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

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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...

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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?

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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...

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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! 🎂🎈🎉

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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...

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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

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2024/04/22

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

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2024/04/21

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#23 - I'm hungry! What shall we have for breakfast?...

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2024/04/13

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#22 - What do we do in the spring? ☀️ 🪟

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2024/03/29

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# 21 - Signs of Spring 🌷🌱

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2024/03/29

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#19 - I did my laundry yesterday. What did you do? ~...

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2024/03/03

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#20 - The verb "to have" in slow English; My...

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2024/03/03

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#18 - 2024 is a leap year! Are you a leapling? -...

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2024/03/03

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16:01

A Valentine's Day Love Story 💕 with lots of idioms

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2024/02/20

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#15 - Morning Routines - What do you do every morning?

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2024/02/02

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# 16 - The Verb "To Be" in Slow English

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2024/02/02

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# 14 - Do you make cookies 🍪 often? - the verb "to...

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2024/02/02

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#13 New Year's Resolutions! What will you do this...

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2024/01/22

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#12 - Let's Take a Walk!

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2024/01/22

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