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a worksheet for each one.

True stories, interviews and debates at your level. Listen to the episode, then practise the key words with a free interactive worksheet or a printable PDF.

Level A2

The Man Who Sold the Eiffel TowerA2

The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower

Almost Twice

In 1925 a con man called Victor Lustig tried to sell the Eiffel Tower to scrap metal dealers in Paris. Sean tells Olivia how he did it, almost twice.

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Level B1

The Great Emu WarB1

The Great Emu War

When Australia Lost to Birds

In 1932 the Australian army went to war against twenty thousand emus. Sean tells Olivia how it went.

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Level B2

The 17-Year-Old Who Hacked TwitterB2

The 17-Year-Old Who Hacked Twitter

How a Few Phone Calls Opened Twitter's Doors

In July 2020 a seventeen-year-old from Florida took over the Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Elon Musk and Apple with a few phone calls and a fake login page. Olivia tells Sean how the bitcoin scam worked and how investigators followed the money.

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Level C1

The Baker Who Survived the TitanicC1

The Baker Who Survived the Titanic

How a Tumbler of Spirits Became a Titanic Legend

In April 1912 Charles Joughin, the Titanic's chief baker, sent bread to the lifeboats, stayed behind on the sinking ship and somehow survived the freezing Atlantic. Using his own testimony at the British inquiry, Sean and Olivia ask whether his famous drink really kept him alive.

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