- Audio Lessons 151 - 200
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Tacos
Views #200 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Colors
Views #199 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Spain and Japan
Views #198 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Commute
Views #197 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Twins
Views #196 | Mid-Intermediate 5 -
Boxing Day
Views #195 | Mid-Intermediate 5 -
Lost and Found
Views #194 | High-Beginner 3 -
The Perfect Day
Views #193 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Traveling
Views #192 | High-Beginner 3 -
Turkiye
Views #191 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Gift
Views #190 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Date
Views #189 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Hiking
Views #188 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Spider
Views #187 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Accident
Views #186 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Memories of Grandfather
Views #185 | High-Beginner 3 -
Likes, Interests, and Abilities
Views #184 | High-Beginner 3 -
Cooking
Views #183 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Girl Scouts
Views #182 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Ghosts
Views #181 | High-Beginner 3 -
Newspapers
Views #180 | Mid-Intermediate 5 -
Lawyers
Views #179 | Mid-Intermediate 5 -
Life Overseas
Views #178 | Mid-Intermediate 5 -
Abilities
Views #177 | Mid-Beginner 2 -
Giving Blood
Views #176 | Mid-Intermediate 5 -
Hurricane Andrew
Views #175 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Adjectives - Opposites
Views #174 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Reading Strategy
Views #173 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Airplane Job
Views #172 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
The Big Change
Views #171 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Meet Nanju
Views #170 | High-Beginner 3 -
Good English
Views #169 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Cricket
Views #168 | High-Beginner 3 -
Reading
Views #167 | High-Beginner 3 -
Norway
Views #166 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Fruit
Views #165 | High-Beginner 3 -
Teen Years
Views #164 | High-Beginner 3 -
Dream Job
Views #163 | High-Intermediate 6 -
Post Office
Views #162 | High-Beginner 3 -
Recipe
Views #161 | High-Beginner 3 -
Norwegian Summer
Views #160 | High-Beginner 3 -
Favorite Fruit
Views #159 | Mid-Beginner 2 -
Favorite Place
Views #158 | High-Beginner 3 -
Fears
Views #157 | Mid-Beginner 2 -
Winter Sports
Views #156 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Adelaide
Views #155 | High-Beginner 3 -
Handy Man
Views #154 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
Manchester
Views #153 | High-Beginner 3 -
House Description
Views #152 | High-Beginner 3 -
Hong Kong
Views #151 | High-Beginner 3
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House Description
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Clare
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Todd
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Todd: OK, Clare we're going to talk about your house.
Clare: OK.
Todd: OK, do you live in a big house or a small house?
Clare: I live in quite a big house.
Todd: A big house. Really!
Clare: Mm!
Todd: OK, how many rooms does it have?
Clare: About 12.
Todd: Jeez! 12 rooms.
Clare: Yeah.
Todd: Wow. Is it a new house or old house?
Clare: It's about 80 years old.
Todd: Wow. OK. I guess. well that's old for America, but that's probably not very old.
Clare: That's not very old for England.
Todd: Wow. OK. What is in your kitchen?
Clare: A big round table and a cooker.
Todd: OK. And what is in the living room?
Clare: A TV and a video.
Todd: OK. Do you watch TV a lot?
Clare: Yes.
Todd: OK. Uh, what do you watch on TV?
Clare: Anything. I don't really like watching sport.
Todd: Oh.
Clare: I like watching TV series.
Todd: Oh, wow, that's the only thing I like is sports
Clare: Some sports are OK. I don't like watching golf, snooker, and sports like that.
Todd: Yeah. OK. Great. Thanks.
room
How many rooms does the house have?
Usually when talking about "rooms" in a house we are referring to bedrooms, or places for people to sleep. Notice the following:
- There were seven people living in the house and only four rooms.
- His room was across the hall from mine.
new house
Is it a new house or an old house?
A "new house" has recently been built and has never been lived in by another person or family. Notice the following:
- She decided to buy a new house because she didn't want any problems with the structure.
- They building a lot of new houses near the highway.
old for America
That's old for America.
England is an older country, so an 80 year-old house is not old for England, but old for America, because England has houses that are much older. Notice the following:
- This building is very old and traditional for America.
- The company has a history of 100 years, which is old for America.
round
A big round table.
A "round" table is a table in the shape of a circle. Notice the following:
- The new office building is round and has a lot of windows.
- The round table made it easy for everyone to be part of the conversation.
series
I like watching TV series.
A "series" is where each episode is related to the other episodes and together they tell a story. Notice the following:
- I always watch my favorite series on Thursday night.
- Is there any series that you really enjoy?
Vocabulary Quiz
round • series
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