http://www.odeo.com/channels/130810-English-practice-for-advanced-students lrius1 no Daily practice for English learners - English Situations en-GB 40 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:00:07 -0800 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:00:07 -0800 Language http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24041151-Excuse-me-could-you-tell-me-where-there%E2%80%99s-a-supermarket-please Today’s sentence Hello, how are you today? Here’s another way of asking for directions. Excuse me, could you tell me where there’s a supermarket, please? Notes Again, like yesterday, we’re saying Excuse me, could you…? because this is the polite way of asking for something. Where there’s a supermarket You know there is a supermarket, there must be a supermarket, and you don’t care if it’s Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Safeway or whatever. Substitute a cinema / a petrol station / a music shop etc. for a supermarket. If you really don’t know if there’s going to be a particular place you want nearby, you can ask “could you tell me if there’s a … near here, please?” A good answer if someone asks you for directions coming tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello, how are you today? Here’s another way of asking for directions. Excuse me, could you tell me where there’s a supermarket, please? Notes Again, like yesterday, we’re saying Excuse me, could you…? because this is the polite way of asking for something. Where there’s a supermarket You know there is a supermarket, there must be a supermarket, and you don’t care if it’s Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Safeway or whatever. Substitute a cinema / a petrol station / a music shop etc. for a supermarket. If you really don’t know if there’s going to be a particular place you want nearby, you can ask “could you tell me if there’s a … near here, please?” A good answer if someone asks you for directions coming tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello, how are you today? Here’s another way of asking for directions. Excuse me, could you tell me where there’s a supermarket, please? Notes Again, like yesterday, we’re saying Excuse me, could you…? because this is the polite way of asking for something. Where there’s a supermarket You know there is a supermarket, there must be a supermarket, and you don’t care if it’s Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Safeway or whatever. Substitute a cinema / a petrol station / a music shop etc. for a supermarket. If you really don’t know if there’s going to be a particular place you want nearby, you can ask “could you tell me if there’s a … near here, please?” A good answer if someone asks you for directions coming tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-02-05,24041151 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:00:07 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24033310-Excuse-me-could-you-tell-me-how-to-get-to-the-police-station-please Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. Today we are starting a new series on asking for or giving directions in the street. Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the police station, please? Notes Excuse me, could you tell me… This is very polite. How to get to… = how to go to / how to arrive at… We say this when we know the place we want to go to exists, we just don’t know where it is. E.g. Every town has a post office - so we can ask “…how to get to the post office?” Or, for example, maybe you know there’s a cinema called “The Odeon” in the town. You ask “…how to get to The Odeon?” Tomorrow we’ll learn a similar question which is a little less direct. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. Today we are starting a new series on asking for or giving directions in the street. Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the police station, please? Notes Excuse me, could you tell me… This is very polite. How to get to… = how to go to / how to arrive at… We say this when we know the place we want to go to exists, we just don’t know where it is. E.g. Every town has a post office - so we can ask “…how to get to the post office?” Or, for example, maybe you know there’s a cinema called “The Odeon” in the town. You ask “…how to get to The Odeon?” Tomorrow we’ll learn a similar question which is a little less direct. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. Today we are starting a new series on asking for or giving directions in the street. Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the police station, please? Notes Excuse me, could you tell me… This is very polite. How to get to… = how to go to / how to arrive at… We say this when we know the place we want to go to exists, we just don’t know where it is. E.g. Every town has a post office - so we can ask “…how to get to the post office?” Or, for example, maybe you know there’s a cinema called “The Odeon” in the town. You ask “…how to get to The Odeon?” Tomorrow we’ll learn a similar question which is a little less direct. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-02-04,24033310 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:00:09 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24024011-Sorry-this-seat%E2%80%99s-taken Today’s sentence Welcome back. This is the last sentence in the train-travel series. Sorry, this seat’s taken. Notes This means,” someone is sitting here: he isn’t here right now, but, believe me, he’s coming back.” Sorry. Sorry? It’s not your fault they can’t find seats.. However, in English we say this a lot. It’s polite. You could also say “I’m sorry, but it’s taken.” I hope this series on train travel has been useful. Tomorrow we’re going to start a new one: giving directions. See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Welcome back. This is the last sentence in the train-travel series. Sorry, this seat’s taken. Notes This means,” someone is sitting here: he isn’t here right now, but, believe me, he’s coming back.” Sorry. Sorry? It’s not your fault they can’t find seats.. However, in English we say this a lot. It’s polite. You could also say “I’m sorry, but it’s taken.” I hope this series on train travel has been useful. Tomorrow we’re going to start a new one: giving directions. See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Welcome back. This is the last sentence in the train-travel series. Sorry, this seat’s taken. Notes This means,” someone is sitting here: he isn’t here right now, but, believe me, he’s coming back.” Sorry. Sorry? It’s not your fault they can’t find seats.. However, in English we say this a lot. It’s polite. You could also say “I’m sorry, but it’s taken.” I hope this series on train travel has been useful. Tomorrow we’re going to start a new one: giving directions. See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-02-03,24024011 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:00:11 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24013267-Excuse-me-is-anyone-sitting-here-Do-you-mind-if-I-sit-here Today’s sentence Welcome back. Here are some useful questions once you are on the train. Excuse me, is anyone sitting here? Do you mind if I sit here? Notes Excuse me… Remember, this is the polite way of asking for something. Is anyone sitting here? I always think this is a funny thing to ask. I mean, the seat is empty. Does it look like someone’s sitting there? But, really, it means “Has anyone taken this seat?” Perhaps they have gone to buy a sandwich or something. If they say “no,” sit down. Do you mind if I sit here? If the answer to this is “no, not at all,” sit down. You’re asking if the person minds (has a problem with) you sitting there. “No” means “no problem, please sit down.” Tomorrow is the last day in this series. We’ll look at an answer to today’s questions. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text an... Today’s sentence Welcome back. Here are some useful questions once you are on the train. Excuse me, is anyone sitting here? Do you mind if I sit here? Notes Excuse me… Remember, this is the polite way of asking for something. Is anyone sitting here? I always think this is a funny thing to ask. I mean, the seat is empty. Does it look like someone’s sitting there? But, really, it means “Has anyone taken this seat?” Perhaps they have gone to buy a sandwich or something. If they say “no,” sit down. Do you mind if I sit here? If the answer to this is “no, not at all,” sit down. You’re asking if the person minds (has a problem with) you sitting there. “No” means “no problem, please sit down.” Tomorrow is the last day in this series. We’ll look at an answer to today’s questions. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Welcome back. Here are some useful questions once you are on the train. Excuse me, is anyone sitting here? Do you mind if I sit here? Notes Excuse me… Remember, this is the polite way of asking for something. Is anyone sitting here? I always think this is a funny thing to ask. I mean, the seat is empty. Does it look like someone’s sitting there? But, really, it means “Has anyone taken this seat?” Perhaps they have gone to buy a sandwich or something. If they say “no,” sit down. Do you mind if I sit here? If the answer to this is “no, not at all,” sit down. You’re asking if the person minds (has a problem with) you sitting there. “No” means “no problem, please sit down.” Tomorrow is the last day in this series. We’ll look at an answer to today’s questions. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-02-02,24013267 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:00:40 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24007575-Excuse-me-does-this-train-go-to-Blackpool-Is-this-the-Blackpool-train Today’s sentence Hi, how’s it going? The train-travel series continues… Excuse me, does this train go to Blackpool? Is this the Blackpool train? Notes Excuse me. This is the polite way of asking someone for something, in this case, information. Sometimes, if you are going to get off the train before its final destination, this is a good thing to ask. This is because your station might not be written on the train. You could also ask,” do you know if this train goes to Blackpool?” Tune in tomorrow for another useful train-travel sentence. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how’s it going? The train-travel series continues… Excuse me, does this train go to Blackpool? Is this the Blackpool train? Notes Excuse me. This is the polite way of asking someone for something, in this case, information. Sometimes, if you are going to get off the train before its final destination, this is a good thing to ask. This is because your station might not be written on the train. You could also ask,” do you know if this train goes to Blackpool?” Tune in tomorrow for another useful train-travel sentence. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how’s it going? The train-travel series continues… Excuse me, does this train go to Blackpool? Is this the Blackpool train? Notes Excuse me. This is the polite way of asking someone for something, in this case, information. Sometimes, if you are going to get off the train before its final destination, this is a good thing to ask. This is because your station might not be written on the train. You could also ask,” do you know if this train goes to Blackpool?” Tune in tomorrow for another useful train-travel sentence. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-02-01,24007575 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:00:48 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24000496-Which-platform-does-the-Brighton-train-leave-from Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? This is an important thing to ask… Which platform does the Brighton train leave from? Notes Platform = the place the train arrives at and leaves from. Brighton train Here, we use Brighton as an adjective. We could also say “the train to Brighton.” At bigger stations, you may have to ask “could you tell me how to get to platform 3b?” for example. I always think that platform 3b is a bit like Harry Potter’s platform 9¾. A bit improbable, really. Right. You’ve found the right platform. Tomorrow we’ll make sure you’re getting on the right train. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? This is an important thing to ask… Which platform does the Brighton train leave from? Notes Platform = the place the train arrives at and leaves from. Brighton train Here, we use Brighton as an adjective. We could also say “the train to Brighton.” At bigger stations, you may have to ask “could you tell me how to get to platform 3b?” for example. I always think that platform 3b is a bit like Harry Potter’s platform 9¾. A bit improbable, really. Right. You’ve found the right platform. Tomorrow we’ll make sure you’re getting on the right train. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? This is an important thing to ask… Which platform does the Brighton train leave from? Notes Platform = the place the train arrives at and leaves from. Brighton train Here, we use Brighton as an adjective. We could also say “the train to Brighton.” At bigger stations, you may have to ask “could you tell me how to get to platform 3b?” for example. I always think that platform 3b is a bit like Harry Potter’s platform 9¾. A bit improbable, really. Right. You’ve found the right platform. Tomorrow we’ll make sure you’re getting on the right train. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-31,24000496 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:00:53 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23990904-Is-that-an-express-train-or-a-local-train Today’s sentence Hello. How’s it going? Here’s today’s train-travel sentence. Is that an express train or a local train? Notes This can make a big difference to journey times. An express from London to Brighton will stop only at Brighton. A local train from London to Brighton will stop at around 67 stations in between, adding about four hours to your journey. Perhaps I exaggerated a little in the last sentence, but you get the picture. OK. Tomorrow we’re going to make sure you get on the right train! See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello. How’s it going? Here’s today’s train-travel sentence. Is that an express train or a local train? Notes This can make a big difference to journey times. An express from London to Brighton will stop only at Brighton. A local train from London to Brighton will stop at around 67 stations in between, adding about four hours to your journey. Perhaps I exaggerated a little in the last sentence, but you get the picture. OK. Tomorrow we’re going to make sure you get on the right train! See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello. How’s it going? Here’s today’s train-travel sentence. Is that an express train or a local train? Notes This can make a big difference to journey times. An express from London to Brighton will stop only at Brighton. A local train from London to Brighton will stop at around 67 stations in between, adding about four hours to your journey. Perhaps I exaggerated a little in the last sentence, but you get the picture. OK. Tomorrow we’re going to make sure you get on the right train! See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-30,23990904 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:00:06 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23980457-Would-it-be-a-good-idea-to-make-a-reservation Today’s sentence Hi. How are you today? Here’s something you can ask when buying a ticket. Would it be a good idea to make a reservation? Notes Sometimes, on some routes, at certain times of the day, the trains are packed (completely full.) Making a reservation is sometimes a good idea to ensure you get a seat. It’s pretty miserable (and annoying) to pay £40 for a train ticket and then have to stand up for 3 hours. It’s free to reserve a seat, but you may need to book the ticket in advance. You have to reserve the ticket for each section of the journey. So, if you have to change trains twice on a journey, then that mean’s you’ll have to make reservations on three trains. If you can’t do this online, and you have to do it in person at the train station or over the phone, you can say,” I’d like to make a reservation between Cardiff and London.” There’ll be another train-travel sentence tomorrow. Don’t’ miss it! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very use... Today’s sentence Hi. How are you today? Here’s something you can ask when buying a ticket. Would it be a good idea to make a reservation? Notes Sometimes, on some routes, at certain times of the day, the trains are packed (completely full.) Making a reservation is sometimes a good idea to ensure you get a seat. It’s pretty miserable (and annoying) to pay £40 for a train ticket and then have to stand up for 3 hours. It’s free to reserve a seat, but you may need to book the ticket in advance. You have to reserve the ticket for each section of the journey. So, if you have to change trains twice on a journey, then that mean’s you’ll have to make reservations on three trains. If you can’t do this online, and you have to do it in person at the train station or over the phone, you can say,” I’d like to make a reservation between Cardiff and London.” There’ll be another train-travel sentence tomorrow. Don’t’ miss it! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you today? Here’s something you can ask when buying a ticket. Would it be a good idea to make a reservation? Notes Sometimes, on some routes, at certain times of the day, the trains are packed (completely full.) Making a reservation is sometimes a good idea to ensure you get a seat. It’s pretty miserable (and annoying) to pay £40 for a train ticket and then have to stand up for 3 hours. It’s free to reserve a seat, but you may need to book the ticket in advance. You have to reserve the ticket for each section of the journey. So, if you have to change trains twice on a journey, then that mean’s you’ll have to make reservations on three trains. If you can’t do this online, and you have to do it in person at the train station or over the phone, you can say,” I’d like to make a reservation between Cardiff and London.” There’ll be another train-travel sentence tomorrow. Don’t’ miss it! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-29,23980457 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:00:15 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23969897-Are-there-any-restrictions-on-that-route-Can-I-go-via-London Today’s sentence Hi. How are you today? Do you remember yesterday’s question “what’s my best option?” Well, be warned… Are there any restrictions on that route? Can I go via London? Notes Sometimes tickets have restrictions. This means that you can’t travel via / through a particular place. If you buy a ticket from Edinburgh to Brighton, for example, you want the cheapest one, right? With the cheapest ticket you will probably not be able to go through London. A ticket from Edinburgh to Brighton via London will probably cost you more money. Via London means through London. You’re going from Edinburgh to Brighton and the train travels through London. If you travel on a more expensive route than the one you have paid for, you’ll probably have to pay a fine. Another train-travel tip tomorrow. See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2... Today’s sentence Hi. How are you today? Do you remember yesterday’s question “what’s my best option?” Well, be warned… Are there any restrictions on that route? Can I go via London? Notes Sometimes tickets have restrictions. This means that you can’t travel via / through a particular place. If you buy a ticket from Edinburgh to Brighton, for example, you want the cheapest one, right? With the cheapest ticket you will probably not be able to go through London. A ticket from Edinburgh to Brighton via London will probably cost you more money. Via London means through London. You’re going from Edinburgh to Brighton and the train travels through London. If you travel on a more expensive route than the one you have paid for, you’ll probably have to pay a fine. Another train-travel tip tomorrow. See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you today? Do you remember yesterday’s question “what’s my best option?” Well, be warned… Are there any restrictions on that route? Can I go via London? Notes Sometimes tickets have restrictions. This means that you can’t travel via / through a particular place. If you buy a ticket from Edinburgh to Brighton, for example, you want the cheapest one, right? With the cheapest ticket you will probably not be able to go through London. A ticket from Edinburgh to Brighton via London will probably cost you more money. Via London means through London. You’re going from Edinburgh to Brighton and the train travels through London. If you travel on a more expensive route than the one you have paid for, you’ll probably have to pay a fine. Another train-travel tip tomorrow. See you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-28,23969897 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:00:18 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23959680-I-want-to-get-there-about-6-00-this-evening-What%E2%80%99s-my-best-option Today’s sentence Hi. We’re still working on the theme of train travel. I want to get there about 6.00 this evening. What’s my best option? Notes Get there = arrive there. We use the verb get all the time in English. We could say “I got to the cinema at 8.30,” which means “I arrived there at 8.30.” Instead of I want to, you could say “I’d like to…” However, in this context it’s not rude to say “I want.” You’re not asking for something: “I want a ticket to London!” is quite rude. You’re just explaining what you want to do. What’s my best option? This is a concise way of asking “which train would be the best one to catch? / Which would be the best route?” Etc. Train travel can be quite confusing in Britain now that there are about 20 different companies providing train travel. You probably will be offered several different options. OK, we’ll see another train situation tomorrow. Bye for now. Search Linguagum ... Today’s sentence Hi. We’re still working on the theme of train travel. I want to get there about 6.00 this evening. What’s my best option? Notes Get there = arrive there. We use the verb get all the time in English. We could say “I got to the cinema at 8.30,” which means “I arrived there at 8.30.” Instead of I want to, you could say “I’d like to…” However, in this context it’s not rude to say “I want.” You’re not asking for something: “I want a ticket to London!” is quite rude. You’re just explaining what you want to do. What’s my best option? This is a concise way of asking “which train would be the best one to catch? / Which would be the best route?” Etc. Train travel can be quite confusing in Britain now that there are about 20 different companies providing train travel. You probably will be offered several different options. OK, we’ll see another train situation tomorrow. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. We’re still working on the theme of train travel. I want to get there about 6.00 this evening. What’s my best option? Notes Get there = arrive there. We use the verb get all the time in English. We could say “I got to the cinema at 8.30,” which means “I arrived there at 8.30.” Instead of I want to, you could say “I’d like to…” However, in this context it’s not rude to say “I want.” You’re not asking for something: “I want a ticket to London!” is quite rude. You’re just explaining what you want to do. What’s my best option? This is a concise way of asking “which train would be the best one to catch? / Which would be the best route?” Etc. Train travel can be quite confusing in Britain now that there are about 20 different companies providing train travel. You probably will be offered several different options. OK, we’ll see another train situation tomorrow. Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-27,23959680 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:00:32 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23949613-What-time-does-the-train-leave-What-time-does-it-get-in Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. Today’s sentences are fairly easy, but did you know the verb in the second sentence? What time does the train leave? What time does it get in? Notes In a way, I don’t think I have to explain these sentences too much. leave = start its journey. Another verb used at train stations is “depart.” If you hear “it departs at 10.32,” it means “it leaves at…” “Departures” means “trains leaving the station.” It is the opposite of “arrivals.” You will see this written on timetables. Get in. This means “arrive.” “The train gets in at 20 past ten.” You can also use this verb in another way: “Get in the car!” = enter the car. However, you get on the train = enter the train. You can use this sentence for buses, too. “What time does the bus / coach leave / get in?” We’ll look at another use of get tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for mor... Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. Today’s sentences are fairly easy, but did you know the verb in the second sentence? What time does the train leave? What time does it get in? Notes In a way, I don’t think I have to explain these sentences too much. leave = start its journey. Another verb used at train stations is “depart.” If you hear “it departs at 10.32,” it means “it leaves at…” “Departures” means “trains leaving the station.” It is the opposite of “arrivals.” You will see this written on timetables. Get in. This means “arrive.” “The train gets in at 20 past ten.” You can also use this verb in another way: “Get in the car!” = enter the car. However, you get on the train = enter the train. You can use this sentence for buses, too. “What time does the bus / coach leave / get in?” We’ll look at another use of get tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. Today’s sentences are fairly easy, but did you know the verb in the second sentence? What time does the train leave? What time does it get in? Notes In a way, I don’t think I have to explain these sentences too much. leave = start its journey. Another verb used at train stations is “depart.” If you hear “it departs at 10.32,” it means “it leaves at…” “Departures” means “trains leaving the station.” It is the opposite of “arrivals.” You will see this written on timetables. Get in. This means “arrive.” “The train gets in at 20 past ten.” You can also use this verb in another way: “Get in the car!” = enter the car. However, you get on the train = enter the train. You can use this sentence for buses, too. “What time does the bus / coach leave / get in?” We’ll look at another use of get tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-26,23949613 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:00:53 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23939219-I%E2%80%99d-like-a-day-return-to-Brighton-please Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. We’re going to take another look at language you might use when travelling in Britain. For the next week or so we’re going to be looking at the theme of train travel. I’d like a day return to Brighton, please. Notes Singles, returns, day returns… there are lots of different types of ticket in Britain. Typically, it’s not worth buying a single (one way). It’s usually about the same price as a return. Day returns are valid for that day only. Returns are usually valid for a month, but check. Try and book a ticket at least 24 hours before travelling: it’s usually a lot cheaper. www.nationalrail.co.uk is a good site for getting information and buying tickets. Today’s sentence works fine if you are catching a bus or coach, as well. OK. We’ll continue with the theme of train travel tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © lingu... Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. We’re going to take another look at language you might use when travelling in Britain. For the next week or so we’re going to be looking at the theme of train travel. I’d like a day return to Brighton, please. Notes Singles, returns, day returns… there are lots of different types of ticket in Britain. Typically, it’s not worth buying a single (one way). It’s usually about the same price as a return. Day returns are valid for that day only. Returns are usually valid for a month, but check. Try and book a ticket at least 24 hours before travelling: it’s usually a lot cheaper. www.nationalrail.co.uk is a good site for getting information and buying tickets. Today’s sentence works fine if you are catching a bus or coach, as well. OK. We’ll continue with the theme of train travel tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, welcome back. We’re going to take another look at language you might use when travelling in Britain. For the next week or so we’re going to be looking at the theme of train travel. I’d like a day return to Brighton, please. Notes Singles, returns, day returns… there are lots of different types of ticket in Britain. Typically, it’s not worth buying a single (one way). It’s usually about the same price as a return. Day returns are valid for that day only. Returns are usually valid for a month, but check. Try and book a ticket at least 24 hours before travelling: it’s usually a lot cheaper. www.nationalrail.co.uk is a good site for getting information and buying tickets. Today’s sentence works fine if you are catching a bus or coach, as well. OK. We’ll continue with the theme of train travel tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-25,23939219 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:00:32 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23932316-Do-you-have-any-good-tips-on-the-nightlife-here Today’s sentence Hello, welcome back. Before you leave on your travels, you want to have a last good night out on the town… Do you have any good tips on the nightlife here? Notes Nightlife. This refers to things you can do at night - e.g. going out to bars, restaurants, nightclubs, etc. Do you have any good tips…? Do you have any good pieces of advice. That’s the end of this travel series. A new topic starts tomorrow! Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello, welcome back. Before you leave on your travels, you want to have a last good night out on the town… Do you have any good tips on the nightlife here? Notes Nightlife. This refers to things you can do at night - e.g. going out to bars, restaurants, nightclubs, etc. Do you have any good tips…? Do you have any good pieces of advice. That’s the end of this travel series. A new topic starts tomorrow! Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello, welcome back. Before you leave on your travels, you want to have a last good night out on the town… Do you have any good tips on the nightlife here? Notes Nightlife. This refers to things you can do at night - e.g. going out to bars, restaurants, nightclubs, etc. Do you have any good tips…? Do you have any good pieces of advice. That’s the end of this travel series. A new topic starts tomorrow! Bye for now. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-24,23932316 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:00:50 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23925737-Are-there-student-discounts-for-coach-tours Today’s sentence Hi, how’s it going today? Maybe you don’t like the idea of driving on the left-hand side of the road and so decide to take a coach tour instead. Are there student discounts for coach tours? Notes This is a useful thing to ask If you have an ISIC card. Take a look at www.isic.org for information on this. It means “I am a poor student. Can you reduce the price a bit, please?” If you are travelling with a number of friends you can ask for a group discount = a reduction in price because you are part of a group. If you’re over 65 you can ask for “senior-citizen discounts.” You could also ask: “Are there … discounts for theatre tickets?” Etc. The travel series continues tomorrow - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how’s it going today? Maybe you don’t like the idea of driving on the left-hand side of the road and so decide to take a coach tour instead. Are there student discounts for coach tours? Notes This is a useful thing to ask If you have an ISIC card. Take a look at www.isic.org for information on this. It means “I am a poor student. Can you reduce the price a bit, please?” If you are travelling with a number of friends you can ask for a group discount = a reduction in price because you are part of a group. If you’re over 65 you can ask for “senior-citizen discounts.” You could also ask: “Are there … discounts for theatre tickets?” Etc. The travel series continues tomorrow - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how’s it going today? Maybe you don’t like the idea of driving on the left-hand side of the road and so decide to take a coach tour instead. Are there student discounts for coach tours? Notes This is a useful thing to ask If you have an ISIC card. Take a look at www.isic.org for information on this. It means “I am a poor student. Can you reduce the price a bit, please?” If you are travelling with a number of friends you can ask for a group discount = a reduction in price because you are part of a group. If you’re over 65 you can ask for “senior-citizen discounts.” You could also ask: “Are there … discounts for theatre tickets?” Etc. The travel series continues tomorrow - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-23,23925737 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:00:53 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23919615-Is-there-unlimited-mileage-and-fully-comp-insurance Today’s sentence Hi. How’s it going? This is worth knowing when you hire a car… Is there unlimited mileage and fully comp insurance? Notes Unlimited mileage. Can I drive for an unlimited number of miles or do you charge me per mile? Fully comp. This is an abbreviation of fully comprehensive insurance. This means that if you have an accident, and it is your fault, you shouldn’t have to pay anything. Third-party insurance - with this kind of insurance, you might find yourself with a bill to pay if you have an accident and it’s your fault. Anyway, ask them “what am I liable for in the event of an accident?” That means, “What might I have to pay if I have an accident?” I mean, remember, we drive on the wrong side of the road in Britain! There’ll be another travel tip tomorrow - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006... Today’s sentence Hi. How’s it going? This is worth knowing when you hire a car… Is there unlimited mileage and fully comp insurance? Notes Unlimited mileage. Can I drive for an unlimited number of miles or do you charge me per mile? Fully comp. This is an abbreviation of fully comprehensive insurance. This means that if you have an accident, and it is your fault, you shouldn’t have to pay anything. Third-party insurance - with this kind of insurance, you might find yourself with a bill to pay if you have an accident and it’s your fault. Anyway, ask them “what am I liable for in the event of an accident?” That means, “What might I have to pay if I have an accident?” I mean, remember, we drive on the wrong side of the road in Britain! There’ll be another travel tip tomorrow - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How’s it going? This is worth knowing when you hire a car… Is there unlimited mileage and fully comp insurance? Notes Unlimited mileage. Can I drive for an unlimited number of miles or do you charge me per mile? Fully comp. This is an abbreviation of fully comprehensive insurance. This means that if you have an accident, and it is your fault, you shouldn’t have to pay anything. Third-party insurance - with this kind of insurance, you might find yourself with a bill to pay if you have an accident and it’s your fault. Anyway, ask them “what am I liable for in the event of an accident?” That means, “What might I have to pay if I have an accident?” I mean, remember, we drive on the wrong side of the road in Britain! There’ll be another travel tip tomorrow - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-22,23919615 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:00:43 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23912902-If-I-hire-a-car-here-can-I-drop-it-off-somewhere-else Today’s sentence Hello again. You’ve decided that you want to travel around some more, but public transport isn’t much of an option in the Welsh mountains… If I hire a car here can I drop it off somewhere else? Notes Hire a car = rent a car. You can say either. Drop it off = leave the car. Somewhere else = in a different location. Drop off = the opposite of pick up. You could ask, for example, “If I pick it up in London, can I drop it off in Manchester?” Another travel tip coming tomorrow - see you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. You’ve decided that you want to travel around some more, but public transport isn’t much of an option in the Welsh mountains… If I hire a car here can I drop it off somewhere else? Notes Hire a car = rent a car. You can say either. Drop it off = leave the car. Somewhere else = in a different location. Drop off = the opposite of pick up. You could ask, for example, “If I pick it up in London, can I drop it off in Manchester?” Another travel tip coming tomorrow - see you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. You’ve decided that you want to travel around some more, but public transport isn’t much of an option in the Welsh mountains… If I hire a car here can I drop it off somewhere else? Notes Hire a car = rent a car. You can say either. Drop it off = leave the car. Somewhere else = in a different location. Drop off = the opposite of pick up. You could ask, for example, “If I pick it up in London, can I drop it off in Manchester?” Another travel tip coming tomorrow - see you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-21,23912902 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:00:36 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23906922-Is-there-a-courtesy-bus-to-the-hotel Today’s sentence Hi, how are you? It’s worth asking this if you’re going to stay in a hotel and not a B&B - it will save you time and hassle… Is there a courtesy bus to the hotel? Notes OK - a courtesy bus. This is a free bus which will take you to your hotel. It’s a bit unlikely there’ll be on to take you to a B&B or hostel, but it’s worth asking, isn’t it? You never know. If there isn’t a courtesy bus, you might want to ask: “Can you tell me how to get there?” Tune in tomorrow for the next sentence in the series. See you tomorrow! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how are you? It’s worth asking this if you’re going to stay in a hotel and not a B&B - it will save you time and hassle… Is there a courtesy bus to the hotel? Notes OK - a courtesy bus. This is a free bus which will take you to your hotel. It’s a bit unlikely there’ll be on to take you to a B&B or hostel, but it’s worth asking, isn’t it? You never know. If there isn’t a courtesy bus, you might want to ask: “Can you tell me how to get there?” Tune in tomorrow for the next sentence in the series. See you tomorrow! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how are you? It’s worth asking this if you’re going to stay in a hotel and not a B&B - it will save you time and hassle… Is there a courtesy bus to the hotel? Notes OK - a courtesy bus. This is a free bus which will take you to your hotel. It’s a bit unlikely there’ll be on to take you to a B&B or hostel, but it’s worth asking, isn’t it? You never know. If there isn’t a courtesy bus, you might want to ask: “Can you tell me how to get there?” Tune in tomorrow for the next sentence in the series. See you tomorrow! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-20,23906922 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:00:41 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23901759-Could-you-tell-me-about-guided-tours-of-the-city Today’s sentence Hello, welcome back. Here’s something else you might want to ask while you’re in the tourist office. Could you tell me about guided tours of the city? Notes Guided tours. These are often popular with tourists. Someone (a guide) takes you around the city and shows you its important features. Sometimes they are on a bus with an open roof - you know the kind of thing, but sometimes they are on foot. These are sometimes called “walking tours.” They’ll probably give you some brochures on what’s available. If they don’t offer you any, you can ask “Do you have any brochures?” OK, don’t forget to listen to tomorrow’s sentence in the series on travel. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello, welcome back. Here’s something else you might want to ask while you’re in the tourist office. Could you tell me about guided tours of the city? Notes Guided tours. These are often popular with tourists. Someone (a guide) takes you around the city and shows you its important features. Sometimes they are on a bus with an open roof - you know the kind of thing, but sometimes they are on foot. These are sometimes called “walking tours.” They’ll probably give you some brochures on what’s available. If they don’t offer you any, you can ask “Do you have any brochures?” OK, don’t forget to listen to tomorrow’s sentence in the series on travel. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello, welcome back. Here’s something else you might want to ask while you’re in the tourist office. Could you tell me about guided tours of the city? Notes Guided tours. These are often popular with tourists. Someone (a guide) takes you around the city and shows you its important features. Sometimes they are on a bus with an open roof - you know the kind of thing, but sometimes they are on foot. These are sometimes called “walking tours.” They’ll probably give you some brochures on what’s available. If they don’t offer you any, you can ask “Do you have any brochures?” OK, don’t forget to listen to tomorrow’s sentence in the series on travel. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-19,23901759 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:00:42 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23896273-Do-you-have-any-brochures-on-local-attractions Today’s sentence Hi, how are you today? OK, you’ve found somewhere to stay and now you want to know what you can do during your stay… Do you have any brochures on local attractions? Notes Local attractions = this is a good expression. It covers just about everything that tourists will find interesting - tours, museums, places to visit, etc. Brochures. You could also use the word leaflets. These are printed papers with photographs and information. OK, that’s all for today. We’ll look at something else you may want to find out about tomorrow - bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how are you today? OK, you’ve found somewhere to stay and now you want to know what you can do during your stay… Do you have any brochures on local attractions? Notes Local attractions = this is a good expression. It covers just about everything that tourists will find interesting - tours, museums, places to visit, etc. Brochures. You could also use the word leaflets. These are printed papers with photographs and information. OK, that’s all for today. We’ll look at something else you may want to find out about tomorrow - bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi, how are you today? OK, you’ve found somewhere to stay and now you want to know what you can do during your stay… Do you have any brochures on local attractions? Notes Local attractions = this is a good expression. It covers just about everything that tourists will find interesting - tours, museums, places to visit, etc. Brochures. You could also use the word leaflets. These are printed papers with photographs and information. OK, that’s all for today. We’ll look at something else you may want to find out about tomorrow - bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-18,23896273 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:00:52 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23891426-Are-there-any-budget-places-to-stay-Could-you-call-them-for-me-please Today’s sentence Hello again. Here’s the new sentence in the travel series… a lot of travellers are on a tight budget, so here’s what you might say when you find the B&B* is very expensive. Are there any budget places to stay? Could you call them for me, please? Notes Budget can be used as an adjective e.g. I’m looking for budget hostel. Budgetis also a noun - e.g. I’m on a tight budget. Budget It is also a verb - to budget - meaning to carefully assign money to particular purposes. Could you call them for me? Tourist offices will sometimes ring a hotel / B&B for you to find out if there are vacancies. TIP. If you’re looking for budget accommodation, you might want to look into youth hostels. Take a look at the Youth Hostels Association’s website at www.yha.org.uk for England and Wales and www.syha.org.uk for Scotland. Take a look at the Youth Hostels Association’s website at www.yha.org.uk for England and Wales and www.syha.org.uk for Scotland. Don’t forget to listen to tomor... Today’s sentence Hello again. Here’s the new sentence in the travel series… a lot of travellers are on a tight budget, so here’s what you might say when you find the B&B* is very expensive. Are there any budget places to stay? Could you call them for me, please? Notes Budget can be used as an adjective e.g. I’m looking for budget hostel. Budgetis also a noun - e.g. I’m on a tight budget. Budget It is also a verb - to budget - meaning to carefully assign money to particular purposes. Could you call them for me? Tourist offices will sometimes ring a hotel / B&B for you to find out if there are vacancies. TIP. If you’re looking for budget accommodation, you might want to look into youth hostels. Take a look at the Youth Hostels Association’s website at www.yha.org.uk for England and Wales and www.syha.org.uk for Scotland. Take a look at the Youth Hostels Association’s website at www.yha.org.uk for England and Wales and www.syha.org.uk for Scotland. Don’t forget to listen to tomorrow’s sentence - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. Here’s the new sentence in the travel series… a lot of travellers are on a tight budget, so here’s what you might say when you find the B&B* is very expensive. Are there any budget places to stay? Could you call them for me, please? Notes Budget can be used as an adjective e.g. I’m looking for budget hostel. Budgetis also a noun - e.g. I’m on a tight budget. Budget It is also a verb - to budget - meaning to carefully assign money to particular purposes. Could you call them for me? Tourist offices will sometimes ring a hotel / B&B for you to find out if there are vacancies. TIP. If you’re looking for budget accommodation, you might want to look into youth hostels. Take a look at the Youth Hostels Association’s website at www.yha.org.uk for England and Wales and www.syha.org.uk for Scotland. Take a look at the Youth Hostels Association’s website at www.yha.org.uk for England and Wales and www.syha.org.uk for Scotland. Don’t forget to listen to tomorrow’s sentence - see you then! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-17,23891426 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:00:13 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23886138-Do-you-have-a-list-of-bed-and-breakfasts-in-the-area Today’s sentence Welcome back. How are you? Well, the next thing you need to do is find somewhere to stay for the night - so you go to the tourist office. Do you have a list of bed and breakfasts in the area? Notes Bed and breakfast = a kind of hotel. Traditionally, it’s a private house where the landlord / landlady lives and also rents out rooms to travellers. Surprise… for your money, you get a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. You can also say B&B, instead of bed and breakfast. Tourist offices often have a list of all the places to stay in a town. Another useful sentence coming tomorrow… see you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Welcome back. How are you? Well, the next thing you need to do is find somewhere to stay for the night - so you go to the tourist office. Do you have a list of bed and breakfasts in the area? Notes Bed and breakfast = a kind of hotel. Traditionally, it’s a private house where the landlord / landlady lives and also rents out rooms to travellers. Surprise… for your money, you get a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. You can also say B&B, instead of bed and breakfast. Tourist offices often have a list of all the places to stay in a town. Another useful sentence coming tomorrow… see you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Welcome back. How are you? Well, the next thing you need to do is find somewhere to stay for the night - so you go to the tourist office. Do you have a list of bed and breakfasts in the area? Notes Bed and breakfast = a kind of hotel. Traditionally, it’s a private house where the landlord / landlady lives and also rents out rooms to travellers. Surprise… for your money, you get a bed for the night and breakfast in the morning. You can also say B&B, instead of bed and breakfast. Tourist offices often have a list of all the places to stay in a town. Another useful sentence coming tomorrow… see you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-16,23886138 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:00:36 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23880957-Excuse-me-is-there-a-left-luggage-facility-here Today’s sentence Hi. Now we’re going to focus on a new topic - travel. Imagine you are travelling around Britain and you have just arrived in a small town in Scotland. Here’s the first thing you may need to say… Excuse me, is there a left-luggage facility here? Notes Left-luggage facility. A place where you leave your luggage (bags etc.) for a while. It might be called a left-luggage office. Typically you will leave your bags in a locker (a metal box with a lock and key). It may cost a few pounds. You might also want to ask “(excuse me,) is there a tourist office here?” We’ll look at something else you may want to ask shortly after arriving in a new town. See you tomorrow. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. Now we’re going to focus on a new topic - travel. Imagine you are travelling around Britain and you have just arrived in a small town in Scotland. Here’s the first thing you may need to say… Excuse me, is there a left-luggage facility here? Notes Left-luggage facility. A place where you leave your luggage (bags etc.) for a while. It might be called a left-luggage office. Typically you will leave your bags in a locker (a metal box with a lock and key). It may cost a few pounds. You might also want to ask “(excuse me,) is there a tourist office here?” We’ll look at something else you may want to ask shortly after arriving in a new town. See you tomorrow. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. Now we’re going to focus on a new topic - travel. Imagine you are travelling around Britain and you have just arrived in a small town in Scotland. Here’s the first thing you may need to say… Excuse me, is there a left-luggage facility here? Notes Left-luggage facility. A place where you leave your luggage (bags etc.) for a while. It might be called a left-luggage office. Typically you will leave your bags in a locker (a metal box with a lock and key). It may cost a few pounds. You might also want to ask “(excuse me,) is there a tourist office here?” We’ll look at something else you may want to ask shortly after arriving in a new town. See you tomorrow. Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-15,23880957 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:00:37 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23875613-Where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years-from-now Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? Here’s the latest in the current series on typical interview questions. Where do you see yourself in five years from now? Notes This question is really asking, “are you ambitious?” Do you want to be doing the same job forever? Do you want to be promoted and take on more responsibility? What do you want your future to be in this company? An answer might be something like: “I see myself in a more demanding, executive role after an initial period of getting to know the company and establishing myself in this role.” That’s the end of the series on typical interview questions. We’ll start a new theme tomorrow. If you have any questions then contact me on our forum “Let’s Chew!”. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? Here’s the latest in the current series on typical interview questions. Where do you see yourself in five years from now? Notes This question is really asking, “are you ambitious?” Do you want to be doing the same job forever? Do you want to be promoted and take on more responsibility? What do you want your future to be in this company? An answer might be something like: “I see myself in a more demanding, executive role after an initial period of getting to know the company and establishing myself in this role.” That’s the end of the series on typical interview questions. We’ll start a new theme tomorrow. If you have any questions then contact me on our forum “Let’s Chew!”. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? Here’s the latest in the current series on typical interview questions. Where do you see yourself in five years from now? Notes This question is really asking, “are you ambitious?” Do you want to be doing the same job forever? Do you want to be promoted and take on more responsibility? What do you want your future to be in this company? An answer might be something like: “I see myself in a more demanding, executive role after an initial period of getting to know the company and establishing myself in this role.” That’s the end of the series on typical interview questions. We’ll start a new theme tomorrow. If you have any questions then contact me on our forum “Let’s Chew!”. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-14,23875613 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:00:53 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23870186-How-are-your-time-management-skills Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? This is the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. How are your time-management skills? Notes Time-management refers to, well, managing your time. You work for eight hours a day and you have many different things to do. How do you prioritise the things you have to do? What system have you adopted to make sure that you can do everything you need to do in the time you have available? That’s all for now - we’ll continue with this tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? This is the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. How are your time-management skills? Notes Time-management refers to, well, managing your time. You work for eight hours a day and you have many different things to do. How do you prioritise the things you have to do? What system have you adopted to make sure that you can do everything you need to do in the time you have available? That’s all for now - we’ll continue with this tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? This is the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. How are your time-management skills? Notes Time-management refers to, well, managing your time. You work for eight hours a day and you have many different things to do. How do you prioritise the things you have to do? What system have you adopted to make sure that you can do everything you need to do in the time you have available? That’s all for now - we’ll continue with this tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-13,23870186 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:00:19 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23861561-How-do-you-cope-under-pressure Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. How do you cope under pressure? Notes How do you cope under pressure means, “how do you perform in difficult, stressful situations?” Do you perform well? Or do you find it difficult to work under pressure? Do you enjoy pressure and work really productively under those conditions? How do you perform? I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in this series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. How do you cope under pressure? Notes How do you cope under pressure means, “how do you perform in difficult, stressful situations?” Do you perform well? Or do you find it difficult to work under pressure? Do you enjoy pressure and work really productively under those conditions? How do you perform? I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in this series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. How do you cope under pressure? Notes How do you cope under pressure means, “how do you perform in difficult, stressful situations?” Do you perform well? Or do you find it difficult to work under pressure? Do you enjoy pressure and work really productively under those conditions? How do you perform? I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in this series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-12,23861561 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:00:48 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23857820-Do-you-consider-yourself-a-team-player Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. Do you consider yourself a team player? Notes A team player is a sporting analogy. In football, for example, every individual is a member of a team. A team player is someone who interacts well with other members of the team and can work easily with them. It’s usually a good idea to say “yes” to this question! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. Do you consider yourself a team player? Notes A team player is a sporting analogy. In football, for example, every individual is a member of a team. A team player is someone who interacts well with other members of the team and can work easily with them. It’s usually a good idea to say “yes” to this question! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. Do you consider yourself a team player? Notes A team player is a sporting analogy. In football, for example, every individual is a member of a team. A team player is someone who interacts well with other members of the team and can work easily with them. It’s usually a good idea to say “yes” to this question! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-11,23857820 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:00:30 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23854817-Tell-me-about-your-personal-interests Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. Tell me about your personal interests. Notes This is something which is often asked in interviews. The interviewer wants to know a little bit about you - what you like doing - what you do for fun. I’ve often heard it’s a good idea to give a balanced view of yourself. For example, if what you really like doing is reading books and listening to music (something you do on your own), also point out that you enjoy social activities too! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. Tell me about your personal interests. Notes This is something which is often asked in interviews. The interviewer wants to know a little bit about you - what you like doing - what you do for fun. I’ve often heard it’s a good idea to give a balanced view of yourself. For example, if what you really like doing is reading books and listening to music (something you do on your own), also point out that you enjoy social activities too! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. Tell me about your personal interests. Notes This is something which is often asked in interviews. The interviewer wants to know a little bit about you - what you like doing - what you do for fun. I’ve often heard it’s a good idea to give a balanced view of yourself. For example, if what you really like doing is reading books and listening to music (something you do on your own), also point out that you enjoy social activities too! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-10,23854817 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:00:18 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23849488-What-are-your-main-strengths-and-weaknesses Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. What are your main strengths and weaknesses? Notes This question means: “what are you good at? What are you bad at?” Tell them what your strengths are - e.g. “I have strong interpersonal skills,” etc. When you get to the bad bits, it’s a good idea to not say: “I’m bad at using IT,” for example. It is better to say something like, “IT is an area in which I am very keen to develop my skills.” Be positive about what is really negative! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. What are your main strengths and weaknesses? Notes This question means: “what are you good at? What are you bad at?” Tell them what your strengths are - e.g. “I have strong interpersonal skills,” etc. When you get to the bad bits, it’s a good idea to not say: “I’m bad at using IT,” for example. It is better to say something like, “IT is an area in which I am very keen to develop my skills.” Be positive about what is really negative! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. What are your main strengths and weaknesses? Notes This question means: “what are you good at? What are you bad at?” Tell them what your strengths are - e.g. “I have strong interpersonal skills,” etc. When you get to the bad bits, it’s a good idea to not say: “I’m bad at using IT,” for example. It is better to say something like, “IT is an area in which I am very keen to develop my skills.” Be positive about what is really negative! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-09,23849488 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:00:27 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23845064-How-would-you-describe-yourself Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. How would you describe yourself? Notes They are asking you to talk about yourself and to describe your character. They probably want you to talk about character traits which will be beneficial to them. For example: “I’m fair, hard-working and approachable.” That kind of thing… It’s a good idea to keep it fairly brief and let them then ask you questions about the bits they’re interested in. I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. How would you describe yourself? Notes They are asking you to talk about yourself and to describe your character. They probably want you to talk about character traits which will be beneficial to them. For example: “I’m fair, hard-working and approachable.” That kind of thing… It’s a good idea to keep it fairly brief and let them then ask you questions about the bits they’re interested in. I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. How would you describe yourself? Notes They are asking you to talk about yourself and to describe your character. They probably want you to talk about character traits which will be beneficial to them. For example: “I’m fair, hard-working and approachable.” That kind of thing… It’s a good idea to keep it fairly brief and let them then ask you questions about the bits they’re interested in. I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-08,23845064 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:20:23 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23845066-Tell-me-a-little-about-your-past-experience Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. Tell me a little about your past experience. Notes This question is asking you to talk about what you have done prior to applying for this job. You’ll probably want to talk about directly relevant experience, but you may also want to talk about things which are unrelated but which have transferable skills. When they say, “tell me a little about your past experience,” the suggestion is that you talk fairly briefly on the matter! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. Tell me a little about your past experience. Notes This question is asking you to talk about what you have done prior to applying for this job. You’ll probably want to talk about directly relevant experience, but you may also want to talk about things which are unrelated but which have transferable skills. When they say, “tell me a little about your past experience,” the suggestion is that you talk fairly briefly on the matter! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying typical interview questions. Tell me a little about your past experience. Notes This question is asking you to talk about what you have done prior to applying for this job. You’ll probably want to talk about directly relevant experience, but you may also want to talk about things which are unrelated but which have transferable skills. When they say, “tell me a little about your past experience,” the suggestion is that you talk fairly briefly on the matter! That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-06,23845066 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:49 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23834857-What-do-you-think-you-can-bring-to-this-position Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. What do you think you can bring to this position? Notes This question means: “tell me about all of the positive things which you will do if you get this job.” Obviously, you will then explain all of the brilliant things which you will do if they give you the job! Now is the time to tell to tell them just how progressive you are and how they simply can’t do without you! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. What do you think you can bring to this position? Notes This question means: “tell me about all of the positive things which you will do if you get this job.” Obviously, you will then explain all of the brilliant things which you will do if they give you the job! Now is the time to tell to tell them just how progressive you are and how they simply can’t do without you! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on typical interview questions. What do you think you can bring to this position? Notes This question means: “tell me about all of the positive things which you will do if you get this job.” Obviously, you will then explain all of the brilliant things which you will do if they give you the job! Now is the time to tell to tell them just how progressive you are and how they simply can’t do without you! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-05,23834857 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:00:06 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23825016-Why-should-we-consider-you-for-this-position Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? We’re starting a new theme today on typical interview questions. Why should we consider you for this position? Notes This question means: “why should we give you the job?” So, they are asking you to tell them positive things about yourself, saying how suitable you are for the position. You might want to say things like: “I have five years’ experience in this field,” and “I’m highly skilled in this area, ” etc. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? We’re starting a new theme today on typical interview questions. Why should we consider you for this position? Notes This question means: “why should we give you the job?” So, they are asking you to tell them positive things about yourself, saying how suitable you are for the position. You might want to say things like: “I have five years’ experience in this field,” and “I’m highly skilled in this area, ” etc. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? We’re starting a new theme today on typical interview questions. Why should we consider you for this position? Notes This question means: “why should we give you the job?” So, they are asking you to tell them positive things about yourself, saying how suitable you are for the position. You might want to say things like: “I have five years’ experience in this field,” and “I’m highly skilled in this area, ” etc. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-04,23825016 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:00:28 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23825017-It-has-ABS-and-traction-control Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It has ABS and traction control. Notes ABS stands for anti-lock braking system. It is a computer system which helps you to brake safely and under control. If the car’s wheels lock, it means that they stop turning while the car is still moving. This is really dangerous. ABS is designed to stop this from happening. Traction control is a computerised system which makes it safer and easier to drive in wet and snowy conditions. That’s the end of the series on car specifications. We’ll start a new theme tomorrow. If you have any questions then contact me on our forum “Let’s Chew!”. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It has ABS and traction control. Notes ABS stands for anti-lock braking system. It is a computer system which helps you to brake safely and under control. If the car’s wheels lock, it means that they stop turning while the car is still moving. This is really dangerous. ABS is designed to stop this from happening. Traction control is a computerised system which makes it safer and easier to drive in wet and snowy conditions. That’s the end of the series on car specifications. We’ll start a new theme tomorrow. If you have any questions then contact me on our forum “Let’s Chew!”. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It has ABS and traction control. Notes ABS stands for anti-lock braking system. It is a computer system which helps you to brake safely and under control. If the car’s wheels lock, it means that they stop turning while the car is still moving. This is really dangerous. ABS is designed to stop this from happening. Traction control is a computerised system which makes it safer and easier to drive in wet and snowy conditions. That’s the end of the series on car specifications. We’ll start a new theme tomorrow. If you have any questions then contact me on our forum “Let’s Chew!”. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-03,23825017 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:00:30 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23825020-It-has-a-remote-keyless-entry-system Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? This is the last sentence in the series on car specifications. It has a remote keyless entry system. Notes Remote keyless entry means that you can open the car door without putting the key into the lock. You have a little box (a remote control) with a button on it. You press the button when you are near the car and the door unlocks. You can also activate the alarm with this remote control. That’s all for now - we’ll continue with this tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? This is the last sentence in the series on car specifications. It has a remote keyless entry system. Notes Remote keyless entry means that you can open the car door without putting the key into the lock. You have a little box (a remote control) with a button on it. You press the button when you are near the car and the door unlocks. You can also activate the alarm with this remote control. That’s all for now - we’ll continue with this tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? This is the last sentence in the series on car specifications. It has a remote keyless entry system. Notes Remote keyless entry means that you can open the car door without putting the key into the lock. You have a little box (a remote control) with a button on it. You press the button when you are near the car and the door unlocks. You can also activate the alarm with this remote control. That’s all for now - we’ll continue with this tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-03,23825020 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:00:30 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23825021-It-s-got-tinted-power-windows Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s got tinted power windows. Notes Tinted windows have dark glass. I suppose the intention of this is so that people outside don’t know who is driving the car. Power windows are ones which you can open by pressing a button. An electric motor opens the window for you. I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in this series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s got tinted power windows. Notes Tinted windows have dark glass. I suppose the intention of this is so that people outside don’t know who is driving the car. Power windows are ones which you can open by pressing a button. An electric motor opens the window for you. I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in this series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s got tinted power windows. Notes Tinted windows have dark glass. I suppose the intention of this is so that people outside don’t know who is driving the car. Power windows are ones which you can open by pressing a button. An electric motor opens the window for you. I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in this series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2009-01-01,23825021 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:00:52 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23825022-It-s-got-front-and-side-air-bags Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It’s got front and side air bags. Notes Air bags are bags which fill with gas when you have a car crash. They are intended to minimise injuries to the driver and passengers in a collision. Front air bags are located in front of the driver and front-seat passenger. Side air bags are located in the doors of the car in case another car hits you from the side. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It’s got front and side air bags. Notes Air bags are bags which fill with gas when you have a car crash. They are intended to minimise injuries to the driver and passengers in a collision. Front air bags are located in front of the driver and front-seat passenger. Side air bags are located in the doors of the car in case another car hits you from the side. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It’s got front and side air bags. Notes Air bags are bags which fill with gas when you have a car crash. They are intended to minimise injuries to the driver and passengers in a collision. Front air bags are located in front of the driver and front-seat passenger. Side air bags are located in the doors of the car in case another car hits you from the side. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-31,23825022 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:06 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23825023-It-s-got-alloy-wheels-and-a-sun-roof Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s got alloy wheels and a sun roof. Notes Alloy wheels are nice, expensive wheels. An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. Typically, alloy wheels are made of aluminium and magnesium. This makes them stronger and lighter than cheaper wheels made out of steel. A sun roof is a kind of hole which you can open in the roof on sunny days. In America it’s called a moon roof, for some reason! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s got alloy wheels and a sun roof. Notes Alloy wheels are nice, expensive wheels. An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. Typically, alloy wheels are made of aluminium and magnesium. This makes them stronger and lighter than cheaper wheels made out of steel. A sun roof is a kind of hole which you can open in the roof on sunny days. In America it’s called a moon roof, for some reason! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s got alloy wheels and a sun roof. Notes Alloy wheels are nice, expensive wheels. An alloy is a mixture of two or more metals. Typically, alloy wheels are made of aluminium and magnesium. This makes them stronger and lighter than cheaper wheels made out of steel. A sun roof is a kind of hole which you can open in the roof on sunny days. In America it’s called a moon roof, for some reason! I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-30,23825023 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:00:22 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23825024-It-does-35-miles-per-gallon Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It does 35 miles per gallon. Notes 1 mile = approximately 0.6 km. A gallon = approximately 4 litres. In Britain and Ireland we don’t use gallons anymore; we use litres. However, people still talk about miles per gallon. It means the distance a car will travel on one gallon of fuel. So, it does 35 miles per gallon means that the engine will burn approximately 4 litres of petrol / diesel every 35 miles / 56 km. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It does 35 miles per gallon. Notes 1 mile = approximately 0.6 km. A gallon = approximately 4 litres. In Britain and Ireland we don’t use gallons anymore; we use litres. However, people still talk about miles per gallon. It means the distance a car will travel on one gallon of fuel. So, it does 35 miles per gallon means that the engine will burn approximately 4 litres of petrol / diesel every 35 miles / 56 km. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It does 35 miles per gallon. Notes 1 mile = approximately 0.6 km. A gallon = approximately 4 litres. In Britain and Ireland we don’t use gallons anymore; we use litres. However, people still talk about miles per gallon. It means the distance a car will travel on one gallon of fuel. So, it does 35 miles per gallon means that the engine will burn approximately 4 litres of petrol / diesel every 35 miles / 56 km. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-29,23825024 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:00:28 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23816308-It-s-a-hybrid-vehicle Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s a hybrid vehicle. Notes A hybrid vehicle is a car which uses petrol and electricity. It has a small petrol engine and an electric motor. People drive these because they are very efficient. They use very little petrol. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s a hybrid vehicle. Notes A hybrid vehicle is a car which uses petrol and electricity. It has a small petrol engine and an electric motor. People drive these because they are very efficient. They use very little petrol. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. How are you today? We’re still studying car specifications. It’s a hybrid vehicle. Notes A hybrid vehicle is a car which uses petrol and electricity. It has a small petrol engine and an electric motor. People drive these because they are very efficient. They use very little petrol. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-27,23816308 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 04:00:47 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23812559-It-s-a-four-cylinder-1-9-turbo-diesel Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It’s a four-cylinder, 1.9 turbo diesel. Notes A four-cylinder engine is probably the most typical kind of engine. Not surprisingly, it means that the engine has 4 cylinders! 1.9 refers to the size of the engine. A 1.9 litre engine is a mid-sized engine. Some engines run on petrol and some run on diesel. A turbo diesel is more powerful than a simple diesel engine. Diesels are common in Britain and Ireland because they are more efficient than petrol engines (and petrol is really expensive.) I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It’s a four-cylinder, 1.9 turbo diesel. Notes A four-cylinder engine is probably the most typical kind of engine. Not surprisingly, it means that the engine has 4 cylinders! 1.9 refers to the size of the engine. A 1.9 litre engine is a mid-sized engine. Some engines run on petrol and some run on diesel. A turbo diesel is more powerful than a simple diesel engine. Diesels are common in Britain and Ireland because they are more efficient than petrol engines (and petrol is really expensive.) I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest sentence in the series on car specifications. It’s a four-cylinder, 1.9 turbo diesel. Notes A four-cylinder engine is probably the most typical kind of engine. Not surprisingly, it means that the engine has 4 cylinders! 1.9 refers to the size of the engine. A 1.9 litre engine is a mid-sized engine. Some engines run on petrol and some run on diesel. A turbo diesel is more powerful than a simple diesel engine. Diesels are common in Britain and Ireland because they are more efficient than petrol engines (and petrol is really expensive.) I hope that was useful. We’ll look at another sentence in the series tomorrow. Bye! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-26,23812559 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:00:29 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23809502-It-s-a-3-0-litre-V6 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? We’re starting a new theme today on car specifications. It’s a 3.0-litre V6. Notes 3.0 litre refers to the size of the engine. A 1.0-litre engine is quite small. A 3.0-litre engine is quite large - and quite powerful. V6 refers to the engine design. It means that there are 6 cylinders which are placed in the shape of a V. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? We’re starting a new theme today on car specifications. It’s a 3.0-litre V6. Notes 3.0 litre refers to the size of the engine. A 1.0-litre engine is quite small. A 3.0-litre engine is quite large - and quite powerful. V6 refers to the engine design. It means that there are 6 cylinders which are placed in the shape of a V. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? We’re starting a new theme today on car specifications. It’s a 3.0-litre V6. Notes 3.0 litre refers to the size of the engine. A 1.0-litre engine is quite small. A 3.0-litre engine is quite large - and quite powerful. V6 refers to the engine design. It means that there are 6 cylinders which are placed in the shape of a V. That’s all we have time for today. See you tomorrow with another sentence! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-25,23809502 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:00:19 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23805267-I-watched-the-director-s-cut-on-DVD Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I watched the director’s cut on DVD. Notes The director’s cut is a version of a film which the director liked. It includes scenes which didn’t appear in the film which was shown at the cinema. These days you can often watch the director’s cut on DVD. It’s basically the version of the film which the director liked but which other people involved in the film didn’t want. And that’s it for this series. We’ll start a new one tomorrow. If you have any questions about anything, contact me on our forum, “Let’s Chew!” See you tomorrow! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I watched the director’s cut on DVD. Notes The director’s cut is a version of a film which the director liked. It includes scenes which didn’t appear in the film which was shown at the cinema. These days you can often watch the director’s cut on DVD. It’s basically the version of the film which the director liked but which other people involved in the film didn’t want. And that’s it for this series. We’ll start a new one tomorrow. If you have any questions about anything, contact me on our forum, “Let’s Chew!” See you tomorrow! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I watched the director’s cut on DVD. Notes The director’s cut is a version of a film which the director liked. It includes scenes which didn’t appear in the film which was shown at the cinema. These days you can often watch the director’s cut on DVD. It’s basically the version of the film which the director liked but which other people involved in the film didn’t want. And that’s it for this series. We’ll start a new one tomorrow. If you have any questions about anything, contact me on our forum, “Let’s Chew!” See you tomorrow! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-24,23805267 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:48 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23800038-Shakespeare-in-Love-is-a-romantic-comedy Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. “Shakespeare in Love” is a romantic comedy. Notes A romantic comedy is a film which mixes two genres - romance (a love story) and comedy (a funny film). A typical plot for a romantic comedy might be this: Two people really like each other and are well suited. Lots of silly / funny things happen to them. This makes it difficult for them to be together. However, in the end, they get married. Many of Hugh Grant’s films are romantic comedies - “Notting Hill,” for example. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. “Shakespeare in Love” is a romantic comedy. Notes A romantic comedy is a film which mixes two genres - romance (a love story) and comedy (a funny film). A typical plot for a romantic comedy might be this: Two people really like each other and are well suited. Lots of silly / funny things happen to them. This makes it difficult for them to be together. However, in the end, they get married. Many of Hugh Grant’s films are romantic comedies - “Notting Hill,” for example. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. “Shakespeare in Love” is a romantic comedy. Notes A romantic comedy is a film which mixes two genres - romance (a love story) and comedy (a funny film). A typical plot for a romantic comedy might be this: Two people really like each other and are well suited. Lots of silly / funny things happen to them. This makes it difficult for them to be together. However, in the end, they get married. Many of Hugh Grant’s films are romantic comedies - “Notting Hill,” for example. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-23,23800038 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:00:17 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23791914-There-s-a-documentary-on-World-War-Two-tonight Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. There’s a documentary on World War Two tonight. Notes A documentary is a film which tells a true story and which doesn’t have actors. Usually they are serious films which are intended to educate the audience. They usually use real film of events which really happened. Typically there is a narrator who speaks throughout the film to explain what happened. Documentaries are often about politics or history, for example. I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. There’s a documentary on World War Two tonight. Notes A documentary is a film which tells a true story and which doesn’t have actors. Usually they are serious films which are intended to educate the audience. They usually use real film of events which really happened. Typically there is a narrator who speaks throughout the film to explain what happened. Documentaries are often about politics or history, for example. I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. There’s a documentary on World War Two tonight. Notes A documentary is a film which tells a true story and which doesn’t have actors. Usually they are serious films which are intended to educate the audience. They usually use real film of events which really happened. Typically there is a narrator who speaks throughout the film to explain what happened. Documentaries are often about politics or history, for example. I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-22,23791914 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:00:45 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23788139-I-don-t-enjoy-horror-movies Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still looking at film genres. I don’t enjoy horror movies. Notes Horror movies are films which are designed to frighten the audience. There may be ghosts or monsters in a horror film. Or there may be a madman who kills people in horrific ways. I don’t enjoy… means “I don’t like / I don’t have fun watching…” Movie is another word for film. Typically, Americans say movie and British people say film. Both are understood in both countries though. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another sentence tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still looking at film genres. I don’t enjoy horror movies. Notes Horror movies are films which are designed to frighten the audience. There may be ghosts or monsters in a horror film. Or there may be a madman who kills people in horrific ways. I don’t enjoy… means “I don’t like / I don’t have fun watching…” Movie is another word for film. Typically, Americans say movie and British people say film. Both are understood in both countries though. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another sentence tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still looking at film genres. I don’t enjoy horror movies. Notes Horror movies are films which are designed to frighten the audience. There may be ghosts or monsters in a horror film. Or there may be a madman who kills people in horrific ways. I don’t enjoy… means “I don’t like / I don’t have fun watching…” Movie is another word for film. Typically, Americans say movie and British people say film. Both are understood in both countries though. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another sentence tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-21,23788139 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:00:02 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23784500-I-like-the-special-effects-and-stunts-in-action-films Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I like the special effects and stunts in action films. Notes Action films are often about people fighting. There is lots of action - explosions, car chases etc. Special effects are common in action films. Examples of these are explosions, high-speed car chases etc. They look real but they’re not. Stunts are usually performed by stunt men. If someone falls off a building in a film, for example, you know that this was not real: it was a stunt. Nobody really got hurt - and nobody really fell off a building. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I like the special effects and stunts in action films. Notes Action films are often about people fighting. There is lots of action - explosions, car chases etc. Special effects are common in action films. Examples of these are explosions, high-speed car chases etc. They look real but they’re not. Stunts are usually performed by stunt men. If someone falls off a building in a film, for example, you know that this was not real: it was a stunt. Nobody really got hurt - and nobody really fell off a building. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I like the special effects and stunts in action films. Notes Action films are often about people fighting. There is lots of action - explosions, car chases etc. Special effects are common in action films. Examples of these are explosions, high-speed car chases etc. They look real but they’re not. Stunts are usually performed by stunt men. If someone falls off a building in a film, for example, you know that this was not real: it was a stunt. Nobody really got hurt - and nobody really fell off a building. That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-20,23784500 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:00:36 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23777991-I-m-not-a-fan-of-science-fiction-films Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. I’m not a fan of science-fiction films. Notes Science fiction films are often set in the future. They are often about aliens in outer space for example. Or aliens trying to destroy the earth. Star Trek and Star Wars are examples of science fiction films. I’m not a fan of… means that I don’t like science-fiction films very much. I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. I’m not a fan of science-fiction films. Notes Science fiction films are often set in the future. They are often about aliens in outer space for example. Or aliens trying to destroy the earth. Star Trek and Star Wars are examples of science fiction films. I’m not a fan of… means that I don’t like science-fiction films very much. I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. I’m not a fan of science-fiction films. Notes Science fiction films are often set in the future. They are often about aliens in outer space for example. Or aliens trying to destroy the earth. Star Trek and Star Wars are examples of science fiction films. I’m not a fan of… means that I don’t like science-fiction films very much. I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-19,23777991 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:00:57 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23772672-I-feel-like-watching-a-thriller Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I feel like watching a thriller. Notes A thriller is a film about a mystery or a crime. It may be a film about spies, for example. Or it could be about detectives trying to solve a crime. “The Usual Suspects” is an example of a thriller. I feel like watching… means “I want to watch…” That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I feel like watching a thriller. Notes A thriller is a film about a mystery or a crime. It may be a film about spies, for example. Or it could be about detectives trying to solve a crime. “The Usual Suspects” is an example of a thriller. I feel like watching… means “I want to watch…” That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I feel like watching a thriller. Notes A thriller is a film about a mystery or a crime. It may be a film about spies, for example. Or it could be about detectives trying to solve a crime. “The Usual Suspects” is an example of a thriller. I feel like watching… means “I want to watch…” That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-18,23772672 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:00:23 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23774477-I-feel-like-watching-a-thriller Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I feel like watching a thriller. Notes A thriller is a film about a mystery or a crime. It may be a film about spies, for example. Or it could be about detectives trying to solve a crime. “The Usual Suspects” is an example of a thriller. I feel like watching… means “I want to watch…” That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I feel like watching a thriller. Notes A thriller is a film about a mystery or a crime. It may be a film about spies, for example. Or it could be about detectives trying to solve a crime. “The Usual Suspects” is an example of a thriller. I feel like watching… means “I want to watch…” That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hi. How are you? Here’s the latest in the series on film genres. I feel like watching a thriller. Notes A thriller is a film about a mystery or a crime. It may be a film about spies, for example. Or it could be about detectives trying to solve a crime. “The Usual Suspects” is an example of a thriller. I feel like watching… means “I want to watch…” That’s all we have time for today. We’ll look at another one tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-18,23774477 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:00:23 -0800 no English practice for advanced students http://www.odeo.com/episodes/23774478-How-about-watching-a-comedy-tonight Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. How about watching a comedy tonight? Notes A comedy is a funny film. A comedy is intended to make the audience laugh. They are usually about people doing funny or strange things which tend not to happen in real life. How about watching…? is a kind of suggestion. You are asking someone’s opinion on watching a comedy. It means: “shall we / do you want to watch a comedy tonight?” I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. How about watching a comedy tonight? Notes A comedy is a funny film. A comedy is intended to make the audience laugh. They are usually about people doing funny or strange things which tend not to happen in real life. How about watching…? is a kind of suggestion. You are asking someone’s opinion on watching a comedy. It means: “shall we / do you want to watch a comedy tonight?” I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 Today’s sentence Hello again. We’re still studying film genres. How about watching a comedy tonight? Notes A comedy is a funny film. A comedy is intended to make the audience laugh. They are usually about people doing funny or strange things which tend not to happen in real life. How about watching…? is a kind of suggestion. You are asking someone’s opinion on watching a comedy. It means: “shall we / do you want to watch a comedy tonight?” I hope that was useful. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. See you! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2009 tag:odeo.com,2008-12-17,23774478 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:00:46 -0800 no English practice for advanced students