- Audio Lessons 301 - 350
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Business Gone Bad
Views #350 | Advanced 7 -
Broke in the Big Apple
Views #349 | Advanced 7 -
More Carnival
Views #348 | Intermediate 4 -
Carnival
Views #347 | Intermediate 4 -
Parasite Child
Views #346 | Intermediate 4 -
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Views # | Intermediate 5 -
Daily Routine in Two Countries
Views #344 | Intermediate 4 -
Learning Languages
Views #343 | Intermediate 4 -
Movie Critique
Views #342 | Intermediate 4 -
Pets
Views #341 | High Beginner 3 -
Mushrooms
Views #340 | High Beginner 3 -
Rugby
Views #339 | High Beginner 3 -
Boarding School
Views #338 | Intermediate 4 -
The Interview
Views #337 | Intermediate 4 -
Goal!!!!
Views #336 | Intermediate 4 -
Three Wishes
Views #335 | Intermediate 4 -
Fort Fun
Views #334 | Intermediate 4 -
The Messenger
Views #333 | Intermediate 4 -
Lunch
Views #332 | Intermediate 4 -
Cuba and Japan
Views #331 | Intermediate 4 -
Growing Up Abroad
Views #330 | Intermediate 4 -
Lulu
Views #329 | Intermediate 4 -
Good Greens
Views #328 | Intermediate 4 -
Sunday
Views #327 | Intermediate 4 -
Myths
Views #326 | Intermediate 4 -
Manga
Views #325 | Intermediate 5 -
Grandpa's Dog
Views #324 | High Beginner 3 -
Learning English
Views #323 | High Beginner 3 -
Career Plans
Views #322 | Intermediate 4 -
Christchurch
Views #321 | Intermediate 4 -
Last Night
Views #320 | Intermediate 4 -
Food
Views #319 | Intermediate 4 -
Design
Views #318 | Intermediate 4 -
Home
Views #317 | Intermediate 4 -
Design
Views #316 | Intermediate 4 -
Learning Japanese
Views #312 | Intermediate 4 -
Aussie Sports
Views #311 | Intermediate 4 -
Voting
Views #310 | Intermediate 4 -
Cleaning
Views #309 | Intermediate 4 -
Quito
Views #308 | Intermediate 4 -
Sunday
Views #306 | Intermediate 4 -
England
Views #305 | Intermediate 4 -
Travel
Views #304 | Intermediate 4 -
Music
Views #303 | Intermediate 4 -
Ecuador
Views #302 | Intermediate 4 -
Japan
Views #301 | Intermediate 4
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Todd: Hello!
Heidi: Hi!
Todd: Hi! What is your name?
Heidi: My name is Heidi?
Todd: Heidi! Where are you from?
Heidi: I'm from the U.S.
Todd: OK. Where are you from in the U.S?
Heidi: From Connecticut.
Todd: OK. Ah..tell us about Connecticut.
Heidi: Um..it's really nice. in the nothern part. (OK) It's very country.
Todd: Oh. OK. So there's lots of trees and grass and things like that. Oh nice! Where do you live now?
Heidi: I live in Tokyo.
Todd: In Tokyo! How long have you been in Japan?
Heidi: About three and a half years.
Todd: OK. That's a long time. Uh..what do you think about Japan?
Heidi: Um..it's great. I like the food.
Todd: OK. And you do karate?
Heidi: Mm-hm
Todd: Ka-ra-te I should say. How long have you been doing karate?
Heidi: For about a year. A little over a year.
Todd: OK. And do you have a blackbelt?
Heidi: Not yet.
Todd: OK. Do you practice karate in the United States?
Heidi: No, I don't.
Todd: Thanks, Heidi
it's very country
Connecticut is really nice. In the northern part. It's very
country.
'It's very country' is a phrase used to describe something
that has a rustic feel to it.
Notice the following:
- I love your new kitchen table, it's very country.
- The style of house I want is country.
things like that
So there's lots of trees and grass and things like that.
'Things like that' is a phrase used to describe a group of
things that are all similar to something else. We use this
when we don't want to list off all of our examples, but we
want to give the listener the general idea.
Notice the following:
- I like skiing, jogging and outdoor things like that.
- Things like that are really hard to find .
how long
How long have you been in Japan?
'How long' is used to ask for what length of time something
happened.
Notice the following:
- How long do I need to cook the lasagne for?
- How long have you been able to speak fluent German?
black belt
And do you have a black belt?
When you have a 'black belt' it means you have earned the
highest award in a particular martial art.
Notice the following:
- You don't want to start a fight with him, I have heard
he has a black belt in karate.
- I have my black belt exam next month.
practice
Do you practice karate in the United States?
Used like this, 'practice' karate is similar to 'do'
karate. 'Practice' can also mean repeating the same
actions many times with the intention of improving.
Notice the following:
- I am not very good at singing and I need to practice.
- He needs more practice if he is going to get his black
belt.
Vocabulary Quiz
black belt • practice
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