http://www.odeo.com/channels/25401-English-Conversations AaronCampbell no Practical Conversations for Language Learners Practical Conversations for Language Learners Practical Conversations for Language Learners en 40 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0800 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0800 http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25492557-How-does-India-compare-to-Australia Download audio file (Calcutta.mp3) at gbaku Mark talked with a veteran of World War Two about his experiences in India Neil: But the countryside was very much like Australia; barren and open and no water. Mark: When were you there? What year? Neil: Oh, that was during the war, about 1943 or ‘44. Mark: Did you…? Neil: (coughs) Did I what? Mark: Did you fly there or take a ship? Neil: No I was in the air force. Flying. Mark: Where did you go? Calcutta? Neil: Everywhere in India. Bombay Delhi Colombo. All over the place. Flying all the time. Mark: 1943. What (for) a couple of years or…? Neil: I was there for a year and a half. Mark: Where did you go then? Neil: Ahm…I think I came back to Australia. Yeah, I left Calcutta by boat at the end of the war… Mark: Yeah. Neil: And came back here. Mark: I went there last year. Neil: Oh yeah. What is it like? Very populated? Mark: Now, it is getting rich. Neil: Really? Download audio file (Calcutta.mp3) at gbaku Mark talked with a veteran of World War Two about his experiences in India Neil: But the countryside was very much like Australia; barren and open and no water. Mark: When were you there? What year? Neil: Oh, that was during the war, about 1943 or ‘44. Mark: Did you…? Neil: (coughs) Did I what? Mark: Did you fly there or take a ship? Neil: No I was in the air force. Flying. Mark: Where did you go? Calcutta? Neil: Everywhere in India. Bombay Delhi Colombo. All over the place. Flying all the time. Mark: 1943. What (for) a couple of years or…? Neil: I was there for a year and a half. Mark: Where did you go then? Neil: Ahm…I think I came back to Australia. Yeah, I left Calcutta by boat at the end of the war… Mark: Yeah. Neil: And came back here. Mark: I went there last year. Neil: Oh yeah. What is it like? Very populated? Mark: Now, it is getting rich. Neil: Really? Download audio file (Calcutta.mp3) at gbaku Mark talked with a veteran of World War Two about his experiences in India Neil: But the countryside was very much like Australia; barren and open and no water. Mark: When were you there? What year? Neil: Oh, that was during the war, about 1943 or ‘44. Mark: Did you…? Neil: (coughs) Did I what? Mark: Did you fly there or take a ship? Neil: No I was in the air force. Flying. Mark: Where did you go? Calcutta? Neil: Everywhere in India. Bombay Delhi Colombo. All over the place. Flying all the time. Mark: 1943. What (for) a couple of years or…? Neil: I was there for a year and a half. Mark: Where did you go then? Neil: Ahm…I think I came back to Australia. Yeah, I left Calcutta by boat at the end of the war… Mark: Yeah. Neil: And came back here. Mark: I went there last year. Neil: Oh yeah. What is it like? Very populated? Mark: Now, it is getting rich. Neil: Really? tag:odeo.com,2009-12-04,25492557 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0800 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25462625-People-and-Places-%E2%80%93-Burke-3-%E2%80%93-It-gives-you-a-good-background Download audio file (burke3.mp3) at ShellyS Mark: So you went to high school in Toronto? Burke: Ahm no actually. I went to elementary school and in grade three I moved to a small town about an hour north of Toronto called “Stouffville“. Mark: Stouffville. S-t…? Burke: O-u-f-f-v-i-l-l-e. Named after the Stouffes who were the original settlling family in the area. It is now basically all part of the GTA of Toronto. It is kind of been absorbed into the massive thing that is Toronto. Now. Mark: Ok. Right. Ok. A small place that was absorbed by a big city. Burke: Yeah well it is pretty close to that anyway. Yeah. Now it sort of a bed-town for people who work in the city and stuff….Pretty much…So yeah… Mark: So you did your education in Ontario…like..? Burke: Yes and as is typical for north Americans moved away to attend university and I went to a city called Hamilton which is a little bit east …No. Is it east or west of Toronto? About an ho... Download audio file (burke3.mp3) at ShellyS Mark: So you went to high school in Toronto? Burke: Ahm no actually. I went to elementary school and in grade three I moved to a small town about an hour north of Toronto called “Stouffville“. Mark: Stouffville. S-t…? Burke: O-u-f-f-v-i-l-l-e. Named after the Stouffes who were the original settlling family in the area. It is now basically all part of the GTA of Toronto. It is kind of been absorbed into the massive thing that is Toronto. Now. Mark: Ok. Right. Ok. A small place that was absorbed by a big city. Burke: Yeah well it is pretty close to that anyway. Yeah. Now it sort of a bed-town for people who work in the city and stuff….Pretty much…So yeah… Mark: So you did your education in Ontario…like..? Burke: Yes and as is typical for north Americans moved away to attend university and I went to a city called Hamilton which is a little bit east …No. Is it east or west of Toronto? About an hour and a half west of Toronto. Mark: So you are still in Ontario? Burke: Still in Ontario. Yeah. Mark: What did you study for that first degree? Burke: I was a … it is embarrassing to say it but a psychology major. Mark: Psychology. I think psychology is very interesting. Burke: It is very interesting but it is not really job applicable unless you get a PhD. Mark: It gives you a good background, you know… Burke: Mm. Mark: to a lot of things; a lot of things like; when you first leave high school I think it is good to read and travel and talk to a lot of people and get a general understanding…of many things. Burke: Well, I remember…The thing is I was reading my sisters psychology textbook in her undergraduate studies when I was in high school and I was thinking “my god! I can actually study this?” Because it just seemed really interesting; incredible. Abnormal psychology. Mark: M-hm. Burke: And so that is what convinced me right there that that was what I wanted to study at that point in time. Mark: Did you read Freud or Jung? Burke: Yes, of course it is a little bit considered… Jung is considered a bit on the philosophical side of things and Freud is sort of considered a little bit too sexual in interpretation. Mark: Sex is an unpopular topic isn’t it? Burke: Yes. Yes. Exactly. Cover it over if you can. So but yeah… We covered all the major people and …. I just became a bit disillusioned with it in the end because it was trying to act too much like a science. Mark: Yeah. Burke: Whereas it is very hard to have that kind of criterion on human beings. You know? Mark: I agree totally. A lot of things… A lot of questions are not easy to answer and we try to get definite answers, like in maths and physics, and you can’t get definite answers like that in some areas like that. Burke: But I agree with the basic premise of therapy which is to let out, you know, your feelings and have somebody to talk to as a sounding board, and hopefully guide you into an area where you can, you know, heal any problems or dark areas that you have gone through in your life. Mark: I agree. I think talking is a great therapy. Burke: Yeah. Mark: I think so many people; they suffer and they don’t…they have problems. And just by talking to their friends; by opening up… Burke: Mm. Mark: … they can solve their problems and yet so many people aren’t able to talk. They are not able to articulate what it is; how they feel; why they feel that way Burke: Particularly men obviously. Mark: Yeah. Burke: Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. You know. Women are just..I think.. have a natural… a better ability to express themselves. They just talk more. Men tend to hold back expressing of, you know, emotional type issues or things that… Mark: Yeah: Burke: You know are a little bit… Mark: But, you know, I think that is generally true but I think a lot of our male friends are more articulate too. Burke: Yeah, I agree. Mark: And I have met some thuggish inarticulate women in my time as well. Burke: (laughs) There you go. Download audio file (burke3.mp3) at ShellyS Mark: So you went to high school in Toronto? Burke: Ahm no actually. I went to elementary school and in grade three I moved to a small town about an hour north of Toronto called “Stouffville“. Mark: Stouffville. S-t…? Burke: O-u-f-f-v-i-l-l-e. Named after the Stouffes who were the original settlling family in the area. It is now basically all part of the GTA of Toronto. It is kind of been absorbed into the massive thing that is Toronto. Now. Mark: Ok. Right. Ok. A small place that was absorbed by a big city. Burke: Yeah well it is pretty close to that anyway. Yeah. Now it sort of a bed-town for people who work in the city and stuff….Pretty much…So yeah… Mark: So you did your education in Ontario…like..? Burke: Yes and as is typical for north Americans moved away to attend university and I went to a city called Hamilton which is a little bit east …No. Is it east or west of Toronto? About an hour and a half west of Toronto. Mark: So you are still in Ontario? Burke: Still in Ontario. Yeah. Mark: What did you study for that first degree? Burke: I was a … it is embarrassing to say it but a psychology major. Mark: Psychology. I think psychology is very interesting. Burke: It is very interesting but it is not really job applicable unless you get a PhD. Mark: It gives you a good background, you know… Burke: Mm. Mark: to a lot of things; a lot of things like; when you first leave high school I think it is good to read and travel and talk to a lot of people and get a general understanding…of many things. Burke: Well, I remember…The thing is I was reading my sisters psychology textbook in her undergraduate studies when I was in high school and I was thinking “my god! I can actually study this?” Because it just seemed really interesting; incredible. Abnormal psychology. Mark: M-hm. Burke: And so that is what convinced me right there that that was what I wanted to study at that point in time. Mark: Did you read Freud or Jung? Burke: Yes, of course it is a little bit considered… Jung is considered a bit on the philosophical side of things and Freud is sort of considered a little bit too sexual in interpretation. Mark: Sex is an unpopular topic isn’t it? Burke: Yes. Yes. Exactly. Cover it over if you can. So but yeah… We covered all the major people and …. I just became a bit disillusioned with it in the end because it was trying to act too much like a science. Mark: Yeah. Burke: Whereas it is very hard to have that kind of criterion on human beings. You know? Mark: I agree totally. A lot of things… A lot of questions are not easy to answer and we try to get definite answers, like in maths and physics, and you can’t get definite answers like that in some areas like that. Burke: But I agree with the basic premise of therapy which is to let out, you know, your feelings and have somebody to talk to as a sounding board, and hopefully guide you into an area where you can, you know, heal any problems or dark areas that you have gone through in your life. Mark: I agree. I think talking is a great therapy. Burke: Yeah. Mark: I think so many people; they suffer and they don’t…they have problems. And just by talking to their friends; by opening up… Burke: Mm. Mark: … they can solve their problems and yet so many people aren’t able to talk. They are not able to articulate what it is; how they feel; why they feel that way Burke: Particularly men obviously. Mark: Yeah. Burke: Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. You know. Women are just..I think.. have a natural… a better ability to express themselves. They just talk more. Men tend to hold back expressing of, you know, emotional type issues or things that… Mark: Yeah: Burke: You know are a little bit… Mark: But, you know, I think that is generally true but I think a lot of our male friends are more articulate too. Burke: Yeah, I agree. Mark: And I have met some thuggish inarticulate women in my time as well. Burke: (laughs) There you go. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-29,25462625 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:48:21 -0800 no English Conversations Real Conversations, People, Places, Burke http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25462626-The-Water-Car-Episode-4-%E2%80%93-Listen-and-Write Download audio file (watercar4clip.mp3) Download the entire Water Car series. This is the first half of Episode 4 of The Water Car, an Interactive Story series for intermediate level English language learners. It focuses on present progressive verbs. Listen and Write: listen to Aaron and write Mark’s responses. Episode 4: The Change (present progressive) Aaron: It is early in the morning in a Japanese guy’s apartment. Mark: Aaron: He is asleep in his bed. Mark: Aaron: He is dreaming about global warming. Mark: Aaron: The ice at the North Pole is melting. Mark: Aaron: The ice at the South Pole is melting. Mark: Aaron: The sea level is rising. Mark: Aaron: Is the sea level really rising? Mark: Aaron: There are typhoons and tornadoes. Mark: Aaron: Are there tornadoes in Japan? Mark: Aaron: The earth is changing. Is it getting cooler? Mark: Aaron: Yes? Mark: Aaron: Ok. Mark: Aaron: Uh-huh. Mark: Aaron: Ok. Is it getting cooler? Mark: Aaron: Many people are dying. Mark: Aaron: That... Download audio file (watercar4clip.mp3) Download the entire Water Car series. This is the first half of Episode 4 of The Water Car, an Interactive Story series for intermediate level English language learners. It focuses on present progressive verbs. Listen and Write: listen to Aaron and write Mark’s responses. Episode 4: The Change (present progressive) Aaron: It is early in the morning in a Japanese guy’s apartment. Mark: Aaron: He is asleep in his bed. Mark: Aaron: He is dreaming about global warming. Mark: Aaron: The ice at the North Pole is melting. Mark: Aaron: The ice at the South Pole is melting. Mark: Aaron: The sea level is rising. Mark: Aaron: Is the sea level really rising? Mark: Aaron: There are typhoons and tornadoes. Mark: Aaron: Are there tornadoes in Japan? Mark: Aaron: The earth is changing. Is it getting cooler? Mark: Aaron: Yes? Mark: Aaron: Ok. Mark: Aaron: Uh-huh. Mark: Aaron: Ok. Is it getting cooler? Mark: Aaron: Many people are dying. Mark: Aaron: That is true. Mark: Aaron: Suddenly the guy wakes up. Mark: Aaron: Could be. He looks out the window. Mark: Aaron: The sun is shining. Mark: Aaron: Is it raining? Mark: Aaron: But sometimes it rains when the sun shines. Mark: Aaron: And it is beautiful. Mark: Aaron: It is beautiful. Mark: Aaron: Really? Mark: Aaron: It is a beautiful day but it is very, very hot. Mark: Aaron: The guy gets ready for the university then he leaves his house. Mark: Aaron: He walks to the station. Mark: Aaron: How long does it take? Mark: Aaron: At the station he sees a friend. Mark: Aaron: What is the friend doing? Mark: Aaron: What is he wearing? Mark: Aaron: Do they talk? Mark: Aaron: On the train the guy sees the beautiful woman. Mark: Aaron: Again. She is wearing a colorful shirt. Mark: Aaron: Is she wearing jeans? Mark: Aaron: What kind of shoes is she wearing? Mark: Aaron: Is she wearing a headscarf? Mark: Aaron: Mm. Is she wearing make-up? Mark: Aaron: I agree. Is she wearing any earrings? Mark: Aaron: She is wearing a necklace. Mark: Aaron: What is on it? Mark: If you want to check Mark’s answers, go to: The Water Car – Episode 4: Listen and Read. This was only HALF of Episode 4. To listen to all of episode 4 and the entire 13-episode series, download the full version now: The Water Car. Download audio file (watercar4clip.mp3) Download the entire Water Car series. This is the first half of Episode 4 of The Water Car, an Interactive Story series for intermediate level English language learners. It focuses on present progressive verbs. Listen and Write: listen to Aaron and write Mark’s responses. Episode 4: The Change (present progressive) Aaron: It is early in the morning in a Japanese guy’s apartment. Mark: Aaron: He is asleep in his bed. Mark: Aaron: He is dreaming about global warming. Mark: Aaron: The ice at the North Pole is melting. Mark: Aaron: The ice at the South Pole is melting. Mark: Aaron: The sea level is rising. Mark: Aaron: Is the sea level really rising? Mark: Aaron: There are typhoons and tornadoes. Mark: Aaron: Are there tornadoes in Japan? Mark: Aaron: The earth is changing. Is it getting cooler? Mark: Aaron: Yes? Mark: Aaron: Ok. Mark: Aaron: Uh-huh. Mark: Aaron: Ok. Is it getting cooler? Mark: Aaron: Many people are dying. Mark: Aaron: That is true. Mark: Aaron: Suddenly the guy wakes up. Mark: Aaron: Could be. He looks out the window. Mark: Aaron: The sun is shining. Mark: Aaron: Is it raining? Mark: Aaron: But sometimes it rains when the sun shines. Mark: Aaron: And it is beautiful. Mark: Aaron: It is beautiful. Mark: Aaron: Really? Mark: Aaron: It is a beautiful day but it is very, very hot. Mark: Aaron: The guy gets ready for the university then he leaves his house. Mark: Aaron: He walks to the station. Mark: Aaron: How long does it take? Mark: Aaron: At the station he sees a friend. Mark: Aaron: What is the friend doing? Mark: Aaron: What is he wearing? Mark: Aaron: Do they talk? Mark: Aaron: On the train the guy sees the beautiful woman. Mark: Aaron: Again. She is wearing a colorful shirt. Mark: Aaron: Is she wearing jeans? Mark: Aaron: What kind of shoes is she wearing? Mark: Aaron: Is she wearing a headscarf? Mark: Aaron: Mm. Is she wearing make-up? Mark: Aaron: I agree. Is she wearing any earrings? Mark: Aaron: She is wearing a necklace. Mark: Aaron: What is on it? Mark: If you want to check Mark’s answers, go to: The Water Car – Episode 4: Listen and Read. This was only HALF of Episode 4. To listen to all of episode 4 and the entire 13-episode series, download the full version now: The Water Car. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-23,25462626 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:46:20 -0800 no English Conversations Dialogues, fox, global warming, makeup, tornado, jeans, typhoon, shirt, kitsune, beautiful woman, South Pole, necklace, headscarf, the water car, water-car, sun shower, interactive-stories, earrings, sea levels http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25462627-Bilingual-%E2%80%93-English-and-Burmese-%E2%80%93-1 Download audio file (burmese1.mp3) Hello. How are you? Good, thank you. Where are you going? I am going to the market. Why? I want to buy tomatoes. Where do you come from? I come from Australia. Where do you come from? I come from Myanmar. Do you speak Burmese? No, I don’t. Do you speak English? I speak a little English. Thank you very much. See you later. Bye-bye Download audio file (burmese1.mp3) Hello. How are you? Good, thank you. Where are you going? I am going to the market. Why? I want to buy tomatoes. Where do you come from? I come from Australia. Where do you come from? I come from Myanmar. Do you speak Burmese? No, I don’t. Do you speak English? I speak a little English. Thank you very much. See you later. Bye-bye Download audio file (burmese1.mp3) Hello. How are you? Good, thank you. Where are you going? I am going to the market. Why? I want to buy tomatoes. Where do you come from? I come from Australia. Where do you come from? I come from Myanmar. Do you speak Burmese? No, I don’t. Do you speak English? I speak a little English. Thank you very much. See you later. Bye-bye tag:odeo.com,2009-11-21,25462627 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:16:16 -0800 no English Conversations Bilinguals, bilingual, Burmese http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25462631-You-Look-Japanese Download audio file (areyoujapanese.mp3) at Edgeworth Johnstone 2 (the sound of a passing vikram) Mark: Ok so I am just sitting at a cafe in New Delhi and I am sitting next to two people. What is your name? French Guy: Jeremy. My name is Jeremy. Mark: Jeremy. I am Mark . Hi. French Guy: Nice to meet you. Mark: You too. Where are you from Jeremy? French Guy: From Paris. Mark: From Paris. French Guy: Yes. Mark: And you grew up in Paris? You were born there? French Guy: Near Paris. Mark: Uh-huh. French Guy: (French) Mark: But you look Japanese . You are not Japanese? French Guy: I am not Japanese. (French). I am Vietnamese. Mark: Vietnamese? Ok. So your parents were Vietnamese but you were born in France? French Guy: Yes. Yes. Mark: Have you been to Vietnam? French Guy: Just one time. Mark: Just one time? French Guy: Yes. Mark: And you don’t speak the language? French Guy: Just a few words. Mark: Ah Ok. Was it difficult traveling there? Being Vietnamese. Being ethnically Vietname... Download audio file (areyoujapanese.mp3) at Edgeworth Johnstone 2 (the sound of a passing vikram) Mark: Ok so I am just sitting at a cafe in New Delhi and I am sitting next to two people. What is your name? French Guy: Jeremy. My name is Jeremy. Mark: Jeremy. I am Mark . Hi. French Guy: Nice to meet you. Mark: You too. Where are you from Jeremy? French Guy: From Paris. Mark: From Paris. French Guy: Yes. Mark: And you grew up in Paris? You were born there? French Guy: Near Paris. Mark: Uh-huh. French Guy: (French) Mark: But you look Japanese . You are not Japanese? French Guy: I am not Japanese. (French). I am Vietnamese. Mark: Vietnamese? Ok. So your parents were Vietnamese but you were born in France? French Guy: Yes. Yes. Mark: Have you been to Vietnam? French Guy: Just one time. Mark: Just one time? French Guy: Yes. Mark: And you don’t speak the language? French Guy: Just a few words. Mark: Ah Ok. Was it difficult traveling there? Being Vietnamese. Being ethnically Vietnamese and not speaking? Was it strange? French Guy: Yes a little but Mark: How do you say…? Jeremy: : Can you repeat? Woman: Can you repeat? Download audio file (areyoujapanese.mp3) at Edgeworth Johnstone 2 (the sound of a passing vikram) Mark: Ok so I am just sitting at a cafe in New Delhi and I am sitting next to two people. What is your name? French Guy: Jeremy. My name is Jeremy. Mark: Jeremy. I am Mark . Hi. French Guy: Nice to meet you. Mark: You too. Where are you from Jeremy? French Guy: From Paris. Mark: From Paris. French Guy: Yes. Mark: And you grew up in Paris? You were born there? French Guy: Near Paris. Mark: Uh-huh. French Guy: (French) Mark: But you look Japanese . You are not Japanese? French Guy: I am not Japanese. (French). I am Vietnamese. Mark: Vietnamese? Ok. So your parents were Vietnamese but you were born in France? French Guy: Yes. Yes. Mark: Have you been to Vietnam? French Guy: Just one time. Mark: Just one time? French Guy: Yes. Mark: And you don’t speak the language? French Guy: Just a few words. Mark: Ah Ok. Was it difficult traveling there? Being Vietnamese. Being ethnically Vietnamese and not speaking? Was it strange? French Guy: Yes a little but Mark: How do you say…? Jeremy: : Can you repeat? Woman: Can you repeat? tag:odeo.com,2009-11-15,25462631 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:14:50 -0800 no English Conversations Real Conversations, france, japan, Vietnam, French, Asian, paris, asia, japanese, vietnamese, gerunds, new-delhi http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25462635-Bilingual-%E2%80%93-English-and-Slovak-%E2%80%93-1 Download audio file (slovak1.mp3) Good morning. How are you? Very good. Where are you going? I am going to work. Where do you work? I work in Southport. Do you like your job? Yes, I do. I like it. I like it very much. Do you have a job? No, I don’t. I don’t have a job. What time is it? It is eight o’clock. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten Are you Czech? No, I am not. I am not Czech. I am Slovak. I come from Bratislava. Where do you come from? I come from Australia. Where in Australia? I come from Brisbane. Do you know Brisbane? No. I don’t. Where is Brisbane? Brisbane is in Queensland. Is Brisbane a big city? Yes, it is Thank you very much. See you later. Download audio file (slovak1.mp3) Good morning. How are you? Very good. Where are you going? I am going to work. Where do you work? I work in Southport. Do you like your job? Yes, I do. I like it. I like it very much. Do you have a job? No, I don’t. I don’t have a job. What time is it? It is eight o’clock. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten Are you Czech? No, I am not. I am not Czech. I am Slovak. I come from Bratislava. Where do you come from? I come from Australia. Where in Australia? I come from Brisbane. Do you know Brisbane? No. I don’t. Where is Brisbane? Brisbane is in Queensland. Is Brisbane a big city? Yes, it is Thank you very much. See you later. Download audio file (slovak1.mp3) Good morning. How are you? Very good. Where are you going? I am going to work. Where do you work? I work in Southport. Do you like your job? Yes, I do. I like it. I like it very much. Do you have a job? No, I don’t. I don’t have a job. What time is it? It is eight o’clock. One two three four five six seven eight nine ten Are you Czech? No, I am not. I am not Czech. I am Slovak. I come from Bratislava. Where do you come from? I come from Australia. Where in Australia? I come from Brisbane. Do you know Brisbane? No. I don’t. Where is Brisbane? Brisbane is in Queensland. Is Brisbane a big city? Yes, it is Thank you very much. See you later. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-13,25462635 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:07:42 -0800 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Slovak http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25415506-Network-Marketing-or-Multi-level-Marketing Download audio file (marketting.mp3) at edmittance Man: So multi-level marketing… Woman: That is right. Man: So what exactly is that? Woman: Oh just. You can go into the website. There are just thousands. It is like I introduce two people. Two people introduce two people. And so there are tiers to this marketing. Man: Like Amway? Woman: Network marketing or multi-level marketing. Yeah. Man: Tupperware and Amway. Are they examples? Woman: They are good examples. Yeah. They are in the same category. Man: How did you get involved in it? Woman: A very good friend of ours introduced us to it when my husband and I came to the Gold Coast. Man: M-hm. Woman: We were approached by this couple who became friends and we were introduced by friends, which is the deceptive element in multi-level marketing because very often they recruit friends and because they are your friends you naturally assume… Man: That they are ok. Woman: Yeah… have your interests at heart. Unbeknowns to u... Download audio file (marketting.mp3) at edmittance Man: So multi-level marketing… Woman: That is right. Man: So what exactly is that? Woman: Oh just. You can go into the website. There are just thousands. It is like I introduce two people. Two people introduce two people. And so there are tiers to this marketing. Man: Like Amway? Woman: Network marketing or multi-level marketing. Yeah. Man: Tupperware and Amway. Are they examples? Woman: They are good examples. Yeah. They are in the same category. Man: How did you get involved in it? Woman: A very good friend of ours introduced us to it when my husband and I came to the Gold Coast. Man: M-hm. Woman: We were approached by this couple who became friends and we were introduced by friends, which is the deceptive element in multi-level marketing because very often they recruit friends and because they are your friends you naturally assume… Man: That they are ok. Woman: Yeah… have your interests at heart. Unbeknowns to us our friends although they are good business people they themselves were quite inexperienced in this particular business so they actually without meaning to misled us. Man: Right. Ok. And what product initially..? Woman: Well this company is called Omega trend and it is a sort of a replica of Amway. Man: Right. Woman: And so they started with cleaning products and… Man: They broke away from Amway? Woman: Yeah. They actually are a breakaway from Amway though they didn’t like people to know that because of Amway’s rep. Man: Amway has a bad rep? Woman: Incredibly bad rep so that Amway had to change its name that many times to disguise its… Man: Past. Woman: Yeah past or… Man: I thought Amway like…I have that heard it is expensive but the products are quite good. Woman: Actually that is what most people say and I think there is something to be said for quality. I think it is quite good quality but the fact is there is a high profit margin so I think it is inherently unethical and they pump up the price and they have to because the different tiers of people have to make their profit along the way, to me, for me, I think it is unethical. Man: And you felt you got burned? You felt like deceived. You weren’t happy with your experience? Woman: I felt, yeah…. amway, business, marketing, multi level marketing, network marketing, passive voice, past passive, past simple tense, present passive, present simple tense, uses of got Download audio file (marketting.mp3) at edmittance Man: So multi-level marketing… Woman: That is right. Man: So what exactly is that? Woman: Oh just. You can go into the website. There are just thousands. It is like I introduce two people. Two people introduce two people. And so there are tiers to this marketing. Man: Like Amway? Woman: Network marketing or multi-level marketing. Yeah. Man: Tupperware and Amway. Are they examples? Woman: They are good examples. Yeah. They are in the same category. Man: How did you get involved in it? Woman: A very good friend of ours introduced us to it when my husband and I came to the Gold Coast. Man: M-hm. Woman: We were approached by this couple who became friends and we were introduced by friends, which is the deceptive element in multi-level marketing because very often they recruit friends and because they are your friends you naturally assume… Man: That they are ok. Woman: Yeah… have your interests at heart. Unbeknowns to us our friends although they are good business people they themselves were quite inexperienced in this particular business so they actually without meaning to misled us. Man: Right. Ok. And what product initially..? Woman: Well this company is called Omega trend and it is a sort of a replica of Amway. Man: Right. Woman: And so they started with cleaning products and… Man: They broke away from Amway? Woman: Yeah. They actually are a breakaway from Amway though they didn’t like people to know that because of Amway’s rep. Man: Amway has a bad rep? Woman: Incredibly bad rep so that Amway had to change its name that many times to disguise its… Man: Past. Woman: Yeah past or… Man: I thought Amway like…I have that heard it is expensive but the products are quite good. Woman: Actually that is what most people say and I think there is something to be said for quality. I think it is quite good quality but the fact is there is a high profit margin so I think it is inherently unethical and they pump up the price and they have to because the different tiers of people have to make their profit along the way, to me, for me, I think it is unethical. Man: And you felt you got burned? You felt like deceived. You weren’t happy with your experience? Woman: I felt, yeah…. amway, business, marketing, multi level marketing, network marketing, passive voice, past passive, past simple tense, present passive, present simple tense, uses of got tag:odeo.com,2009-11-06,25415506 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:38 -0800 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25429874-Network-Marketing-or-Multi-level-Marketing Download audio file (marketting.mp3) at edmittance Man: So multi-level marketing… Woman: That is right. Man: So what exactly is that? Woman: Oh just. You can go into the website. There are just thousands. It is like I introduce two people. Two people introduce two people. And so there are tiers to this marketing. Man: Like Amway? Woman: Network marketing or multi-level marketing. Yeah. Man: Tupperware and Amway. Are they examples? Woman: They are good examples. Yeah. They are in the same category. Man: How did you get involved in it? Woman: A very good friend of ours introduced us to it when my husband and I came to the Gold Coast. Man: M-hm. Woman: We were approached by this couple who became friends and we were introduced by friends, which is the deceptive element in multi-level marketing because very often they recruit friends and because they are your friends you naturally assume… Man: That they are ok. Woman: Yeah… have your interests at heart. Unbeknowns to u... Download audio file (marketting.mp3) at edmittance Man: So multi-level marketing… Woman: That is right. Man: So what exactly is that? Woman: Oh just. You can go into the website. There are just thousands. It is like I introduce two people. Two people introduce two people. And so there are tiers to this marketing. Man: Like Amway? Woman: Network marketing or multi-level marketing. Yeah. Man: Tupperware and Amway. Are they examples? Woman: They are good examples. Yeah. They are in the same category. Man: How did you get involved in it? Woman: A very good friend of ours introduced us to it when my husband and I came to the Gold Coast. Man: M-hm. Woman: We were approached by this couple who became friends and we were introduced by friends, which is the deceptive element in multi-level marketing because very often they recruit friends and because they are your friends you naturally assume… Man: That they are ok. Woman: Yeah… have your interests at heart. Unbeknowns to us our friends although they are good business people they themselves were quite inexperienced in this particular business so they actually without meaning to misled us. Man: Right. Ok. And what product initially..? Woman: Well this company is called Omega trend and it is a sort of a replica of Amway. Man: Right. Woman: And so they started with cleaning products and… Man: They broke away from Amway? Woman: Yeah. They actually are a breakaway from Amway though they didn’t like people to know that because of Amway’s rep. Man: Amway has a bad rep? Woman: Incredibly bad rep so that Amway had to change its name that many times to disguise its… Man: Past. Woman: Yeah past or… Man: I thought Amway like…I have that heard it is expensive but the products are quite good. Woman: Actually that is what most people say and I think there is something to be said for quality. I think it is quite good quality but the fact is there is a high profit margin so I think it is inherently unethical and they pump up the price and they have to because the different tiers of people have to make their profit along the way, to me, for me, I think it is unethical. Man: And you felt you got burned? You felt like deceived. You weren’t happy with your experience? Woman: I felt, yeah…. Download audio file (marketting.mp3) at edmittance Man: So multi-level marketing… Woman: That is right. Man: So what exactly is that? Woman: Oh just. You can go into the website. There are just thousands. It is like I introduce two people. Two people introduce two people. And so there are tiers to this marketing. Man: Like Amway? Woman: Network marketing or multi-level marketing. Yeah. Man: Tupperware and Amway. Are they examples? Woman: They are good examples. Yeah. They are in the same category. Man: How did you get involved in it? Woman: A very good friend of ours introduced us to it when my husband and I came to the Gold Coast. Man: M-hm. Woman: We were approached by this couple who became friends and we were introduced by friends, which is the deceptive element in multi-level marketing because very often they recruit friends and because they are your friends you naturally assume… Man: That they are ok. Woman: Yeah… have your interests at heart. Unbeknowns to us our friends although they are good business people they themselves were quite inexperienced in this particular business so they actually without meaning to misled us. Man: Right. Ok. And what product initially..? Woman: Well this company is called Omega trend and it is a sort of a replica of Amway. Man: Right. Woman: And so they started with cleaning products and… Man: They broke away from Amway? Woman: Yeah. They actually are a breakaway from Amway though they didn’t like people to know that because of Amway’s rep. Man: Amway has a bad rep? Woman: Incredibly bad rep so that Amway had to change its name that many times to disguise its… Man: Past. Woman: Yeah past or… Man: I thought Amway like…I have that heard it is expensive but the products are quite good. Woman: Actually that is what most people say and I think there is something to be said for quality. I think it is quite good quality but the fact is there is a high profit margin so I think it is inherently unethical and they pump up the price and they have to because the different tiers of people have to make their profit along the way, to me, for me, I think it is unethical. Man: And you felt you got burned? You felt like deceived. You weren’t happy with your experience? Woman: I felt, yeah…. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-06,25429874 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:38 -0800 no English Conversations Business, Real Conversations, marketing, network-marketing, present-simple-tense, passive-voice, past-simple-tense, uses-of-got, past-passive, multi-level-marketing, amway, present-passive http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414065-Cockney-Accent Download audio file (cockney.mp3) at haversack Londoner: Great Dover Street. SE1. You know Great Dover Street? Near the Bricklayer’s Arms. Ninety-four year old year old Cockney Man: EC1? Londoner: SE1. SE1. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: SE1. Lovely. Australian: Is that cockney? Londoner: No. No. No. It is halfway between London Bridge and the Elephant and Castle. Borough. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: May I ask your age, sir? Londoner: Forty-four. Ninety-four year old Cockney man: Forty-four. Hello, son. (the sound of hands shaking) Bricklayers Arms, Cockney, Cockney accent, Dover Street, London Bridge, Londoner Download audio file (cockney.mp3) at haversack Londoner: Great Dover Street. SE1. You know Great Dover Street? Near the Bricklayer’s Arms. Ninety-four year old year old Cockney Man: EC1? Londoner: SE1. SE1. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: SE1. Lovely. Australian: Is that cockney? Londoner: No. No. No. It is halfway between London Bridge and the Elephant and Castle. Borough. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: May I ask your age, sir? Londoner: Forty-four. Ninety-four year old Cockney man: Forty-four. Hello, son. (the sound of hands shaking) Bricklayers Arms, Cockney, Cockney accent, Dover Street, London Bridge, Londoner Download audio file (cockney.mp3) at haversack Londoner: Great Dover Street. SE1. You know Great Dover Street? Near the Bricklayer’s Arms. Ninety-four year old year old Cockney Man: EC1? Londoner: SE1. SE1. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: SE1. Lovely. Australian: Is that cockney? Londoner: No. No. No. It is halfway between London Bridge and the Elephant and Castle. Borough. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: May I ask your age, sir? Londoner: Forty-four. Ninety-four year old Cockney man: Forty-four. Hello, son. (the sound of hands shaking) Bricklayers Arms, Cockney, Cockney accent, Dover Street, London Bridge, Londoner tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25414065 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:14:56 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25396406-Cockney-Accent Download audio file (cockney.mp3) at haversack Londoner: Great Dover Street. SE1. You know Great Dover Street? Near the Bricklayer’s Arms. Ninety-four year old year old Cockney Man: EC1? Londoner: SE1. SE1. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: SE1. Lovely. Australian: Is that cockney? Londoner: No. No. No. It is halfway between London Bridge and the Elephant and Castle. Borough. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: May I ask your age, sir? Londoner: Forty-four. Ninety-four year old Cockney man: Forty-four. Hello, son. (the sound of hands shaking) Bricklayers Arms, Cockney, Cockney accent, Dover Street, London Bridge, Londoner Download audio file (cockney.mp3) at haversack Londoner: Great Dover Street. SE1. You know Great Dover Street? Near the Bricklayer’s Arms. Ninety-four year old year old Cockney Man: EC1? Londoner: SE1. SE1. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: SE1. Lovely. Australian: Is that cockney? Londoner: No. No. No. It is halfway between London Bridge and the Elephant and Castle. Borough. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: May I ask your age, sir? Londoner: Forty-four. Ninety-four year old Cockney man: Forty-four. Hello, son. (the sound of hands shaking) Bricklayers Arms, Cockney, Cockney accent, Dover Street, London Bridge, Londoner Download audio file (cockney.mp3) at haversack Londoner: Great Dover Street. SE1. You know Great Dover Street? Near the Bricklayer’s Arms. Ninety-four year old year old Cockney Man: EC1? Londoner: SE1. SE1. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: SE1. Lovely. Australian: Is that cockney? Londoner: No. No. No. It is halfway between London Bridge and the Elephant and Castle. Borough. Ninety-four year old Cockney Man: May I ask your age, sir? Londoner: Forty-four. Ninety-four year old Cockney man: Forty-four. Hello, son. (the sound of hands shaking) Bricklayers Arms, Cockney, Cockney accent, Dover Street, London Bridge, Londoner tag:odeo.com,2009-10-31,25396406 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:14:56 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427530-Bilingual-%E2%80%93-English-and-French-%E2%80%93-20 Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25427530 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:24:11 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, French, english, bilingual http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414066-Bilingual-English-and-French-20 Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Bilingual, Bilinguals, english, french Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Bilingual, Bilinguals, english, french Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Bilingual, Bilinguals, english, french tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25414066 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:24:11 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25396411-Bilingual-English-and-French-20 Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Bilingual, Bilinguals, english, french Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Bilingual, Bilinguals, english, french Download audio file (french20.mp3) I went to France. I looked for a job. I couldn’t find a job. I went to another city. I looked for a job again. I found a job. I found a job in a restaurant. I washed dishes. My salary was very low. My work was hard. I studied French. It was really difficult. I learned to speak a little. Bilingual, Bilinguals, english, french tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25396411 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:24:11 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427531-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-%E2%80%93-Part-24 Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yo... Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25427531 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:01 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues, rhinocerous, rhinos, mosquito-city http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25462637-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-%E2%80%93-Part-24-%E2%80%93-You-might-even-see-a-rhinocerous Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Sokwanele Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You... Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Sokwanele Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Sokwanele Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25462637 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:01 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues, rhinocerous, rhinos, mosquito-city http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414067-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-Part-24 Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yo... Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. mosquito city, rhinocerous, rhinos Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. mosquito city, rhinocerous, rhinos tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25414067 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:01 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25396412-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-Part-24 Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yo... Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. mosquito city, rhinocerous, rhinos Download audio file (anlimc24.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello there, Mr Bestluck. Peter: Hello. Get into the car. Mark: Nice to see you. Peter:Welcome. Pop in quick. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter:Great. Mark: Great. Ok. Here we are. Peter:I will just close the door. Ho Ho. Mark: Ok. Peter:And by the way don’t call me Mr Bestluck. You can call me “Peter”. Mark: Ok. Thanks a lot. Peter:Or howabout “Pete”. Mark: Pete. Ok. You can call me “Mark” and I can call you “Pete”. Peter:Ok That sounds fantastic. That is a deal. Chauffeur, just carry on. You know where you are going to take us. Mark: Ok. Is it very far to the golf course? Peter:Yeah. It is along the coastline. You will be able to see the sea and you will probably see a few of dolphins as well jumping out of the water. It is an absolutely beautiful road. Mark: Dolphins are beautiful animals. Peter:It goes through the tropical jungle as well. You will see monkeys. Mark: Wow! Peter:You might even see a rhinocerous. Mark: Wow! Peter:Yes, a rhinocerous! Mark: Wow! Monkeys, dolphins a rhinocerous or two. Peter:Yeah, that’s right. Or maybe a dozen. Mark: Mosquito City is… Peter:You have got to be very careful with rhinos but I will tell you about that another time. Mark: Ok. mosquito city, rhinocerous, rhinos tag:odeo.com,2009-10-29,25396412 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:28:01 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25356944-Curing-Addiction-by-Meditation-in-the-%E2%80%9CCaves-of-Truth%E2%80%9D Download audio file (addiction.mp3) at Tambako Mark: So John.. John: Yeah. Mark: You are working on a dissertation for a PhD. That is for an American university? John: Yeah, that is right. It is a university in San Francisco, California Mark: And what is the area? John: I am studying..It is philosophy but with an emphasis on Buddhist studies, you know, and Buddhist philosophy. Mark: In any particular country? John: Well, yeah, I am mainly interested in Thailand even though I live in Japan, you know. I like Thailand’s version of Buddhism better. Mark: Is that theravada? John: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Ok. So are you studying any particular temple or any particular aspect of Buddhism? John: Yeah. I am doing research on a couple of temples there in Thailand. One is called Suen Mok, which is pretty famous. It is got a very good program for ten day meditation retreats and they are geared for teaching foreigners meditation; meditation techniques. Mark: What is the other temple? Joh... Download audio file (addiction.mp3) at Tambako Mark: So John.. John: Yeah. Mark: You are working on a dissertation for a PhD. That is for an American university? John: Yeah, that is right. It is a university in San Francisco, California Mark: And what is the area? John: I am studying..It is philosophy but with an emphasis on Buddhist studies, you know, and Buddhist philosophy. Mark: In any particular country? John: Well, yeah, I am mainly interested in Thailand even though I live in Japan, you know. I like Thailand’s version of Buddhism better. Mark: Is that theravada? John: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Ok. So are you studying any particular temple or any particular aspect of Buddhism? John: Yeah. I am doing research on a couple of temples there in Thailand. One is called Suen Mok, which is pretty famous. It is got a very good program for ten day meditation retreats and they are geared for teaching foreigners meditation; meditation techniques. Mark: What is the other temple? John: The other one is north of Bangkok about three hours bus ride and it is called Tam Krabok. Mark: Uh-huh. John: And it is… Well it does different things but one thing it does is it helps addicts recover, you know. It has probably cured about one hundred thousand addicts; mostly heroin or opium addicts, you know, and so I am really interested in how meditation can replace an addiction. You know what I mean? Mark: Wow! So they are like teaching people to meditate and overcome the problems that caused them to become addicted to drugs? John: Right. Exactly. Mark: Wow! Isn’t that a wonderful thing. A hundred thousand. John: Yeah. Mark: Wow! That is really amazing. You have been to the temple? John: Yeah and interviewed several of the head monks and some of the other people there and it is just a really really, to me, an effective way of applying Buddhism, you know? Mark: Right. John: To eliminate our addictions and work toward something more significant Mark: Right excellent. That is really…That is great. Like. To use something like that to…That is really good. John: A real practical form of Buddhism. As I understand it to try to help people live better lives and things like that and this seems to be a real, you know, obvious way to do it. Mark: Drug addiction is a big problem in a lot of different countries. John: Yeah. Mark: And if they are finding something they can do about, it that is really great. John: Yeah I agree totally there. And it was a big problem in Thailand. You know until 1959 opium was legal in Thailand. Mark: Really? John: And suddenly they made it ilegal and all these people who would take it as a normal part of their life suddenly were illegal addicts. Mark: Wow! John: And so this place has really done something that I think is really important. suddenly they made it illegal Mark: What is the name of the temple again? John: Tam Krabok. It means cave of the parabok it is kind of like telling it like it is or somehting like that. Originally it was just a group of monks and they lived in caves Mark: Wow! John: And then they started making a big temple out of it. Mark: The caves of truth. John: Yeah. That would be a good way to translate it. (laughs) No Tags Download audio file (addiction.mp3) at Tambako Mark: So John.. John: Yeah. Mark: You are working on a dissertation for a PhD. That is for an American university? John: Yeah, that is right. It is a university in San Francisco, California Mark: And what is the area? John: I am studying..It is philosophy but with an emphasis on Buddhist studies, you know, and Buddhist philosophy. Mark: In any particular country? John: Well, yeah, I am mainly interested in Thailand even though I live in Japan, you know. I like Thailand’s version of Buddhism better. Mark: Is that theravada? John: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Ok. So are you studying any particular temple or any particular aspect of Buddhism? John: Yeah. I am doing research on a couple of temples there in Thailand. One is called Suen Mok, which is pretty famous. It is got a very good program for ten day meditation retreats and they are geared for teaching foreigners meditation; meditation techniques. Mark: What is the other temple? John: The other one is north of Bangkok about three hours bus ride and it is called Tam Krabok. Mark: Uh-huh. John: And it is… Well it does different things but one thing it does is it helps addicts recover, you know. It has probably cured about one hundred thousand addicts; mostly heroin or opium addicts, you know, and so I am really interested in how meditation can replace an addiction. You know what I mean? Mark: Wow! So they are like teaching people to meditate and overcome the problems that caused them to become addicted to drugs? John: Right. Exactly. Mark: Wow! Isn’t that a wonderful thing. A hundred thousand. John: Yeah. Mark: Wow! That is really amazing. You have been to the temple? John: Yeah and interviewed several of the head monks and some of the other people there and it is just a really really, to me, an effective way of applying Buddhism, you know? Mark: Right. John: To eliminate our addictions and work toward something more significant Mark: Right excellent. That is really…That is great. Like. To use something like that to…That is really good. John: A real practical form of Buddhism. As I understand it to try to help people live better lives and things like that and this seems to be a real, you know, obvious way to do it. Mark: Drug addiction is a big problem in a lot of different countries. John: Yeah. Mark: And if they are finding something they can do about, it that is really great. John: Yeah I agree totally there. And it was a big problem in Thailand. You know until 1959 opium was legal in Thailand. Mark: Really? John: And suddenly they made it ilegal and all these people who would take it as a normal part of their life suddenly were illegal addicts. Mark: Wow! John: And so this place has really done something that I think is really important. suddenly they made it illegal Mark: What is the name of the temple again? John: Tam Krabok. It means cave of the parabok it is kind of like telling it like it is or somehting like that. Originally it was just a group of monks and they lived in caves Mark: Wow! John: And then they started making a big temple out of it. Mark: The caves of truth. John: Yeah. That would be a good way to translate it. (laughs) No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25356944 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:53:52 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414068-Curing-Addiction-by-Meditation-in-the-%E2%80%9CCaves-of-Truth%E2%80%9D Download audio file (addiction.mp3) at Tambako Mark: So John.. John: Yeah. Mark: You are working on a dissertation for a PhD. That is for an American university? John: Yeah, that is right. It is a university in San Francisco, California Mark: And what is the area? John: I am studying..It is philosophy but with an emphasis on Buddhist studies, you know, and Buddhist philosophy. Mark: In any particular country? John: Well, yeah, I am mainly interested in Thailand even though I live in Japan, you know. I like Thailand’s version of Buddhism better. Mark: Is that theravada? John: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Ok. So are you studying any particular temple or any particular aspect of Buddhism? John: Yeah. I am doing research on a couple of temples there in Thailand. One is called Suen Mok, which is pretty famous. It is got a very good program for ten day meditation retreats and they are geared for teaching foreigners meditation; meditation techniques. Mark: What is the other temple? Joh... Download audio file (addiction.mp3) at Tambako Mark: So John.. John: Yeah. Mark: You are working on a dissertation for a PhD. That is for an American university? John: Yeah, that is right. It is a university in San Francisco, California Mark: And what is the area? John: I am studying..It is philosophy but with an emphasis on Buddhist studies, you know, and Buddhist philosophy. Mark: In any particular country? John: Well, yeah, I am mainly interested in Thailand even though I live in Japan, you know. I like Thailand’s version of Buddhism better. Mark: Is that theravada? John: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Ok. So are you studying any particular temple or any particular aspect of Buddhism? John: Yeah. I am doing research on a couple of temples there in Thailand. One is called Suen Mok, which is pretty famous. It is got a very good program for ten day meditation retreats and they are geared for teaching foreigners meditation; meditation techniques. Mark: What is the other temple? John: The other one is north of Bangkok about three hours bus ride and it is called Tam Krabok. Mark: Uh-huh. John: And it is… Well it does different things but one thing it does is it helps addicts recover, you know. It has probably cured about one hundred thousand addicts; mostly heroin or opium addicts, you know, and so I am really interested in how meditation can replace an addiction. You know what I mean? Mark: Wow! So they are like teaching people to meditate and overcome the problems that caused them to become addicted to drugs? John: Right. Exactly. Mark: Wow! Isn’t that a wonderful thing. A hundred thousand. John: Yeah. Mark: Wow! That is really amazing. You have been to the temple? John: Yeah and interviewed several of the head monks and some of the other people there and it is just a really really, to me, an effective way of applying Buddhism, you know? Mark: Right. John: To eliminate our addictions and work toward something more significant Mark: Right excellent. That is really…That is great. Like. To use something like that to…That is really good. John: A real practical form of Buddhism. As I understand it to try to help people live better lives and things like that and this seems to be a real, you know, obvious way to do it. Mark: Drug addiction is a big problem in a lot of different countries. John: Yeah. Mark: And if they are finding something they can do about, it that is really great. John: Yeah I agree totally there. And it was a big problem in Thailand. You know until 1959 opium was legal in Thailand. Mark: Really? John: And suddenly they made it illegal and all these people who would take it as a normal part of their life suddenly were illegal addicts. Mark: Wow! John: And so this place has really done something that I think is really important. suddenly they made it illegal Mark: What is the name of the temple again? John: Tam Krabok. It means cave of the “prabok”.  It is kind of like “telling it like it is” or something like that. Originally it was just a group of monks and they lived in caves Mark: Wow! John: And then they started making a big temple out of it. Mark: The caves of truth. John: Yeah. That would be a good way to translate it. (laughs) academia, academic life, addiction, buddha, buddhism, california, drugs, Japan, nouns, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, present simple tense, religion, san francisco, temple, Thailand, would Download audio file (addiction.mp3) at Tambako Mark: So John.. John: Yeah. Mark: You are working on a dissertation for a PhD. That is for an American university? John: Yeah, that is right. It is a university in San Francisco, California Mark: And what is the area? John: I am studying..It is philosophy but with an emphasis on Buddhist studies, you know, and Buddhist philosophy. Mark: In any particular country? John: Well, yeah, I am mainly interested in Thailand even though I live in Japan, you know. I like Thailand’s version of Buddhism better. Mark: Is that theravada? John: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Ok. So are you studying any particular temple or any particular aspect of Buddhism? John: Yeah. I am doing research on a couple of temples there in Thailand. One is called Suen Mok, which is pretty famous. It is got a very good program for ten day meditation retreats and they are geared for teaching foreigners meditation; meditation techniques. Mark: What is the other temple? John: The other one is north of Bangkok about three hours bus ride and it is called Tam Krabok. Mark: Uh-huh. John: And it is… Well it does different things but one thing it does is it helps addicts recover, you know. It has probably cured about one hundred thousand addicts; mostly heroin or opium addicts, you know, and so I am really interested in how meditation can replace an addiction. You know what I mean? Mark: Wow! So they are like teaching people to meditate and overcome the problems that caused them to become addicted to drugs? John: Right. Exactly. Mark: Wow! Isn’t that a wonderful thing. A hundred thousand. John: Yeah. Mark: Wow! That is really amazing. You have been to the temple? John: Yeah and interviewed several of the head monks and some of the other people there and it is just a really really, to me, an effective way of applying Buddhism, you know? Mark: Right. John: To eliminate our addictions and work toward something more significant Mark: Right excellent. That is really…That is great. Like. To use something like that to…That is really good. John: A real practical form of Buddhism. As I understand it to try to help people live better lives and things like that and this seems to be a real, you know, obvious way to do it. Mark: Drug addiction is a big problem in a lot of different countries. John: Yeah. Mark: And if they are finding something they can do about, it that is really great. John: Yeah I agree totally there. And it was a big problem in Thailand. You know until 1959 opium was legal in Thailand. Mark: Really? John: And suddenly they made it illegal and all these people who would take it as a normal part of their life suddenly were illegal addicts. Mark: Wow! John: And so this place has really done something that I think is really important. suddenly they made it illegal Mark: What is the name of the temple again? John: Tam Krabok. It means cave of the “prabok”.  It is kind of like “telling it like it is” or something like that. Originally it was just a group of monks and they lived in caves Mark: Wow! John: And then they started making a big temple out of it. Mark: The caves of truth. John: Yeah. That would be a good way to translate it. (laughs) academia, academic life, addiction, buddha, buddhism, california, drugs, Japan, nouns, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, present simple tense, religion, san francisco, temple, Thailand, would tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25414068 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:53:52 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431451-Bilingual-%E2%80%93-English-and-German-%E2%80%93-3 Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25431451 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:14:34 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Germany, Europe, photography, jobs, bilingual, be-verbs, do-and-be, present-simple-tense, passive-voice, german-and-english, family-members, bilingual-files, wh-questions, simple-present-tense, english-and-german, talking-about-family, yes/no-questions http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427532-Bilingual-%E2%80%93-English-and-German-%E2%80%93-3 Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25427532 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:44:34 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Easy English, Germany, Europe, photography, jobs, bilingual, be-verbs, do-and-be, present-simple-tense, passive-voice, german-and-english, family-members, bilingual-files, wh-questions, simple-present-tense, english-and-german, talking-about-family, yes/no-questions http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25352874-Bilingual-English-and-German-3 Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. be verbs, Bilingual, bilingual files, Bilinguals, do and be, english and german, Europe, family members, german and english, Germany, jobs, passive voice, photography, present simple tense, simple present tense, talking about family, wh questions, yes/no questions Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. be verbs, Bilingual, bilingual files, Bilinguals, do and be, english and german, Europe, family members, german and english, Germany, jobs, passive voice, photography, present simple tense, simple present tense, talking about family, wh questions, yes/no questions Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. be verbs, Bilingual, bilingual files, Bilinguals, do and be, english and german, Europe, family members, german and english, Germany, jobs, passive voice, photography, present simple tense, simple present tense, talking about family, wh questions, yes/no questions tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25352874 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:44:34 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Easy English http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414069-Bilingual-English-and-German-3 Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. be verbs, Bilingual, bilingual files, Bilinguals, do and be, english and german, Europe, family members, german and english, Germany, jobs, passive voice, photography, present simple tense, simple present tense, talking about family, wh questions, yes/no questions Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. be verbs, Bilingual, bilingual files, Bilinguals, do and be, english and german, Europe, family members, german and english, Germany, jobs, passive voice, photography, present simple tense, simple present tense, talking about family, wh questions, yes/no questions Download audio file (german3.mp3) Use this post to learn English and German at the same time. What is that? It is a photograph. Who is that? That is my father. How old is he? He is sixty-five. Where does he live? He lives in Berlin. Who is this? This is my mother. How old is she? She is sixty-one. Do you have a brother? Yes, I do. Where is he? He is in France. How old is he? He is thirty-eight. What does he do? He is an engineer, an artist, a novelist. Who is this? This is my sister. Where is she? She is in America. What does she do? She is a nurse. Is she married to an American? No , she is not. She is not married. She is single. Are you married? No, I am not. I am divorced. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. You too? Yes, me too. be verbs, Bilingual, bilingual files, Bilinguals, do and be, english and german, Europe, family members, german and english, Germany, jobs, passive voice, photography, present simple tense, simple present tense, talking about family, wh questions, yes/no questions tag:odeo.com,2009-10-22,25414069 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:44:34 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Easy English http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427533-People-and-Places-%E2%80%93-Steve-2-%E2%80%93-Born-in-Brooklyn Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a nov... Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a novel. Mark: There is a saying. What is the name of the main character? Steve: Holden Caulfield. Mark: Holden Caulfield. And there is something that he always says that you used to say for a long time. Steve: Is that right? Mark: Yeah there is some sentence that… Steve: You know I think you are thinking of “Bartleby the Scrivener“. “I’d prefer not to”. Mark: That came later but earlier on it was Holden Caufield. I remember you saying to me once when we had lunch at Kerala, that earlier in life you used to say this thing that Holden Caulfield used to say or maybe it was something that Salinger used to say and later you changed it to Bartleby. Steve: Is that right? It very well could have been. Mark: So you taught at the school in the ghetto. Where was that? Steve: A neighbourhood called Brownsville. Mark: Brownsville. Which borough is that in? Steve: In Brooklyn. The black ghetto in Brooklyn. Mark: And then later, like, were you from a Jewish area or an Italian area? Steve: At first a Jewish area and then… Actually when I was…You will find this interesting. You tapped into something here. When I was about six years old my parents moved. When my sister was born, when I was six years old or seven years, we moved from renting an apartment to buying a house a few blocks away. Mark: Right. Steve: But the house a few blocks away was no longer in the Jewish neighborhood. It was in an Irish Italian neighborhood. I was the only Jewish kid. Mark: Right. Mixed it up a little bit. Steve: ah from time to time I got picked on but I would not stress that. Mark: When they say like a Jewish neighborhood or an Irish neighbourhood, how long is a neighbourhood. Like two blocks, three blocks? Steve: No no. Could be much bigger. Mark: Could be like big ones and small ones, I suppose. Steve: Yeah. Mark: Some times you see like in Sydney you might see a couple of streets with some Chinese stuff. You can call it a Chinese neighbourhood… Steve: There is a Chinatown in New York City now. Mark: Yeah a big one. Steve: It was one of my favourite places always. Even before I thought of studying anything about Japan and China I was always fascinated with … Asia… Japan and China. Mark: When you go travelling in little towns in Australia, the two cultures that got there first are the Chinese and the Italians. Steve: Is that right? Mark: There is nothing from the outside. The first that gets there; it will be either pizza or a Chinese restaurant. Steve: Yeah America too. Every place has a Chinese restaurant. Mark: Although Chinese food is pretty different from… chop suey is pretty different from the stuff you get in China or Taiwan. Steve: Yeah but like in California and New York you can get just as good…authentic… Mark: I had good Chinese food in San Francisco. Steve: I was once driving across country recently and late at night … I ended up in…I was in Oklahoma somewhere and the highway sign says the next stop is Shawnee. I am thinking I know Shawnee. I know the name but I was tired. I got off there and found a motel. And there was a Chinese restaurant buffet style and the thing was they had a hundred different dishes to choose from. Mark: M-hm Steve: So there were these really really really fat Americans were going up big pile after big pile and they are fat and that is why they are fat and they were taking from a hundred different things … you know … picking this and picking this and I am sitting there… I took a modest thing myself. I did not want to stuff myself..you know Mark: Mm. Steve: And then I remembered Shawnee is the hometown of a notorious gangster called “Pretty Boy Floyd”. The song they sing about him .. Mark: Pretty Boy Floyd? Steve: Pretty Boy Floyd from Shawnee and of course it was..his being a bad guy was totally unjustified. It was the authorities fault. You know. They spoke rudely to his wife one Saturday afternoon. Mark: They done him wrong. Steve: They did indeed. They done him wrong. Whatever the specifics of it was and he had to lay that policeman down. That is how the song goes I think. Mark: Shawnee is a town? Steve: Shawnee is a town in Oklahoma. Mark: Right. ok Steve: Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mark: It is an Indian tribe too, isn’t it? Steve: Yeah. Yes. Mark: Yeah. Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a novel. Mark: There is a saying. What is the name of the main character? Steve: Holden Caulfield. Mark: Holden Caulfield. And there is something that he always says that you used to say for a long time. Steve: Is that right? Mark: Yeah there is some sentence that… Steve: You know I think you are thinking of “Bartleby the Scrivener“. “I’d prefer not to”. Mark: That came later but earlier on it was Holden Caufield. I remember you saying to me once when we had lunch at Kerala, that earlier in life you used to say this thing that Holden Caulfield used to say or maybe it was something that Salinger used to say and later you changed it to Bartleby. Steve: Is that right? It very well could have been. Mark: So you taught at the school in the ghetto. Where was that? Steve: A neighbourhood called Brownsville. Mark: Brownsville. Which borough is that in? Steve: In Brooklyn. The black ghetto in Brooklyn. Mark: And then later, like, were you from a Jewish area or an Italian area? Steve: At first a Jewish area and then… Actually when I was…You will find this interesting. You tapped into something here. When I was about six years old my parents moved. When my sister was born, when I was six years old or seven years, we moved from renting an apartment to buying a house a few blocks away. Mark: Right. Steve: But the house a few blocks away was no longer in the Jewish neighborhood. It was in an Irish Italian neighborhood. I was the only Jewish kid. Mark: Right. Mixed it up a little bit. Steve: ah from time to time I got picked on but I would not stress that. Mark: When they say like a Jewish neighborhood or an Irish neighbourhood, how long is a neighbourhood. Like two blocks, three blocks? Steve: No no. Could be much bigger. Mark: Could be like big ones and small ones, I suppose. Steve: Yeah. Mark: Some times you see like in Sydney you might see a couple of streets with some Chinese stuff. You can call it a Chinese neighbourhood… Steve: There is a Chinatown in New York City now. Mark: Yeah a big one. Steve: It was one of my favourite places always. Even before I thought of studying anything about Japan and China I was always fascinated with … Asia… Japan and China. Mark: When you go travelling in little towns in Australia, the two cultures that got there first are the Chinese and the Italians. Steve: Is that right? Mark: There is nothing from the outside. The first that gets there; it will be either pizza or a Chinese restaurant. Steve: Yeah America too. Every place has a Chinese restaurant. Mark: Although Chinese food is pretty different from… chop suey is pretty different from the stuff you get in China or Taiwan. Steve: Yeah but like in California and New York you can get just as good…authentic… Mark: I had good Chinese food in San Francisco. Steve: I was once driving across country recently and late at night … I ended up in…I was in Oklahoma somewhere and the highway sign says the next stop is Shawnee. I am thinking I know Shawnee. I know the name but I was tired. I got off there and found a motel. And there was a Chinese restaurant buffet style and the thing was they had a hundred different dishes to choose from. Mark: M-hm Steve: So there were these really really really fat Americans were going up big pile after big pile and they are fat and that is why they are fat and they were taking from a hundred different things … you know … picking this and picking this and I am sitting there… I took a modest thing myself. I did not want to stuff myself..you know Mark: Mm. Steve: And then I remembered Shawnee is the hometown of a notorious gangster called “Pretty Boy Floyd”. The song they sing about him .. Mark: Pretty Boy Floyd? Steve: Pretty Boy Floyd from Shawnee and of course it was..his being a bad guy was totally unjustified. It was the authorities fault. You know. They spoke rudely to his wife one Saturday afternoon. Mark: They done him wrong. Steve: They did indeed. They done him wrong. Whatever the specifics of it was and he had to lay that policeman down. That is how the song goes I think. Mark: Shawnee is a town? Steve: Shawnee is a town in Oklahoma. Mark: Right. ok Steve: Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mark: It is an Indian tribe too, isn’t it? Steve: Yeah. Yes. Mark: Yeah. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-16,25427533 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:18:11 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations, Education, japan, travel, USA, China, History, Brooklyn, Australia, Military, steve, america, born, oklahoma, race-relations, sequence, Joyce, Vietnam-War, New-York, salinger, would, gerunds, school-systems, pasive-voice, the-bronx, place-names, education-systems, beckett, woodie-guthrie, asis, conditonals, past-simple-tense, melville, misunderstandings, ordinal-numbers, the-draft, narrative-style, People-and-Places, health-and-foodpretty-boy-floys, oral-history, american-literature, present-continuous-tense http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25299330-People-and-Places-Steve-2-Born-in-Brooklyn Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a nov... Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a novel. Mark: There is a saying. What is the name of the main character? Steve: Holden Caulfield. Mark: Holden Caulfield. And there is something that he always says that you used to say for a long time. Steve: Is that right? Mark: Yeah there is some sentence that… Steve: You know I think you are thinking of “Bartleby the Scrivener“. “I’d prefer not to”. Mark: That came later but earlier on it was Holden Caufield. I remember you saying to me once when we had lunch at Kerala, that earlier in life you used to say this thing that Holden Caulfield used to say or maybe it was something that Salinger used to say and later you changed it to Bartleby. Steve: Is that right? It very well could have been. Mark: So you taught at the school in the ghetto. Where was that? Steve: A neighbourhood called Brownsville. Mark: Brownsville. Which borough is that in? Steve: In Brooklyn. The black ghetto in Brooklyn. Mark: And then later, like, were you from a Jewish area or an Italian area? Steve: At first a Jewish area and then… Actually when I was…You will find this interesting. You tapped into something here. When I was about six years old my parents moved. When my sister was born, when I was six years old or seven years, we moved from renting an apartment to buying a house a few blocks away. Mark: Right. Steve: But the house a few blocks away was no longer in the Jewish neighborhood. It was in an Irish Italian neighborhood. I was the only Jewish kid. Mark: Right. Mixed it up a little bit. Steve: ah from time to time I got picked on but I would not stress that. Mark: When they say like a Jewish neighborhood or an Irish neighbourhood, how long is a neighbourhood. Like two blocks, three blocks? Steve: No no. Could be much bigger. Mark: Could be like big ones and small ones, I suppose. Steve: Yeah. Mark: Some times you see like in Sydney you might see a couple of streets with some Chinese stuff. You can call it a Chinese neighbourhood… Steve: There is a Chinatown in New York City now. Mark: Yeah a big one. Steve: It was one of my favourite places always. Even before I thought of studying anything about Japan and China I was always fascinated with … Asia… Japan and China. Mark: When you go travelling in little towns in Australia, the two cultures that got there first are the Chinese and the Italians. Steve: Is that right? Mark: There is nothing from the outside. The first that gets there; it will be either pizza or a Chinese restaurant. Steve: Yeah America too. Every place has a Chinese restaurant. Mark: Although Chinese food is pretty different from… chop suey is pretty different from the stuff you get in China or Taiwan. Steve: Yeah but like in California and New York you can get just as good…authentic… Mark: I had good Chinese food in San Francisco. Steve: I was once driving across country recently and late at night … I ended up in…I was in Oklahoma somewhere and the highway sign says the next stop is Shawnee. I am thinking I know Shawnee. I know the name but I was tired. I got off there and found a motel. And there was a Chinese restaurant buffet style and the thing was they had a hundred different dishes to choose from. Mark: M-hm Steve: So there were these really really really fat Americans were going up big pile after big pile and they are fat and that is why they are fat and they were taking from a hundred different things … you know … picking this and picking this and I am sitting there… I took a modest thing myself. I did not want to stuff myself..you know Mark: Mm. Steve: And then I remembered Shawnee is the hometown of a notorious gangster called “Pretty Boy Floyd”. The song they sing about him .. Mark: Pretty Boy Floyd? Steve: Pretty Boy Floyd from Shawnee and of course it was..his being a bad guy was totally unjustified. It was the authorities fault. You know. They spoke rudely to his wife one Saturday afternoon. Mark: They done him wrong. Steve: They did indeed. They done him wrong. Whatever the specifics of it was and he had to lay that policeman down. That is how the song goes I think. Mark: Shawnee is a town? Steve: Shawnee is a town in Oklahoma. Mark: Right. ok Steve: Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mark: It is an Indian tribe too, isn’t it? Steve: Yeah. Yes. Mark: Yeah. No Tags Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a novel. Mark: There is a saying. What is the name of the main character? Steve: Holden Caulfield. Mark: Holden Caulfield. And there is something that he always says that you used to say for a long time. Steve: Is that right? Mark: Yeah there is some sentence that… Steve: You know I think you are thinking of “Bartleby the Scrivener“. “I’d prefer not to”. Mark: That came later but earlier on it was Holden Caufield. I remember you saying to me once when we had lunch at Kerala, that earlier in life you used to say this thing that Holden Caulfield used to say or maybe it was something that Salinger used to say and later you changed it to Bartleby. Steve: Is that right? It very well could have been. Mark: So you taught at the school in the ghetto. Where was that? Steve: A neighbourhood called Brownsville. Mark: Brownsville. Which borough is that in? Steve: In Brooklyn. The black ghetto in Brooklyn. Mark: And then later, like, were you from a Jewish area or an Italian area? Steve: At first a Jewish area and then… Actually when I was…You will find this interesting. You tapped into something here. When I was about six years old my parents moved. When my sister was born, when I was six years old or seven years, we moved from renting an apartment to buying a house a few blocks away. Mark: Right. Steve: But the house a few blocks away was no longer in the Jewish neighborhood. It was in an Irish Italian neighborhood. I was the only Jewish kid. Mark: Right. Mixed it up a little bit. Steve: ah from time to time I got picked on but I would not stress that. Mark: When they say like a Jewish neighborhood or an Irish neighbourhood, how long is a neighbourhood. Like two blocks, three blocks? Steve: No no. Could be much bigger. Mark: Could be like big ones and small ones, I suppose. Steve: Yeah. Mark: Some times you see like in Sydney you might see a couple of streets with some Chinese stuff. You can call it a Chinese neighbourhood… Steve: There is a Chinatown in New York City now. Mark: Yeah a big one. Steve: It was one of my favourite places always. Even before I thought of studying anything about Japan and China I was always fascinated with … Asia… Japan and China. Mark: When you go travelling in little towns in Australia, the two cultures that got there first are the Chinese and the Italians. Steve: Is that right? Mark: There is nothing from the outside. The first that gets there; it will be either pizza or a Chinese restaurant. Steve: Yeah America too. Every place has a Chinese restaurant. Mark: Although Chinese food is pretty different from… chop suey is pretty different from the stuff you get in China or Taiwan. Steve: Yeah but like in California and New York you can get just as good…authentic… Mark: I had good Chinese food in San Francisco. Steve: I was once driving across country recently and late at night … I ended up in…I was in Oklahoma somewhere and the highway sign says the next stop is Shawnee. I am thinking I know Shawnee. I know the name but I was tired. I got off there and found a motel. And there was a Chinese restaurant buffet style and the thing was they had a hundred different dishes to choose from. Mark: M-hm Steve: So there were these really really really fat Americans were going up big pile after big pile and they are fat and that is why they are fat and they were taking from a hundred different things … you know … picking this and picking this and I am sitting there… I took a modest thing myself. I did not want to stuff myself..you know Mark: Mm. Steve: And then I remembered Shawnee is the hometown of a notorious gangster called “Pretty Boy Floyd”. The song they sing about him .. Mark: Pretty Boy Floyd? Steve: Pretty Boy Floyd from Shawnee and of course it was..his being a bad guy was totally unjustified. It was the authorities fault. You know. They spoke rudely to his wife one Saturday afternoon. Mark: They done him wrong. Steve: They did indeed. They done him wrong. Whatever the specifics of it was and he had to lay that policeman down. That is how the song goes I think. Mark: Shawnee is a town? Steve: Shawnee is a town in Oklahoma. Mark: Right. ok Steve: Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mark: It is an Indian tribe too, isn’t it? Steve: Yeah. Yes. Mark: Yeah. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-10-16,25299330 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:18:11 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414070-People-and-Places-Steve-2-Born-in-Brooklyn Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a nov... Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a novel. Mark: There is a saying. What is the name of the main character? Steve: Holden Caulfield. Mark: Holden Caulfield. And there is something that he always says that you used to say for a long time. Steve: Is that right? Mark: Yeah there is some sentence that… Steve: You know I think you are thinking of “Bartleby the Scrivener“. “I’d prefer not to”. Mark: That came later but earlier on it was Holden Caufield. I remember you saying to me once when we had lunch at Kerala, that earlier in life you used to say this thing that Holden Caulfield used to say or maybe it was something that Salinger used to say and later you changed it to Bartleby. Steve: Is that right? It very well could have been. Mark: So you taught at the school in the ghetto. Where was that? Steve: A neighbourhood called Brownsville. Mark: Brownsville. Which borough is that in? Steve: In Brooklyn. The black ghetto in Brooklyn. Mark: And then later, like, were you from a Jewish area or an Italian area? Steve: At first a Jewish area and then… Actually when I was…You will find this interesting. You tapped into something here. When I was about six years old my parents moved. When my sister was born, when I was six years old or seven years, we moved from renting an apartment to buying a house a few blocks away. Mark: Right. Steve: But the house a few blocks away was no longer in the Jewish neighborhood. It was in an Irish Italian neighborhood. I was the only Jewish kid. Mark: Right. Mixed it up a little bit. Steve: ah from time to time I got picked on but I would not stress that. Mark: When they say like a Jewish neighborhood or an Irish neighbourhood, how long is a neighbourhood. Like two blocks, three blocks? Steve: No no. Could be much bigger. Mark: Could be like big ones and small ones, I suppose. Steve: Yeah. Mark: Some times you see like in Sydney you might see a couple of streets with some Chinese stuff. You can call it a Chinese neighbourhood… Steve: There is a Chinatown in New York City now. Mark: Yeah a big one. Steve: It was one of my favourite places always. Even before I thought of studying anything about Japan and China I was always fascinated with … Asia… Japan and China. Mark: When you go travelling in little towns in Australia, the two cultures that got there first are the Chinese and the Italians. Steve: Is that right? Mark: There is nothing from the outside. The first that gets there; it will be either pizza or a Chinese restaurant. Steve: Yeah America too. Every place has a Chinese restaurant. Mark: Although Chinese food is pretty different from… chop suey is pretty different from the stuff you get in China or Taiwan. Steve: Yeah but like in California and New York you can get just as good…authentic… Mark: I had good Chinese food in San Francisco. Steve: I was once driving across country recently and late at night … I ended up in…I was in Oklahoma somewhere and the highway sign says the next stop is Shawnee. I am thinking I know Shawnee. I know the name but I was tired. I got off there and found a motel. And there was a Chinese restaurant buffet style and the thing was they had a hundred different dishes to choose from. Mark: M-hm Steve: So there were these really really really fat Americans were going up big pile after big pile and they are fat and that is why they are fat and they were taking from a hundred different things … you know … picking this and picking this and I am sitting there… I took a modest thing myself. I did not want to stuff myself..you know Mark: Mm. Steve: And then I remembered Shawnee is the hometown of a notorious gangster called “Pretty Boy Floyd”. The song they sing about him .. Mark: Pretty Boy Floyd? Steve: Pretty Boy Floyd from Shawnee and of course it was..his being a bad guy was totally unjustified. It was the authorities fault. You know. They spoke rudely to his wife one Saturday afternoon. Mark: They done him wrong. Steve: They did indeed. They done him wrong. Whatever the specifics of it was and he had to lay that policeman down. That is how the song goes I think. Mark: Shawnee is a town? Steve: Shawnee is a town in Oklahoma. Mark: Right. ok Steve: Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mark: It is an Indian tribe too, isn’t it? Steve: Yeah. Yes. Mark: Yeah. America, american literature, asis, Australia, beckett, born, brooklyn, China, conditonals, education, education systems, gerunds, health and foodpretty boy floys, history, Japan, joyce, melville, military, misunderstandings, narrative style, new york, Oklahoma, oral history, ordinal numbers, pasive voice, past simple tense, People and Places, place names, present continuous tense, race relations, salinger, school systems, sequence, the bronx, the draft, travel, USA, vietnam war, woodie guthrie, would Download audio file (steve2.mp3) at Your Guide Mark: So you were born in Brooklyn and you like did you go to high school there? Steve: Correct. Mark: And then you went to university? Steve: University actually was in the Bronx. Mark: Right. That was during the Vietnam war? Steve: Yes. Ahm. Yeah. Mark: And you worked at a high school during the Vietnam war? Steve: Junior high school. Mark: To avoid the draft. (laughs) Steve: Correct. Mark: You did not want to go to Vietnam and fight in the war? Steve: Correct. That is for sure. Mark: Yeah. Steve: So I taught in a ghetto school in Brooklyn. That was in Brooklyn. Mark: Right. What did you actually study like in your degree at university? Steve: Literature English and American literature, I guess. Mark: Which writers did you like? Steve: Joyce, Beckett, Salinger, Melville. Mark: That is right. You loved…. What is that story you like by Salinger? Steve: The Catcher and the Rye. Mark: The Catcher and the Rye. Steve: Well it is a novel. Mark: There is a saying. What is the name of the main character? Steve: Holden Caulfield. Mark: Holden Caulfield. And there is something that he always says that you used to say for a long time. Steve: Is that right? Mark: Yeah there is some sentence that… Steve: You know I think you are thinking of “Bartleby the Scrivener“. “I’d prefer not to”. Mark: That came later but earlier on it was Holden Caufield. I remember you saying to me once when we had lunch at Kerala, that earlier in life you used to say this thing that Holden Caulfield used to say or maybe it was something that Salinger used to say and later you changed it to Bartleby. Steve: Is that right? It very well could have been. Mark: So you taught at the school in the ghetto. Where was that? Steve: A neighbourhood called Brownsville. Mark: Brownsville. Which borough is that in? Steve: In Brooklyn. The black ghetto in Brooklyn. Mark: And then later, like, were you from a Jewish area or an Italian area? Steve: At first a Jewish area and then… Actually when I was…You will find this interesting. You tapped into something here. When I was about six years old my parents moved. When my sister was born, when I was six years old or seven years, we moved from renting an apartment to buying a house a few blocks away. Mark: Right. Steve: But the house a few blocks away was no longer in the Jewish neighborhood. It was in an Irish Italian neighborhood. I was the only Jewish kid. Mark: Right. Mixed it up a little bit. Steve: ah from time to time I got picked on but I would not stress that. Mark: When they say like a Jewish neighborhood or an Irish neighbourhood, how long is a neighbourhood. Like two blocks, three blocks? Steve: No no. Could be much bigger. Mark: Could be like big ones and small ones, I suppose. Steve: Yeah. Mark: Some times you see like in Sydney you might see a couple of streets with some Chinese stuff. You can call it a Chinese neighbourhood… Steve: There is a Chinatown in New York City now. Mark: Yeah a big one. Steve: It was one of my favourite places always. Even before I thought of studying anything about Japan and China I was always fascinated with … Asia… Japan and China. Mark: When you go travelling in little towns in Australia, the two cultures that got there first are the Chinese and the Italians. Steve: Is that right? Mark: There is nothing from the outside. The first that gets there; it will be either pizza or a Chinese restaurant. Steve: Yeah America too. Every place has a Chinese restaurant. Mark: Although Chinese food is pretty different from… chop suey is pretty different from the stuff you get in China or Taiwan. Steve: Yeah but like in California and New York you can get just as good…authentic… Mark: I had good Chinese food in San Francisco. Steve: I was once driving across country recently and late at night … I ended up in…I was in Oklahoma somewhere and the highway sign says the next stop is Shawnee. I am thinking I know Shawnee. I know the name but I was tired. I got off there and found a motel. And there was a Chinese restaurant buffet style and the thing was they had a hundred different dishes to choose from. Mark: M-hm Steve: So there were these really really really fat Americans were going up big pile after big pile and they are fat and that is why they are fat and they were taking from a hundred different things … you know … picking this and picking this and I am sitting there… I took a modest thing myself. I did not want to stuff myself..you know Mark: Mm. Steve: And then I remembered Shawnee is the hometown of a notorious gangster called “Pretty Boy Floyd”. The song they sing about him .. Mark: Pretty Boy Floyd? Steve: Pretty Boy Floyd from Shawnee and of course it was..his being a bad guy was totally unjustified. It was the authorities fault. You know. They spoke rudely to his wife one Saturday afternoon. Mark: They done him wrong. Steve: They did indeed. They done him wrong. Whatever the specifics of it was and he had to lay that policeman down. That is how the song goes I think. Mark: Shawnee is a town? Steve: Shawnee is a town in Oklahoma. Mark: Right. ok Steve: Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mark: It is an Indian tribe too, isn’t it? Steve: Yeah. Yes. Mark: Yeah. America, american literature, asis, Australia, beckett, born, brooklyn, China, conditonals, education, education systems, gerunds, health and foodpretty boy floys, history, Japan, joyce, melville, military, misunderstandings, narrative style, new york, Oklahoma, oral history, ordinal numbers, pasive voice, past simple tense, People and Places, place names, present continuous tense, race relations, salinger, school systems, sequence, the bronx, the draft, travel, USA, vietnam war, woodie guthrie, would tag:odeo.com,2009-10-16,25414070 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:18:11 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427535-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-%E2%80%93-Part-23 Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) tag:odeo.com,2009-10-09,25427535 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:43:30 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414071-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-Part-23 Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) No Tags Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) No Tags Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-10-09,25414071 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:43:30 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25262785-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-Part-23 Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) No Tags Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) No Tags Download audio file (anlimc23.mp3) at Mark White Brad: Mark what the hell are you doing up this time of the morning? Mark: Hello, Brad. Brad: Oh it is fantastic to see you. Mark: You too. Brad: It is usually about eleven o’clock, isn’t it? Mark: Yes yes but like it is my second day on the job. Brad: Understood. understood. Mark: I am playing golf with Peter Bestluck today. Brad: No! You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep. Brad: You are pulling my leg. Mark: Yep, the richest man in Mosquito City. Brad: Oh, that is wonderful. Mark: His stretch limo is going to pick me up in five minutes. Brad: I saw that. That is for you?! Mark: It is there already? Brad: It is there waiting for you. Mark: I (had) better go. Brad: You (had) better go. Mark: See ya. Brad: Have a great day. Bye. Mark: Thanks, mate. See ya. (See you later) No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-10-09,25262785 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:43:30 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25192867-Health-Problems Download audio file (health.mp3) at clstal Mark: I am just sitting here at a cafe in the Pahar Ganj area of New Delhi with Michael. Michael, you are not feeling very good? Michael: No, I am certainly not. Mark: What is the problem? Michael: I got diagnosed with amoebic dysentry about eight nine weeks ago when I was up in the mountains and I got treated for it then by a very good doctor with antibiotics but I fear that it has not yet gone away as I have had recurring problems. Mark: You vomited this morning? Michael: That is right. I got some new pills, that somebody at this very cafe recommended, that I take. Mark: Ayurvedic? Michael: No, no. Not those ones. These were some other pills. I forget what they were called. This man said that his sister was a nurse and these were the pills to take and I found them at a chemist, took a couple and I was violently sick this morning not long after taking one of these pills on the street, which was quite interesting. Mark: Mm. That is terrible... Download audio file (health.mp3) at clstal Mark: I am just sitting here at a cafe in the Pahar Ganj area of New Delhi with Michael. Michael, you are not feeling very good? Michael: No, I am certainly not. Mark: What is the problem? Michael: I got diagnosed with amoebic dysentry about eight nine weeks ago when I was up in the mountains and I got treated for it then by a very good doctor with antibiotics but I fear that it has not yet gone away as I have had recurring problems. Mark: You vomited this morning? Michael: That is right. I got some new pills, that somebody at this very cafe recommended, that I take. Mark: Ayurvedic? Michael: No, no. Not those ones. These were some other pills. I forget what they were called. This man said that his sister was a nurse and these were the pills to take and I found them at a chemist, took a couple and I was violently sick this morning not long after taking one of these pills on the street, which was quite interesting. Mark: Mm. That is terrible. How are you feeling now? Are you feeling a little better? Michael: Not really I am feeling very weak I have to take some of these… you know… what do you call… them re-hydration salts. Mark: And you are going to eat some banana and papaya as well? Michael:Well I have got a papaya juice coming and yeah perhaps I will have some banana. I have heard that that is good for you. Mark:I hope you feel better soon. Michael: Thank you very much. Mark: This man wants to clean your shoes. Michael:Yes, I… No Tags Download audio file (health.mp3) at clstal Mark: I am just sitting here at a cafe in the Pahar Ganj area of New Delhi with Michael. Michael, you are not feeling very good? Michael: No, I am certainly not. Mark: What is the problem? Michael: I got diagnosed with amoebic dysentry about eight nine weeks ago when I was up in the mountains and I got treated for it then by a very good doctor with antibiotics but I fear that it has not yet gone away as I have had recurring problems. Mark: You vomited this morning? Michael: That is right. I got some new pills, that somebody at this very cafe recommended, that I take. Mark: Ayurvedic? Michael: No, no. Not those ones. These were some other pills. I forget what they were called. This man said that his sister was a nurse and these were the pills to take and I found them at a chemist, took a couple and I was violently sick this morning not long after taking one of these pills on the street, which was quite interesting. Mark: Mm. That is terrible. How are you feeling now? Are you feeling a little better? Michael: Not really I am feeling very weak I have to take some of these… you know… what do you call… them re-hydration salts. Mark: And you are going to eat some banana and papaya as well? Michael:Well I have got a papaya juice coming and yeah perhaps I will have some banana. I have heard that that is good for you. Mark:I hope you feel better soon. Michael: Thank you very much. Mark: This man wants to clean your shoes. Michael:Yes, I… No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-09-26,25192867 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:23:25 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414072-Health-Problems Download audio file (health.mp3) at clstal Mark: I am just sitting here at a cafe in the Pahar Ganj area of New Delhi with Michael. Michael, you are not feeling very good? Michael: No, I am certainly not. Mark: What is the problem? Michael: Well. I got diagnosed with amoebic dysentry about eight nine weeks ago when I was up in the mountains and I got treated for it then by a very good doctor with antibiotics but I fear that it has not yet gone away as I have had recurring problems. Mark: You vomited this morning? Michael: That is right. I got some new pills, that somebody at this very cafe recommended, that I take. Mark: Ayurvedic? Michael: No, no. Not those ones. These were some other pills. I forget what they were called. This man said that his sister was a nurse and these were the pills to take and I found them at a chemist, took a couple and I was violently sick this morning not long after taking one of these pills on the street, which was quite interesting. Mark: Mm. That is te... Download audio file (health.mp3) at clstal Mark: I am just sitting here at a cafe in the Pahar Ganj area of New Delhi with Michael. Michael, you are not feeling very good? Michael: No, I am certainly not. Mark: What is the problem? Michael: Well. I got diagnosed with amoebic dysentry about eight nine weeks ago when I was up in the mountains and I got treated for it then by a very good doctor with antibiotics but I fear that it has not yet gone away as I have had recurring problems. Mark: You vomited this morning? Michael: That is right. I got some new pills, that somebody at this very cafe recommended, that I take. Mark: Ayurvedic? Michael: No, no. Not those ones. These were some other pills. I forget what they were called. This man said that his sister was a nurse and these were the pills to take and I found them at a chemist, took a couple and I was violently sick this morning not long after taking one of these pills on the street, which was quite interesting. Mark: Mm. That is terrible. How are you feeling now? Are you feeling a little better? Michael: Not really I am feeling very weak I have to take some of these… you know… what do you call… them re-hydration salts. Mark: And you are going to eat some banana and papaya as well? Michael:Well I have got a papaya juice coming and yeah perhaps I will have some banana. I have heard that that is good for you. Mark:I hope you feel better soon. Michael: Thank you very much. Mark: This man wants to clean your shoes. Michael:Yes, I… adjectives, adverbs, advice, australian accent, be verb, certainly, doctor, english accent, gerund as adjective, giving advice, health, health and medicine, health problems, hope and wish, India, intonation question, new delhi, nurse, passive voice, passive with get, past simple tense, present continuous tense, present passive, present simple tense, the doctor, uses of feel, uses of got/get Download audio file (health.mp3) at clstal Mark: I am just sitting here at a cafe in the Pahar Ganj area of New Delhi with Michael. Michael, you are not feeling very good? Michael: No, I am certainly not. Mark: What is the problem? Michael: Well. I got diagnosed with amoebic dysentry about eight nine weeks ago when I was up in the mountains and I got treated for it then by a very good doctor with antibiotics but I fear that it has not yet gone away as I have had recurring problems. Mark: You vomited this morning? Michael: That is right. I got some new pills, that somebody at this very cafe recommended, that I take. Mark: Ayurvedic? Michael: No, no. Not those ones. These were some other pills. I forget what they were called. This man said that his sister was a nurse and these were the pills to take and I found them at a chemist, took a couple and I was violently sick this morning not long after taking one of these pills on the street, which was quite interesting. Mark: Mm. That is terrible. How are you feeling now? Are you feeling a little better? Michael: Not really I am feeling very weak I have to take some of these… you know… what do you call… them re-hydration salts. Mark: And you are going to eat some banana and papaya as well? Michael:Well I have got a papaya juice coming and yeah perhaps I will have some banana. I have heard that that is good for you. Mark:I hope you feel better soon. Michael: Thank you very much. Mark: This man wants to clean your shoes. Michael:Yes, I… adjectives, adverbs, advice, australian accent, be verb, certainly, doctor, english accent, gerund as adjective, giving advice, health, health and medicine, health problems, hope and wish, India, intonation question, new delhi, nurse, passive voice, passive with get, past simple tense, present continuous tense, present passive, present simple tense, the doctor, uses of feel, uses of got/get tag:odeo.com,2009-09-26,25414072 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:23:25 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25427536-Bilingual-%E2%80%93-English-and-Serbian-%E2%80%93-1 Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-24,25427536 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:26:06 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25181073-Bilingual-English-and-Serbian-1 Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. No Tags Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. No Tags Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-09-24,25181073 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:26:06 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414073-Bilingual-English-and-Serbian-1 Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. No Tags Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. No Tags Download audio file (serbian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Serbian at the same time. Hello How are you? I am good. And you? Very good Thank you Do you speak Serbian? I speak a little Serbian. Do you speak English? No, I don’t. I don’t speak English. I want to learn English. Thank you very much. See you later. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-09-24,25414073 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:26:06 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25153589-What-language-do-they-speak-in-Jersey Download audio file (jersey.mp3) at davey-boy Australian: What language do they speak in Jersey? Scotsman: English. Australian: But like they don’t speak French? Scotsman: Jersey patois occasionally. Australian: What is that? Scotsman: A cross between French and English. Australian: Like can French people understand it, do you know? Scotsman: No. English people cannot understand it either. It is indigenous to Jersey. I think they can pretty much get a gauge of it, but… Australian: It is a mixture of French and English? Scotsman: Yeah. That is good coming from a Scotsman, isn’t it? Australian: What is the capital of Jersey? Scotsman: St Helier. No Tags Download audio file (jersey.mp3) at davey-boy Australian: What language do they speak in Jersey? Scotsman: English. Australian: But like they don’t speak French? Scotsman: Jersey patois occasionally. Australian: What is that? Scotsman: A cross between French and English. Australian: Like can French people understand it, do you know? Scotsman: No. English people cannot understand it either. It is indigenous to Jersey. I think they can pretty much get a gauge of it, but… Australian: It is a mixture of French and English? Scotsman: Yeah. That is good coming from a Scotsman, isn’t it? Australian: What is the capital of Jersey? Scotsman: St Helier. No Tags Download audio file (jersey.mp3) at davey-boy Australian: What language do they speak in Jersey? Scotsman: English. Australian: But like they don’t speak French? Scotsman: Jersey patois occasionally. Australian: What is that? Scotsman: A cross between French and English. Australian: Like can French people understand it, do you know? Scotsman: No. English people cannot understand it either. It is indigenous to Jersey. I think they can pretty much get a gauge of it, but… Australian: It is a mixture of French and English? Scotsman: Yeah. That is good coming from a Scotsman, isn’t it? Australian: What is the capital of Jersey? Scotsman: St Helier. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-09-19,25153589 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:29:19 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25414074-What-language-do-they-speak-in-Jersey Download audio file (jersey.mp3) at davey-boy Australian: What language do they speak in Jersey? Scotsman: English. Australian: But like they don’t speak French? Scotsman: Jersey patois occasionally. Australian: What is that? Scotsman: A cross between French and English. Australian: Like, can French people understand it, do you know? Scotsman: No. English people cannot understand it either. It is indigenous to Jersey. I think they can pretty much get a gauge of it, but… Australian: It is a mixture of French and English? Scotsman: Yeah. That is good coming from a Scotsman, isn’t it? Australian: What is the capital of Jersey? Scotsman: St Helier. adverbs, creole, English channel, english conversations, french, Glasgow accent, irony and humour, Jersey, language, living abroad, living overseas, patois, pidjin, present simple tense, Scottish accent, uses of come, uses of like, uses of pretty Download audio file (jersey.mp3) at davey-boy Australian: What language do they speak in Jersey? Scotsman: English. Australian: But like they don’t speak French? Scotsman: Jersey patois occasionally. Australian: What is that? Scotsman: A cross between French and English. Australian: Like, can French people understand it, do you know? Scotsman: No. English people cannot understand it either. It is indigenous to Jersey. I think they can pretty much get a gauge of it, but… Australian: It is a mixture of French and English? Scotsman: Yeah. That is good coming from a Scotsman, isn’t it? Australian: What is the capital of Jersey? Scotsman: St Helier. adverbs, creole, English channel, english conversations, french, Glasgow accent, irony and humour, Jersey, language, living abroad, living overseas, patois, pidjin, present simple tense, Scottish accent, uses of come, uses of like, uses of pretty Download audio file (jersey.mp3) at davey-boy Australian: What language do they speak in Jersey? Scotsman: English. Australian: But like they don’t speak French? Scotsman: Jersey patois occasionally. Australian: What is that? Scotsman: A cross between French and English. Australian: Like, can French people understand it, do you know? Scotsman: No. English people cannot understand it either. It is indigenous to Jersey. I think they can pretty much get a gauge of it, but… Australian: It is a mixture of French and English? Scotsman: Yeah. That is good coming from a Scotsman, isn’t it? Australian: What is the capital of Jersey? Scotsman: St Helier. adverbs, creole, English channel, english conversations, french, Glasgow accent, irony and humour, Jersey, language, living abroad, living overseas, patois, pidjin, present simple tense, Scottish accent, uses of come, uses of like, uses of pretty tag:odeo.com,2009-09-19,25414074 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:29:19 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25107839-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-Part-22 Download audio file (anlimc22.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello, Mr Bestluck? Peter: Hi there. Come on in. Welcome. Mark: My name is Mark White. Peter: Hi Mark. How are you doing? Mark: Good. Peter: Take a seat on the black leather sofa. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter: Make yourself comfortable. Mark: Thanks for agreeing to see me today. I am sure you don’t have much time. Peter: No problem whatsoever. Mark: I have come to ask you about your recent acquisition of Mosquito City… Peter: U-hum. Mark: … Airlines. Peter: Yes. Mark: Was it a sudden decision to buy the airline company? Peter: It is one of my dreams come true actually. I had been thinking about this for quite a long time. although I hadn’t told anybody until very recently. Mark: Oh wow! I have got a scoop. Peter: You have got a scoop. Yeah. (laughs) It has just all happened (at the) beginning of last week. Mark: Right..So..? Peter: I phoned David Bowie. You know David? Mark: Yeah Peter: And he has..He said t... Download audio file (anlimc22.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello, Mr Bestluck? Peter: Hi there. Come on in. Welcome. Mark: My name is Mark White. Peter: Hi Mark. How are you doing? Mark: Good. Peter: Take a seat on the black leather sofa. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter: Make yourself comfortable. Mark: Thanks for agreeing to see me today. I am sure you don’t have much time. Peter: No problem whatsoever. Mark: I have come to ask you about your recent acquisition of Mosquito City… Peter: U-hum. Mark: … Airlines. Peter: Yes. Mark: Was it a sudden decision to buy the airline company? Peter: It is one of my dreams come true actually. I had been thinking about this for quite a long time. although I hadn’t told anybody until very recently. Mark: Oh wow! I have got a scoop. Peter: You have got a scoop. Yeah. (laughs) It has just all happened (at the) beginning of last week. Mark: Right..So..? Peter: I phoned David Bowie. You know David? Mark: Yeah Peter: And he has..He said that i can buy his jets from him. Marvelous. At a very reasonable price as well. Mark: you are buying a new fleet. Peter: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Right. So you have always wanted to be in the airline industry? Peter: Not really. It is just something to do. You know. Something. A little bit of fun on the side. Mark: With all your money? Peter: Well, that is true. Mark: Yeah. well. You plan to expand the airline company. Do you think that the Mosquito City Airport is big enough for this new fleet of jets? Peter: Well, I do because I think that Mosquito City is becoming quite a phenomenon. Mark: Uh-huh. Peter: Everybody wants to come here. Mark: Right. Peter: And I can understand why because it is “Happy Happy Land”, if you know what I mean. Mark: I must say it is a beautiful place. I have only just arrived myself a couple of days ago. I got a job. I am making a lot of money. I am staying at the hotel for nothing. This is a great place. Peter: Just one day. Just imagine… one week … one month…one year. Mark: How long have you been here? Peter: I have been here sort of most of my life actually. Mark: Were you born rich? Peter: Well, I was born rich inside. Mark: Inside? Peter: it sounds a bit sort of corny doesn’t it but ahh.. Mark: No. Not really. Peter: What is the point of being rich if you are not rich inside? Mark: All that glitters is not gold. Peter: Very true. Mark: Money isn’t everything. So your fortune has grown since you inheritted it? Peter: It has grown considerably. Mark: M-hm. What kind of industries have you invested in? Peter: Well…actually I am building a golf course next to the new airport. Mark: Right. Ok. Peter: So you will have to come down and see it with me. Mark: Yes. Peter: How about tomorrow? Mark: Ok. Yeah. That sounds great. I would love to. Peter: Great. Fantastic. Mark: What time? Peter: Maybe..how about… I am laughing now … six o’clock in the morning? Mark: Six o’clock in the morning. Peter: Yes. Mark: So early? Peter: There will be my stretch-limo waiting for you outside your hotel. Mark: Oh wow! Yes! Peter: With a chauffeur. Mark: Ok. Yes. Peter: No problem. Mark: Wow! Peter: See you tomorrow, ok? Mark: Ok. See you tomorrow. Bye bye. Peter: Bye. No Tags Download audio file (anlimc22.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello, Mr Bestluck? Peter: Hi there. Come on in. Welcome. Mark: My name is Mark White. Peter: Hi Mark. How are you doing? Mark: Good. Peter: Take a seat on the black leather sofa. Mark: Thanks a lot. Peter: Make yourself comfortable. Mark: Thanks for agreeing to see me today. I am sure you don’t have much time. Peter: No problem whatsoever. Mark: I have come to ask you about your recent acquisition of Mosquito City… Peter: U-hum. Mark: … Airlines. Peter: Yes. Mark: Was it a sudden decision to buy the airline company? Peter: It is one of my dreams come true actually. I had been thinking about this for quite a long time. although I hadn’t told anybody until very recently. Mark: Oh wow! I have got a scoop. Peter: You have got a scoop. Yeah. (laughs) It has just all happened (at the) beginning of last week. Mark: Right..So..? Peter: I phoned David Bowie. You know David? Mark: Yeah Peter: And he has..He said that i can buy his jets from him. Marvelous. At a very reasonable price as well. Mark: you are buying a new fleet. Peter: Yeah. That is right. Mark: Right. So you have always wanted to be in the airline industry? Peter: Not really. It is just something to do. You know. Something. A little bit of fun on the side. Mark: With all your money? Peter: Well, that is true. Mark: Yeah. well. You plan to expand the airline company. Do you think that the Mosquito City Airport is big enough for this new fleet of jets? Peter: Well, I do because I think that Mosquito City is becoming quite a phenomenon. Mark: Uh-huh. Peter: Everybody wants to come here. Mark: Right. Peter: And I can understand why because it is “Happy Happy Land”, if you know what I mean. Mark: I must say it is a beautiful place. I have only just arrived myself a couple of days ago. I got a job. I am making a lot of money. I am staying at the hotel for nothing. This is a great place. Peter: Just one day. Just imagine… one week … one month…one year. Mark: How long have you been here? Peter: I have been here sort of most of my life actually. Mark: Were you born rich? Peter: Well, I was born rich inside. Mark: Inside? Peter: it sounds a bit sort of corny doesn’t it but ahh.. Mark: No. Not really. Peter: What is the point of being rich if you are not rich inside? Mark: All that glitters is not gold. Peter: Very true. Mark: Money isn’t everything. So your fortune has grown since you inheritted it? Peter: It has grown considerably. Mark: M-hm. What kind of industries have you invested in? Peter: Well…actually I am building a golf course next to the new airport. Mark: Right. Ok. Peter: So you will have to come down and see it with me. Mark: Yes. Peter: How about tomorrow? Mark: Ok. Yeah. That sounds great. I would love to. Peter: Great. Fantastic. Mark: What time? Peter: Maybe..how about… I am laughing now … six o’clock in the morning? Mark: Six o’clock in the morning. Peter: Yes. Mark: So early? Peter: There will be my stretch-limo waiting for you outside your hotel. Mark: Oh wow! Yes! Peter: With a chauffeur. Mark: Ok. Yes. Peter: No problem. Mark: Wow! Peter: See you tomorrow, ok? Mark: Ok. See you tomorrow. Bye bye. Peter: Bye. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-09-11,25107839 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:05:15 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25090876-Actually-I-was-born-in-Hawaii Download audio file (mormon2.mp3) at kanaka pacifica Mark: Elder Tiave, that is not a common English name. What is your ethnic heritage? Elder Tiave: No, I am part Filipino. I am Samoan and Hawaiian. Mark: Wow! Elder Tiave: So I have nothing to do with Cambodia. Mark: But you are a Mormon. Elder Tiave: Yes. I am a Mormon. Mark: And your whole family is Mormon? Elder Tiave: Yes, my whole family. Mark: And you are on your mission? You are here for two years? Elder Tiave: Yeah. I just recently came out to Cambodia and started my mission here in Cambodia. Mark: Mhm. Elder Tiave: I started learning the language, Cambodian language in Utah and then from there I came out here and just started teaching the the people here (about my church). I have been in this country for about three months and it is a challenge sometimes but I am starting to get better at the language. Yeah. Mark: Do you speak Tagalog or Filipino or Hawaiian? Elder Tiave: No, I really don’t know any Filipino language... Download audio file (mormon2.mp3) at kanaka pacifica Mark: Elder Tiave, that is not a common English name. What is your ethnic heritage? Elder Tiave: No, I am part Filipino. I am Samoan and Hawaiian. Mark: Wow! Elder Tiave: So I have nothing to do with Cambodia. Mark: But you are a Mormon. Elder Tiave: Yes. I am a Mormon. Mark: And your whole family is Mormon? Elder Tiave: Yes, my whole family. Mark: And you are on your mission? You are here for two years? Elder Tiave: Yeah. I just recently came out to Cambodia and started my mission here in Cambodia. Mark: Mhm. Elder Tiave: I started learning the language, Cambodian language in Utah and then from there I came out here and just started teaching the the people here (about my church). I have been in this country for about three months and it is a challenge sometimes but I am starting to get better at the language. Yeah. Mark: Do you speak Tagalog or Filipino or Hawaiian? Elder Tiave: No, I really don’t know any Filipino language but my grandma does. Mark: So you were born in the States, grew up in the states; you are pretty much American, now. Elder Tiave: Yeah, I am actually from Hawaii. Mark: Right but your ancestors are all mixed? Elder Tiave: Yeah. All mixed. Mark: It is starting to rain so lets get out of here. Elder Tiave: All right. No Tags Download audio file (mormon2.mp3) at kanaka pacifica Mark: Elder Tiave, that is not a common English name. What is your ethnic heritage? Elder Tiave: No, I am part Filipino. I am Samoan and Hawaiian. Mark: Wow! Elder Tiave: So I have nothing to do with Cambodia. Mark: But you are a Mormon. Elder Tiave: Yes. I am a Mormon. Mark: And your whole family is Mormon? Elder Tiave: Yes, my whole family. Mark: And you are on your mission? You are here for two years? Elder Tiave: Yeah. I just recently came out to Cambodia and started my mission here in Cambodia. Mark: Mhm. Elder Tiave: I started learning the language, Cambodian language in Utah and then from there I came out here and just started teaching the the people here (about my church). I have been in this country for about three months and it is a challenge sometimes but I am starting to get better at the language. Yeah. Mark: Do you speak Tagalog or Filipino or Hawaiian? Elder Tiave: No, I really don’t know any Filipino language but my grandma does. Mark: So you were born in the States, grew up in the states; you are pretty much American, now. Elder Tiave: Yeah, I am actually from Hawaii. Mark: Right but your ancestors are all mixed? Elder Tiave: Yeah. All mixed. Mark: It is starting to rain so lets get out of here. Elder Tiave: All right. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-09-08,25090876 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:54:24 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25085879-Bilingual-English-and-Portuguese-1 Download audio file (portuguese1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Portuguese at the same time. Good afternoon How are you? Really good. How are you? Pretty good. Where are you from? I am from Australia. Where are you from? I am from Brazil. No Tags Download audio file (portuguese1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Portuguese at the same time. Good afternoon How are you? Really good. How are you? Pretty good. Where are you from? I am from Australia. Where are you from? I am from Brazil. No Tags Download audio file (portuguese1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Portuguese at the same time. Good afternoon How are you? Really good. How are you? Pretty good. Where are you from? I am from Australia. Where are you from? I am from Brazil. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-09-07,25085879 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:29:36 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Easy English http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25049230-Water-Car-4-an-Example-of-an-Interactive-Story Download audio file (watercar4.mp3) at B G Johnson 4. THE CHANGE  (present continuous tense) Daithi: It is early in the morning in a Japanese guy’s apartment. Mark: Daithi: He is asleep in his bed. Mark: Daithi: He is dreaming about global warming. Mark: Daithi: The ice at the north pole is melting. Mark: Daithi: The ice at the south pole is melting. Mark: Daithi: The sea level is rising. Mark: Daithi: Is the sea level really rising? Mark: Daithi: There are typhoons and tornadoes. Mark: Daithi: Are there tornadoes in Japan? Mark: Daithi: The earth is changing. Mark: Daithi: Is it getting cooler? Mark: Daithi: Many people are dying. Mark: Daithi: Suddenly the guy wakes up. Mark: Daithi: He looks out the window. Mark: Daithi: The sun is shining. Mark: Daithi: Is it raining? Mark: Daithi: It is a beautiful day but it is very very hot. Mark: Daithi: The guy gets ready for university then he leaves his house. Mark: Daithi: He walks to the station. Mark: Daithi: How long does it take? Mar... Download audio file (watercar4.mp3) at B G Johnson 4. THE CHANGE  (present continuous tense) Daithi: It is early in the morning in a Japanese guy’s apartment. Mark: Daithi: He is asleep in his bed. Mark: Daithi: He is dreaming about global warming. Mark: Daithi: The ice at the north pole is melting. Mark: Daithi: The ice at the south pole is melting. Mark: Daithi: The sea level is rising. Mark: Daithi: Is the sea level really rising? Mark: Daithi: There are typhoons and tornadoes. Mark: Daithi: Are there tornadoes in Japan? Mark: Daithi: The earth is changing. Mark: Daithi: Is it getting cooler? Mark: Daithi: Many people are dying. Mark: Daithi: Suddenly the guy wakes up. Mark: Daithi: He looks out the window. Mark: Daithi: The sun is shining. Mark: Daithi: Is it raining? Mark: Daithi: It is a beautiful day but it is very very hot. Mark: Daithi: The guy gets ready for university then he leaves his house. Mark: Daithi: He walks to the station. Mark: Daithi: How long does it take? Mark: Daithi: At the station he sees a friend. Mark: Daithi: What is the friend doing? Mark: Daithi: What is he wearing? Mark: Daithi: Do they talk? Mark: Daithi: On the train the guy sees the beautiful woman. Mark: Daithi: She is wearing a colorful shirt. Mark: Daithi: Is she wearing jeans? Mark: Daithi: What kind of shoes is she wearing? Mark: Daithi: Is she wearing a headscarf? Mark: Daithi: Is she wearing make-up? Is she wearing any ear-rings? Mark: Daithi: She is wearing a necklace. Mark: Daithi: What is on it? Mark: Daithi: The guy talks to the woman. Mark: Daithi: He asks her for a date but she does not want to go on a date with him. Mark: Daithi: She does not like him. Mark: Daithi: She thinks he is boring. Mark: Daithi: She is interested in environmental problems and political problems but he is only interested in shopping and money. Mark: Daithi: She thinks he is superficial. Mark: Daithi: At school that day the guy has three classes. Mark: Daithi: One class is chemistry. Mark: Daithi: Another class is design. Mark: Daithi: During the class he looks around. Mark: Daithi: A lot of the students are sleeping. Mark: Daithi: What percentage of them are sleeping? Mark: Daithi: The third class is an English class. Mark: Daithi: During that class a lot of the students speak Japanese. Mark: Daithi: During the class the guy thinks about the beautiful woman. Mark: Daithi: At one point he looks around. Mark: Daithi: Some of the students are sleeping and some of them are speaking Japanese. Mark: Daithi: They are wasting their time. Mark: Daithi: Only a few of them are speaking English. Mark: Daithi: Only a few of them are using their time wisely. Mark: Daithi: How many people are there in the class? Mark: Daithi: How many of them are sleeping? Mark: Daithi: How many of them are speaking Japanese? Mark: Daithi: After class the guy talks to another student. Mark: Daithi: The student speaks really good English. Mark: Daithi: He always asks questions in class. Mark: Daithi: He is different from the others. Mark: Daithi: He is not like everybody else. Mark: Daithi: Are you different from other people? Mark: You can check your answers by reading the full transcript. No Tags Download audio file (watercar4.mp3) at B G Johnson 4. THE CHANGE  (present continuous tense) Daithi: It is early in the morning in a Japanese guy’s apartment. Mark: Daithi: He is asleep in his bed. Mark: Daithi: He is dreaming about global warming. Mark: Daithi: The ice at the north pole is melting. Mark: Daithi: The ice at the south pole is melting. Mark: Daithi: The sea level is rising. Mark: Daithi: Is the sea level really rising? Mark: Daithi: There are typhoons and tornadoes. Mark: Daithi: Are there tornadoes in Japan? Mark: Daithi: The earth is changing. Mark: Daithi: Is it getting cooler? Mark: Daithi: Many people are dying. Mark: Daithi: Suddenly the guy wakes up. Mark: Daithi: He looks out the window. Mark: Daithi: The sun is shining. Mark: Daithi: Is it raining? Mark: Daithi: It is a beautiful day but it is very very hot. Mark: Daithi: The guy gets ready for university then he leaves his house. Mark: Daithi: He walks to the station. Mark: Daithi: How long does it take? Mark: Daithi: At the station he sees a friend. Mark: Daithi: What is the friend doing? Mark: Daithi: What is he wearing? Mark: Daithi: Do they talk? Mark: Daithi: On the train the guy sees the beautiful woman. Mark: Daithi: She is wearing a colorful shirt. Mark: Daithi: Is she wearing jeans? Mark: Daithi: What kind of shoes is she wearing? Mark: Daithi: Is she wearing a headscarf? Mark: Daithi: Is she wearing make-up? Is she wearing any ear-rings? Mark: Daithi: She is wearing a necklace. Mark: Daithi: What is on it? Mark: Daithi: The guy talks to the woman. Mark: Daithi: He asks her for a date but she does not want to go on a date with him. Mark: Daithi: She does not like him. Mark: Daithi: She thinks he is boring. Mark: Daithi: She is interested in environmental problems and political problems but he is only interested in shopping and money. Mark: Daithi: She thinks he is superficial. Mark: Daithi: At school that day the guy has three classes. Mark: Daithi: One class is chemistry. Mark: Daithi: Another class is design. Mark: Daithi: During the class he looks around. Mark: Daithi: A lot of the students are sleeping. Mark: Daithi: What percentage of them are sleeping? Mark: Daithi: The third class is an English class. Mark: Daithi: During that class a lot of the students speak Japanese. Mark: Daithi: During the class the guy thinks about the beautiful woman. Mark: Daithi: At one point he looks around. Mark: Daithi: Some of the students are sleeping and some of them are speaking Japanese. Mark: Daithi: They are wasting their time. Mark: Daithi: Only a few of them are speaking English. Mark: Daithi: Only a few of them are using their time wisely. Mark: Daithi: How many people are there in the class? Mark: Daithi: How many of them are sleeping? Mark: Daithi: How many of them are speaking Japanese? Mark: Daithi: After class the guy talks to another student. Mark: Daithi: The student speaks really good English. Mark: Daithi: He always asks questions in class. Mark: Daithi: He is different from the others. Mark: Daithi: He is not like everybody else. Mark: Daithi: Are you different from other people? Mark: You can check your answers by reading the full transcript. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-08-30,25049230 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:02:50 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25041494-A-New-Life-in-Mosquito-City-Part-21 Download audio file (anlimc21.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello. Dorothy: Hello. Mark: I have an appointment to see Mr Bestluck. Dorothy: Mr Bestluck? Mark: Yes. Dorothy: Oh great. You are in the right place. Mark: Right. Thanks. My name is Mark White. Dorothy: Hello Mark. My name is Dorothy. Mark: Nice to meet you, Dorothy. Dorothy: Mm it is a pleasure. Mark: Is Mr Bestluck here? Dorothy: Yes, you just have to go through that door. Mark: Oh through this door? Ok ok thanks very much. Nice to meet you. Dorothy. Dorothy: Wonderful. Bye. Mark: Bye. No Tags Download audio file (anlimc21.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello. Dorothy: Hello. Mark: I have an appointment to see Mr Bestluck. Dorothy: Mr Bestluck? Mark: Yes. Dorothy: Oh great. You are in the right place. Mark: Right. Thanks. My name is Mark White. Dorothy: Hello Mark. My name is Dorothy. Mark: Nice to meet you, Dorothy. Dorothy: Mm it is a pleasure. Mark: Is Mr Bestluck here? Dorothy: Yes, you just have to go through that door. Mark: Oh through this door? Ok ok thanks very much. Nice to meet you. Dorothy. Dorothy: Wonderful. Bye. Mark: Bye. No Tags Download audio file (anlimc21.mp3) at Chicagoeye Mark: Hello. Dorothy: Hello. Mark: I have an appointment to see Mr Bestluck. Dorothy: Mr Bestluck? Mark: Yes. Dorothy: Oh great. You are in the right place. Mark: Right. Thanks. My name is Mark White. Dorothy: Hello Mark. My name is Dorothy. Mark: Nice to meet you, Dorothy. Dorothy: Mm it is a pleasure. Mark: Is Mr Bestluck here? Dorothy: Yes, you just have to go through that door. Mark: Oh through this door? Ok ok thanks very much. Nice to meet you. Dorothy. Dorothy: Wonderful. Bye. Mark: Bye. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-08-29,25041494 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:12:01 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25017600-The-Next-State Download audio file (connecticut.mp3) at Library of Congress (the sound of a coffee machine) Interviewee: I was born in the UK and when I was two we moved to the United States. Interviewer: Which state did you move to? Interviewee: We first moved to New York City and then we moved to Connecticut which is the next state north from New York. Interviewer: Is the accent between New York and Connecticut very different, do you think? Interviewee: It is pretty close but if you were from that part of the world, you could probably tell the difference. Interviewer: Right. So you grew up in Connecticut. Did you go to school in Connecticut? Interviewee: Yeah. I went to school…to college in Connecticut and then I went to college in New York City. Interviewer: Right. What did you study? Interviewee: I studied religion and philosophy. No Tags Download audio file (connecticut.mp3) at Library of Congress (the sound of a coffee machine) Interviewee: I was born in the UK and when I was two we moved to the United States. Interviewer: Which state did you move to? Interviewee: We first moved to New York City and then we moved to Connecticut which is the next state north from New York. Interviewer: Is the accent between New York and Connecticut very different, do you think? Interviewee: It is pretty close but if you were from that part of the world, you could probably tell the difference. Interviewer: Right. So you grew up in Connecticut. Did you go to school in Connecticut? Interviewee: Yeah. I went to school…to college in Connecticut and then I went to college in New York City. Interviewer: Right. What did you study? Interviewee: I studied religion and philosophy. No Tags Download audio file (connecticut.mp3) at Library of Congress (the sound of a coffee machine) Interviewee: I was born in the UK and when I was two we moved to the United States. Interviewer: Which state did you move to? Interviewee: We first moved to New York City and then we moved to Connecticut which is the next state north from New York. Interviewer: Is the accent between New York and Connecticut very different, do you think? Interviewee: It is pretty close but if you were from that part of the world, you could probably tell the difference. Interviewer: Right. So you grew up in Connecticut. Did you go to school in Connecticut? Interviewee: Yeah. I went to school…to college in Connecticut and then I went to college in New York City. Interviewer: Right. What did you study? Interviewee: I studied religion and philosophy. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-08-25,25017600 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:01:30 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25016376-Bilingual-English-and-Mongolian-1 Download audio file (mongolian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Mongolian at the same time. I I speak Mongolian You You speak English. He He speaks Chinese. They speak Chinese. They speak Chinese too. Do you speak Chinese? No, I don’t. Do you speak Mongolian? I speak a little Mongolian. Where are you from? I am from Ulan Batur. Where are you from? I am from Australia. Thank you very much Bye bye Hello How are you? Good. Where are you going? I am going to the market. What are you going to buy? I am going to buy some vegetables. Where are you going? I am going home. See you tomorrow. See you. No Tags Download audio file (mongolian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Mongolian at the same time. I I speak Mongolian You You speak English. He He speaks Chinese. They speak Chinese. They speak Chinese too. Do you speak Chinese? No, I don’t. Do you speak Mongolian? I speak a little Mongolian. Where are you from? I am from Ulan Batur. Where are you from? I am from Australia. Thank you very much Bye bye Hello How are you? Good. Where are you going? I am going to the market. What are you going to buy? I am going to buy some vegetables. Where are you going? I am going home. See you tomorrow. See you. No Tags Download audio file (mongolian1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Mongolian at the same time. I I speak Mongolian You You speak English. He He speaks Chinese. They speak Chinese. They speak Chinese too. Do you speak Chinese? No, I don’t. Do you speak Mongolian? I speak a little Mongolian. Where are you from? I am from Ulan Batur. Where are you from? I am from Australia. Thank you very much Bye bye Hello How are you? Good. Where are you going? I am going to the market. What are you going to buy? I am going to buy some vegetables. Where are you going? I am going home. See you tomorrow. See you. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-08-24,25016376 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:38:06 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Easy English http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24986164-I-lived-in-Port-Moresby Download audio file (I lived in Port Moresby.mp3) at kabl1992 First Bloke: I was born in Papua New Guinea. I lived there for ten years then I moved to England with my family for two and a half years. After two and a half years we came to Australia and I have been living in Australia since 1981. Second Bloke: What part of England did you live in? First Bloke: I lived in a place called Cornwall. Second Bloke: Right. And tell us about New Guinea. First Bloke: New Guinea is a very hot country. My parents there were teachers and I went to an international school. Second Bloke: Where did you live there? First Bloke: I lived in Port Moresby. Second Bloke: Right. No Tags Download audio file (I lived in Port Moresby.mp3) at kabl1992 First Bloke: I was born in Papua New Guinea. I lived there for ten years then I moved to England with my family for two and a half years. After two and a half years we came to Australia and I have been living in Australia since 1981. Second Bloke: What part of England did you live in? First Bloke: I lived in a place called Cornwall. Second Bloke: Right. And tell us about New Guinea. First Bloke: New Guinea is a very hot country. My parents there were teachers and I went to an international school. Second Bloke: Where did you live there? First Bloke: I lived in Port Moresby. Second Bloke: Right. No Tags Download audio file (I lived in Port Moresby.mp3) at kabl1992 First Bloke: I was born in Papua New Guinea. I lived there for ten years then I moved to England with my family for two and a half years. After two and a half years we came to Australia and I have been living in Australia since 1981. Second Bloke: What part of England did you live in? First Bloke: I lived in a place called Cornwall. Second Bloke: Right. And tell us about New Guinea. First Bloke: New Guinea is a very hot country. My parents there were teachers and I went to an international school. Second Bloke: Where did you live there? First Bloke: I lived in Port Moresby. Second Bloke: Right. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-08-19,24986164 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:13:45 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24969816-Miyako%E2%80%99s-Education-Part-41 Download audio file (miyako41.mp3) at leftantler John: Hi, Yumie, have you heard the news? Yumie: The TV news? John: No, Miyako’s news! She’s going to go to Oz. She’s going to be there for a whole year. Yumie: Oh wow! When? Where? Why? How Long? How is she going to be able to afford it? No! Wait! I’ll call her! I’ll ask her. No Tags Download audio file (miyako41.mp3) at leftantler John: Hi, Yumie, have you heard the news? Yumie: The TV news? John: No, Miyako’s news! She’s going to go to Oz. She’s going to be there for a whole year. Yumie: Oh wow! When? Where? Why? How Long? How is she going to be able to afford it? No! Wait! I’ll call her! I’ll ask her. No Tags Download audio file (miyako41.mp3) at leftantler John: Hi, Yumie, have you heard the news? Yumie: The TV news? John: No, Miyako’s news! She’s going to go to Oz. She’s going to be there for a whole year. Yumie: Oh wow! When? Where? Why? How Long? How is she going to be able to afford it? No! Wait! I’ll call her! I’ll ask her. No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-08-16,24969816 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:45:54 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24947265-A-Career-in-Medical-Research Download audio file (medical research.mp3) at ton3vita Woman: When I finished school I went to university, Melbourne University, and studied science, a bachelor of science . I then did my honours degree and after that I worked in a heart disease research institute. Man: In Melbourne? Woman: In Melbourne. It is called the Baker Heart Research Institute. So I worked for a year, a bit over a year on cholesterol and the metabolism of cholesterol in the body. Man: How the body breaks it down? Woman: How it is actually transported. So I was looking at a protein, that determines how the cholesterol in the blood is modified and delivered to cells and how it is returned back to the liver.. Man: Right. Woman: …to be broken down into bile. So we were working on that and then I wanted to have a break so I went traveling and I traveled through western Europe and ended up in London and I worked at the Guildford Surrey County Hospital in an immunology lab and that was more diagnostic work. I... Download audio file (medical research.mp3) at ton3vita Woman: When I finished school I went to university, Melbourne University, and studied science, a bachelor of science . I then did my honours degree and after that I worked in a heart disease research institute. Man: In Melbourne? Woman: In Melbourne. It is called the Baker Heart Research Institute. So I worked for a year, a bit over a year on cholesterol and the metabolism of cholesterol in the body. Man: How the body breaks it down? Woman: How it is actually transported. So I was looking at a protein, that determines how the cholesterol in the blood is modified and delivered to cells and how it is returned back to the liver.. Man: Right. Woman: …to be broken down into bile. So we were working on that and then I wanted to have a break so I went traveling and I traveled through western Europe and ended up in London and I worked at the Guildford Surrey County Hospital in an immunology lab and that was more diagnostic work. It was quite interesting. And after that I moved to Finland. Helsinki. Man: Wow! Woman: And I did my PhD there. Man: In Helsinki? In English? Woman: In English. Every student who is doing their PhD; they have to write their PhD in English. Man: Right. Woman: And the seminars are given in English. Man: So you were in Helsinki for like five years. Woman: Five years. Man: Do you speak Finnish? Woman: Not very well. I can understand a bit, but it is quite a difficult language and because English was my mother tongue they wanted to practise their English. Man: Right. Woman: And preferred to speak English with me. But yeah I did take lessons and try and learn it…and that was all… So the PhD was all metabolism and transport. Man: Right. Woman: And after that I decided to move back to Melbourne so I took the trans-Siberian train. Man: Wow! Woman: And went that direction into Beijing. Man: Into China, yeah. Woman: Yeah. Then got back to Melbourne and I started my post-doctoral research which was in a different field.  It is blood diseases like leukemia and I was researching stem cells in the bone marrow and a signaling pathway… Man: Stem cell research; that is illegal in some places, isn’t it? Woman: It is. This is adult stem cells. Not embryonic. Man: Right. Woman: So we all have stem cells in our bone marrow and they are constantly re-populating the marrow and providing us with our whole immune system. Man: Right. Woman: But they are normally dormant or “quiescent” as we call it. And they only go into division when they need to produce certain cells. So I was trying to figure out or understand what controls; like what signals they get to move them from quiescence to an active state Man: Right. Woman: So that was three years and that was in Melbourne. So I just published the work from that and decided to travel… Australia, australian accent, China, education, finland, health and disease, languages, passive, passive voice, past simple tense, PhD, present passive, present simple tense, time and numbers, train Download audio file (medical research.mp3) at ton3vita Woman: When I finished school I went to university, Melbourne University, and studied science, a bachelor of science . I then did my honours degree and after that I worked in a heart disease research institute. Man: In Melbourne? Woman: In Melbourne. It is called the Baker Heart Research Institute. So I worked for a year, a bit over a year on cholesterol and the metabolism of cholesterol in the body. Man: How the body breaks it down? Woman: How it is actually transported. So I was looking at a protein, that determines how the cholesterol in the blood is modified and delivered to cells and how it is returned back to the liver.. Man: Right. Woman: …to be broken down into bile. So we were working on that and then I wanted to have a break so I went traveling and I traveled through western Europe and ended up in London and I worked at the Guildford Surrey County Hospital in an immunology lab and that was more diagnostic work. It was quite interesting. And after that I moved to Finland. Helsinki. Man: Wow! Woman: And I did my PhD there. Man: In Helsinki? In English? Woman: In English. Every student who is doing their PhD; they have to write their PhD in English. Man: Right. Woman: And the seminars are given in English. Man: So you were in Helsinki for like five years. Woman: Five years. Man: Do you speak Finnish? Woman: Not very well. I can understand a bit, but it is quite a difficult language and because English was my mother tongue they wanted to practise their English. Man: Right. Woman: And preferred to speak English with me. But yeah I did take lessons and try and learn it…and that was all… So the PhD was all metabolism and transport. Man: Right. Woman: And after that I decided to move back to Melbourne so I took the trans-Siberian train. Man: Wow! Woman: And went that direction into Beijing. Man: Into China, yeah. Woman: Yeah. Then got back to Melbourne and I started my post-doctoral research which was in a different field.  It is blood diseases like leukemia and I was researching stem cells in the bone marrow and a signaling pathway… Man: Stem cell research; that is illegal in some places, isn’t it? Woman: It is. This is adult stem cells. Not embryonic. Man: Right. Woman: So we all have stem cells in our bone marrow and they are constantly re-populating the marrow and providing us with our whole immune system. Man: Right. Woman: But they are normally dormant or “quiescent” as we call it. And they only go into division when they need to produce certain cells. So I was trying to figure out or understand what controls; like what signals they get to move them from quiescence to an active state Man: Right. Woman: So that was three years and that was in Melbourne. So I just published the work from that and decided to travel… Australia, australian accent, China, education, finland, health and disease, languages, passive, passive voice, past simple tense, PhD, present passive, present simple tense, time and numbers, train tag:odeo.com,2009-08-11,24947265 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:33:00 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24947266-Bilingual-English-and-Turkish-1 Download audio file (turkish1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Turkish at the same time. Hello How are you? Good Where are you from? I am from Australia Where are you from? I am from Turkey. How long have you been in Australia? I have been here for six months. Bilingual, greetings, present perfect tense, time and numbers, turkish, turkish and english Download audio file (turkish1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Turkish at the same time. Hello How are you? Good Where are you from? I am from Australia Where are you from? I am from Turkey. How long have you been in Australia? I have been here for six months. Bilingual, greetings, present perfect tense, time and numbers, turkish, turkish and english Download audio file (turkish1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Turkish at the same time. Hello How are you? Good Where are you from? I am from Australia Where are you from? I am from Turkey. How long have you been in Australia? I have been here for six months. Bilingual, greetings, present perfect tense, time and numbers, turkish, turkish and english tag:odeo.com,2009-08-11,24947266 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:24:41 -0700 no English Conversations Bilinguals, Easy English http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24923396-Have-you-read-Swedenborg Download audio file (scrim.mp3) at ton3vita An American Guy: One of the critical events (in his life) was when he was looking up in the sky and the sky split like a scrim .. you know… like a … there was a scrim of reality and then the whole thing split apart… An Australian Guy: I don’t know that word. “Scrim.” What is a “scrim“? The American Guy: A “scrim” is what you find when you got a stage. You got the actors on a stage and you got a band behind it or something. And they are playing the music. There is a scrim there that keeps you from seeing the band. The Australian: A sort of a screen. Ah right ok. The American: Yeah. I guess it is related to the word “screen” but it is associated with theatrical life and things like that. He saw… and this was his words The Australian: Ok. The American: The heavens parted like a scrim and behind it he saw the grand being.. The Australian: Wow. The American: You know ... Download audio file (scrim.mp3) at ton3vita An American Guy: One of the critical events (in his life) was when he was looking up in the sky and the sky split like a scrim .. you know… like a … there was a scrim of reality and then the whole thing split apart… An Australian Guy: I don’t know that word. “Scrim.” What is a “scrim“? The American Guy: A “scrim” is what you find when you got a stage. You got the actors on a stage and you got a band behind it or something. And they are playing the music. There is a scrim there that keeps you from seeing the band. The Australian: A sort of a screen. Ah right ok. The American: Yeah. I guess it is related to the word “screen” but it is associated with theatrical life and things like that. He saw… and this was his words The Australian: Ok. The American: The heavens parted like a scrim and behind it he saw the grand being.. The Australian: Wow. The American: You know and this is like have you ever read Swedenborg? The Australian: No. The American: Swedenbourg’s “Grand Man”. Australian: I have read about him a lot but.. The American: Swedenbourg is fantastic but what he called the grand man was the …you know..the paragon of all man what you might call “christ” or ..what you might call…whatever religion you are talking about. What he saw …what he saw… He saw the heavens part…and he saw this as a constellation … and there was a constellation of billions of stars and what it formulated was a man with his face upturned in utter ecstasy. And this was what…the thing… that probably determined and formulated his seeking and his life from that time on. Australian: Mmm. (the sound of laughter) No Tags Download audio file (scrim.mp3) at ton3vita An American Guy: One of the critical events (in his life) was when he was looking up in the sky and the sky split like a scrim .. you know… like a … there was a scrim of reality and then the whole thing split apart… An Australian Guy: I don’t know that word. “Scrim.” What is a “scrim“? The American Guy: A “scrim” is what you find when you got a stage. You got the actors on a stage and you got a band behind it or something. And they are playing the music. There is a scrim there that keeps you from seeing the band. The Australian: A sort of a screen. Ah right ok. The American: Yeah. I guess it is related to the word “screen” but it is associated with theatrical life and things like that. He saw… and this was his words The Australian: Ok. The American: The heavens parted like a scrim and behind it he saw the grand being.. The Australian: Wow. The American: You know and this is like have you ever read Swedenborg? The Australian: No. The American: Swedenbourg’s “Grand Man”. Australian: I have read about him a lot but.. The American: Swedenbourg is fantastic but what he called the grand man was the …you know..the paragon of all man what you might call “christ” or ..what you might call…whatever religion you are talking about. What he saw …what he saw… He saw the heavens part…and he saw this as a constellation … and there was a constellation of billions of stars and what it formulated was a man with his face upturned in utter ecstasy. And this was what…the thing… that probably determined and formulated his seeking and his life from that time on. Australian: Mmm. (the sound of laughter) No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-08-06,24923396 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:53:18 -0700 no English Conversations Real Conversations http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24889740-Miyako%E2%80%99s-Education-Part-40 Download audio file (miyako40.mp3) at elmada Miyako: John, I’ve decided I’m going to take a year off. I’m going to defer. I have spoken to the head of the department and I have got permission to stop studying at the end of this semester. John: Where are you going to go? What are you going to do? Miyako: I’m going to go to Australia. First I’m going to study English at a language school then I’m going to travel around Australia. John: What a great idea! But I’ll miss you. Maybe we can meet in Australia though. How long are you going to be there? Miyako: I’m going to be there for a whole year. John: How long are you going to be at the language school? Miyako: I’m only going to be there for a month. I’m going to do a one month course then I’m going to go travelling. John: Are you going to travel for a whole eleven months? Miyako: I don’t know. I might travel for a bit then stop and work for a bit then travel a bit ... Download audio file (miyako40.mp3) at elmada Miyako: John, I’ve decided I’m going to take a year off. I’m going to defer. I have spoken to the head of the department and I have got permission to stop studying at the end of this semester. John: Where are you going to go? What are you going to do? Miyako: I’m going to go to Australia. First I’m going to study English at a language school then I’m going to travel around Australia. John: What a great idea! But I’ll miss you. Maybe we can meet in Australia though. How long are you going to be there? Miyako: I’m going to be there for a whole year. John: How long are you going to be at the language school? Miyako: I’m only going to be there for a month. I’m going to do a one month course then I’m going to go travelling. John: Are you going to travel for a whole eleven months? Miyako: I don’t know. I might travel for a bit then stop and work for a bit then travel a bit more then stop and work a bit more. John: Are you going to have enough money? Miyako: Money is a problem but I’m going to be able to work. I’m going to be able to get a working holiday visa and I’m going to be able to work legally. John: Wonderful! Excellent! Great! What a great adventure! No Tags Download audio file (miyako40.mp3) at elmada Miyako: John, I’ve decided I’m going to take a year off. I’m going to defer. I have spoken to the head of the department and I have got permission to stop studying at the end of this semester. John: Where are you going to go? What are you going to do? Miyako: I’m going to go to Australia. First I’m going to study English at a language school then I’m going to travel around Australia. John: What a great idea! But I’ll miss you. Maybe we can meet in Australia though. How long are you going to be there? Miyako: I’m going to be there for a whole year. John: How long are you going to be at the language school? Miyako: I’m only going to be there for a month. I’m going to do a one month course then I’m going to go travelling. John: Are you going to travel for a whole eleven months? Miyako: I don’t know. I might travel for a bit then stop and work for a bit then travel a bit more then stop and work a bit more. John: Are you going to have enough money? Miyako: Money is a problem but I’m going to be able to work. I’m going to be able to get a working holiday visa and I’m going to be able to work legally. John: Wonderful! Excellent! Great! What a great adventure! No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-07-31,24889740 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:39:16 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues http://www.odeo.com/episodes/24569329-The-Banjo-Player%E2%80%99s-Brother Synopsis: The Banjo Player’s Brother is an advanced level interactive story, which follows the journey of a hapless banjo player on his quest to stop being mistaken for his criminal brother and find some sense of meaning and value after he has been imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit. The story is set in the United States, the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. The language focus for the story is listed on the first page and there are eleven episodes as well as an epilogue and a prologue. Download the text: The Banjo Player’s Brother (Word doc), by Mark White No Tags Synopsis: The Banjo Player’s Brother is an advanced level interactive story, which follows the journey of a hapless banjo player on his quest to stop being mistaken for his criminal brother and find some sense of meaning and value after he has been imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit. The story is set in the United States, the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. The language focus for the story is listed on the first page and there are eleven episodes as well as an epilogue and a prologue. Download the text: The Banjo Player’s Brother (Word doc), by Mark White No Tags Synopsis: The Banjo Player’s Brother is an advanced level interactive story, which follows the journey of a hapless banjo player on his quest to stop being mistaken for his criminal brother and find some sense of meaning and value after he has been imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit. The story is set in the United States, the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. The language focus for the story is listed on the first page and there are eleven episodes as well as an epilogue and a prologue. Download the text: The Banjo Player’s Brother (Word doc), by Mark White No Tags tag:odeo.com,2009-05-16,24569329 Sat, 16 May 2009 02:39:28 -0700 no English Conversations Dialogues