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Podcast #53 A Camping Trip
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Podcast #52 Phrasal verbs with GET
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Podcast #51 Fear of Flying
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Podcast #50 University Lectures and Classrooms
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Podcast #49 Spelling Clearly
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Podcast #48 Two-part Verbs with BLOWThe wind blew away the leaves.The wind blew the leaves away.The leaves blew away.This new model DVD player will blowaway the competition.This new model DVD player will blowthe competition away.That video on YouTube will blow youaway.The song she sang at the auditionjust blew them away.She had her gun out, but he came ather, so she blew him away.The hurricane winds blew down theradio tower.The hurricane winds blew the radiotower down.Hundreds of trees were blown downin the cyclone.The steam ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
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Podcast #46 Visit to Costa Rica
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Podcast #1 In the SupermarketESL-Aloud is a podcast program aimed at people who already know some English and who wish to expand that knowledge through listening and speaking.
The sentences shown below are the ones included in this podcast. You may want to have them in view while you are listening to the podcast. Or you may want to print them out for when you are away from a computer. Different people have different learning styles, so you have to decide when it is best to see the sentences and when it is best to p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Podcast #2 Talking About MoviesThe action is non-stop. That movie is action from beginning to end. The action never lets up. The special effects are very well done. The special effects are out of this world. The special effects blew my mind. The movie really has something to say.The movie gives you something to think about. The movie really opens your eyes. It was hysterically funny. It was a riot. It was one laugh after the other. It didn't appeal to me at all. It didn't speak to me at all. It didn't grab me at all. I j ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Podcast #3 Expressing ObligationYou must arrive here no later than 5 o'clock.
You have to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock.
You have got to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock.
You must be careful what you say around children.
You have to be careful what you say around children.
You have got to be careful what you say around children.
The contract must be signed by a witness.
The contract has to be signed by a witness.
The contract has got to be signed by a witness.
Laura has to pick up her son at sch ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Podcast #4 My Sad FriendI dropped in on my friend Gregory.
He was feeling pretty down.
I asked him," What is it that's bothering you?"
He said, "It's hard to describe.
I can't seem to get anything done."
I said, "Do you think you should see someone about this?"
He answered, "I'll give it some thought."
I dropped in on my friend Gregory.
I paid a visit to my friend Gregory.
I went over to my friend Gregory's.
He was feeling pretty down.
He was quite dow ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Podcast #5 Changing JobsSusan heard about a new opening in her company.
Susan heard about a position opening up in her company.
Susan heard about a job opening where she works.
She read the job description.
She read through the job description.
She went over the job description.
She thought the job sounded good.
The open position appealed to her.
She liked what she read about the position.
Her experience was quite suitable.
The job seemed to be a good fit for her experience.
Her expe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Podcast #6 Could've Would've Should'veI could've run another mile.
I would've given my friend a ride home.
I should've listened to my father.
Last Saturday my friend called and asked me to help him cut down a tree. I should've told him I wasn't feeling well. He would've understood. He could've called someone else to help.
I should've told him I wasn't feeling well.
I should've said I was feeling a little sick.
I should've said I was under the weather.
He would've understood.
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Podcast #7 A Day at the BeachI went with my two children to the beach last week. It was not too crowded there. I was able to park right by the beach. We set up our umbrella and opened our chairs. The sun was extremely strong. The kids ran straight into the water. I watched them from the beach. The waves were not too rough. I had told the kids not to stay in too long. Of course, I had to wave to them to come out. We got lunch at a cafe right on the beach. Then the three of us read for a while.
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Podcast #8 A Bad Trip HomeLast week my wife and I flew from Los Angeles to New York City for a wedding. Everything went well except for the flight home. We got to the airport in plenty of time. We got boarding passes and checked our bags with no trouble. The security lines weren't bad. We had enough time for a relaxing meal in a fairly nice restaurant.
The plane started boarding at 3:30 for the 4 o'clock flight. The plane was packed. Right at 4 o'clock the captain's voice came over the lou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Podcast #9 RetirementIn the old days, you were employed by one company your whole working life. In return for your loyalty, the company paid you a pension when you retired at age 65. The combination of the company pension, social security payments from the government, and personal savings enabled many to have a reasonably comfortable retirement.
Those days are gone for the majority of workers. Today, companies have switched from fixed benefit programs to fixed contribution programs. In a fixed contribution pla ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
