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Live from ... series

A series of innovative podcasts featuring interviews with members of the public. We started with London but have now travelled further afield, to Oxford, Edinburgh and now Stratford-Upon-Avon. Each podcast comes with a set of worksheets for you to download and use in class.

New: Live from London!
The onestopenglish team has canvassed outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square to ask people about their favourite artists.

In the Live from ... series we go to different cities to ask locals and visitors questions about their daily lives.

Each podcast includes:

an audio file of around two minutes in length.
interviews on stimulating topics your students will identify with.
authentic recordings of visitors and locals in London.
a variety of accents, both native English accents and non-native English accents.
a worksheet with vocabulary, listening and speaking activities prepared by onestopenglish author Lindsay Clandfield.
teacher’s notes with answer key, tapescript (including details of where the speakers are from) and extra suggestions for exploitation in class.

Have you used any of the podcasts on onestopenglish with your class? How did the lesson go?

As part of research into the efficacy of podcasts as a teaching tool, we would like to observe a teacher using our material in a real classroom situation and are looking for schools in the UK that would be willing to let us visit and sit in on a lesson.

Ideally, the lesson would either be conducted using one of the Live from ... podcasts or based around an episode of our soap opera, The Road Less Travelled.

Please contact webeditor@macmillan.com if you are interested in taking part in this research.

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Audio and podcasts: FAQ

This page addresses some questions you may have about using the audio files and podcasts on onestopenglish.
Live from Andalucía: Stereotypes: Audio and activities

The onestopenglish reporters travelled to Córdoba and Seville in Andalucía, Spain, and asked people the question, “What stereotypes about Spain and Spanish people annoy you?”
Live from Cardiff: Teachers: Audio and activities

The onestopenglish reporters have been in Cardiff to bring you another lesson in our Live from ... series. We interviewed people at a teachers’ conference, and asked them the question, “When you are away from your students, what do you miss about them?”
Live from Oxford: Sports: Audio and activities

This month the onestopenglish reporters are in Oxford, asking locals and visitors questions about their daily lives. We went to Christchurch Meadow and walked along the River Thames and asked people about the importance of sport in their lives.
Live from Stratford: Shakespeare 2: Audio and Activities

The onestopenglish team is back in Stratford-upon-Avon to ask locals and visitors whether they think the Bard is brilliant or boring.
Live from Stratford: Shakespeare: Audio and activities

The intrepid onestopenglish reporters are back with more authentic interviews in our Live from ... series. This time we come to you from Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare.
Live from London: Art: Audio and activities

This month, the onestopenglish reporters went to Trafalgar Square to find out what tourists and visitors of the National Gallery had to say about art.
Live from Andalucía: Spanish culture: Audio and activities

The onestopenglish reporters travelled to Córdoba and Seville in Andalucía, Spain, and asked people the question, "What do you love about Spanish culture?"
Live from Edinburgh: Homesickness: Audio and activities

This month the onestopenglish reporters are in Edinburgh, asking locals and visitors questions about their daily lives. We went to Edinburgh Castle and asked people the question: 'If you were away from home for a long period of time, what would you miss most?'.
Live from Edinburgh: Tourists: Audio and activities

This month the onestopenglish reporters are in Edinburgh, asking locals and visitors questions about their daily lives. We went to Edinburgh Castle and asked people the question: 'Why do you think Edinburgh is so popular with tourists?'.
Live from London: Breakfast: Audio and activities

The first of these podcasts is now available to Staff Room members. We went to London's South Bank and asked people the question: "What do you usually have for breakfast?".
Live from London: Learning English: Audio and activities

The fourth of these podcasts is now available to Staff Room members. We went to London International Study Centre in South West London and asked students and teachers what they considered to be the most difficult thing about learning English.
Live from London: Living in London: Audio and activities

The last of these podcasts is now available to Staff Room members. We went to Kings Cross in north London and asked people the question: "How do you feel about Living in London?".
Live from London: Music: Audio and activities

The onestopenglish reporters are back in London, asking locals and visitors questions about their daily lives. We went to Covent Garden and asked people about the importance of music in their lives.
Live from London: News: Audio and activities

The onestopenglish reporters are back in London, asking locals and visitors questions about their daily lives. We went to Covent Garden and asked people about the news.
Live from London: Perfect day: Audio and activities

The third of these podcasts is now available to Staff Room members. We went to Green Park and asked people what they thought was a perfect day out in London.
Live from London: Sights: Audio and activities

The second of these podcasts is now available to Staff Room members. We went to the Tate Modern and asked people the question: "What sights have you seen so far in London?".
Live from London: Smoking ban: Audio and activities

The fifth of these podcasts is now available to Staff Room members. We went to Euston station and asked people what they thought of the new smoking ban in the UK.
Live from Oxford: Ideal summer: Audio and activities

This month the onestopenglish reporters are in Oxford, asking locals and visitors questions about their daily lives. We walked around the university and asked people about their ideal summer plans.
Live from London: Christmas: Audio and activities

This is the first of two 'Christmas special' Live from London podcasts. We went to Covent Garden and asked people the question: "What's a typical Christmas for you?"
Live from London: New Year: Audio and activities

This is the second of our two Live from London 'Christmas specials'. We went to the South Bank and asked people about their resolutions for the new year.