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BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School

Go Ahead School

This is a podcast series containing pedagogical resources in order to help students improve some language skills, such as Listening, Grammar, and Vocabulary. Jump into our Balloon and let"s enjoy the ride! ;-)

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00:03:03

Persuasive Speech - Preparing Presentations

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/10/03

Levels: High-Intermediate & Advanced One of the most important things you do when you address a group of people is try to change their minds. Listen to some goals of a persuasive speech, and think of how they can help you prepare future presentations. Enjoy!

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00:04:09

Prepositions - Contrary to Popular Belief, Students...

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2020/10/01

Levels: Intermediate + Prepositions are single words such as at, from, in, of, on, and can be found: - as simple prepositions - in prepositional phrases - as dependent prepositions - as particles in Phrasal Verbs. Listen to the recording, and pay attention to the prepositions and their functions on the text. Enjoy!

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00:02:07

Red In The Face

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2020/09/29

Levels: Basic and Pre-Intermediate How do you commute to work? Tell about a time when you were red in the face. Listen to the recording and find out the meaning of new expressions. Enjoy!

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00:01:54

Get rid of that smell!

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/25

Levels: Basic / Pre-Intermediate Listen to the recording and focus on the expressions the teacher's asking about. Enjoy!

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00:05:22

Be Polite

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/23

Levels: Intermediate + This text was written by Academy award-nominated writer and actress Nia Vardalos. In terms of writing style, pay attention to Nia's wit and fine irony. In terms of grammar, focus on the use of adjectives and the auxiliary 'do' for emphasis. Enjoy!

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00:03:21

Young Borrowers

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/20

Levels: Intermediate + Credit card companies are targeting youngsters as they've become an extremely active consumer group. Listen to the text and learn more about this topic. In addition, improve your knowledge of noun phrases. Enjoy!

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00:01:36

Collocations with "Do" and "Make"

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/17

Levels: Pre-Intermediate + What do you usually .... on the weekend? Does your company .... good deals? Listen to the text and learn more about collocations with the verbs 'do' and 'make'. Also, find the 5 wrong collocations. Enjoy!

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00:08:47

Who are we? We are GO AHEAD SCHOOL!

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/15

Get to know our school and all the resources we offer - jump into our balloon with us, and enjoy the ride!

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00:05:31

The Good Listener

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/14

Levels: High Intermediate + Are you a talker or a listener? Why is it important to be or to become a good listener? How do you know if you are a good listener? Listen to a text adapted from Alain de Botton's 'School of Life' and get acquainted with such interesting topic. Enjoy!

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00:01:50

The Antarctic Adventure

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/09

Level: Go Teens 2 Listen to this Ballooncast and learn about Lewis Clarke and one of his adventures. Enjoy!

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00:02:55

The London Tube

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/09

Level: Go Teens 2 Listen to the Ballooncast. What do these numbers refer to? 43 million / six / 150 / 11.000 / 40

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00:04:14

Happiness

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/05

Levels: Pre-Intermediate + You can find happiness when and where you least expect it ... listen to a part of a talk given on a radio program and find out more about this fascinating yet intriguing topic. Enjoy!

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00:04:26

Crowdfunding - Be Brave

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/09/03

Levels: Intermediate + A crowdfunding campaign and a dream ... listen to Daniel Northcott's touching story, and how a crowdfunding campaign has helped make his dream come true. Enjoy!

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00:02:09

Mob Football

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2020/08/31

Levels: Go Teens 4 / Basic + Have you ever heard of mob football? Can you imagine crowds of people running after a ball? Listen to find out more about this ancient sport. Enjoy!

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00:01:07

My Best Friend

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/08/27

Level: Go Teens 2 Listen to this Ballooncast and find out more about a boy's best friend! Who's your best friend? What's he/she like?

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00:01:50

Hollywood Now and Then

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/08/27

level: Go Teens 3 Listen to this Ballooncast and compare Hollywood now and in the past!

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00:02:19

Inventions: from Semaphores to Telephones

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/08/27

Levels: all For centuries, people have tried to send signals over long distances using bonfires and flashing mirrors. Listen to the episode and learn more about the evolution of means of communication. Have fun!

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00:05:04

Day 1: Applying Amazon Leadership Principles to Your...

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/08/27

Levels: Upper-Intermediate-Advanced Customer requests: annoyance or opportunity? Maintaining the entrepreneurial zeal and relentless customer focus of a startup company.

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00:02:25

Idioms - An Eager Beaver

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/08/21

Levels: all Listen to a dialogue between Mike and Eric where they talk about one of their coworkers, John. Is John an "eager beaver"? Why? Are you an eager beaver yourself? Listen to the episode and find out. Have fun!

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00:04:04

Minimalism

BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School ·

2020/08/20

Levels: Pre-Intermediate + Are you (or is anyone you know) a minimalist? What do you understand by minimalism? Listen to this Ballooncast and find out more about it. Enjoy it!

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