![]() They were from Egypt, about a thousand years old I think. Some people say that it started with people making nets, you know, for catching fish or animals, but nobody knows for sure. Do you know anything about the history of knitting Esther? When did it start?Įsther: Not really. You can take an old jumper that you don’t like any more and make something new. And of course, nowadays people are more worried about the environment and trying to recycle things, and so knitting’s perfect. There’s Madonna, and erm … Julia Roberts and Uma Thurman. There are celebrity knitters and everything.Įsther: Yeah. But you know, there are some men in our knitting club too, and some of them are really good at it. Ravi: OK, OK, OK, don’t go crazy - it was a stupid question. Tess: To make things Ravi! To make things to wear! You’re wearing a jumper – it’s made of wool – well, it’s knitted, isn’t it? You get the wool from a sheep and you knit a jumper! Or socks! Or a scarf! There’s a university knitting club that I’m in. I’d like to talk about knitting.Įsther: Yeah, knitting. Is that what you’re going to tell us about? I’m lost already.Įsther: No, actually. Ravi: Here in London? What are you studying?Įsther: Yeah. And to start us off with ‘I’d like to talk about …’ we’ve got Esther here with us. It could be anything – a hobby, a person, a place, a thing – something that you know a bit about and would like to share with Ravi and me – and all our listeners of course. This section is called ‘I’d like to talk about…’ In every podcast, we’ll talk to someone who wants to tell us about something that they’re interested in. Tess: But to start with, we’ve got something new. If you’re listening and you don’t remember Carolina, she’s a student from Venezuela who’s come to Britain to study and we follow her in every podcast to hear how she’s getting on. ![]() Tess: We’ve got our quiz, then we’ve got people telling us about their favourite food. Ravi: Well, I’ll get you a coffee when we finish here, OK? Any good presents? Tess: Well, I got some money from my mum and dad to buy myself something nice so I’m going to get some new boots with that. I’ve heard it’s really good but I haven’t been there. Where are you going to eat? Is it somewhere a bit special or … Tess: Well, I’m going out for dinner with some friends tonight and then we might go to a club. We’ve chosen a special day to come back – it’s Tess’s birthday today, isn’t it? Ravi: Aren’t you going to tell them, Tess? I’ll tell them if you don’t. Tess: – and now we’re back with more good stuff for you to listen to. We’ve had a little break – did you go anywhere nice Ravi? Ravi: No. If you listened to the first series you’ll remember – I hope – that my name’s Ravi… Ravi: Hello and welcome to the Second series of the LearnEnglish Elementary podcast. Section 1: "It's Tess's birthday today…!"
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