byee."Andrew: "See ya."_______________________________________Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!______________________________________________Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes____________________________________________Vidcast 16 {The Interview} ~ 'Aberdeen vs Glasgow'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2010  Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.15Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute!_______________________________________Welcome to the Hotch Potch Mega-Minute, and today we're learning about...years!Hello!Larry: "I'm Larry from New York, and this is seventeen eighty nine (1789)."Thank you!Nick: "I'm Nick from Hampshire, UK, this is 1789."Brianna: "I'm Brianna from Arizona, this is 1789."Andrew: "I'm Andrew from Glasgow, and this is 1789."Joseph: "I'm Joseph from Texas, this is 1789."Morna: "I'm Morna, from Aberdeen, and this is 1789."OK, thank you. How about this one?Morna: "I'm Morna from Aberdeen, and this is nineteen sixty five (1965)."We know you're Morna!Joseph: "I'm Joseph from Texas..."We know, we know!!!Joseph: "OK, 1965."Andrew: "1965."Brianna: "1965."And how about this one, Larry?Larry: "Nineteen ninety nine (1999)."Nick: "1999."Faster!Brianna: "1999."And now it changes...Morna: "Two thousand (2000)."Joseph: "2000."Andrew: "2000."Brianna: "2000."And this one:Larry: "Two thousand an' one (2001)."Nick: "Two thousand and one (2001)."Brianna: "Two thousand one (2001)."Andrew: "Two thousand and one (2001)."Two more to go!Larry: "Two thousand ten (2010)."Nick: "Two thousand... two thousand an' ten (2010)."Brianna: "Two thousand ten."Andrew: "Twenty ten. (20-10)"Sorry? What was that? What was that?"Andrew: "I went for twenty ten (2010)."Joseph: "Two thousand ten (2010)."Morna: "Two thousand and ten."And the last one!Morna: "Ehh... two thousand and twenty (2020)."Joseph: "Two thousand twenty (2020)."Andrew: "Twenty twenty (20-20)!"Twenty twenty!Brianna: "Two thousand twenty (2020)."Nick: "Two thousand 'n' twenty (2020)."Larry: "Two thousand twenty (2020)."There you go, folks! Any clearer? I hope so... Bye bye. Thank you! Byeee...Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!______________________________________________Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Vidcast 15 {The Years} ~ '20-What?!'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2010  Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.41Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!AC_VHost_Embed(128880,300,200,'',1,1, 1056024, 0,0,0,'552d2e7a261b62cd5c2d271aadea60da',8); Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.41!Today's Quote(from Dr. Dale Turner)"Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born."Today's FactsWe forget 90% of our dreams.Frankenstein and Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde came from vivid dreams.Your body is virtually paralyzed when you dream.Today's JokeAfter she woke up, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for our anniversary. What do you think it means?""You'll know tonight," he said.That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife.Delighted, she opened it to find a book entitled "The Meaning of Dreams."That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 41 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Dreams Are Renewable"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.14Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends! Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute! One minute, one mistake explained from Hotch Potch English (dot com)._______________________________________Hello! Today is... my birthday - look!And it's raining - look!'Happy birthday to me,Happy birthday to me,Happy birthday to meeee,Happy birthday to me!'BIG MISTAKE 1:'Today is my happy birthday?' (NO!)GOOD English -->'Today is my birthday!' (YES!)BIG MISTAKE 2:'I have 44?' (NO, NO, NO!)GOOD English -->'Ahh - I am 44!' (YES!)BIG MISTAKE 3:'OK, I am 44 years. I am 44 years? No?' (NO!)GOOD English -->'Ah, I am 44.' (YES!)Or 'I am 44 years old.'Happy birthday... to me!______________________________________Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!____________________That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the Blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Vidcast 14 {The Mistake} ~ 'My Happy Birthday'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.13Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons (including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute! One minute, one mistake explained from Hotch Potch English (dot com)._______________________________________(The English are really very strange... look!)THE BIG MISTAKE:'Could you pass me the pepper and salt, please?''Ahhh, I'm sorry?''Yes... the pepper and salt...'THE BEST ENGLISH:'Could you pass me the salt and pepper please?''Ahhhhh, the salt and pepper! Yes, of course. Here you are.''When I go to Britain, my favourite food is chips and fish!''Chips and fish... hmm...''Chips and fish - no?''I'm afraid I don't understand...''When I go to Britain, my favourite food is... fish and chips!''Ahh, fish and chips - of course! Me too!''You know I'm a photographer, and my favourite type of photography is... white and black!.'White and black...''Yes, white and black photography, you know...?''Err, no, I don't know.''My favourite type of photography is... black and white!''Ahh, black and white photography. Now I understand!'(I told you the English were very strange!)______________________________________Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!____________________That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the Blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Vidcast 13 {The Mistake} ~ 'Pepper and salt?'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.12Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute! One minute, one mistake explained from Hotch Potch English (dot com).One minute, one mistake to correct: the choice is yours!THE BIG MISTAKE:'I live in Paris since 16 years.' (No no no no no no no no!!!)'Oh. Ahh! I live in Paris since 17 years!' (grrrr...)'OK OK OK. I live in Paris for 16 years.THE BEST ENGLISH:'OK... I have lived in Paris for 16 years - Yeah!'Another example:'I work for Barclays since 3 years?' (No!)'I work for Barclays for 3 years?' (mm-mm)'I have worked for Barclays for 3 years!' (clapping)(Have you watched ALL my videos yet?)Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!____________________That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the Blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Vidcast 12 {The Mistake} ~ 'I live here since...'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.11Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute! One minute, one mistake explained from Hotch Potch English (dot com).One minute, one mistake to correct: the choice is yours!'I like very much playing tennis.' (NO!!!)'I like playing tennis very much.' (better...)But it's still not English! What we say is:'I love playing Tennis!'Let's try another:'We like very much speaking English.' (Nooo)'We like speaking English very much.' (better...)But what we really say is:'We love speaking English!'Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!____________________That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the Blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Vidcast 11 {The Mistake} ~ 'I like very much...'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.40Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Podcast Script:(Click HERE to listen)________________________________________Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.40!Today's Quote(from Lao Tzu)"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."Today's FactsThe Earth travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour.About one third of our planet's land is desert.Oceans cover approximately 70% of the Earth's surface.Today's FunWhy was the thirsty alien hanging around the computer? - He was looking for the space bar!Living on Earth may be expensive, but it does include a free trip around the Sun every year.After his first meal on the moon, the astronaut reported, "The food was good, but the place really lacked atmosphere!"That's all for today.Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 40 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "The World Belongs To You"Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.10Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!Vidcast Script:Erwin: Hi, I'm Erwin Ebens, I'm the director of TEFL Barcelona, which is a teacher's training course.Sab: Could you show us a bit of the school?Erwin: Yes, of course. Here we have the reception area... So, come with me... Photocopier!Sab: Yes! This is the photocopier!Erwin: Teachers preparing to teach.Sab: Teachers preparing to teach! Hello!Teacher 1: Hi... nervous!Erwin: Geoff laughing...Sab: Hi Geoff.Geoff: Hi! (nothing more to say...)Sab: Who are you preparing to teach - what level?Teacher 1: Upper-intermediates.Sab: And how are they?Teacher 1: They're great. They're very fluent and the like to participate.Sab: Great. Where are you from?Teacher 1: Seattle, Washington, USA.Sab: Great! And you're training to be a teacher.Teacher 1: Yes.Sab: And how are you finding the course so far?Teacher 1: It's a lot of information, but it's great.Erwin: Well here we have a typical classroom, ready for the students.Sab: OK, this is where they do their training?Erwin: Yes, yes, in this room we have a printer, a computer, and a shelf full of books.Sab: And a fan, for when it gets hot!Erwin: And a fan, yes. It gets very hot in Spain.Sab: And the good old phonetic chart.Erwin: Oh yes! Every classroom has a phonetic chart......Erwin: This is the coffee machine. And cold drinks and snacks. And here we have the library, with a lot of English teaching books. There are videos over there, and computers.Sab: How many computers are there?Erwin: There are one, two, three, four, five, six, seven computers...Sab: And here we have some future teachers studying hard... hello there!Teacher 2: Hello.Sab: Are you studying to be future teachers?Teacher 2: Yes.Sab: Yes, where are you from?Teacher 2: From England.Sab: OK, and how are you finding the course?Teacher 2: It's, it's tough - it's a lot of information in a short time period - but I'm also having fun.Sab: OK.Student: I'm not studying to be a teacher!Sab: What are you doing here?!Student: I take Spanish classes here.Sab: Oh, you're learning Spanish. And how's it going?Student: It's going well!Sab: Great, thank you!____________________That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the Blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Vidcast 10 {The Interview} ~ 'Erwin from TEFL Barcelona'Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/

Share Us!Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.39Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.Get FREE English Lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch EnglishDon't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!Practise as you listen:do a dictation: write down everything & check belowlisten and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!AC_VHost_Embed(128880,300,200,'',1,1, 1056017, 0,0,0,'50d05bc934ff810c8a65599e5a0c2ce2',8);Podcast Script:(Click here to listen)Hello, and welcome to the...Hotch Potch English~ Mega Minute!And today I'm interviewing...Geoff: Geoff Harwood!Sab: Geoff, where are you from?Geoff: I'm from the United States - Baltimore, Maryland.Sab: And where are you working now?Geoff: I'm working at TEFL Barcelona, in Barcelona, in the neighbourhood of Gracia.Sab: And why did you choose Barcelona to work?Geoff: I love Barcelona. I love the sun, sea, mountains, and it's a lovely multicultural atmosphere.Sab: And how do you find the weather? Isn't it a bit hot?Geoff: At the moment it's really hot and humid, yeah, I'm not crazy about humidity. The sun's nice...Sab: And what are the students like on your course?Geoff: Lovely people! We've got a nice mixed group: Irish, American, English, and one from Belgium.Sab: OK, thanks very much for talking to us Geoff.Geoff: OK, bye, see you later!____________________That's all for today!Tell your friends. Read the words on the Blog athotchpotchenglish.blogspot.comAnd see you next time!Get FREE English lessons(including exercises for this podcast)fromHotch Potch English_________________________________Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes_____________________________Podcast 39 {The Interview} ~ "Sea, sun and..."Created & written by Sab WillCopyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English___________________________________________________Visit Hotch Potch English ~ The Unique English Teaching Websitehttp://www.hotchpotchenglish.com/