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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 Black Beauty 29

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/26

LnR Black Beauty 29 Chapter 12 A Stormy Day One day late in the autumn my master had a long journey to go on business. I was put into the dog-cart, and John went with his master. I always liked to go in the dog-cart, it was so light and the high wheels ran along so pleasantly. There had been a great deal of rain, and now the wind was very high and blew the dry leaves across the road in a shower. We went along merrily till we came to the toll-bar and the low wooden bridge. The river banks were

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LnR Black Beauty 28

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/20

LnR Black Beauty 28 "Steady, steady, my boy," he would say; "wait a bit, and we will have a good swing, and soon get the tickle out of your feet." Then as soon as we were out of the village, he would give me a few miles at a spanking trot, and then bring me back as fresh as before, only clear of the fidgets, as he called them. Spirited horses, when not enough exercised, are often called skittish, when it is only play; and some grooms will punish them, but our John did not; he knew it was only

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TQ 098 Andy from Bristol, England

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/14

TQ 098 Andy from Bristol, England ---- My neighbor and co-worker Andy is from Bristol in southwestern England. I think you'll enjoy listening to his English accent as we talk about different kinds of English accents. We also talk about British TV comedies such as "Mr. Bean" and he recommends a couple of other more modern comedies. Listen for a word that many of you don't know (cannibal) and for a British way of saying to go out to eat Indian food ("I'll have an Indian") which I had never heard

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LnR Black Beauty 27

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/12

LnR Black Beauty 27 Chapter 6 I was quite happy in my new place, and if there was one thing that I missed it must not be thought I was discontented; all who had to do with me were good and I had a light airy stable and the best of food. What more could I want? Why, liberty! For three years and a half of my life I had had all the liberty I could wish for; but now, week after week, month after month, and no doubt year after year, I must stand up in a stable night and day except when I am wanted,

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28:01

TQ 097 Matt from Canada

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/07

TQ 097 Matt from Canada Last week I posted the interview with Karyn from Canada that I made two years ago. This week is the interview with her then boyfriend, now husband. They went back to Canada for a year, and are now in China at my university again. This is what I wrote two years ago: Matt, 30, is my next-door neighbor and my co-worker. He's also the boyfriend of Karyn, who was interviewed in TQ 015 (now TQ 096). He talks about his interest in photography and his enjoyment of video games, such

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Black Beauty 26

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/06

Black Beauty 26 Our master had two other horses that stood in another stable. One was Justice, a roan cob, used for riding or for the luggage cart; the other was an old brown hunter, named Sir Oliver; he was past work now, but was a great favorite with the master, who gave him the run of the park; he sometimes did a little light carting on the estate, or carried one of the young ladies when they rode out with their father, for he was very gentle and could be trusted with a child as well as

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TQ 096 Karyn from Canada

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/11/01

TQ 096 Karyn from Canada I had planned to post an interview I did with a house guest named Alesh from Slovakia today, but I'm unable to use the computer I did the interview on. Hopefully I have not lost everything on that laptop and will be able to post Alesh's interview next Tuesday. Instead I'm giving you one of my favorite ones, from two years ago. Karyn was my neighbor at that time, then went back to Canada for a year, and is now my neighbor again. I had a lot of fun interviewing her, as you

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LnR Black Beauty 25

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/29

LnR Black Beauty 25 James Howard, the stable boy, was just as gentle and pleasant in his way, so I thought myself well off. There was another man who helped in the yard, but he had very little to do with Ginger and me. A few days after this I had to go out with Ginger in the carriage. I wondered how we should get on together; but except laying her ears back when I was led up to her, she behaved very well. She did her work honestly, and did her full share, and I never wish to have a better partner

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LnR Black Beauty 24

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/26

LnR Black Beauty 24 When John went into the stable he told James that master and mistress had chosen a good, sensible English name for me, that meant something; not like Marengo, or Pegasus, or Abdallah. They both laughed, and James said, "If it was not for bringing back the past, I should have named him Rob Roy, for I never saw two horses more alike." "That's no wonder," said John; "didn't you know that Farmer Grey's old Duchess was the mother of them both?" I had never heard that before; and so

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TQ 095 Jan from Warsaw, Poland

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/24

TQ 095 Jan from Warsaw, Poland Jan stayed in my apartment for three nights on his way from Poland to India. He has hitchhiked altogether 28,000 km this year, including from India to Europe at the beginning of the year. He has hitchhiked in Pakistan and Afghanistan, which I didn't think was possible! Listen as he talks about how hospitable people are in some countries (especially in Muslim countries), how he is a vegetarian, and how he travels with a special kind of musical instrument called a steel

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LnR Black Beauty 23

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/19

LnR Black Beauty 23 The next day I was brought up for my master. I remembered my mother's counsel and my good old master's, and I tried to do exactly what he wanted me to do. I found he was a very good rider, and thoughtful for his horse too. When he came home the lady was at the hall door as he rode up. "Well, my dear," she said, "how do you like him?" "He is exactly what John said," he replied; "a pleasanter creature I never wish to mount. What shall we call him?" "Would you like Ebony?" said

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LnR Black Beauty 22

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/18

LnR Black Beauty 22 "Well, John, how does he go?" "First-rate, sir," answered John; "he is as fleet as a deer, and has a fine spirit too; but the lightest touch of the rein will guide him. Down at the end of the common we met one of those traveling carts hung all over with baskets, rugs, and such like; you know, sir, many horses will not pass those carts quietly; he just took a good look at it, and then went on as quiet and pleasant as could be. They were shooting rabbits near the Highwood, and a

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TQ 094 Kristina from the Chuvash Republic, Russia

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/17

TQ 094 Kristina from the Chuvash Republic, Russia Kristina spent two nights at my apartment on her way from Macau to Kunming, China. She has been hitchhiking for a couple of months, from the Tallinn, Estonia, through Russia and Mongolia, and now in China. She is from Russia, but is an ethnic Chuvash, from the Chuvash Republic in Russia. Listen as she talks about the Chuvash people, Lake Baikal in Siberia, and the Great Wall. Also listen for my terrible Russian at the beginning. Warning: Kristina

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LnR Black Beauty 21

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/16

LnR Black Beauty 21 The next morning he took me into the yard and gave me a good grooming, and just as I was going into my box, with my coat soft and bright, the squire came in to look at me, and seemed pleased. "John," he said, "I meant to have tried the new horse this morning, but I have other business. You may as well take him around after breakfast; go by the common and the Highwood, and back by the watermill and the river; that will show his paces." "I will, sir," said John. After breakfast

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LnR Black Beauty 20

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/15

LnR Black Beauty 20 "Well, I don't think she does find pleasure," says Merrylegs; "it is just a bad habit; she says no one was ever kind to her, and why should she not bite? Of course, it is a very bad habit; but I am sure, if all she says be true, she must have been very ill-used before she came here. John does all he can to please her, and James does all he can, and our master never uses a whip if a horse acts right; so I think she might be good-tempered here. You see," he said, with a wise

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LnR Black Beauty 19

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/12

LnR Black Beauty 19 "I beg your pardon," I said, "I have turned no one out; the man who brought me put me here, and I had nothing to do with it; and as to my being a colt, I am turned four years old and am a grown-up horse. I never had words yet with horse or mare, and it is my wish to live at peace." "Well," she said, "we shall see. Of course, I do not want to have words with a young thing like you." I said no more. In the afternoon, when she went out, Merrylegs told me all about it. "The thing

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LnR Black Beauty 18

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/11

LnR Black Beauty 18 He gave me some very nice oats, he patted me, spoke kindly, and then went away. When I had eaten my corn I looked round. In the stall next to mine stood a little fat gray pony, with a thick mane and tail, a very pretty head, and a pert little nose. I put my head up to the iron rails at the top of my box, and said, "How do you do? What is your name?" He turned round as far as his halter would allow, held up his head, and said, "My name is Merrylegs. I am very handsome; I carry

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TQ 093 Loraine from New York City

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/10

TQ 093 Loraine from New York City I interview one of my neighbors, Loraine, who teaches American Culture and Linguistics. Listen as we talk about how she was a volunteer for the Peace Corps in Ukraine, and as she explains Jewish naming practices and her favorite Jewish holiday, Passover. Loraine speaks clearly and slowly, so I think you will find it rather easy to understand her. Here are some words that we use that you may not know: in sync with, perfectionist, synagogue, linguistics, cell, suburb,

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LnR Black Beauty 17

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/09

LnR Black Beauty 17 Squire Gordon's park skirted the village of Birtwick. It was entered by a large iron gate, at which stood the first lodge, and then you trotted along on a smooth road between clumps of large old trees; then another lodge and another gate, which brought you to the house and the gardens. Beyond this lay the home paddock, the old orchard, and the stables. There was accommodation for many horses and carriages; but I need only describe the stable into which I was taken; this was very

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LnR Black Beauty 16

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/10/08

LnR Black Beauty 16 My master often drove me in double harness with my mother, because she was steady and could teach me how to go better than a strange horse. She told me the better I behaved the better I should be treated, and that it was wisest always to do my best to please my master; "but," said she, "there are a great many kinds of men; there are good thoughtful men like our master, that any horse may be proud to serve; and there are bad, cruel men, who never ought to have a horse or dog

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