- Audio Lessons 101 - 150
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Miami
Views #150 | High Beginner 3 -
Soccer
Views #149 | High Beginner 3 -
Sushi
Views #148 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Beach
Views #147 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Tattoo
Views #146 | High Beginner 3 -
Indonesia
Views #145 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Camera
Views #144 | High Beginner 3 -
Night Life
Views #143 | High Beginner 3 -
Beautiful China
Views #142 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Wind Surfing
Views #141 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Visual Arts
Views #140 | Low Intermediate 4 -
House Description
Views #139 | Low Intermediate 4 -
China
Views #138 | Low Intermediate 4 -
London Tour
Views #137 | High Beginner 3 -
Laos and Thailand
Views #136 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Bali
Views #135 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Cool Dude
Views #134 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Malaysia
Views #133 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Life in Idaho
Views #132 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Climbing Fuji
Views #131 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Aussies
Views #130 | Low Intermediate 4 -
My Dog
Views #129 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Water Wonderland
Views #125 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Beach Life
Views #124 | High Beginner 3 -
Travel Tips
Views #123 | High Beginner 3 -
The Moon and Beyond
Views #122 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Opposites
Views #121 | High Beginner 3 -
Likes and Dislikes
Views #120 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Life Adjustment
Views #117 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Media
Views #116 | High Beginner 3 -
Likes and Dislikes
Views #115 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Bowling
Views #114 | Low Intermediate 4 -
First Job
Views #113 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Favorite Foods
Views #112 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Summer
Views #111 | High Beginner 3 -
Wales
Views #110 | High Beginner 3 -
Cold Remedy
Views #109 | High Beginner 3 -
New Addition
Views #108 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Animals
Views #107 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Reading
Views #106 | High Beginner 3 -
Toronto
Views #105 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Finland
Views #104 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Motorcycles
Views #103 | Low Intermediate 4 -
A Million Dollars
Views #102 | High Beginner 3 -
Home
Views #101 | High Beginner 3
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Sushi
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Matt
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Todd
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Todd: OK. Matthew, we are going to talk about food.
Matt: OK.
Todd: What kind of foods do you like?
Matt: Well, now I'm in Japan at the moment, I'm eating a lot of sushi.
Todd: OK.
Matt: I've only got two weeks left here so it's kind of suchi three times a week.
Todd: Oh, wow! You really love the stuff.
Matt: Yeah, it's fun. It's great.
Todd: Where do you eat sushi?
Matt: Well, we either buy it in a supermarket, kind of buy a tray, about a thousand yen, or we'll go down to the conveyor belt restaurant just down the side the university on our way home.
Todd: OK.
Matt: Pick up a few plates.
Todd: The conveyor belt restaurant.
Matt: I don't know the Japanese word for that. We call it the conveyor belt restaurant.
Todd: When you go to sushi, how much does it cost?
Matt: Well, it's 130 yen for one plate, and usually there is two of us that go and usually we spend about one and a half thousand yen (1,500), about ten plates.
Todd: Ten plates!
Matt: Yeah! We like it!
at the moment
I'm in Japan at the moment.
"At the moment" means "right now" or as we are speaking. Notice the following:
- Can I call you back? I'm eating dinner at the moment.
- Where are you at the moment?
two weeks left
I've only got two weeks left here.
If you only have "two weeks left" in a place you are only going to be there for two more weeks. Notice the following:
- We have only five weeks left of school.
- There are only two weeks left to buy concert tickets.
it's great
It's fun, it's great.
If something is "great" it is very good. This is a positive adjective similar to fantastic or wonderful. Notice the following:
- I just finished reading a great book.
- His new apartment is great!
pick up
Pick up a few plates.
To "pick something up" is to hold it and lift it with your hands. Notice the following:
- Can you pick up that suitcase and put it in the car? It's really heavy.
- She picked up her sister from the chair.
call
We call it the conveyor belt restaurant.
What you "call" something is the name that you have for it. Notice the following:
- His name is Thomas, but we call him Tubby.
- We started calling this park "Paradise" after our first visit.
Vocabulary Quiz
pick up • call
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