Disc Golf John talks about playing frisbee golf, where he plays, and how he keeps score. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/DiscGolf/Disc%20Golf.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Disc Golf course http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/DiscGolf/1-course.mp3 There are courses at parks. A course is a marked area for playing a game or activity. Notice the [...]
My English Town Katie talks about the people in her family and they talks about what they are like. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/EnglishTown/My%20English%20Town.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary My English Town except http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/EnglishTown/1-except.mp3 We don’t have American food either except hamburgers. Except means other than, or not including. Notice the following: The store is [...]
Living on the Cheap Dan talks about how he saves a lot of money by living in Southeast Asia. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Living%20on%20the%20Cheap/Living%20on%20the%20Cheap.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Living on the Cheap mantra http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Living%20on%20the%20Cheap/1-mantra.mp3 I had a mantra in my head. A mantra is something you often repeat to yourself for focus or motivation. Notice the [...]
Life Without Cars Jeremy and Abidemi compare times in their lives when they drove cars and did not drive cars. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/LifeWithoutCars/Life%20Without%20Cars.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Life Without Cars It's not the worst (thing) in the world http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/LifeWithoutCars/01-not-the-worst-thing.mp3 It’s not the worst in the world not having a car. [...]
Black Friday Todd explains Black Friday and Cyber Monday to Aimee. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/BlackFriday/Audio.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Black Friday ratchet up http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/BlackFriday/1-ratchet-up.mp3 They kept ratcheting up the bargain When sometimes ratchets up, it steadily increases. Notice the following: The stress in the meeting kept ratcheting up. You need [...]
Super Hero Skills Two college students discuss what super hero skill they would like to have. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/SuperHero/audio.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Super Hero Skills coincidentally http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/SuperHero/1-coincidentally.mp3 And coincidentally we're in Japan as well. When something happens coincidentally, it happens by chance, or without any planning. Notice the following: [...]
Movie Take Ben and Hana talk about the various types of movies they like. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/movie/audio.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Movie Take blossoms http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/movie/1-blossom.mp3 A relationship kind of blossoms from them. Here, the world blossoms means to develop or grow into something special. Notice the following: He has blossomed [...]
Kids and Boredom Angela talks about how to remedy boredom in kids. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Kids%20and%20Boredom/Kids%20and%20Boredom.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Kids and Boredom pocket money http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Kids%20and%20Boredom/1-pocket-money.mp3 They work for their pocket money. Pocket money is a small amount of money people use to buy everyday things. Notice the following: He used his pocket money to buy a candy bar. Do [...]
Going to Mars John and Sarah look at the good and bad points of trying to go to Mars. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Mars/Going%20to%20Mars.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Going to Mars I see what you mean http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Mars/1-I-see-what-you-mean.mp3 I see what you mean The phrase, I see what you mean, is nice way to [...]
A Typical Day Aimee and Todd talk about how their routines differ slightly. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/A-Typical-Day/A%20Typical%20Day.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary A Typical Day every http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/A-Typical-Day/1-every.mp3 I have coffee every morning. Every means very high frequency. It modifies a noun. Notice the following: I eat breakfast every morning. I try [...]
