Shipwrecks Peter talks with Jana about why conditions favor shipwrecks in some parts of the world. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Shipwrecks/Peter-Ships.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Shipwrecks southern tip http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Shipwrecks/1-southern-tip.mp3 I guess there are many ships around the southern tip of Africa, because there is really bad weather. The 'southern [...]
Homesickness Gilda and Katie teach overseas. They talk about what they miss from their home countries of Venezuela and England. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Homesickness/Homsickness.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Homesickness homesickness http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/Homesickness/1-homesickness.mp3 We must deal with homesickness because we're so far from our home. Homesickness is the feeling of being [...]
Head, Heart, Hand Olga gives tips on adapting new life habits http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/headheart/Learning%20to%20Live.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Head, Heart, Hand cornerstone http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/headheart/1-cornerstone.mp3 That is the cornerstone of this learning concept. A cornerstone is an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. Notice [...]
Giving Gifts Jen and Todd discuss if they like giving gifts. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/GivingGifts/The%20Gift%20of%20Giving%20Gifts.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Giving Gifts It's the though the counts. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/GivingGifts/1-its-the-thought-that-counts.mp3 It's the thought that counts. This phrase means that the act of giving a gift is more important that the [...]
Mega Cities Win, Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities that have huge populations. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/megacities/Mega%20Cities.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Mega Cities infrastructure http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/megacities/1-infrastructure.mp3 Infrastructure is not capable of keeping up. Infrastructure refers to things like roads and bridges. Notice the following: The [...]
Clothes for Work Todd has very few pieces of clothing. He explains why this is a part of his life. http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/clothes/Clothes.mp3 QuizVocabScriptQuiz Vocab Vocabulary Clothes that's it http://www.dl.apadana-ielts.com/podcast/clothes/1-thats-it.mp3 I have my green slacks and that's it. The phrase, that's it, has two meanings. One meaning shows something [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
