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TALC Chats Podcast

Latonya Bailey and Diana Higgins.

Supported by Tacoma Area Literacy Council Volunteers.This podcast supports American-English language learners by strengthening listening and comprehension skills. In addition, this podcast focuses on pronunciation challenges, idioms, and expressions in the American- English language. Contact info: https://tacomaliteracy.org/ ph. 253-272-2471

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10:34

# - 43 Can you hear me? Are you listening to me? 👂...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/12/02

Can you hear me? Are you listening to me?In Podcast #39 we talked about the difference between “see” “look” and “watch”. We use “see” when we are talking about our sense of sight. We “see” things without trying. I can see Mt. Rainier today.” We use “look” + “at” when we are focusing our eyes on something. “I am looking at the yellow and orange leaves on the trees.” We use look + “for” when we are searching for something – often something that we have lost. “I am lookin...

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#42 - "What do you mean?" Practice with that little...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/11/22

"You know, I can do without Halloween. ""What do you mean?""I mean that I don’t like Halloween. It’s just too creepy …scary…for me."When you asked me “What do mean?” what did you want to find out? I wasn't sure what you wanted (intended) to say. That little word mean is like a lot of words in English. We use it in many ways. Let’s talk about some ways we use little word: “mean”.In that question “What do you mean?”, we are using it as a verb. The past tense form of mean is irregular: "meant”. ...

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#41 - The "ought" Word Family

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/11/14

You know, I don’t think we have ever devoted an entire podcast to pronunciation of words that are hard for English learners to pronounce and spell, am I correct?You’re right! So maybe we ought to do that today.I agree that we ought to do that!In fact, ought is one of those words that is challenging for learners to pronounce and spell.Before we start, dear listener, we suggest that you get a pencil and paper so you can write the words that we will talk about in this episode. You can make...

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#40 - Back to school! 🏫

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/10/28

Podcast – Back to school!It’s the end of September already! Can you believe it! Time flies! Many languages have a similar expression because wherever you live in the world time goes so fast that it seems like it is flying away. What does the month of September make you think about? …the beginning of fall? …the days getting shorter?Or do you think about the new school year starting? Many schools started in early September after the Labor Day holiday. Shall we talk about school today...

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# 39 - "I see a bear."🐻 " I'm looking at a bear."🐻...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/10/16

Can you see me? Are you looking at me? Are you watching me? “see”, “look” and “watch". We use those three little words a lot in English. Each word means to do something – an action with our eyes.But…do they all mean the same thing? No, they don’t! And it’s easy to confuse them. Today let’s look at the differences between see, look and watch.First, when do we use “see”? Well, we usually use “see” when we are talking about using our sense of sight without trying. We open our eyes in the m...

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# 38 - Mt. Rainier and the Cascade Mountain Range 🌄

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/10/02

In podcast # 35 we talked about the Puget Sound, a body of water that starts north of us in the Straits of Juan de Fuca and extends to Olympia south of us. We live in the area of Washington State called The Puget Sound. From our homes in the Puget Sound we see a lot of mountains. Can you see mountains from where you live?What mountain we can see from many places in Puget Sound? Mount Rainier of course! It is our mountain. When we ask each other “Is the mountain out today?”, ...

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# 37 - Let's Take A Little Vacation! 🧳

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/09/15

Do you want to take a short trip? A little vacation?In episode # 33 ‘That Summertime Feeling”, we talked about activities that people do in the summer. Something that a lot of people do in the summer is take a vacation or “go on vacation” or “take a trip”. Do you go on vacation every summer? Do you prefer to take long vacations or short vacations? Do you like to travel to a location (spot) nearby or far away? Do you like to go camping or stay in motels, or hotels or maybe a resort? A resort ...

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# 36 - More practice using "to get" as a phrasal verb...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/09/02

In episode # 34 we talked about using that chameleon verb “get” as a phrasal verb A phrase is two or more words used together, so a phrasal verb is combining a verb with other words. Together they have a different meaning – a meaning that is not a direct translation of each of the words. Guess how many ways we use “get” as a phrasal verb in English. Get ready for it! There are 177 different ways we use “get” in combination with other words and each of those has a different meanin...

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14:50

# 35 - Bodies of Water - The Puget Sound 🌊

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/08/12

We are lucky to live in a place where there are so many bodies of water. We usually use body to mean the physical structure of a living creature, but we also use "body" to talk about a significant accumulation (gathering) of water on the surface of the earth – or other planet. Oceans, rivers and lakes are bodies of water.The biggest bodies of water are the oceans or the seas. we usually use "oceans". Trick question: How many oceans are on the earth? &nbs...

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#34 - My dog 🐕 and cat 🐈 get along! Practice using...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/07/25

We use that little verb “to get” a lot! We use it in more than 50 ways. That’s we called it the “chameleon verb” in Podcast 30. In that Podcast, we practiced 4 common ways we use the verb “to get” when we use it alone – as a single word.1. We use “to get” to mean “to arrive”. I get home early on Mondays. – present I got home late yesterday. - past 2. We use “to get “ when we talk about a change in condition or situation: It (the weather) gets hot i...

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# 33 - That Summertime Feeling ☀️ 🏖️ 🐝

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/07/14

June 20th was the first day of summer on the calendar. When does summer begin for you? What gives you that summertime feeling? .... Maybe the long days? Or the warm sunshine?What is that summertime feeling? What do you want to do in the summer? Do you want to relax? Here are some expressions we use for "relax": “kick back” “take it easy” “chill” “hang out” with friends & family Do ...

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21:31

#32 - The 4th of July 🎇

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/07/04

Today is July 3rd and tomorrow we will have a big holiday in the USA - the 4th of July! Let’s have a little 4th of July Trivia Quiz! The dictionary definition of trivia is "unimportant information or facts". It is very popular now to have trivia quizzes – games in which people try to answer questions about fun facts or information. A quiz is a short informal test. The teacher says “We’re going to have a “pop quiz.” – an unexpected little test. Our 4th of July trivia quiz has some questi...

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23:52

#31 - Let's take a tour of the kitchen!

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/06/26

We spend a lot of time in our kitchens. We prepare food, cook and clean up in the kitchen. When when we have "get togethers" (when friends and family come to share a meal) people often gather in the the kitchen to help with food preparation, or just to "chew the fat" ( talk) or "catch up" (learn what is new). In this episode we take a tour of this important room.Let's go into the kitchen. Most kitchens don't have a door that you can open and close. Some kitchens have a doorway (entrance...

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#30 - Practice with the chameleon 🦎 verb "to get" in...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/06/01

A chameleon is a lizard that is famous for changing its color to match its surroundings. The verb "to get" is like a chameleon because it changes its meaning like a chameleon changes colors. In this episode we will practice some of the most common ways we use "to get". Here are the "forms" (the conjugation) of "to get": Present: I get we get they get you get he/she/it gets Past: I/w...

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# 29 - Achoo! 🤧 Do you have seasonal allergies?

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/06/01

Are you having allergy symptoms right now, dear listener? A lot of people are! Allergies are an over-reaction of our immune system to something in our environment - something that usually isn't really dangerous, but our immune system reacts like it is dangerous. Our immune system, says "Hey! This is a problem and we need to put up a fight against it."That "fight" causes the allergy symptoms that some people have.People can be allergic to almost anything. (Notice that we say allerg...

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# 28 - The Verb "to be" Past Tense in Slow...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/05/11

In episode #16 we practiced using the verb "to be" in present tense. Today we are practicing using "to be" in the past. Here is a quick review of the forms of "to be" in the present: I am (I'm- contraction) you are (you're they are (they're) we are (we're) she is (she's) he is (he's) &nbs...

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#27 - Happy Birthday to You! 🎂🎈🎉

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/05/11

Here is a riddle(a question that needs careful thought to figure out the answer) for you: What goes up but never comes down? Your age!Our age goes up (increases) all the time, but we count the increase in years on our birthday.Not everyone celebrates their birthday. Some people don't celebrate their birthday for religious or personal reasons. Probably most people in the United States celebrate their birthday. People started celebrating birthdays in ancient Egypt - in about 3,000 BCE (Be...

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# 26 - Tom's in the market for new wheels 🚗! - A...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/05/11

In episode # 17 we shared a Valentine's Day story that had a lot of idioms about love. Today we tell a story with some more idioms - a lot of the idioms in this story are about $$$$$ - money.idioms are expressions or groups of words that have a special meaning that cannot be translated word by word. We use a lot of idioms in English. Here's Tom's story. The idioms are in bold. &n...

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#25 - "Hey! How's it goin?" - Making Small Talk

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/04/22

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#24 - What are you going to do today? Practice using...

TALC Chats Podcast ·

2024/04/21

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