- Audio Lessons 251 - 300
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Lucky
Views #300 | Intermediate 4 -
Perfect Match
Views #299 | Intermediate 5 -
Global Warming
Views #298 | Intermediate 5 -
Music
Views #297 | Intermediate 4 -
Sunday
Views #296 | Intermediate 5 -
Paris
Views #295 | Intermediate 5 -
Melbourne
Views #294 | Intermediate 4 -
France
Views #293 | Intermediate 5 -
Walkabout
Views #292 | Intermediate 4 -
Movies
Views #291 | Intermediate 5 -
Video Games
Views #290 | Intermediate 5 -
Halloween
Views #289 | Intermediate 5 -
Thailand
Views #288 | Intermediate 5 -
Hooligans
Views #287 | Intermediate 5 -
The Kiwi
Views #286 | Intermediate 5 -
My dog
Views #285 | Intermediate 4 -
India
Views #284 | Intermediate 4 -
India
Views #283 | Intermediate 4 -
Trip to the Hospital
Views #282 | Intermediate 4 -
Texas
Views #281 | Intermediate 4 -
Boxing Day
Views #280 | Intermediate 4 -
Going Home
Views 279 | Intermediate 4 -
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Views # | Intermediate 4 -
New Apartment
Views #277 | Intermediate 5 -
Aussie Animals
Views #276 | Intermediate 4 -
The Land of Australia
Views #275 | Intermediate 4 -
Life in England
Views #274 | Intermediate 4 -
Home
Views #273 | Intermediate 5 -
Hurricane
Views #272 | Intermediate 5 -
Elephants
Views #271 | Intermediate 5 -
People
Views #270 | Intermediate 4 -
Unpleasant surprise
Views #269 | Intermediate 4 -
The Prize
Views #268 | Intermediate 4 -
New Zealand
Views #266 | Intermediate 4 -
Making a Film
Views #264 | Intermediate 4 -
Family Wedding
Views #263 | Intermediate 4 -
Signs
Views #262 | Intermediate 4 -
Trip to Argentina
Views #261 | Intermediate 4 -
The Scarf
Views #260 | Intermediate 4 -
Beckham
Views #259 | Intermediate 4 -
Restaurant Review
Views #258 | Intermediate 4 -
Austria
Views #257 | Intermediate 4 -
Football
Views #258 | Intermediate 4 -
The Interview
Views #255 | Intermediate 5 -
Spanish Travel Tips
Views #254 | Intermediate 5 -
Great Fruit
Views #253 | High Beginner 3 -
Fatherhood
Views #252 | Intermediate 4 -
Teaching
Views #251 | Intermediate 4
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Todd
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Todd: So, Ivan, where are you from?
Ivan: I'm from Texas.
Todd: Texas!
Ivan: Yep
Todd: OK, what's the difference between Texas and Japan?
Ivan: Texas is big and Japan is little.
Todd: Yeah, how about the food?
Ivan: The food! In Texas we eat a lot of steak, we eat a lot of meat, a lot of beans, a lot of bad stuff for you, but it tastes good.
Todd: Yeah, what kind of food do you prefer?
Ivan: You know it's funny. I go back to Texas sometimes and I can't eat that anymore. I'm so used to the
lighter meals: the fish and stuff here. Um, what do I like more? Sometimes I like chili, sometimes I like sushi.
Todd: Yeah, how does the weather compare with Texas and Japan?
Ivan: Ah, I'm from Houston, Texas which is in the south and that's just hot, hot, hot. Never had a white Christmas in Houston. The average is about 41, 41 degrees in the summer.
Todd: Whoa!
Ivan: Yeah, so it rains a lot more here too. I still can't get used to all the rain.
Todd: So, Houston is pretty close to Mexico, right?
Ivan: Yeah, actually, it's a nine hour drive, well not nine, maybe six. I used to go down there back in high school. Me and my buddies would go. There's no drinking age in Mexico. Beer is about 25 cents or 30 yen over there.
Todd: Yeah, what do you remember about your trips to Mexico?
Ivan: Not much, which is why we went. We just went. It was called a border town. Basically they just exist
to take care of high school and college kids that want to party for a couple of nights. It's not really nice but it's cheap and it's fun.
difference between
What's the difference between Texas and Japan?
We use the phrase 'difference between' to talk about features that are unique to each of the things we are comparing. We can only use 'between' when we have two things to compare. Notice the following:
- To be honest, there isn't much of a difference between the two
places.
- Even though they are sisters there are many differences between
them.
white
Christmas I've never had a white Christmas in Houston.
The phrase 'white Christmas' refers to the fact that in many places in the Northern Hemisphere there is snow on the ground at Christmas. Since snow is white, the ground and trees look white and the general color at Christmas is white. Notice the following:
- It snowed a few inches last night, so it is really white and beautiful outside.
- Sometimes it's so white in the winter that it hurts your eyes.
pretty close
Is Houston pretty close to Mexico?
In this case 'pretty close' refers to a short physical distance between two places. Notice the following:
- We lived pretty close to each other when we were kids.
- It is pretty close by plane, but too far to drive.
down there
My buddies and I used to go down there back in high school.
'Down there' is used to generally refer to a location that is south of where you are or physically below you. Notice the following:
- We are going down there to visit my parents in a few weeks.
- How many times have you been down there?
over there
Beer is about twenty-five cents or thirty yen over there.
'Over there' refers to a general location that is either far away or to the east or west of where you are currently. Notice the following:
- We are all going to meet over there and go to the game together.
- I used to go to England every summer, but I haven't been over
there in years now.
Vocabulary Quiz
down there • over there
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