British Council - LearnEnglish - Themes PodcastsLearnEnglish Themes Podcasts are for learners at Intermediate to Advanced level and cover a large number of themes.LearnEnglish Podcasts - Themes - Transport- July 28, 2008 Railways are not a modern invention as most of us think. The idea of transporting things and people on rails has been around for a long time.http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-themes-transport LearnEnglish Podcasts - Themes - Home- July 21, 2008 Accidents: we all know that chainsaws are very dangerous - in Britain 1207 people had to visit hospitals after accidents with chainsaws in 1999. However, in the same year, 16,662 people more than twelve times as many - were injured by their sofa!http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-themes-home LearnEnglish Podcasts - Themes - Animals- July 14, 2008 Readlisten to some facts about animals that will amaze you. Then try and read between the lines to answer the questions.http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-themes-animals LearnEnglish Podcasts - Themes - Cooperatives- July 7, 2008 The idea of the co-operative is one of the greatest British inventions. To be more exact, it all began with a small shop in Toad Lane, Rochdale in Lancashire.http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts-themes-cooperatives |