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True or false:The podcast is called LearnEnglish Intermediate.
False
True or false: Martin is a student of industrial design who wants to meet Jonathan Ive.
True
True or false: Jonathan Ive is a chef known for his perfect designs.
False
True or false: The iMac and iPod are examples of perfect designs that are both beautiful and hard to use.
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True or false: The Ten Second Quiz requires players to write down as many things as they can on a given topic in 60 seconds.
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True or false: Marina from Croydon wins the quiz by writing down six yellow things, including her hair.
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True or false: The vuvuzela is a popular musical instrument in South Africa.
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True or false: Football is not very popular in South Africa.
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True or false: Listeners can email their ideas for games or which famous person they would like to meet to [email protected].
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True or false: The podcast discusses the unpopularity of women's football due to lack of quality compared to men's football.
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Study Notes
- The podcast is called LearnEnglish Elementary and is hosted by Ravi and Tess with producer Gordon.
- Martin, a student of industrial design, would like to meet Jonathan Ive, the designer of the iMac and iPod.
- Jonathan Ive is a vice president at Apple and is known for his perfect designs.
- The iMac and iPod are examples of perfect designs that are both beautiful and easy to use.
- The quiz is a Ten Second Quiz where players have to write down as many things as they can on a given topic in 10 seconds.
- Marina from Croydon wins the quiz by writing down six yellow things, including her hair.
- Our Person in South Africa, Bob Harrison, talks about the vuvuzela, a metre-long instrument that sounds like an angry elephant and is heard at every football match in South Africa.
- Football is very popular in South Africa, especially when the national team, Bafana Bafana, is playing.
- The World Cup in 2010 will take place in South Africa.
- Listeners can email their ideas for games or which famous person they would like to meet to [email protected].
- The World Cup in South Africa is approaching and vuvuzelas and barbecued chicken are popular at matches.
- Some people dislike the noise of vuvuzelas, while others enjoy it.
- The podcast discusses the popularity of women's football and why more people don't watch it.
- People give various reasons for not watching women's football, including traditional views of it being a man's game, lack of advertising and sponsorship, and perceived lower quality compared to men's football.
- The podcast follows Carolina, a visitor to the UK, as she tries to find her lost luggage and navigate the London tube system.
- Gordon tells a joke about a man trying to teach his parrot to talk.
- A man goes to a pet shop to buy a parrot.
- The parrot costs $5,000 because it can speak three languages.
- The man complains about the price and the shopkeeper shows him a cheaper parrot that can also speak.
- The man buys the cheaper parrot and a mirror.
- A week later, the man returns to the shop to tell the shopkeeper that his parrot died.
- The shopkeeper asks if the parrot said anything before it died.
- The man says the parrot only said "give me food."
- Tess expresses sympathy for the parrot.
- Ravi announces the end of the show and previews the upcoming English lesson.
- The hosts remind listeners to send emails to the show's address.
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