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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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TQ 068 Zhao (Tammy) from China

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/03/08

TQ 068 Zhao (Tammy) from China This was originally TQ 002, which was posted waaaay back in August 2015 when I started my podcast. Last term I used this podcast and the vocabulary list and discussion questions several times in my classes. I wanted to share it with you again because I think very few of you have already heard it. Tammy sounds so happy when she talks. I think it will make you feel happy, too! Don't forget to download TQ 068 Vocabulary and Discussion Questions. If you are a teacher,

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TQ 068 Zhao (Tammy) from China Vocbulary and...

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/03/08

TQ 068 Zhao (Tammy) from China This is a PDF document that you can use alone or in a class. It contains explanations of some of the words that we use in the interview and discussion questions related to it.

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LnR 105 To Build a Fire 8

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/03/06

To Build a Fire 8 From the short story by Jack London Listen and Repeat to improve your English intonation and pronunciation Such were his thoughts, but he did not sit and think them. He was busy all the time they were passing through his mind, he made a new foundation for a fire, this time in the open; where no treacherous tree could blot it out. Next, he gathered dry grasses and tiny twigs from the high-water flotsam. He could not bring his fingers together to pull them out, but he was able to

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TQ 067 Gerry from Canada

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/03/04

TQ 067 Gerry from Canada Gerry was my next-door neighbor for a year. He moved and is now living in Thailand. This interview was originally uploaded to my podcast when I started it in August 2015. However, most of the listeners now have never heard it, so I'm sharing it again. You can also download a PDF document with a list of vocabulary words and discussion questions. This is good for teachers as well as for those of you who are studying English on your own. I used this interview and the vocabulary

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TQ 067 Gerry from Canada Vocabulary and Discussion...

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/03/04

I interviewed my former neighbor Gerry way back in July 2015 and uploaded it to my podcast when I started it in August 2015. Most people who now listen to my podcasts have never heard it, so I'm making it available again. Last term I used the interview and this document with vocabulary words and discussion questions in several of my classes. It's good for the students to practice listening and also speaking. If you are studying English on your own, I think you will also find it useful.

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LnR 103 To Build a Fire 7

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/02/27

LnR 103 To Build a Fire 7 From the short story by Jack London Listen and Repeat to improve your English intonation and pronunciation. But he was safe. Toes and nose and cheeks would be only touched by the frost, for the fire was beginning to burn with strength. He was feeding it with twigs the size of his finger. In another minute he would be able to feed it with branches the size of his wrist, and then he could remove his wet foot-gear, and, while it dried, he could keep his naked feet warm by

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TQ 066 Arek from Poland

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/02/23

TQ 066 Arek from Poland Arek and his teenage son Adam are staying with me two nights as they travel from Hanoi to Hong Kong. Arek lives in Warsaw, Poland and loves cycling and running. He is also very interested in minimalism and has been interviewed by Polish TV stations and newspapers about it. Listen as we talk about ultrarunning, an interesting place in northern India and how he learned English using TV shows and computer games. Arek has a strong Polish accent, so it might be challenging for

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LnR 101 To Build a Fire 6

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/02/20

LnR 101 To Build a Fire 6 To Build a Fire by Jack London Listen and Repeat to improve your English intonation and pronunciation. The man took a chew of tobacco and proceeded to start a new amber beard. Also, his moist breath quickly powdered with white his moustache, eyebrows, and lashes. There did not seem to be so many springs on the left fork of the Henderson, and for half an hour the man saw no signs of any. And then it happened. At a place where there were no signs, where the soft, unbroken

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LnR 100 (Casual Language) Vocab

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/02/18

LnR 100 (Casual Language) Vocab I talk about a good way to study vocabulary so that you will remember it. Dialogue between two students A: Hi, Jack! How did you do on our vocab quiz this morning? B: Oh, man, I bombed it! A: What do you mean? B: I mean I think I failed it. A: How did that happen? Miss Buswell told us what to study. It was an easy quiz. I think I made a perfect score. Jack: I'm really hacked off at myself. I waited until last night to cram for the quiz. But then I forgot most of the

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TQ 065 Professor Deutsch from Massachusetts

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/02/15

TQ 065 Professor Deutsch from Massachusetts Francine and I both stayed at a very nice place in Vientiane, Laos. The owner is Mr. Boddington, who I interviewed last week. She is a professor of psychology at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, a state in the northeast of the U. S. Her husband is also a professor. Francine hates cold weather, so she tries to spend the coldest months in a warm place, like Laos. Her special area of interest is in how couples share household and child-raising duties

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LnR 099 To Build a Fire 5

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2017/02/13

LnR 099 To Build a Fire 5 by Jack London At twelve o’clock the day was at its brightest. Yet the sun was too far south on its winter journey to clear the horizon. The bulge of the earth intervened between it and Henderson Creek, where the man walked under a clear sky at noon and cast no shadow. At half-past twelve, to the minute, he arrived at the forks of the creek. He was pleased at the speed he had made. If he kept it up, he would certainly be with the boys by six. He unbuttoned his jacket

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LnR 098 (Casual Language) Are you serious?

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2017/02/11

LnR 098 (Casual Language) Are you serious? A: Hey, thanks for coming over! B: Sure, no problem. A: Like I told you on the phone, I've got a problem with my desktop computer. B: What's wrong? A: I need a new video card. The old one is finally kaput. My laptop is fine, but I use my desktop for most of my schoolwork. B: OK. I'll check with a repairman on campus. [He speaks to a repairman in Chinese on the phone] Bad news. He said he couldn't replace it. A: Are you serious? What's he talking about? He

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TQ 064 Mr. Boddington from England and Laos

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/02/08

TQ 064 Mr. Boddington from England and Laos I'm on vacation in Laos, staying at a lovely place just outside of the capital of Vientiane. The owner is an Englishman married to a woman from Laos. (We didn't have time to talk about it, but his wife helps to fight human trafficking in Laos.) Mike has a large home that includes two rooms that he rents out to visitors. He also has a cottage with two rooms that he rents. I'm staying in one of the rooms in the cottage for two weeks to relax and get some

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LnR 097 To Build a Fire 4

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2017/02/06

LnR 097 To Build a Fire 4 To Build a Fire by Jack London Empty as the man’s mind was of thoughts, he was keenly observant, and he noticed the changes in the creek, the curves and bends and timber-jams, and always he sharply noted where he placed his feet. Once, coming around a bend, he shied abruptly, like a startled horse, curved away from the place where he had been walking, and retreated several paces back along the trail. The creek he knew was frozen clear to the bottom—no creek could contain

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LnR 096 (Casual Language) Chores

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/02/03

LnR 096 (Casual Language) Chores A: What kind of chores did you have to do when you were a kid? B: I had to wash dishes after dinner, feed the dog twice a day, and take her for a walk. A: Is that all? B: No, of course not. I also had to keep my room neat. You, know, make up my bed and put away my clothes and toys. When I was older, I had to vacuum the carpets and do my own laundry. A: What happened if you didn't do all of your chores? B: Then I didn't get my allowance! But I always did all of my

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TQ 063 Lukas from Germany

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2017/02/01

TQ 063 Lukas from Germany Lukas and his girlfriend Anna (not TQ 062 Anna) stayed with me in Nanning for four nights as they were on their way from Vietnam to Mongolia and Russia. They cycled from Germany to Iran, then sent their bikes home, and are now traveling by plane, train, bus and hitchhiking. Lukas is from Potsdam, which is in the former East Germany. Listen as we talk about Luke Skywalker and Star Wars, East and West Germany/East and West Berlin, the wonderful chocolate and hazelnut spread

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LnR 095 To Build a Fire 3

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2017/01/30

LnR 095 TO BUILD A FIRE 3 by Jack London The frozen moisture of its breathing had settled on its fur in a fine powder of frost, and especially were its jowls, muzzle, and eyelashes whitened by its crystalled breath. The man’s red beard and moustache were likewise frosted, but more solidly, the deposit taking the form of ice and increasing with every warm, moist breath he exhaled. Also, the man was chewing tobacco, and the muzzle of ice held his lips so rigidly that he was unable to clear his chin

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LnR 094 (Casual Language) Spring Festival

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2017/01/28

LnR 094 (Casual Language) Spring Festival I'm talking to my mother. A: Hi, Mom, it's Nancy. Can you hear me? B: Hi, dear. Yes, I can. A. Happy New Year, Mom! B: What? It's January 28th! A: Happy Chinese New Year! B: Oh, yeah, thanks. Did you do anything special? A: You know I'm hosting German travelers, Anna and Lukas. B: Right. They are cycling from Hong Kong to Greece. A: No, that was another Anna from Germany. She left a couple days ago. Anna and Lukas cycled from Germany to Iran, then flew to

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TQ 062 Anna from Germany

Ten Questions ESL Podcast ·

2017/01/25

TQ 062 Anna from Germany Anna, 25, is from Kiel in northern Germany. She studied in the U.S. and now works in Greece during the summer and fall. She is on a bike trip from Hong Kong to Greece. A couple years ago she rode a bike across the United States. Listen as she talks about her bike trips and about riding through a Navajo reservation in the American Southwest. Also listen as the birds outside my apartment sing! Here are some words that we use in this interview that you may not know:

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LnR 093 To Build a Fire 2

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2017/01/24

LnR 093 TO BUILD A FIRE 2 by Jack London As he turned to go on, he spat speculatively. There was a sharp, explosive crackle that startled him. He spat again. And again, in the air, before it could fall to the snow, the spittle crackled. He knew that at fifty below spittle crackled on the snow, but this spittle had crackled in the air. Undoubtedly it was colder than fifty below—how much colder he did not know. But the temperature did not matter. He was bound for the old claim on the left fork

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