- 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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Ireland
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Shane
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Todd
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Todd: OK, Shane, you're from Ireland.
Shane: I am, indeed, yeah.
Todd: Where are you from in Ireland?
Shane: I'm from a small town about 30 miles away from Dublin called Anfield, where there is plenty of cows and farmers and those type of things, so it's a good place. Lots of green fields. No mountians. Very small town you know.
I'd say there is about maybe 2,000 people living there, but I actually live outside the town so I live, a sort of bungalow house and it's sort of far away from the town so, that where I'm living, or that's where I was living, I was living in Dublin though, the capital but I originally from about, a sort of rural town you might say.
Todd: OK. What is the best thing about your town?
Shane: It's a very close-knit community, so if you go into a bar or a pub everyone seems to know each other. You know so whether, you have young people who interact with people who are 50 or 60 years of age, and there's people playing football and all that stuff, there is lots of interaction between people, so everyone seems to know each other.
bungalow house
I live in a bungalow house outside the town.
A 'bungalow house' is a small, one story house which was inspired by houses in India. We can also simply say 'bungalow'. Notice the following:
- Are you interested in buying a bungalow house?
- They are building a small bungalow on the property.
rural town
I'm from a very small town; it's like a rural town.
A 'rural town' is a very small town in a rural setting. It is surrounded by open spaces like farms and fields. Notice the following:
- There is a rural town about 15 minutes from the cabin.
- She's from the city and could never live in a rural town.
close-knit community
My town is a close-knit community.
A group of people is 'close-knit' if they are very emotionally close and active in each other's lives. A community is a group of people living close to one another in an area. Notice the following:
- The employees at my job are a very close-knit community.
- I had a very close-knit community of friends in my hometown.
interact with
You'll see young people who interact with older people.
When you 'interact with' people you talk with them or come in contact with them. Notice the following:
- How often do you interact with your bosses?
- His favorite part of traveling is interacting with the local people.
everyone seems to know each other
There is lots of interaction between people, and everyone seems to know each other.
'Everyone seems to know each other' in small towns or communities where people recognize each other and interact with each other everyday. Everyone knows what happens in the lives of the other people in the community. Notice the following:
- He comes from a place where everyone seems to know each other.
- It was strange to go from a big city to a place where everybody seems to know each other.
Vocabulary Quiz
interact • seems to know
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