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Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts

MY E— MAIL alan_r_palmer@hotmail.com Bonjour, Guten Tag, Buenos dias, Bom dia, goedendag, 你好, Jó napot...... I love learning languages and in discovering all the opportunities that the Internet gives us to develop our language skills. I will post mostly in English, but don"t be surprised if some of my podcasts are in other languages... Please leave feedback if you have time - it"s great to receive it I might see you on www.livemocha.com or MSN Your chathost Alan (November 2008)

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2:29

Culture: Leeds and Liverpool canal

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/08/02

Hello everybody This podcast is about the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is the longest canal in Northern England at 127 miles (204km) long. It passes through 91 locks with a summit level of 487 feet (148 metres) http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ll/ll48.htm The canals of Great Britain are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a colourful history, from use for irrigation and transport, to becoming the focus of the

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10:56

Weekend Words August 2nd "More on Accent"

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/08/02

Hello everybody. Many people I speak with who learn English would like to know how to “improve” their English accent. It’s always difficult for me to advise on this subject. Every nationality has a certain accent when they speak English, including the English themselves. For those of you who are interested in the way we speak in Britain, here is a good website

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6:52

More on fluency and conversations

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/07/31

Fluency - setting up a conversation Hello everybody. Today I want to talk about how to make your spoken English flow better and to help you with making it a little easier to talk to people, particularly native speakers. To have a good conversation you need to start well, enjoy the conversation and make it a two way thing and to find a good way to finish. This is useful and has nothing to do with the length of time you speak for. To start off a conversation, try to remember some good

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2:40

Song Title: "I'll Be Back" by Alan Palmer (Original...

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/07/19

Hello, Today I am playing a Beatles song for you - which I like very much. Here are the songwords: You know, if you break my heart I'll go

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4:51

Speaking with native (or near native) speakers of...

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/07/14

More on conversations with native speakers Today I’d like to tell you more on starting conversations with native speakers when you are travelling to England, or another English speaking country. Also how to make the conversation more friendly. Places you can safely start conversations in the country where English is spoken: Hotel reception areas Train station platforms

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7:15

Weekend Words July 13th "Stress on words" #2

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/07/14

Hello everybody, Some languages use tones or stress sounds (like Chinese) which shows meaning. Today’s Weekend words is more about how in English we use tones on different words when we speak. This is used for emphasis on meaning and also it makes language more interesting. I have found a nice text for you and I will read this out loud. 1. The first reading will be without stress on any word (this is a false way of speaking

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8:19

English Castles

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/07/08

History of the English Castle Many English castles were built of stone during the Medieval era. But the history of the English castle goes back much further! Exploring the History of the English Castle takes us as far back to the Neolithic Period - to Stone Age History! Understanding the History of the word 'castle'

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4:53

Mind your words! with "Mind word essays" (normal...

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/06/16

Hello everybody Today I want to talk about a new idea I have had to do some language practice on our own with no more than a piece of paper and a pen. I call this idea “mind word essays”. With this idea, you can practice: Thinking in a

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6:43

Weekend words May 4th

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/05/04

Hello everyone, good evening. Alan here from England, and this time I’m speaking without a text again. It’s always interesting for me to just speak without a text, because this is how we speak normally when we speak with friends or with, mm, people we know or work with, and sometimes with my podcast I like to do this because it makes it more natural. When you’re speaking with a text, it’s not quite the same as when you’re speaking just from your head, if you like, speaking aloud, as you

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2:40

Guitar Improvisation "Funny Bone"

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/05/02

I hope you like my guitar piece which I played this evening and a nice sunny evening in England

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11:54

Conversations with native speakers

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/04/24

Hello everyone, Today I would like to talk about how better to get conversations started. When we learn languages, we always want so much to speak with native speakers – but at the same time, we also worry about it. Will they understand us? Will they find what we say interesting? Will they get frustrated with us, or bored, or both? Lots of these sort of thoughts go through our mind. Even if we are lucky enough to have friends who speak the language we are learning as native speakers, it

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7:55

Idea of checking your own progress with English

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/04/15

Hello everybody It’s nice to be here again to talk to you. I’ve been having some nice feedback about my podcasts recently and it’s always nice to receive it. Thanks to those of you who sent me messages of encouragement either here or on Livemocha.com. I’m always glad to know that you find my podcasts useful and interesting. Today I want to suggest an idea for those of you who want to know how your English is progressing and also a small English practice test. My idea is this. I want

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6:18

Weekend words April 6th

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/04/06

hello everybody For my weekend words today, I want to talk about why sometimes it is difficult to understand native speakers, even when you may have been learning English a long time. I discovered a long time ago that the language you hear in class with a teacher, or normally on sound recordings can be easily understood, and yet when you go to the country and listen to native speakers - you may not understand so much. There are many reasons for this, and firstly I want to say - don't

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6:36

Chatcast April 1st (Alan's tea-time chat)

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/04/01

Hello everybody, Today I have just decided to talk - no text prepared. So I will listen back to it later and write down for you what I said - so you can read along with me speaking. In the meantime, for those of you who are learning English - see how you find it listening without text for the time being... take care everybody... Alan

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3:21

New Guitar Tune

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/03/23

I hope you like my latest guitar tune

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1:32

Guitar tune - Cookies for Tea

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/03/17

I hope you like this guitar tune I recorded today on my 12-string acoustic guitar...

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7:17

Weekend words March 15th Keeping motivated to learn...

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/03/15

Hello everybody For my weekend words today I'd like to discuss ways to make language learning more interesting. Often, people ask us why we learn one or more languages. We sometimes ask ourselves why. This question seems particularly interesting sometimes as we don't always have easy answers. Personally speaking, I often answer that I learn languages "as a hobby" like we do when we take photographs, collect things, read books, watch films. Is it a good idea to compare learning a language to

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5:41

Weekend Words 1st March

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/03/01

Hello everybody, I hope you are all well. It has been a little while since I made a podcast. Thank you for all you nice messages. Today I would like to talk about being positive and relaxed about learning languages and also being willing to take risks with language too. Learning a language is a difficult thing to do, but as I have said before, we can always enjoy our language at any level. Young children do this. When we see a small child start to learn their mother tongue – they maybe

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6:58

Weekend Words February 15th (speed of speaking in...

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/02/15

Hello everybody. For my weekend words this week I want to talk about conversation practice and speed of speaking. Over the years, I've met a lot of people who are learning English as a foreign language. I'm always surprised how hard they try to learn English and their level of language, their high ability to handle difficult grammar points and how much vocabulary they have. In some cases, maybe it is the first time they have had an opportunity to speak with a native speaker (me) and they

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Weekend Words February 10th (Increasing cultural...

Alan Palmer"s Language Chat podcasts ·

2008/02/10

Hello everybody. For my weekend words today I wanted to talk about using short newspaper, magazine or Internet articles to help develop language and also how, at the same time to understand more about a country's culture as well as language. Also how to "think in pictures" to help make the text interesting and to retain vocabulary. If you find interesting articles like the one I have chosen, then language and culture start to merge together a bit more. These are not just words on paper or

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