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Terracotta Warriors
2008-01-11
- MP3 - Click to listen or download using right-click or option-click.
- Read (This will be a link to the page, if the RSS is correct.)
http://mylcpodcasts.blogspot.com/2008/01/terracotta-warriors.html
- Description
Listen to the speaker talking about their trip to China to see the Terracotta warriors.
Before you start, you might want to find out more about them - you can do so by clicking here.
While you listen, you might like to think about the questions below to help you focus on what the speaker is saying.
1. Why did she go to China?
2. How did she get there?
3. In which part of China are the Terracotta soldiers located?
4. What time did they arrive at the site?
5. How did she describe the site where the warriors are located?
6. Between which years was the site principally developed?
7. She described it as "quite an experience" - why?
8. In what way was the detail of each soldier slightly different?
9. Why was the back of pit 1 described as the "hospital"?
10. How many objects have been found so far?
11. Apart from the models of people and animals, what else was there to visit at the site?
12. What did they do when they felt exhausted at the end of the trip?
After you have listened
Click on the comments box to find the answers to the questions. Then leave a comment yourself saying, whether you would like to visit this site or not and why. Have you got any interesting archaeological sites in your country? Tell us something about them, or leave a link.
Spanish customs and traditions
2007-02-20
- MP3 - Click to listen or download using right-click or option-click.
- Read (This will be a link to the page, if the RSS is correct.)
http://mylcpodcasts.blogspot.com/2006/05/spanish-customs-and-traditions.html
- Description
Students from Madrid Young Learners, inspired by a recent podcast from the web site Absolutely Intercultural, have created video podcasts of themselves talking about Spanish customs and traditions. These include "tapas", Madrid nightlife, the "Fallas" festival in Valencia and the "Camino de Santiago". Before you listen, here is some explanation of what this all means.
"Tapas" - free snacks you are given when you buy a drink in a bar in Spain.
Madrid nightlife - Madrid is famous for its lively, friendly nightlife that often goes on late into the night.
"Fallas" - An unusual festival held in Valencia, Spain, where huge models of famous people and current social and political events are built and burnt. The bonfires and fireworks attract big crowds of people celebrating the event every year.
"Camino de Santiago" - A pilgrimage to the famous cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, held every year and attracting thousands who make the long walk.
Listen to the students given a more detailed explanation below. This time the video is available in three formats - for watching on your PC (links below), for downloading to your iPod here -
Or for viewing on a 3G mobile phone (below). If you have any comments about the content or technical matters, please make them below.
Angela and Loyola talk about tapas and the Spanish diet
PC / Mobile3G
Natalia and Virginia talk about nightlife in Madrid
PC / Mobile3G
Ignacio and Maria talk about Madrid nightlife
PC /Mobile3G
Iñigo talks about the "Fallas" festival in Valencia
PC /Mobile3G
Irene and Mercedes talk about nightlife in Madrid
PC /Mobile3G
Pablo and Carlos talk about the "Camino de Santiago"
PC /Mobile3G
Laura and Laura talk about the Spanish diet
PC /Mobile3G
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