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Tomma Abts wins the Turner Prize
Every year, a prize is awarded to an artist who is British born or who works in Britain. It is called the Turner prize. It is named after the famous British artist J M W Turner. In previous years, some...
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What have they got against wallpaper?
This is just a postscript to the last podcast about Tomma Abts winning the Turner prize. You remember that the leader of the Stuckists said that Tomma’s paintings made 1950’s wallpaper look profound....
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Give me a simple life
It is a long time since we had any poetry on these podcasts. My friend Margaret has just written a light-hearted poem about, well, about how she wants a simple life without the things that make the...
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Pantomime
This podcast is about the expression “to join in”. If I join in some activity, I take part in it, or become involved in it with other people. Here are some examples:Kevin and George are discussing...
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Santa Claus
Today I am going to talk to you about Santa Claus. Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, is a jolly man with a red suit and a white beard. He brings children presents in the night before Christmas Day. He...
View ArticleThe Christmas Market - Grammar and Vocabulary Note
Here are some of the things you can do at the market. You can:walk/wander/stroll around the marketlook at the stallstalk/chat to the stall-holders (in English, or in German?)look at the goods for sale...
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The Christmas Market
In December, in many towns in Germany and other countries in northern Europe, there are Christmas markets. Some of them are very famous, and tourists come from a long distance to explore the markets,...
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Christmas House Bling
Bling? What’s bling? Bling is a modern slang word for jewellery. But not any sort of jewellery. Jewellery is bling if:it is bigit is brightly colouredit is loud and tastelessthere is lots of itit is...
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