- Audio Lessons 51 - 100
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Chicago
Views #100 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Vending Machines
Views #99 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Soccer in Kenya
Views #98 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Japanese Salad
Views #97 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Horses
Views #96 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Ireland
Views #95 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Guitar
Views #94 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Tokyo Nights
Views #93 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Wine
Views #92 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Dear Old Dad
Views #91 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Day at the Beach
Views #90 | Low Intermediate 4 -
School Life
Views #87 | High Beginner 3 -
The Commute
Views #86 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Apples
Views #85 | High Beginner 3 -
Good Dog!
Views #84 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Japanese Festival
Views #83 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Healthy Diet
Views #82 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Teens and Computers
Views #81 | High Beginner 3 -
Guitar
Views #80 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Boyfriend
Views #79 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Ice Hockey
Views #78 | Low-Intermediate 4 -
The Gym
Views #77 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Weather
Views #76 | High Beginner 3 -
The Band
Views #75 | High Beginner 3 -
Canadian Cities
Views #74 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Adjectives - Opposites
Views #73 | High Beginner 3 -
Driving
Views #72 | High Beginner 3 -
Bread
Views #71 | High Beginner 3 -
Abilities
Views #70 | High Beginner 3 -
Japan
Views #69 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Pasta Dish
Views #68 | High Beginner 3 -
Money
Views #67 | Low Intermediate 4 -
American Life
Views #66 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Breakfast
Views #65 | High Beginner 3 -
English Life
Views #64 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Driving
Views #63 | High Beginner 3 -
Weather
Views #62 | High Beginner 3 -
Tokyo
Views #61 | High Beginner 3 -
TV
Views #60 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Sisters
Views #59 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Canada
Views #58 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Photography
Views #57 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Offer
Views #55 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Fish Market
Views #54 | High Beginner 3 -
Globalization
Views #53 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
The Camera
Views #52 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Home away from Home
Views #51 | Low Intermediate 4
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Pasta Dish
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Jessica
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Todd
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Todd: OK, Jessica, we are going to talk about cooking.
Jessica: OK.
Todd: Now, you like to cook!
Jessica: Yes.
Todd: OK. What can you cook?
Jessica: I can cook Manicotti, Tacos, lots of food.
Todd: OK. So what is Manicotti?
Jessica: Manicotti is...it's a big noodle. It's hollow on the inside and you fill it with different cheeses and then you put red tomato sauce over the top of it and..it's pretty good
Todd: So how do you make it?
Jessica: Well, you use Ricotta cheese, Mozzarella cheese, um , Parmesan Cheese,a little bit of salt, and basil and stuff and you mix it all together in a pot and then you stuff it in the noodle, and you put the noodle in the pan and shove it in the oven for 35 minutes and let it cook.
Todd: Yeah!
Jessica: And it's good.
Todd: That sounds really good. How often do you make manicotti?
Jessica: Oh, a couple times a month, probably.
Todd: What is the secret to good manicotti?
Jessica: You got to make it tasty, cause if you add enough salt or Parmesan cheese then it doesn't taste as good.It just tastes like your eating cheese. That's it.
Todd: OK. Well I'll remember that. Thanks a lot Jessica.
Jessica: You're welcome.
hollow
Manicotti is a big noodle that is hollow on the inside.
When there is nothing inside an object besides air it is 'hollow.' Notice the following:
- This statue is really light. It must be hollow.
- The dead tree was hollow on the inside.
cheeses or tomato sauce
Fill the noodle with different cheeses and pour tomato sauce on top.
'Cheese' a type of processed milk product. There are many different varieties of cheese. Tomato sauce is a red liquid that is made up of tomatoes and spices and is put on pasta or pizza. Notice the following:
- How many different cheeses are on this sandwich?
- I made that tomato sauce from my grandmother's recipe.
stuff it in
Mix all the cheeses and spices and stuff them in the noodle.
To 'stuff something in' a place is to put it into a hollow area with force. In this case you are putting the cheese in the hole of the noodle. Notice the following:
- When I am really hungry I just stuff food in my mouth.
- If the clothes don't fit in the closet I just try to stuff them in.
shove in
Put everything in the pan and shove it in the oven.
In this case 'shove in' means 'put or push in.' In normal use 'shove' is similar but a little more violent than push. Notice the following:
- Don't shove me in the car like that.
- He shoved some clothes in his backpack and ran out the door.
tasty
The secret to good manicotti is you got to make it tasty.
If something is 'tasty' it has a good flavor and is delicious. Notice the following:
- There are many tasty Vietnamese foods.
- That salad you made is really tasty.
Vocabulary Quiz
stuff it in • shoved • tasty
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