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Today’s mp3 lesson is about dinner parties. In English speaking countries friends will often invite each other over for dinner and everyone will bring something to the party. The person who is having the party usually tells their friends what to bring to the party. It is important to be able to ask people for things, so we will look at how to politely ask your English speaking friends to bring something to the party.

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epod_biz126_A50.mp3(11.1mb)

Difficulty Level: Lower Intermediate | Popularity: 48 | Rating: 0
TOPICS: food|drinks | FUNCTIONS: request
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Today’s podcast lesson is about time. There are several different ways to tell time in English. We will look at different phrases that are used to tell time. We are going to discuss a person’s daily schedule: what time they do things. English speaking people talk a lot about time, so there are many time expressions to learn.

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epod_biz125_D24.mp3(11.4mb)

Difficulty Level: Elementary | Popularity: 45 | Rating: 0
TOPICS: time,, Movies | FUNCTIONS: discussing, Time
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In today’s podcast mp3 we are going to be listening to introductions. Introducing yourself is very important. It is likely to be the first impression someone has of you, so you want it to be good. When we introduce ourselves in English, we usually tell the person our name, ask them theirs and ask them what they do for work and where they’re from. Today we’ll show you how to give good introductions by listening to two – one bad and one good.

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epod_biz124_D23.mp3(10.9mb)

Difficulty Level: Elementary | Popularity: 49 | Rating: 0
TOPICS: meeting, people | FUNCTIONS: greetings, introduction, modes, of, address
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Today’s lesson is looking at some different health terms. Sometimes, we just can’t help getting sick, especially when the seasons change or we are under a lot of stress. Other times being sick is a good excuse for just getting some time off to catch up or relax.

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epod_biz123_B32.mp3(9.38mb)

Difficulty Level: Upper Intermediate | Popularity: 60 | Rating: 0
TOPICS: health | FUNCTIONS: persuading
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Most of us have daily routines. Part of these daily routines involve the times we must get up, be off to work, eat lunch, finish work, and get home. In today’s lesson we will be thinking about some of these times and how to express them properly using the best time preposition.

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epod_biz122_A49.mp3(11.0mb)

Difficulty Level: Lower Intermediate | Popularity: 48 | Rating: 0
TOPICS: Time | FUNCTIONS: discussing, Time
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Appearance is important, whether in order to give a good first impression, to stand out in a crowd, to describe someone we saw or even to clarify we are talking about the same person. In today’s lesson we are going to listen to two situations where it is important to describe someone’s appearance to another person. You will hear two people describe their friends. Listen for the adjectives being used to describe appearance. Also in this lesson you will hear an example of asking for a favor, which might also be useful.

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epod_biz121_D22.mp3(8.7mb)

Difficulty Level: Elementary | Popularity: 51 | Rating: 5
TOPICS: appearance | FUNCTIONS: describin people, request and command
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In today’s podcast lesson we well talk about things that happened in the past. It is common for English speakers to ask each other about what they did yesterday, last night, and last week. We will practice talking about vacations (UK holidays) and use words describing activities that people do on vacation.

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epod_biz120_D21.mp3(10.2mb)

Difficulty Level: Elementary | Popularity: 39 | Rating: 10
TOPICS: festivals|holidays travel | FUNCTIONS: describing events
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To sound more like a native speaker of English, it is necessary to learn some of the reduced forms used in daily speech. It is also important if you want to understand what native speakers are saying. As you may have noticed, we do not pronounce every word clearly. While you listen to today’s podcast, make notes of the words that you think are in their reduced forms.

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epod_biz119_A48.mp3(10.2mb)

Difficulty Level: Lower Intermediate | Popularity: 48 | Rating: 0
TOPICS: slang|idioms communication | FUNCTIONS: comparing|contrasting
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In today’s English podcast David is looking for a new apartment. Liz and David are discussing the things he wants and needs in a new apartment.

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epod_biz118_B31.mp3(9.92mb)

Difficulty Level: Upper Intermediate | Popularity: 73 | Rating: 9
TOPICS: accommodation, university life, home | FUNCTIONS: wants
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Today’s lesson is about dating. If you are very good friends with an English speaker; you can ask each other about your ‘love life’. Dating can be complicated, so it is often difficult to describe your relationship. That’s why in this podcast we’ll look at some different terms used in English to describe relationships.

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epod_biz117_B30.mp3(9.9mb)

Difficulty Level: Upper Intermediate | Popularity: 52 | Rating: 0
TOPICS: relationships|dating | FUNCTIONS: describing people
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