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Have you ever thought about throwing a powerful magnet into a river to see what you can pull out? It sounds strange, but this hobby is growing in the UK and around the world.✔️ Lesson transcript: https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/english-listening-practice-british-culture-hobbies/Subscribing is simple and works on your mobile phone. Just visit our FAQ page or click the link below to start listening to 8 new, ad-free episodes every month.FAQ and Help: https://adeptenglish.com/faq/subscription-faq/In today's podcast, we'll explore a hobby called "magnet fishing". People use a strong magnet and a rope to fish for metal objects in rivers and canals. Sometimes they find old shopping trolleys or coins. But sometimes they find something much more dangerous – like a "bomb" or a "weapon". We'll learn these words and many more.We'll discuss the safety rules that magnet fishers follow, and the surprising historical discoveries they make. You'll also hear about the debate: