Selected MP3 Files for ESL/EFL Students
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My students usually fast-forward to the time listed for "Slow dialogue." The first minute and a half of most episodes seems to be aimed at first-time listeners.
- 531 - Describing Fabric Patterns
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:49 -0500
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On Macintosh, option-click the link or control-click the link. Slow dialogue: 1:20
Explanations: 2:48
Fast dialogue: 13:59
Ruth: Now that we’ve picked out a new couch, we need to pick out an upholstery fabric. What do you think of this checkered one?Gerry: That’s an eyesore. I prefer something a little more subtle.
Ruth: Subtle? What’s fun about subtle? I want something bold and that’ll make a statement. How about this one with the polka dots?
Gerry: You’ve got to be kidding! That pattern is so busy, if I had to look at that every day, I’d go crazy.
Ruth: All right, what do you think of this one with the stripes?
Gerry: I’m not crazy about it, but it’s not as tacky as the others ones.
Ruth: Okay then, you pick one out.
Gerry: Fine. Let me see…Now this is a sight for sore eyes!
Ruth: But that has no pattern at all! It’s a solid blue color, and a boring shade of blue to boot.
Gerry: That’s right. That’s what I call a classic.
Ruth: And that’s what I call dull!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- English Cafe #216
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:00:53 -0500
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On Macintosh, option-click the link or control-click the link. Topics: Steroid use and other doping in professional sports; The Juilliard School; shell-shocked; way to go; be good
Words:
performance-enhancing drug
steroid
bodybuilder
dose
acne
to cheat
to dope
prestigious
audition
humanities
to rehearse
composer
shell-shocked
way to go
be good
About the "Selected MP3 Files for ESL/EFL Students" Podcast
- There is usually one new MP3 file per day. However, sometimes when I'm busy, there will be no new file.
- These are MP3 files chosen for students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a Second Language (ESL).
- These "Englsh-only" MP3 files were selected for students at our university in Japan. However, students from other universities and other countries are welcome to subscribe to this podcast.