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English as a Second Language Podcast is for anyone who wants to learn or improve their English listening and speaking. This daily (Monday through Friday) 15-20 minute podcast covers a new topic each podcast. The ESL Podcast is brought to you by Dr. Lucy Tse and Dr. Jeff McQuillan, former professors of applied linguistics and education. If you are an English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) speaker, then this podcast is for you! Primary Format : Ethnic Also Listed as: Australian City : Unknown State/Province : Unknown Country : Unknown Country : UN User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: linguistics | View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of English as a Second Language Podcast Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of English as a Second Language Podcast Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of English as a Second Language Podcast Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. 387 - Describing Talent and Ability Slow dialogue: 1:23 Explanations: 3:07 Fast dialogue: 13:22 Kathy: Thanks for inviting me to see your team. Who’s your best player? Brad: That would be Sarah. She’s a natural. No one comes close to her speed and dexterity. She has good instincts and a flair for getting out of difficult situations. Kathy: She sounds promising. Anyone else I should be keeping an eye on? Brad: Mollie is a good player, too. In terms of scoring points, she can almost do it in her sleep. S ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #144 Topics: Saturday Night Live; Howard Stern and shock jocks; using “to” in who, what, where, when, why questions; state of the art; ways to say “good job!” Words: live cast celebrity sketch news anchor current events big break controversial shock jock offend fine on the air state of the art Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 386 - Learning How to Drive Slow dialogue: 1:21 Explanations: 2:58 Fast dialogue: 15:56 Xavier: Look out! Put your foot on the brake! Brandy: I am braking. Xavier: No, your foot is on the gas pedal! Brandy: Oh. There’s the brake. Xavier: You just took 10 years off my life. I was sure you were going to hit the median or the railing. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I agreed to teach you how to drive. Brandy: Relax. I’m really getting the hang of this. Shifting gears isn’t as h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 385 - Exercising at the Gym Slow dialogue: 1:06 Explanations: 2:50 Fast dialogue: 12:38 Jae: Hi, are you done with this weight machine? Sally: Yeah, I am. I was just trying it out. I think I must be doing something wrong. My muscles are aching already. Jae: Maybe I can help. I’ve been working out on these machines for a few months, so I’m pretty used to them. Sally: I just joined the gym this week. I usually do a cardio workout on a treadmill or stationary bike, and I’ve used free weights at h ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #143 Topics: Harley Davidson; Famous Americans: Jesse Jackson; because versus since, yikes, speaking of which Words: loyal logo engine reputation pejorative mid-life crisis reverend civil rights activist segregated march shadow senator because since yikes speaking of which Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 384 - Accepting Credit Cards Slow dialogue: 1:25 Explanations: 4:03 Fast dialogue: 15:30 Danny: Are you sure we should start accepting credit cards from our customers? We’ve always been a cash-only business. Katy: I think we need to for the convenience of our customers. It won’t be as big a nuisance as you think, with this new cash register. Danny: The instructions say the merchant has to swipe the cardholder’s card at the POS. What’s that? Katy: That stands for point of sale. For us, that’ ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 383 - Mending a Broken Heart Slow dialogue: 1:30 Explanations: 3:20 Fast dialogue: 12:44 David: Why has Joyce been moping around all week? What’s wrong with her? Victoria: She’s suffering from a broken heart. Her boyfriend broke up with her over the weekend. They had been together for two years. David: Did she tell you the gruesome details? Victoria: Not really. She just said that she’s feeling depressed and she didn’t want to talk about it, but you can see the grief all over her face. David ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #142 Topics: Ask an American: Getting Old brethren versus brothers, would versus used to, I can’t wait anymore versus I can’t wait any longer Words: hip fracture balance to stub to go flying to fall flat incompetent nursing home to keep something to oneself emergency room acute care rehab to be discharged brethren anymore Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 382 - Types of Hotels and Accommodations Slow dialogue: 1:45 Explanations: 3:32 Fast dialogue: 15:35 Jamal: Have you found a place for us to stay in Chicago? Erin: I’m still exploring the options. Instead of a run-of-the-mill chain hotel, I thought we could do something different. Jamal: How different? Erin: I thought we might stay in a cabin near the lake. Jamal: A cabin? That sounds a little too rustic for me. My days of roughing it in hostels or fleabag motels are over. A cabin sounds like it would be in th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 381 - Watching the TV News Slow dialogue: 1:45 Explanations: 3:32 Fast dialogue: 15:35 Jamal: Have you found a place for us to stay in Chicago? Erin: I’m still exploring the options. Instead of a run-of-the-mill chain hotel, I thought we could do something different. Jamal: How different? Erin: I thought we might stay in a cabin near the lake. Jamal: A cabin? That sounds a little too rustic for me. My days of roughing it in hostels or fleabag motels are over. A cabin sounds like it would be in th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #141 Topics: Classic children’s television: Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood; American Cities: Washington, D.C.; mix, combine, stir, and beat; stock photography Words: series episode animation puppet make-believe values founding fathers Congress free and open to the public monument memorial bike path to mix to combine to stir to beat stock photography Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 380 - Hiring Temp Workers Slow dialogue: 1:08 Explanations: 3:51 Fast dialogue: 15:17 Bethany: I just talked to Steve about hiring replacements for Cyril, who quit last month and for Megan, who is leaving at the end of this week. Do you know what he told me? He doesn’t want to hire permanent replacements. He wants to make do with temps! Enrique: I can see it from Steve’s perspective. The economy isn’t so good right now and maybe he’s not sure if we can afford full-time replacements. Bethany: Bu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 379 - A Routine Procedure Slow dialogue: 1:26 Explanations: 3:07 Fast dialogue: 13:24 Julia: Aren’t you nervous about your surgery next week? Hugh: No, it’s a routine procedure. I don’t even need to be admitted overnight. Julia: But aren’t you going under general anesthesia? It’s not the same as local anesthesia, you know. Hugh: Yes, I know. This is an out-patient procedure. If the doctors don’t think I can go home the same day, they’ll just keep me under observation. Julia: All th ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #140 Topics: New York Theater District/Broadway shows; Barbie dolls/G.I. Joe; I don’t have versus I have no, in the street versus on the street, identifying yourself on the phone Words: district mainstream controversial cutting-edge lucrative figurine infant voluptuous to distort accessory action figure armed force I have no Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 378 - Talking About Time Slow dialogue: 1:15 Explanations: 3:05 Fast dialogue: 12:38 Juanita: What time is it? Chuck: It’s a quarter to 12. Why? Juanita: At noon, on the dot, I’m supposed to meet James. Chuck: On the dot? What if you don’t get there until a few minutes past four? Will you turn into a pumpkin? Juanita: Knock it off. I have good reason to be on time. I was supposed to meet him at the movies at 8:30 last Saturday and I didn’t turn up until 10 ‘til 9:00. We missed the first ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 377 - Reporting a Stolen Car Slow dialogue: 1:15 Explanations: 2:58 Fast dialogue: 12:35 Kenji: Hello, my car was stolen and I want to report it. Officer: Where was it when it was stolen? Kenji: It was parked outside of my apartment building. I went outside this morning to drive to work, and it was gone. Officer: Okay, you need to fill out this form. Put down the make and model of the vehicle, the year, and the color. You’ll also need the license plate number. Do you know the vehicle’s VIN number? ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #139 Topics: Native American reservations/Trail of Tears; retirement communities, the possessive “s,” to be subject to, to be subjected to, hedge trimming Words: ancestor settler reservation forced relocation trail tribe retirement Social Security benefits retirement community clubhouse to deteriorate to cherish to be subject to to be subjected to hedge trimming Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 376 - Asking about Business Hours Slow dialogue: 1:34 Explanations: 3:45 Fast dialogue: 12:04 Store owner: Hello. Karin: Hello, is this Joe’s Shoe Repair? Store owner: Yes, how can I help you? Karin: I’m calling to find out your business hours. Store owner: We’re open 24/7. Karin: Really? You’re open 24 hours a day, seven days a week? Store owner: Yes, we are, more often than not. Of course we close for major holidays. Karin: Is that all? Store owner: We also close the first and third Monday a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 375 - A Call from a Telemarketer Slow dialogue: 1:07 Explanations: 3:11 Fast dialogue: 12:08 Doris: Hello. Telemarketer: Hello, may I speak to the lady of the house? Doris: What is this regarding? Telemarketer: I’m calling from Cheetam Cable Company and we have a very special offer. This month only, you can get a bundle of services for the low, low price of $69.99! This offer... Doris: Thank you, but I’m not interested. Telemarketer: But that’s because you haven’t heard the rest of the offer yet. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #138 Topics: Monster truck shows and races; blue jeans and Levi Strauss, to be up against the wall, liability versus responsibility, pronouncing “either” Words: monster pickup truck destructive to crush track obstacle freestyle to root blue jeans (or jeans) denim ranch Gold Rush miner durable to be up against the wall responsibility liability Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 374 - A Graduation Ceremony Slow dialogue: 1:27 Explanations: 3:30 Fast dialogue: 15:43 Rafael: They’re playing Pomp and Circumstance and the graduates are filing in. Do you see your daughter? I don’t see my son. April: No, we’re too far from the field and everybody is wearing a cap and gown. It’s hard to see who’s who. Rafael: Oh, there’s the dean and I think that’s the commencement speaker behind her. You must be really proud of your daughter. I know I would be if my son were valedictor ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 373 - Ordering Food Delivery Slow dialogue: 1:16 Explanations: 3:17 Fast dialogue: 12:03 Order clerk: Hello, Torino’s Restaurant. Nancy: Hello, I’d like to place a delivery order. Order clerk: Can I have your address and the major cross streets, please? Nancy: It’s 1212 Main Street, and the nearest cross streets are Speedway and Highland. Order clerk: Okay, it looks like you’re in our delivery area. What would you like to order? Nancy: I’d like an order of spaghetti. Does that come with any ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #137 Topics: Ask an American: Bluegrass music; résumé versus curriculum vitae, the number 0 versus the letter O, one over the other Words: to bring over to pass down something to flatten bridge basically roots origins melody acoustic fiddle banjo bass résumé curriculum vitae Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 372 - A Bully at Work Slow dialogue: 1:20 Explanations: 4:28 Fast dialogue: 15:36 Wanda: I can’t take it anymore. I try to put up with Robert, but I’ve had enough! Dana: I’m not surprised. That guy is a big bully and it’s time somebody stood up to him. What has he done now? Wanda: This was the last straw. We’re both managers and we’re supposed to work together, but Robert looks for every opportunity to put me down in front of our employees. This morning, I presented an idea about upgrad ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 371 - A Scandal Slow dialogue: 1:34 Explanations: 3:23 Fast dialogue: 13:31 Caridad: Look at this! The president of McQuillan University is stepping down. He submitted his resignation this morning after an undergraduate student made allegations that they had an affair and that she’s pregnant with his baby. Nate: That’s terrible. Maybe they were in love. Caridad: In love? He’s married and has four kids, and when she first went public about the affair, he denied it and said that she had ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #136 Topics: The Betty Ford Center; poker; to be short on time versus time is running out, past year versus last year, supervisor versus manager Words: addiction rehab painkiller intervention residential counselor hand tournament champion endorsement to show (one’s) hand poker face to raise the stakes to be short on time time is running short past year last year supervisor manager Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 370 - Describing a Bad Experience Not everything can go perfectly. Find out about how to describe bad experiences in English in this episode.Slow dialogue: 1:14 Explanations: 3:12 Fast dialogue: 15:36 Caterina: I can’t believe I let you rope me into seeing this performance. It was so lame! Oliver: Okay, you’re right, it was the pits. I had no idea it was going to be amateur hour. When I saw the ad in the paper describing this as an experimental play, I thought it might be interesting. Was I wrong! Caterina: ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 369 - Going to Happy Hour Working 9 to 5? What a way to make a living! Relax after a long day at work at your local bar’s happy hour in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #135 Topics: Types of vocational education in the U.S.; American Cities: Miami; to have a monkey on (one’s) back; to administer; to execute; to be off Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 368 - A Corporate Takeover You never know when someone may decide to buy your company. Be prepared to talk about it in English by listening to this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 367 - Going into the Military Find out about how to talk about the military services in this episode.Slow dialog: 1:23 Explanations: 2:52 Fast dialog: 14:30 Chantelle: Attention! Aren’t you supposed to salute? Robert: You’re not my superior officer. Stop goofing around. I’m busy. Chantelle: You’re packing already? You don’t need to report to duty for two days. Are you afraid they’ll think you went AWOL? Robert: I just want to be prepared. Now, leave me alone so I can finish packing. Chantel ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #134 Topics: American Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald; cigarette and alcohol advertising; pronouncing -ed, someone’s John Hancock Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 366 - Talking About Prices When the economy is bad, everyone complains. Learn to talk about prices in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 365 - Putting the Children to Bed If you have young children, you know how difficult it is to get them to go to bed. Learn about one way to do it in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #133 Topics: dishonest political strategies; the Black Dahlia; treatment versus therapy; ending intimate letters and emails; you’re entitled to your opinion Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 364 - Filing Taxes Benjamin Franklin said the only things certain in life are death and taxes. Learn some vocabulary related to paying your taxes in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 363 - Using the Telephone Learn how to talk about telephones in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #132 Topics: Ask an American: Working as an actor in Los Angeles nevertheless versus despite versus even though, to screw up Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 362 - Getting In-Flight Service Learn how to ask for things on an airplane in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 361 - Feeling Lonely Make some new friends in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #131 Topics: FBI history, structure, and duties; Reader’s Digest contents, history and readership; consent versus assent, concord versus accord, the long and the short of it Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 360 - A Management Dispute Try not to get involved in any disagreements at work. Learn how in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 359 - A Fist Fight Fighting is not a good way to solve your problems. Learn more in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #130 Topics: Becoming a lawyer in the U.S., famous lines from American movies, proper versus appropriate Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 358 - Surfing the Internet Learn how to talk about using the Internet at work in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 357 - Describing Facial Expressions Learn how to describe the expressions on people’s faces in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #129 Topics: Norman Vincent Peale, Japanese internment camps, straightforward, to tap into, made by versus made of versus made in Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 356 - Starting a Franchise Business Get rich while learning some business English in this episode about franchises. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 355 - Finding a Bargain Learn how to describe getting a good price at the store in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #128 Topics: American cities: Portland, Oregon; Take Me Out to the Ballgame; ocean versus sea, ability versus capability Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 354 - Being Scared Are you afraid of the dark? Learn how to talk about being scared in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 353 - Describing the Taste of Food Cooking can show another person you love them, even when it tastes bad. Learn how to describe the taste of food in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #127 Topics: Ask an American: Starving Artists as a matter of fact, process versus procedure, to haggle Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 352 - Understanding Interest Rates If you need borrow, you may want to get a loan from the bank. Find out how to talk about interest rates in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 351 - Asking for a First Date Ah, true love! See the beginnings of a beautiful relationship as you learn how to ask the woman of your dreams on a date. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #126 Topics: Famous Americans: Grandma Moses GED Tests, since versus from, is to do (something), calligraphy versus penmanship Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 350 - A Movie Review Learn how to talk about movies in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 349 - Taking Vitamins and Supplements An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what about just taking a pill? Learn more in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #125 Topics: Celebrity chefs, Americans and personal space, generic versus general, expressing height in feet and meters, prophecy versus prediction Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 348 - Showing Disapproval and Sympathy If there is something that you don’t like or you feel sorry for someone and you want to express yourself in a polite way in English, listen to this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 347 - Writing a Postcard Tell everyone about your great vacation by sending them a postcard in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #124 Topics: Cities: New Orleans 9-1-1 emergency services, his or her, you don’t need to know versus you need not know, incident versus accident Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 346 - Using the Restroom Learn how to talk about what’s inside a restroom in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 345 - The Seven-Year Itch Some men think women are like cars: When you get tired of the one you have, you go get a new one. Find out why that may not be a good idea in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #123 Topics: Charles Schultz and Peanuts, how to become a police officer, you and I versus you and me, yippikaiye, to call dibs Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 344 - At the Convention Center Learn about going to conferences and conventions in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 343 - Being Alike and Different Learn to describe differences and similarities in personality in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #122 Topics: Ask an American: Endangered languages rednecks, dictionary versus thesaurus Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 342 - At the Butcher's Learn how to buy meat at a butcher’s shop in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 341 - An Annoying Cell Phone User Welcome to the annoying world of public cell phone use! Find out why how not to use your mobile phone in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #121 Topics: Convenience stores, eating and drinking noises, colleague versus associate versus fellow, to sign in versus to sign off versus to sign on versus to sign up Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 340 - Office Competition A contest can sometimes motivate employees to work harder. Learn more in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 339 - Star-crossed Lovers Forget about Shakespeare. Read all about the love between Romeo and Juliette in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #120 Topics: Men and “dumb blondes,” the Rotary Club, grade versus score, how do I get to versus where do I find, my friend versus a friend of mine Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 338 - Refusing an Invitation Learn how to say no to an invitation politely in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 337 - Reading Comic Books They’re not just for kids anymore. Learn all about graphic novels and comic books in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #119 Topics: Cities: Anchorage, Alaska John Henry, you might as well, to hit the ground running, the “café” in English Café, what goes around comes around, breaking news Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 336 - Going Out of Business When a business is doing poorly, sometimes it has to close. Find out more in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 335 - Getting a Car Serviced Take a trip to the mechanic to have your car looked at in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #118 Topics: How to become the president of the United States, tailgating parties, seize versus arrest versus detain, pronouncing “the,” expressions for showing sympathy Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 334 - Hiding from the Police If you fought the law and the law won, then listen to this episode where you’ll learn all about crime vocabulary in English. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 333 - Quitting Smoking Smoke, anyone? Learn about how to end your addiction on this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #117 Topics: Ask an American: Business travel in the U.S. bang for your buck, original versus initial, the longest word in English Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 332 - Profit and Loss Find out how to read a profit and loss statement in English on this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 331 - Washing Clothes Learn about how to talk about washing your clothes in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #116 Topics: Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, progress versus process, would in the past tense, to be on the chunky side Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 330 - Traveling by Bus Going somewhere? Learn how to take a bus in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 329 - Being Persuasive Want to date my sister? Let me persuade you in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #115 Topics: Professional wrestling, National Geographic, would-be versus wannabe, be my guest, why not? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 328 - Dishonesty at Work Honesty is the best policy, as we learn in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 327 - Getting Caught in the Rain Learn expressions related to the rain in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #114 Topics: Cities: Boston Vanity license plates, to make a difference versus to make the difference, lame, devil’s advocate Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 326 - Finding the Right Wine In wine there is truth, the Romans said. Find out how to select a good one in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 325 - Describing People's Moods Whether you are happy or sad, you’ll enjoy learning about describing people’s moods in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #113 Topics: Gallaudet University, U.S. call signs for radio and TV stations, outfit versus gear versus equipment, pronouncing law and low, so versus very Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 324 - Corporate Sponsorship Learn about companies that pay for sponsorships in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 323 - Rooms in a House Don’t get lost in your own house! Learn the names of the different rooms of a house in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #112 Topics: Ask an American: Roswell, New Mexico holiday versus vacation, arbitrator versus referee versus umpire, Ay, caramba! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 322 - Picking up a Rental Car Learn how to rent a car in the US in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 321 - Buying a Jacket or Coat When it gets cold, you need to get a warm coat. Go shopping for one in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #111 Topics: Famous Americans: Yo Yo Ma Popular books in the US, pronouncing contractions, to figure out versus it figures, there will be no versus there will not be, if you will Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 320 - Micromanaging the Staff Every boss has a different style of managing. Learn how to talk about these styles in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 319 - Being Under Stress Having a bad day? Learn how to talk about being overworked in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #110 Topics: How to become a teacher in the US, steps in ordering food in a restaurant, to walk the walk and talk the talk, constraint versus restraint, monkey business, on a regular basis Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 318 - Writing a Love Song Music is the language of the heart, so find out about writing a love song in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 317 - Setting the Table Get your table ready for dinner in this episode, where you’ll learn the names for common items used in eating. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #109 Topics: Cities: Tucscon, Arizona (Interview with Dr. Lucy Tse) Harper’s Index, to get a kick out of something, to commute, to not stand for something, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 316 - Business Emails and Abbreviations Learn about common English abbreviations used in emails and letters in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 315 - Going to the Park Take a pleasant walk in the park and make new friends in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #108 Topics: Route 66, playground games for children, on time versus in time, counting seconds using Mississippi, to knock yourself out Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 314 - Buying a Digital Audio (MP3) Player Confused about which portable MP3 player to buy? Learn what questions to ask in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 313 - A Suspicious Neighbor What do you really know about your neighbor? Find out more in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #107 Topics: Ask an American: Socially Responsible Companies case study, to be at sea, to knock someone’s socks off, to take one’s time Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 312 - Different Work Styles What kind of employee are you at your job? Find out how to describe different work styles in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 311 - A Mid-life Crisis Getting older is not always the same as getting wiser. Learn about a man’s mid-life crisis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #106 Topics: American folklore: Bigfoot Who’s on First?, to tear apart, Cliff Notes, to fall out of love Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 310 - Shopping for Furniture Learn the names of different types of furniture for your house in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 309 - Describing Distances and Giving Directions Feeling a little lost? Learn how to ask for directions in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #105 Topics: Why Americans don’t use the metric system, how to dress in Los Angeles versus New York, yutz, to go back to square one, what to call your cousin’s son, I’m done with you Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 308 - Formatting a Document Learn how to make your documents look the way you want in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Special Announcement - New Blog, New Memberships, and New Premium Course Special Announcement: New Blog, Memberships, and Premium Course Now Available on ESLPod.com! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 307 - Cable and Satellite TV Do you like watching TV? You’ll find out about cable and satellite television in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #104 Topics: American cities: Nashville Grand Ole Opry, school fund-raisers, to hold on to your hat, to be put inside, a blow-by-blow account Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 306 - Giving First Aid Help! You’ll find out how to describe common medical emergencies in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 305 - Describing People’s Body Types Learn how to describe people’s physical shape in English in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #103 Topics: Ask an American: Raising children one of those, reply versus answer, customer versus purchaser Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 304 - A Potential Partnership Meeting Working with another company can be difficult. Learn about forming a business partnership in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 303 - A Traditional Wedding Here comes the bride! Find out what the happy couple says when they get married in this episode. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website English Cafe #102 Topics: the Pledge of Allegiance, tomato as fruit versus vegetable, to be raised versus to grow up, buy versus purchase, to take the bull by the horns, can versus may versus could when asking for permission Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download |