Gossip and rumors are hard to avoid and sometimes when we hear them it’s even hard to keep it to ourselves- that is the nature of gossip. You want to spread it around, but you want to be loyal to the person who told it to you. Today we will learn about three [...]
6/22/2007 | Download File (18.85 MB) - right click to download
In today’s podcast lesson we are going to listen to two friends going shopping. We will hear how they discuss what to buy and try to negotiate a good price with the seller. In England and the United States, bargaining is not done as much as it used to be. In most shops, [...]
6/13/2007 | Download File (11.93 MB) - right click to download
Gossip and rumors are hard to avoid and sometimes when we hear them it’s even hard to keep it to ourselves- that is the nature of gossip. You want to spread it around, but you want to be loyal to the person who told it to you. Today we will learn about three [...]
6/8/2007 | Download File (10.09 MB) - right click to download
Today’s English lesson is about appearance, or what someone looks like. We are going to practice describing people’s appearances and then comparing them to each other. It is quite common for native English speakers to have to make comparisons between people. LINK TO DOWNLOAD THIS LESSON (right-click, save as) : epod_biz141_D29.mp3(10.1mb)
6/6/2007 | Download File (11.55 MB) - right click to download
In today’s podcast lesson we are going to learn about the differences between exaggeration and understatement in English and how people use or recognize them. Many of the examples of exaggeration and understatement are idioms. LINK TO DOWNLOAD THIS LESSON (right-click, save as) : epod_biz140_B36.mp3(11.5mb)
6/6/2007 | Download File (11.55 MB) - right click to download
In today’s podcast lesson we are going to learn about the differences between exaggeration and understatement in English and how people use or recognize them. Many of the examples of exaggeration and understatement are idioms. LINK TO DOWNLOAD THIS LESSON (right-click, save as) : ode_biz140_B36.mp3(11.5mb)
