You're listening to Luke's English podcast I've just taken a break from

doing lots of exam marking in order to record this episode rather quickly you might

hear some noises in the background including my wife who's making lunch for us at the moment,

and I think she's making smoothies as well.

I'm a very lucky guy, aren't I? Yes I am.

This episode is mainly about the recent earthquake in Nepal,

but I'm also going to mention a couple of other news stories that are worth talking about briefly,

including the UK's general election, which is happening

at the end of next week, and the fact that Kate Middleton has just given birth to a baby

girl.

It's all over the internet and on TV now, but how important is it really considering

so many people's lives are in jeopardy right now at this moment in Nepal.

So let's have a look at this earthquake in Nepal. So let's have a look at this earthquake in Nepal then. As I hope

that you're already aware recently there was a very big earthquake near Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

Thousands of people, I think at the moment it's about 5,000 people,

are confirmed to have died, and thousands more are missing.

It's a huge disaster. So in this episode I'm going to describe

the story a little bit just in case you don't already know the details. I'll let you know

of a way that you can help the rescue workers there by making a donation.

I'll talk a little bit about earthquakes. Am I going to do this? No I'm not because I don't have time.

I'd like to talk about earthquakes and I also would like to talk

about Nepal and its relationship to the UK and the story of the Gurkhas. It's a very interesting case.

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