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Teacher Joseph Podcast

An entertaining and informative podcast to help people learn English as a second language [ESL] and more about English speaking culture.

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00:13:40

#772 Care for Older People in the UK (with transcript)

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/18

We all want our friends and relatives to be happy, but who is responsible for their care? Today we read a story about a 95 year old woman in the UK. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h_1HX3Bsi1CMHmMKQoPT0G36CwgMdNBS0uekz6NK7EE/edit?usp=drivesdk Extract: We're going to go through a new story today and it begins with anger as a 95 year old (is) told to take out her bins. Now, I just want to give you some background to this first of all. So, here in the UK, we have to put our bins

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00:14:22

#771 Top of the Charts

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/17

Top of the Charts or Chart Topper is today's phrase. Also, Finland tops the charts as the world's happiest place and Glasgow is a chart topper but for different reasons.

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00:17:33

#770 To Focus (with transcript)

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/16

Today's phrase for ESL Learners is "To focus". Also today: Darts becomes Britain's most exciting sport and Scientists study the language of Apes. Full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19E1q6pK03LswlyXGzhTZi8NEnZtAnIjQO4dajuWu-O8/edit?usp=drive_link Extract: Today's word is to focus. Focus. It can be a noun. Focus… to have a focus…. or it can be a verb to focus on something. Now it's very common in education when you're learning to focus on something,

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00:04:53

#769 1962 News Report: US Spaceman orbits Earth

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/15

A news report from 1962. US Spaceman John Glenn orbits the Earth.

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00:16:20

#768 To be treated like Cattle (with transcript)

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/15

Today's phrase for ESL learners is to be treated like cattle. Also in the news: Bibby Stockholm Barge is criticised again. Queen Camilla promises not to buy animal fur. Assisted dying - do we care enough to change the law? Full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o1Cxj13Rbidow4B972fyccKk2IAOluoPgnfZasJiI20/edit?usp=sharing Extract: Today's phrase is to be treated like cattle. To be treated like cattle. Now, first of all, I need to tell you what cattle is. It's a term that we use

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00:04:04

#767 1980 News Report: The man who killed John Lennon.

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/14

1980 News Report about the man who killed John Lennon.

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00:18:58

#766 What's Your View of Your English

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/14

Some hints and tips about how your thinking affects ESL Learning.

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00:03:00

#765 1952 News - Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/13

A News report from 1952, King George VI dies and the Crown is passed to the Queen.

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00:15:33

#764 To Be Hooked on Something (with transcript)

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/13

Today's Learning English idiom for ESL learners is to Be Hooked on Something (with transcript) Also: Are British people addicted to Smartphones? The English Breakfast is evolving - we now have cheese with coffee. British People now drink Japanese wine "sake". Full Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JLikBSeqMOjVYniaOzLwQxaN7N-nm6jj-teWCEm3pqE/edit?usp=sharing Transcript extract Today's phrase is to be hooked on something. To be hooked on something and that's a playful way to describe

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00:20:22

#763 To Hit the Right Note (with transcript)

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/12

Today's Idiom to help you learn English is "to hit the right note". Also: Nemo, a Swiss non binary singer wins Eurovision An Archeological dig in Orkney will vanish again into the earth. Full Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10DkiDmVrdge7ANPL5AcL3vFM0z2ykqlSSm6lMVsW3mI/edit?usp=sharing Transcript Extract: To hit the right note is today's phrase, and that means to do or say something in a way that's incredibly effective or well received. For example, His

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00:06:59

#762 Coffee Shops and Tea Rooms

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/11

This is the audio for the weekly English Lesson on my Website www.teacherjoseph.com which contains an essay and there's also passages for you to study. Today's topic is Coffee Shops and Tea Rooms.

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00:02:03

#761 1964 News: Martin Luther King Shot

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/11

A news report from 1964, Martin Luther King was shot.

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00:17:45

#760 - To Probe (With Transcript)

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/11

In Today's Podcast to help you learn English: The verb and noun "Probe". Antidepressants are being probed by the Government. Cheers Stars, Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson begin a new podcast. Tom Sellick from Magnum PI writes a Book Jurors in the UK get offered Counselling. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuC-p53_L5WmIzvQkNzlOzrZdiOQHjNAvfHCJQL-1xw/edit?usp=sharing Extract: Hello everyone and welcome again to another Teacher Joseph Podcast. Today's phrase is to be

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00:05:07

#759 1956 News Report - the UK Government and Smoking.

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/10

A news report from 1956 where the UK Government rejects advice about Smoking being bad for health. Followed by subsequent developments.

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00:12:36

#758 Private Police in the UK

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/10

Private Police in the UK is now as popular as ever....today I read a news report about it.

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00:17:16

#757 Worlds Apart (With Transcript)

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/09

Today's podcast for learning English: The English idiom world's apart, The King and Prince Harry don't want to meet, Young British People have anxiety about using phones. Full Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NSCB3ktTvM0IhB2TXAIWkdlBzabDmNsXsQlsn515slA/edit?usp=sharing Extract: Today's phrase is to be worlds apart. Worlds apart. And that basically means that you are very different from other people's opinions or ideas, to be worlds apart. Let me give you some

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00:04:10

#756 1964 News: The Beatles visit New York

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/09

A news report from 1964, the Beatles visit New York.

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00:06:59

#755 1965 News: The Death of Winston Churchill

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/08

A news report from 1965 reporting the death of Winston Churchill.

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00:19:28

#754 Taking its Toll

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/08

English learning phrase of the day: to take its toll, Britain's obesity crisis, Very large croissants and Britain's Airports E-Gates crash. The idiom "to take its toll" means to be damaging or harmful, cause loss or destruction. It is often used to describe the negative effects of something over time, such as the civil war taking its toll on both sides. The phrase is derived from the taking of toll, a tribute or tax, to exacting other costs. It can also be used to describe the

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00:07:11

#753 1994 News: The opening of the Eurotunnel.

Teacher Joseph Podcast ·

2024/05/07

A reading of a news report, when the Eurotunnel was officially opened.

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