- 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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Good Dog!
Todd: James, I saw on your desk you have a nice picture of a dog.
James: Yes.
Todd: OK. Tell us about your dog.
James: My dog's name is Piper. He was a mutt, a homeless dog that we picked up off the street about four and a half years ago.
Todd: Oh, wow! So what kind of dog is he now?
James: He's a yellow lab, golden retriever mix. He's very very sweet, very very fun to play with, really really nice.
Todd: Oh, that's great. Can he do any tricks?
James: No.
Todd: No.
James: We can do one trick where we point our finger at him and go Bang Bang Bang Bang and he falls over dead, but that is the only trick he can do and he only does that maybe half the time.
Todd: OK. Does he bark a lot?
James: Usually no. Usually he's pretty good.
Todd: Pretty quiet.
James: Mm,hm!
Todd: OK. Is it a male dog or a female dog?
James: Yeah. It's a male dog.
Todd: So, no puppies.
James: No, puppies.
Todd: OK. Would you like to have another dog, another puppy?
James: It would be fun in the future but not for awhile.
mutt
My dog was a mutt that we picked up off the street years ago.
A 'mutt' is a dog that has parents that are two different types of dogs. It is a combination instead of a purebred dog. Notice the following:
- This dog is actually a mutt.
- We have a bunch of little mutt puppies.
sweet
He's very sweet and fun to play with.
'Sweet' used like this is another way to say nice. Notice the following:
- Sometimes she is sweet, but sometimes she can be terrible.
- He is a sweet boy but not very interesting.
do tricks
Can he do any tricks?
A 'trick' is an action that you teach your dog to do. This can be shaking hands or rolling over. Notice the following:
- He works in a circus teaching animals to do tricks.
- I spent a lot of time teaching my dog to do tricks.
half the time
He does only one trick and he does it only maybe half the time.
If you do something 'half the time' you only do it fifty percent of the time, the other fifty percent of the time you don't do it. Notice the following:
- Half the time you come to work late.
- She spends half the time in the library.
falls over dead (or play dead)
We point a finger at him and go "bang, bang" and he plays dead.
When something 'falls over dead' it falls to one side because it is dead and can't stand up. When an animal 'plays dead' it acts like it is dead and doesn't move. Notice the following:
- Some animals play dead to escape predators.
- If you eat that you will fall over dead.
Vocabulary Quiz
half the time • played dead
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