- Audio Lessons 1201 - 1250
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Life on the Road
Views #1249 | Intermediate (B2) -
Work on the Go
Views #1248 | Intermediate (B2) -
Work from Abroad
Views #1247 | Intermediate (B2) -
Outsource on the Small
Views #1246 | Intermediate (B2) -
Outsourcing
Views #1245 | Intermediate (B1) -
Ecuador and Colombia
Views #1244| Intermediate (B1) -
Culture Comparison
Views #1243 | Intermediate (B1) -
Capetown
Views #1242 | Intermediate (B1) -
South African Landscape
Views #1141 | Intermediate (B1) -
Big Picture
Views #1240 | Intermediate (B1) -
Big Plans
Views #1239 | Intermediate (B1) -
More Freaks
Views #1238 | Intermediate (B1) -
Freaks and Animals
Views #1237 | Intermediate (B1) -
Hotel for Her
Views #1236 | Intermediate (B1) -
Hotel for Him
Views #1235 | Intermediate (B1) -
Ecuadorian Food
Views #1234 | Intermediate (B1) -
Colombian Food
Views #1233 | Intermediate (B1) -
Student Life Abroad
Views #1232 | Intermediate (B1) -
Global Student
Views #1231 | Intermediate (B1) -
Chilean Movie
Views #1228 | Intermediate (B1) -
Indonesian Movie
Views #1227 | Intermediate (B1) -
Success and Failure
Views #1226 | Intermediate (B1) -
Good Job!
Views #1225 | Intermediate (B1) -
More Moms
Views #1224 | Intermediate (B1) -
Soccer Moms
Views #1223 | Intermediate (B1) -
Shipwrecks
Views #1222 | Advanced (C1) -
Treasure Hunt
Views #1221 | Advanced (C1) -
Metrosexual
Views #1220 | Advanced (C1) -
Men Cry
Views #1229 | Advanced (C1) -
Learn Types Part 2
Views #1218 | Advanced (C1) -
Learn Types Part 1
Views #1217 | Advanced (C1) -
A Few More Bad Habits
Views #1216 | Intermediate (B1) -
A Few Bad Habits
Views #1215 | Intermediate (B1) -
Wedding Review
Views #1214 | Intermediate (B1) -
Wedding Prep
Views #1213 | Intermediate (B1) -
Water Adventures
Views #1212 | Intermediate (B1) -
Hiking in Africa
Views #1211 | Intermediate (B1) -
Mad and Embarrassed
Views #1210 | Intermediate (B1) -
Mixed Emotions
Views #1209 | Intermediate (B1) -
MMA
Views #1208 | Intermediate (B1) -
Natural Concerns
Views #1207 | Intermediate (B1) -
Boxing as a Sport
Views #1206 | Intermediate (B1) -
Chi Cha
Views #1205 | Intermediate (B1) -
Dancing in Chile
Views #1204 | Intermediate (B1) -
Food for Independence
Views #1203 | Intermediate (B1) -
Reasons for Riots
Views #1202 | Advanced (C1) -
Protests
Views #1201 | Intermediate (C1)
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Ecuador and Colombia
Felipe has lived most of his life in Colombia and Ecuador. He compares both.
Katia: Hello Felipe, how are you?
Felipe: Hello, I'm fine.
Katia: Listen, I was thinking you know a lot about Ecuador and Colombia right?
Felipe: Yeah.
Katia: What is it that you like about those two countries or what is it that you don't like that much or what would you like to change?
Felipe: Well, what I really love of both countries is nature because, you know, my hobby is mountain climbing so I enjoy climbing high mountains in both countries because you have that, you know that in Colombia and Ecuador there is the highlands and you have really, really high mountains so I enjoy that. And also let's say one thing that I don't like is that cities are too big, you know, and if you get lost, if you travel to Bogot·, it's huge so I don't like cities in Colombia because they're so big, they're huge and you get lost.
Katia: What about in Ecuador? Quito, is it also a big city?
Felipe: Well it is a big city but it's not as big as Bogot·. If you think, you can travel from the south to the north in a couple of hours, maybe two hours, it's not that huge as Bogot·.
Katia: That is so interesting. What about something that you would like to change perhaps of Ecuador or Colombia?
Felipe: Well, the only thing I would like to change is something about tourism because you know that people overseas outside of Colombia and Ecuador, they don't know too much about Colombia and Ecuador. So I don't know, I think the government should, you know, make people overseas know more about Colombia and Ecuador so that we can attract more tourists to our countries.
Katia: That is so true. Actually just by knowing more I want to go to Ecuador and Colombia.
Felipe: There you are, that's great.
Katia: So thank you Felipe.
Felipe: OK, you're welcome.
get lost
Sometimes cities are too big, and you get lost.
When you 'get lost,' you make a mistake in the direction that you are walking or driving, you arrive in an area that you are not familiar with.Notice the following:
- It's almost impossible to get lost around here.
- I get lost a lot when I first move to a new city.
perhaps
What is something you would like to change, perhaps of
Ecuador or Colombia?
'Perhaps' is another way to say 'maybe.' Notice the following:
- I was going to go for a bike ride or perhaps a run this
afternoon.
- Perhaps you should go to the doctor. You sound really sick.
huge
I don't like cities in Colombia because they are so big;
they're huge.
Something 'huge' is really, really, really big. Notice the following:
- This sweater is a size medium, but it's huge.
- It's impossible to understand how huge the ocean really is.
overseas
People overseas don't know much about Colombia or Ecuador.
Here, people 'overseas' just means people in a different country. Notice the following:
- We are going on an overseas honeymoon next month.
- She has been living overseas for most of the last 15 years.
There you are
There you are; that's great.
You can use this sentence when you have given someone else something he wanted and the conversation is ending. Notice the following:
- There you are. Have a nice day.
- I have the books that you wanted to borrow, so there you are.
Vocabulary Quiz
overseas • There you are
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