British Council-Talking about rumours     Transcript of the podcast ?Will: Kiera, have you heard John isn’t coming back and they might even fire him ?Kiera: No! I knew he was away but I thought it was for personal reasons...

British Council-The history of hand gestures     Transcript of the podcast Earlier on in today’s lecture, I mentioned the importance of hand gestures and said that I’d touch on some of these, pardon the pun! Hand gestures are, of...

British Council-The helix     Transcript of the podcast I’d like to turn now to the object which is the main point of this talk: the helix. This is a fascinating mathematical object which touches many parts of our lives....

British Council-Tech addiction     Transcript of the podcast Presenter: The sound of kids hanging out together. Or, at least, how it sounded a few years ago. Nowadays a group of, well, just about anyone – kids, teens, tweens, their...

British Council-Renting a house     Transcript of the podcast A We saw the ad in the summer, in about July, I think, but we weren’t really serious about moving then so we didn’t even go and see it. It...

British Council-Introverts     Transcript of the podcast If I asked you to describe a great leader, I’d be willing to bet certain traits come to mind … someone charismatic, dynamic, inspiring, a confident public speaker. You’re probably imagining a...

British Council-Innovation in business     Transcript of the podcast Welcome to today’s Business4U podcast. The focus of this podcast is to think about innovation and why it’s important, and also to look at different types and stages of innovation....

British Council-Challenges at work     Transcript of the podcast A I’ll never forget the first time I met our new contact from Retrolink, one of our top five customers. I had travelled to their office to meet him in...

British Council-Catching up after a trip     Transcript of the podcast !Dave: Jean, hi ?Jean: Hi, Dave. How are you .Dave: Good, good ?Jean: Wait a second, I’m not calling you in Canada, right? You’re back now, aren’t you...

British Council-Birthday parties     Transcript of the podcast !Marco: The big four-oh, Charles !Dora: Oh!! It’s your 40th ?Marco: Are you planning a party .Charles: Nah, I never celebrate birthdays. I don’t see why this one should be any...

British Council-An interview about two books     Transcript of the podcast Presenter: Today we’re looking at the darker side of literature with two books about not-so-happy families. And we’ve got writer Helen Slade and book critic Anna Kimura to...

British Council-A project management meeting     Transcript of the podcast John: Thanks, everyone, for coming to this project meeting. I know we’re all working cross-functionally on this project, but so far the key stakeholders are really pleased with how...

British Council-A job interview     Transcript of the podcast .Interviewer: Hello, Maria. Thanks for coming in for the interview .Maria: It’s my pleasure. Thanks for inviting me Interviewer: Well, as you know, the company has been expanding and we...

British Council-Teacher training     Transcript of the podcast TT = Teacher Trainer TT: Right, I’ve come to the end of my talk but we still have some time left for questions. Does anyone have anything they’d like to ask...

British Council-Writing reports     Transcript of the podcast IE=IELTS examiner T=English teacher ?T: Hi Tony? You look busy. Are you marking IE: Yes. I’ve got about twenty IELTS exams to mark. I’ve done half of them but I still...

British Council-Writing a CV     Transcript of the podcast Q = Interviewer A = HR professional Q: Learn English Professionals is talking to John Woodrow, who works in the Human Resources department of a large UK-based company. John, tell...

British Council-World music     Transcript of the podcast Good evening and thank you for coming. This evening I’m going to give a short introduction to music from the African continent. I would first like to point out that there...

British Council-Job burnout     Transcript of the podcast H: Host (Helen) P: Psychologist (Pam) S: Sufferer (Steve) H: I’d like to thank you both for coming along today. Pam, this is your new book Taking the Blues out of...

British Council-The re-definition of old     Transcript of the podcast ?Interviewer: Simon, how does it feel to be retired …Simon: Well, you know, not so bad ?Interviewer: How have you been spending your time Simon: Like everyone I’ve been...

British Council-Web telephony     Transcript of the podcast …Presenter: Now over to Liz Crew of our business news team Liz: Good morning. In 2005 eBay surprised the world of e-commerce by buying the VOIP company Skype for more than...