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Ten Questions ESL Podcast

Hi, I"m Nancy Buswell and I"ve been teaching people how to improve their English for over 16 years! I"m an American who teaches in a university in southern China. The Ten Questions ESL (English as a Second Language) Podcast is for people around the world who want to improve their English listening comprehension and English accent (intonation). I produce two kinds of podcast episodes. 1) TQ: My original idea was the Ten Questions ESL Podcast. I interview native and non-native English speakers and ask

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LnR 010 One of my . . . . (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/29

I"m still on vacation at my mother's house in Arkansas, USA. Here's a replay of an episode from two years ago. LnR 010 One of my . . . . A common mistake is to say "one of my friend" instead of "one of my friends"; that is, to leave off the "s" on the noun after you say "one of". Here are ten sentences to help you practice this. Even if you don't make this mistake, you can still listen and repeat after me to improve your intonation. Try to follow how my voice goes up and down. 1. One of my friends

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28:55

TQ 027 James from England (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/25

TQ 027 James from England (Replay of an interview I made two years ago) I hosted James in my apartment in Nanning for three nights. At the same time I also had two women cyclists from California staying with me. I have a small apartment, but it doesn't matter. I enjoy hosting travelers, especially cyclists and hitchhikers, so we find ways to make it work. James is on a long cycling trip from Hong Kong to India. James speaks rather quickly, so this podcast episode may be more challenging to

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11:18

LnR 008 Daughter or Doctor (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/23

LnR 008 Daughter or Doctor (Replay) You may notice that the last episode I posted was LnR 005. I'm not going to post every old episode, but only the ones that I think are the most useful for you! ------- In this podcast we practice the American English pronunciation for “daughter” and “doctor”. I often hear students make mistakes with these words. It can be confusing! We also practice 18/80 and similar numbers. After the dialogue I give some suggestions to the Chinese speakers. A common way to say

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10:15

LnR 005 (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/19

Actually, I'm in the U.S. now, but I'm too tired to make a podcast today because I arrived here late last night. Here's another old episode for you. It focuses on the "h" sound, in honor of some French cyclists I hosted at that time. LnR 005 (Replay) The focus of this podcast is the "h" sound. 1. Hi, how are you? 2. How many hours will it take? 3. Put the pan with the potatoes, onions and carrots into the oven. 4. She's an honest person. 5. The heating in her house works well. 6. They are eating in

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29:41

TQ 025 Barry from Canada (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/17

TQ 025 Barry from Canada (Replay) Barry is new to my university, but he's not new to teaching ESL. He taught at a university in Newfoundland, Canada for many years. He's also a writer and a poet. In this interview we talk about teaching writing and about poetry. Hint: Nancy has simple tastes in poetry (poems that rhyme, for example, by A.E. Housman and Langston Hughes). Barry also tells us about Jeju Island, Korea and a lovely place in Guatemala. Listen for words or phrases you may not know, such as

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20:47

LnR 004 (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/15

LnR 004 Listen and Repeat (Replay) Dialogue: A: It's getting colder now, isn't it? B: Yeah, maybe it'll snow! I love snow! A: Not me! I hate snow. It's so dangerous to drive on it. B: Yeah, well, I can't argue with that. A lot of people don't know how to drive on snow. A: By the way, how was your Thanksgiving? B: It was nice. We went to my grandma's house, as usual. She roasted the turkey and made mashed potatoes, and my mom and aunts brought veggies and desserts. A: Sounds nice. Did you have

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16:34

LnR 003 (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/14

LnR 003 (Replay) Dialogue A: Hey, do you want to (wanna) watch the football game tonight? The New England Patriots are playing. B: I hate the Patriots! I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan myself. A: The Cowboys? They haven't been good for ages! B: Who cares? I still love them (love 'em). I bet they'll beat the Patriots this year. A: Ain't no way! My team's too good. Anyhow, do you want to (wanna) watch the game? B: Yeah, sure. I've got nothing (nothin') better to do. Do you want me to bring anything? A: Nah,

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26:35

TQ 102 Hanna from the Black Forest, Germany

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/10

TQ 102 Hanna from the Black Forest, Germany Hanna ,20, stayed with me for five days on her way from Yangshuo, China to Vietnam. She came to China to study at a kungfu school, but left it early to travel around China, by bus, train and hitchhiking. Listen as we talk about why her favorite holiday is the Day of German Unity, the advantages of being a Scout (Pathfinder), and how she and her friends did a variation of dumpster diving in Sweden. (Dumpster diving is when you look in large trash bins

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16:20

LnR 002 (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/08

LnR 002 (Replay) I haven't decided what kind of podcast I will make for Mondays,, so until I decide I will play old episodes from two years ago. LnR 002 Dialogue between two friends A: Do you (d'ya) want to (wanna) go to the pool tomorrow? B: I don't know (I dunno). I can (ken) swim, but I can't swim well. It makes me nervous. A: Don't worry about it. We can (ken) just hang around the side of the pool, you know (ya know), drink something and watch people. B: Yeah, we can (ken) sit in those nice,

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14:14

LnR (Casual Language) Didja = did you

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/07

LnR (Casual Language) Didja =did you Didja know that they were coming home tomorrow? Didja get my email, the one I sent yesterday? You didn’t take my mobile phone, didja? Hey, didja see that?! Didja make the hotel reservations for Detroit and Chicago? My business trip is next week. The kids have a field trip next week. Didja sign the permission form already, or should I do it? Hi, sweetheart. Didja have a good day at school? I forgot, didja want a hamburger or a cheeseburger? Not sure what I will

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25:50

TQ 101 Milena from Portugal and Switzerland

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2018/01/04

TQ 101 Milena from Portugal and Switzerland Milena and Andrea spent four nights in my apartment on their way from China down to Vietnam. I interviewed Andrea from Venezuela for TQ 100. Milena is Portuguese, but has spent most of her life in Switzerland. She speaks several languages, including an uncommon one in Switzerland. Listen as we talk about Portuguese accents, how she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and how she has traveled widely but her favorite country is Brazil. Here are some words

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16:22

LnR 001 (Replay)

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/31

This is a replay of the first Listen and Repeat podcast that I made over two years ago. Most of you haven't heard my earlier podcast episodes, so I'm going to start replaying them. LnR 001 Welcome to the first episode of Listen and Repeat, the podcast that will help you improve your English intonation. The first section uses a simple dialogue that I wrote to help you understand how we really speak. I'll say it twice. The first time I will stop and explain some things, and also say them several times

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LnR (Classic) Two Poems by Robert Frost

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/25

LnR (Classic) Two Poems by Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The

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20:31

TQ 100 Andrea from Venezuela

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/20

TQ 100 Andrea from Venezuela Andrea and her friend Milena stayed with me for four nights on their long trip from Russia to Mongolia to China to Southeast Asia. Listen as we talk about how Andrea sometimes travels with her sewing machine to make some money as she travels, and as she tells us about an interesting place in Peru, Machu Picchu. Some listeners may find it challenging to understand Andrea, as she has a strong Spanish accent. However, this is good practice for you! BTW (by the way), her

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LnR (Classic) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/18

It's a week before Christmas, so I thought I would send you this podcast that I posted two years ago. LnR (Classic) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Listen and Repeat: Once upon a time—of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve—old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house. It was cold, bleak, biting weather: foggy withal: and he could hear the people in the court outside, go wheezing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement stones to

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TQ 099 Valentina from Italy

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/15

TQ 099 Valentina from Italy Valentina, 32, has been traveling for a long time! She lives in Australia and New Zealand for several years, and lately has been hitchhiking in Taiwan and Japan and cycling up from Vietnam. She is on her way home to Italy, slowly. She is from northern Italy, in the Dolomite Mountains. Listen as she talks about her time in Australia and the pilgrimage route in Spain and France called El Camino de Santiago. Also listen for her lovely Italian accent and her very pleasant

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08:16

LnR Black Beauty 32

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/10

LnR Black Beauty 32 "Thank God!" said my master. "You Beauty!" said John, and took the bridle and gently turned me round to the right-hand road by the river side. The sun had set some time; the wind seemed to have lulled off after that furious blast which tore up the tree. It grew darker and darker, stiller and stiller. I trotted quietly along, the wheels hardly making a sound on the soft road. For a good while neither master nor John spoke, and then master began in a serious voice. I could not

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LnR Black Beauty 31

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/04

LnR Black Beauty 31 So back we went and round by the crossroads, but by the time we got to the bridge it was very nearly dark; we could just see that the water was over the middle of it; but as that happened sometimes when the floods were out, master did not stop. We were going along at a good pace, but the moment my feet touched the first part of the bridge I felt sure there was something wrong. I dare not go forward, and I made a dead stop. "Go on, Beauty," said my master, and he gave me a

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LnR Black Beauty 30

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/12/03

LnR Black Beauty 30 "I wish we were well out of this wood," said my master. "Yes, sir," said John, "it would be rather awkward if one of these branches came down upon us." The words were scarcely out of his mouth when there was a groan, and a crack, and a splitting sound, and tearing, crashing down among the other trees came an oak, torn up by the roots, and it fell right across the road just before us. I will never say I was not frightened, for I was. I stopped still, and I believe I

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LnR 136 (Casual Language) Negative Questions

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/29

LnR 136 (Casual Language) Negative Questions I first posted this podcast more than a year and a half ago, but I'm reposting it so that my students can listen to it! Their homework for this week is to listen to my podcast on Negative Questions, so that they will be prepared in class when we practice answering that kind of question. Because the podcast was posted so long ago, it might not be available on some of the podcast players, so that's why I'm putting it here again. So, this is for my students'

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