Speakout elementary: London

How do you feel about London?
What’s the most exciting thing you’ve done in London?

These are the questions people interviewed at the street answer in a new installment of Speakout Elementary, Longman.

Self-study activity:
Watch the videocast and note down the answers each of the speakers give to the questions above.



Now it's over to you. If possible, get together with an English-speaking friend to answer the questions above about London, if you know the city, or about your home town or the town you live in.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: Healthy Lifestyle

Do you have a healthy lifestyle?
What do you do to stay healthy?
What do you do if you’re ill?

These are the questions the people interviewed answer in a new installment of Speakout, Longman. Watch the podcast and note down the answers the speakers give.



Now it's over to you. If possible, get together with an English-speaking friend and answer the same questions about yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: Plans for the future

What are your plans for the future?

This is the question that several people in the street answer in a new installment of Speakout Elementary, Longman.

The question is interesting, as it gives us the opportunity to learn a number of verbs and structures native speakers of English use when talking about their plans for the future. In this video clip I have listed the following:

I would like to...
I want to...
I hope to...
I'm planning to... [present continuous]
I might become... [modal verb of probability]



Now it's over to you. What are your plans for the future? Use some of the verbs and structures listed above in your answer.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: Transport

How do you get to work?
What do you do on your journey to work?
What do you like about it?
What don’t you like about your journey to work?

This is a new installment in the Speakout video podcasts,  Longman. This week's video is suitable for Básico 1 and Básico 2 students (elementary).

Listen to the people interviewed and make a note of the answers they give.



Now it's over to you. If possible, get together with an English speaking friend or relative and answer the same questions about yourself.

Speakout elementary: Cinema

How often do you go to the cinema?
What was the last film you saw?
What kinds of films do you like?
Who’s your favourite actor?

These are the questions people in the street are asked in a new installment of Speakout Elementary, Longman.

This activity is suitable for Básico 1 and Básico 2 (elementary) students. Watch the video and make a note of the answers the speakers give.



Now it's over to you. Answer the questions above about yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: Holidays

What kind of holidays do you like?
Where did you go on your last holiday?

These are the questions speakers answer in this new video podcast  from Speakout Elementary, Longman.

Watch the video and try to understand what the speakers say.



Now it's over to you. Answer the two questions about yourself, and try to use some of the vocabulary and the expressions you heard on the video.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: Going out

Do you go out a lot?
Did you go out last night?

These are the two questions people on the street answer on the latest video clip installment of Speakout Elementary, Longman.

Watch the video and note down the answers the speakers give.



Now it's over to you. If possible, get together with an English-speaking friend or relative and answer the same questions about your social life. Try and use some of the expressions you heard on the video.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: What's your favourite type of food

What's your favourite kind of food?
What's your favourite dish?
What's your favourite place to eat?

Watch this Longman video from Speakout Elementary and note down the answers the interviewees give to the three questions above.



Now you can answer the questions for yourself. Try and use some of the expressions you heard on the video.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: The area where you live

Where do you live?
Do you live in a house or in a flat?
What do you like about where you live?
What don't you like about where you live?

This is another instalment from Speakout Elementary, Longman.

Watch the video and listen to some people answering the questions above.



Now it's over to you. Answer the same questions about yourself. Try to use some of the expressions the people interviewed used.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: Where do you live?

Where do you live? is another video from the Speakout Longman series. Watch the video and note down the answers the people interviewed give to the questions below.

Then answer the questions for yourself, if possible with an English-speaking friend or relative. You may wish to try and read the transcript here beforehand and choose some of the expressions the native speakers used in their answers.

Where do you live?
Do you live on your own, or with friends or family?
How often do you see your friends and family?
What do you like doing with friends or family?

Speakout elementary: Lifestyle

What do you do?
Talk about your routine.
What do you like about your daily routine?
What don't you like about your daily routine?

Listen to some native speakers answer the questions above.



Now you can answer the same questions yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout elementary: Welcome!

What’s your name and where are you from?
What do you like about it?
What don’t you like about it?

These are the questions some immigrants to the UK are answering about their home country or home town in another podcast from Longman's Speakout (elementary).

Self-study activity:
Note down the answer each speaker gives to each of the questions above.



Can you answer the same questions about your home country or home town?

You can check your answers and read the transcript here.