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　　The video is about John. His hobby is growing pumpkins² (in a secret location in the South of England!). He is trying to grow giant pumpkins for an annual pumpkin¹ festival (the Jubilee³ Sailing Trust’s Annual Pumpkin Festival.) His largest pumpkin weighs 80-90 lb (NOTE : We use the abbreviation⁴ lb to mean a pound weight. A pound is about half a kilo). Last year however the winning pumpkin weighed 819 lb, and for a fortnight it was the largest pumpkin ever grown in Britain. Why are John’s pumpkins not big enough? He feeds them, he talks to them and plays music to them, but they are just not up to it (ie they are just not good enough). The big pumpkins are all water, but some of the smaller ones are really tasty with a nutty flavour. In the greenhouse John shows us his Turks Turban pumpkins. He says that you can eat them, or varnish⁵ them and use them at home as doorstops! John says that, when the pumpkin festival is over, he feels that he never wants to see another pumpkin. But they are so fascinating and delicious that within a few weeks he knows that he will be cooking pumpkins or planning for next year’s crop.

　　Now go to the podcast website (http://www.listen-to-english.com) and click on the link at the end of this episode⁶. It will take you to a BBC website where you can view the video. Click on Watch this Video to start. Let me know if you would like me to find some more short videos for you to watch. My e-mail address is [email protected].

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