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Podcast #25 My Trip to Canada

Posted: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 22:44:00 GMT

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Three weeks ago my wife and I went on a trip to Canada. We rented a house

in a town named Canmore, in the province of Alberta. Canmore is located

just outside Banff National Park. We were in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.

The house was spacious. Five members of our family were with us there. So

there were seven of us altogether. My grandson got the largest room. We

could see mountains through the living room window. Wild rabbits ate the

grass on the back lawn. The trash cans were all designed so that bears

cannot get into them. We could walk into town. The town has several nice

restaurants. One night we had dinner in a Chilean restaurant. Canmore has

over 100 kilometers of trails and paths within the town and nearby. A 10-

minute drive took us onto mountain roads. There were signs everywhere

warning about bears. The two kinds of bears living there are black bears and

grizzly bears. There are also mountain lions in the area. On one hike we

caught sight of a male deer. We took a gondola ride to the top of a

mountain. The view was fantastic. The food they served in the restaurant up

there was not very good. We split up into different groups depending on the

activity. My son and brother-in-law went white water rafting. I went with my

wife and sister-in-law to a rodeo in Calgary. My grandson spent time with

everyone. The eight days we spent there seemed too short.

Three weeks ago my wife and I went on a trip to Canada.

Three weeks ago I went with my wife on a trip to Canada.

We rented a house in a town named Canmore, in the province of Alberta.

We took a house in a town by the name of Canmore in Alberta.

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Canmore is located just outside Banff National Park.

Canmore lies right outside Banff National Park.

We were in the Rocky Mountains of Canada.

We were in the Canadian Rockies.

The house was spacious.

The house was roomy.

Five members of our family were with us there.

Five family members joined us there.

So there were seven of us altogether.

So we were seven in total.

My grandson got the largest room.

My grandson ended up with the largest room.

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We could see mountains through the living room window.

We had a view of mountains from the living room window.

Wild rabbits ate the grass on the back lawn.

Wild rabbits nibbled on the grass of the back lawn.

The trash cans are all designed so that bears cannot get into them.

All the trash cans in the area are bear proof.

We could walk into town.

We could get into town on foot.

The town has several nice restaurants.

The town has a number of good restaurants.

One night we had dinner in a Chilean restaurant.

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One night we dined in a Chilean restaurant.

Canmore has over 100 kilometers of trails and paths.

Canmore offers over 100 kilometers of trails and footpaths.

A 10-minute drive took us onto mountain roads.

It was just 10 minutes to mountain roads.

There were signs everywhere warning about bears.

Signs warning about bears were posted all over.

The two kinds of bears living there are black bears and grizzly bears.

The two species of bears there are the black bear and the grizzly bear.

There are also mountain lions in the area.

There are also mountain lions living in the area.

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On one hike we caught sight of a male deer.

On one hike we saw a stag.

We took a gondola ride to the top of a mountain.

We rode a gondola up to the top of a mountain.

The view was fantastic.

The view was superb.

The food they served in the restaurant up there was not very good.

The food in the restaurant there was nothing to write home about.

We split up into different groups depending on the activity.

Depending on the activity we divided into different groups.

My son and brother-in-law went white water rafting.

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My son and my wifes brother went on a white water rafting excursion.

I went with my wife and sister-in-law to a rodeo in Calgary.

My wife, sister-in-law and I attended a rodeo in Calgary.

My grandson spent time with everyone.

My grandson did things with everyone.

The eight days we spent there seemed too short.

Our eight days in Canada was far too short a time.

Podcast #26 Las Vegas

Posted: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:53:00 GMT

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Las Vegas is one of the most ridiculous places anywhere. It is a make-believe world for adults. People go there determined to have a good time.

There is more than one definition of a good time.

Gambling is naturally the big attraction. For some people gambling is an

addiction. They are just unable to stop. The ads for Las Vegas show

everyone laughing as they win money. The reality is unsmiling people who

are losing money.

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The entertainment is first-class. There are many excellent restaurants. Many

of the hotels represent foreign places. France is a couple of blocks from

Egypt and across the street from Italy. That's the general idea.

Prepare yourself if you are planning to visit Vegas. Calculate the exact

amount of money you want to gamble. Don't expect to win. Understand that

much of what you experience there is fake. Get ready to empty your mind

and have a good time.

Las Vegas is one of the most ridiculous places anywhere.

Las Vegas has to be among the silliest places on the face of the earth.

It is a make-believe world for adults.

It is a fantasy-land for grown-ups.

People go there determined to have a good time.

People travel there intent on enjoying themselves.

There is more than one definition of a good time.

Of course, the words "good time" dont meant the same to everybody.

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Gambling is naturally the big attraction.

It goes without saying that gambling is the big attraction.

For some people gambling is an addiction.

Some people are addicted to gambling.

They are just unable to stop.

They are simply incapable of stopping.

The ads for Las Vegas show everyone laughing as they win money.

The ads for Las Vegas are filled with laughing people winning money.

The reality is unsmiling people who are losing money.

What you see there are somber people losing money.

The entertainment is first-class.

The entertainment is world-class.

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There are many excellent restaurants.

There is an abundance of good places to eat.

Many of the hotels represent foreign places.

A lot of the hotels have a foreign theme.

France is a couple of blocks from Egypt and across the street from Italy.

France is two blocks from Egypt, with Italy right across the street.

That's the general idea.

That is more or less what it is like.

Prepare yourself if you are planning to visit Vegas.

Be prepared if you are planning on visiting Vegas.

Calculate the exact amount of money you want to gamble.

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Figure out exactly what your limit is for gambling.

Dont expect to win.

Dont have any expectations about winning.

Understand that much of what you experience there is fake.

Be aware that much of what you encounter there is not genuine.

Get ready to empty your mind and have a good time.

Look forward to giving your brain a rest and enjoying yourself.

Podcast #28 Borrowing Money

Posted: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 03:22:00 GMT

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Directions

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In this lesson you will hear two dialogs about borrowing money and paying

interest. The second dialog contains all of the ideas in the first dialog but

uses different words.

After you hear each dialog, it will be repeated three times with a pause after

each sentence so you can repeat it.

Dialog 1

A: I took out a loan for $1500 (fifteen hundred dollars).

B: What rate of interest are you paying?

A: I got it for 8 % (8 percent).

B: Eight percent interest sounds high. Couldn't you do any better?

A: I looked everywhere. It's the best I could do.

Dialog 2

A: I got a $1500 (fifteen hundred dollar) loan.

B: What rate of interest did you get?

A: Im paying 8% (percent) interest.

B: Eight percent interest doesn't sound so

good. Couldn't you find a better deal?

A: I called around. It's the best deal I could make.

Podcast #27 Job Application

Posted: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:13:00 GMT

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Spoken directions:

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In this podcast you will first hear a short monolog about a job application

and references. References are people who can describe what kind of

person you are or what kind of work you have done. After listening to the

monolog, you will hear it again, one sentence at a time. Repeat each

sentence. We will do the whole monolog this way three times, so that the

language can really plant itself in your brain. The idea is that it will still bethere when you want to use it sometime in the future.

Monolog:

I'm filling out an application for a new job.

I'm not sure who to give as a reference.

They usually get in touch with at least one reference.

So you want references to say good things about you.

But a reference on an application shouldn't be just a friend.

References on applications should be people who know how you work.

And the longer a reference has known you, the better.

Podcast #28 Borrowing Money

Posted: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 03:22:00 GMT

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Directions

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In this lesson you will hear two dialogs about borrowing money and paying

interest. The second dialog contains all of the ideas in the first dialog but

uses different words.

After you hear each dialog, it will be repeated three times with a pause after

each sentence so you can repeat it.

Dialog 1

A: I took out a loan for $1500 (fifteen hundred dollars).

B: What rate of interest are you paying?

A: I got it for 8 % (8 percent).

B: Eight percent interest sounds high. Couldn't you do any better?

A: I looked everywhere. It's the best I could do.

Dialog 2

A: I got a $1500 (fifteen hundred dollar) loan.

B: What rate of interest did you get?

A: Im paying 8% (percent) interest.

B: Eight percent interest doesn't sound so

good. Couldn't you find a better deal?

A: I called around. It's the best deal I could make.