Welcome back to English-Podcasts In this episode we plan a holiday getaway in real time, you’ll hear us clicking away, making mistakes and finally coming up with a good destination which fits Sue’s budget.
Notes
Have you ever tried to book a holiday on line? It’s pretty confusing, isn’t it?
Listen to Chris and Sue go through the different options, flights and prices. There’s a lot of detailed information in this podcast, so you may need to listen several times.
This podcast is a great way to practice number comprehension; listen out for the times of flights, the dates of the holiday, the holiday budget, and the times of the stopovers.
There’s plenty of work do with this one! Not forgetting that planning a holiday getaway is a great way to boost your morale in these cold winter months.
Recap & Takeaways
BEFORE LISTENING, THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS
What’s the furtherest you’ve ever travelled?
How do you feel about flying?
Where have you been?
What’s your usual budget for a holiday?
What do you usually do on holiday?
What type of souvenirs do you buy from your holiday?
AFTER LISTENING
Write down all the numbers you heard. Can you reconsitute the flight itinery?
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Welcome back to English-Podcasts In this episode we talk about buying and selling on-line. It may seem straight-forward but sometimes there are scams and other safety issues. Listen in to this interesting conversation.
Notes
Have you ever sold anything online? In recent years it has become part of our everyday life. The internet is full of sites specializing in selling second-hand items from houses, to cars, to handbags, to children’s toys.
E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods and services over the internet.
It is conducted over computers, tablets, smartphones, and other smart devices.
Almost anything can be purchased through e-commerce today, and it has lowered the barriers to entry for many types of businesses, such as retailers.
E-commerce can be a substitute for brick-and-mortar stores, though some businesses choose to maintain both.
E-commerce operates in several market segments, including business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-consumer, and consumer-to-business.
Can you guess some of the vocabulary that we’ll use?
Recap & Takeaways
Listen out for these key words and expressions. This podcast is bursting with everyday useful vocabulary.
Time wasters
Secure payment
Stuff
Conmen
You need your wits about you.
Do the benefits outweigh he pitfalls?
To knock someone down – to knock a bit off
To be above board
To be messed about.
To be in awe of someone
To be on your guard
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The Bone Crushing Game of Thrones Quiz; everything you need to know to watch the series in English !
The final season of the hit series Games of Thrones will be aired on April 14. Fans all over the world are waiting in anticipation for this global event. Indeed on average each episode regularly attracts over 30 millions viewers !
The best way to watch any series is in English. Even if it is a challenge, you get so much more out of the series when watching in the original version. For example, do you know the different accents of the characters in GOT ? They really do add to the characterization. In the series many words have been invented to describe the different roles, jobs and attitudes. Also to be authentic the actors had to learn several fictitious languages to differentiate the many different tribes and groups. You get all of this if you watch in English !
The award winning series has become known for its complicated story lines with a huge cast of 553 cast members in 67 episodes! The series is also known for the gruesome bloody scenes, it is certainly not for the faint hearted !
SO BE WARNED….. this quiz also is full of blood and gore !
So, how is it possible to have a mere 30 questions for such a huge series ? Of course, it cannot cover all the story lines so it is designed to help English learners understand the vocabulary and grammar that you see in the episodes (strangulation, poison, bone crushing ……).
If you are new to GOT you may not know this: the TV series is an adaptation of a trilogy of novels called A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Both the novels and the TV series are set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos where noble dynasties fight, plot and scheme for the right to ascend to the Iron Throne. To add to the complication of political intrigue there is a dangerous exterior threat to the entire realm (“Winter is Coming”) from fierce creatures that lie far north of The Wall.
Are you up on the GRUESOME scenes, the INTRICATE story lines and the huge
CAST of Games of Thrones? Try your luck with this quiz which has all the
vocabulary you need to follow the series in English.
As an English learner do you think it’s a great tool or just cheating and laziness ?
This is the hot question at the moment.
Do you use Google translate to help you with your written English ? Do you enhance your text by putting it through an a.i software?
Are you tempted to rely on a:i to help you produce a written text quickly?
Listen as we discuss the pros and cons of a.i and see how we think it’ll affect the learning and teaching experience.
Take a look at these options which an a.i software produced from one of our blogs about Food Hell.
This is what we wrote : What’s the worst thing you’ve ever eaten ? Snails ? Eels ? Sheep’s brains ? Listen as we discus the worst things we’ve eaten. Do you agree with our choice? Do you think our choices are cultural or universal tastes? Why do you detest these foods? Is it the texture, the smell, the taste or just the idea? To get in the mood here are the foods we discuss. Build your vocabulary by associating tastes, and adjectives to each choice*. https://english-podcasts.com/food-hell/
This is what the a.i wrote in different styles. What do you think?
Friendly: Do you agree with our choices? Do you think our choices are cultural or universal tastes? What’s the worst food you’ve ever eaten ? Snails ? Eels ? Sheep’s brains ? We discuss all this and more in this episode of the podcast.
Witty: What’s the worst thing you’ve ever eaten? Snails? Eels? Sheep’s brains?! Yeah, we thought so. In this episode of The Listening Project we ask the question: what’s the worst thing you’ve ever eaten? Listen as we discuss how old you had to be to eat some weird things, why some people can literally eat anything and where the best place is for napa cabbage
Empathetic: The worst things I’ve eaten? Snails, eels, sheep’s brains and worse. Do you agree with our choices? Do you think they are cultural or universal tastes? To get in the mood here are the foods we discuss. Build your vocabulary by associating tastes, and adjectives to each choice.
Luxury: What would constitute the worst thing you’ve ever eaten? Snails ? Eels ? Sheep’s brains ? Listen as we discuss the worst things we’ve eaten eaten. Do you agree with our choice? Do you think our choices are cultural or universal tastes? Why do you detest these foods? Is it the texture, the smell, the taste or just the idea?
Adventurous: This is a lively and fun podcast that discusses the worst things we’ve eaten. We are passionate about food, and so are you. We believe each culture has foods that they consider disgusting which we put in a list. In this podcast episode we discuss the reasons why these foods are considered some of the most unsavory in our culture. If you have suggestions for future topics please email me at suggestions@podcasts.com
Persuasive: We all have foods that we detest. When someone tells you to try something, how do you respond? You like it or not? Why do people put themselves through this ritualistic thing of eating all these things they don’t like? This is your chance to find out. Listen as we discuss some of the things most people won’t eat, but that we did.
In this podcast, you can pick up tips on the best way to take control phone calls in English by reducing stress and slowing down the conversation to suit you.
Welcome back to English-Podcasts. In this episode we cover hot tips to help you master phone calls in English. We’ll help you take control of the call. Listen in.
Notes
Many learners prefer sending an e-mail to making a phone call for one reason…. it’s easier as it avoids the stress of actually speaking and listening ! However, sometimes a quick phone can can solve a problem in minutes rather than having to wait for the “to and fro” of e-mails.
Recap & Takeaways
BEFORE LISTENING, THINK ABOUT YOUR DIFFICULTIES WITH PHONE CALLS.
How do you feel?
Are you concerned more about speaking or understanding ?
HERE ARE OUR TOP TIPS (to be completed later)
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