http://odeo.com/channels/96470-ESL-Aloud no <p>Guided practice in speaking English</p> Guided practice in speaking English Guided practice in speaking English en-us 40 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:13:00 -0700 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:13:00 -0700 http://odeo.com/episodes/1050248-Podcast-6-Could-ve-Would-ve-Should-ve I could’ve run another mile. I would’ve given my friend a ride home. I should’ve listened to my father. &nbsp; Last Saturday my friend called and asked me to help him cut down a tree. I should’ve told him I wasn’t feeling well. He would’ve understood. He could’ve called someone else to help. &nbsp; I should’ve told him I wasn’t feeling well. I should’ve said I was feeling a little sick. I should’ve said I was under the weather. &nbsp; He would’ve understood. He would’ve been understanding. He would’ve accepted that. &nbsp; He could’ve called someone else. He could’ve called up someone else. He could’ve phoned someone else. &nbsp; You should’ve told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. I could’ve told you what my plans were. We could’ve figured out a good schedule for everyone. I would’ve changed my date with Frank to Sunday night. I’m sure he would’ve agreed. &nbsp; You should’ve told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. You should’ve informed me what you and Dad h... I could’ve run another mile. I would’ve given my friend a ride home. I should’ve listened to my father. &nbsp; Last Saturday my friend called and asked me to help him cut down a tree. I should’ve told him I wasn’t feeling well. He would’ve understood. He could’ve called someone else to help. &nbsp; I should’ve told him I wasn’t feeling well. I should’ve said I was feeling a little sick. I should’ve said I was under the weather. &nbsp; He would’ve understood. He would’ve been understanding. He would’ve accepted that. &nbsp; He could’ve called someone else. He could’ve called up someone else. He could’ve phoned someone else. &nbsp; You should’ve told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. I could’ve told you what my plans were. We could’ve figured out a good schedule for everyone. I would’ve changed my date with Frank to Sunday night. I’m sure he would’ve agreed. &nbsp; You should’ve told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. You should’ve informed me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. You should’ve let me know what you and Dad had planned for Saturday. &nbsp; I could’ve told you what my plans were. I could’ve told you what I had planned. I could’ve told you how I had the weekend blocked out. &nbsp; We could’ve figured out a good schedule for everyone. We could’ve worked out an acceptable schedule for everyone. We could’ve worked out a schedule to suit everyone involved. &nbsp; I would’ve changed my date with Frank to Sunday night. I would’ve moved my date with Frank to Sunday night. I would’ve shifted my date with Frank to Sunday night. &nbsp; I’m sure he would’ve agreed. I’m sure he would’ve been OK with that. I’m sure he would’ve gone along with that. &nbsp; I could’ve run another mile. I would’ve given my friend a ride home. I should’ve listened to my father. &nbsp; Last Saturday my friend called and asked me to help him cut down a tree. I should’ve told him I wasn’t feeling well. He would’ve understood. He could’ve called someone else to help. &nbsp; I should’ve told him I wasn’t feeling well. I should’ve said I was feeling a little sick. I should’ve said I was under the weather. &nbsp; He would’ve understood. He would’ve been understanding. He would’ve accepted that. &nbsp; He could’ve called someone else. He could’ve called up someone else. He could’ve phoned someone else. &nbsp; You should’ve told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. I could’ve told you what my plans were. We could’ve figured out a good schedule for everyone. I would’ve changed my date with Frank to Sunday night. I’m sure he would’ve agreed. &nbsp; You should’ve told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. You should’ve informed me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. You should’ve let me know what you and Dad had planned for Saturday. &nbsp; I could’ve told you what my plans were. I could’ve told you what I had planned. I could’ve told you how I had the weekend blocked out. &nbsp; We could’ve figured out a good schedule for everyone. We could’ve worked out an acceptable schedule for everyone. We could’ve worked out a schedule to suit everyone involved. &nbsp; I would’ve changed my date with Frank to Sunday night. I would’ve moved my date with Frank to Sunday night. I would’ve shifted my date with Frank to Sunday night. &nbsp; I’m sure he would’ve agreed. I’m sure he would’ve been OK with that. I’m sure he would’ve gone along with that. &nbsp; tag:odeo.com,2006-04-17,1050248 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:13:00 -0700 no ESL Aloud http://odeo.com/episodes/1050247-Podcast-5-Changing-Jobs Susan heard about a new opening in her company. Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. Susan heard about a job opening where she works. &nbsp; She read the job description. She read through the job description. She went over the job description. &nbsp; She thought the job sounded good. The open position appealed to her. She liked what she read about the position. &nbsp; Her experience was quite suitable. The job seemed to be a good fit for her experience. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. &nbsp; &nbsp; She liked the salary range. She was happy to see the pay range. She thought the money they were offering was pretty good. &nbsp; She applied for the job with the personnel department. She put in an application with the human resources department. She applied for the job with the HR department. She interviewed with the person who would be her immediate supervisor. She interviewed with the person she would be working for directly. She had ... Susan heard about a new opening in her company. Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. Susan heard about a job opening where she works. &nbsp; She read the job description. She read through the job description. She went over the job description. &nbsp; She thought the job sounded good. The open position appealed to her. She liked what she read about the position. &nbsp; Her experience was quite suitable. The job seemed to be a good fit for her experience. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. &nbsp; &nbsp; She liked the salary range. She was happy to see the pay range. She thought the money they were offering was pretty good. &nbsp; She applied for the job with the personnel department. She put in an application with the human resources department. She applied for the job with the HR department. She interviewed with the person who would be her immediate supervisor. She interviewed with the person she would be working for directly. She had an interview with the person she would be working directly under. &nbsp; They liked each other immediately. They really hit it off. There was really good chemistry between them. &nbsp; Susan was offered the job. Susan got the job offer. Susan was told the position was hers. &nbsp; She starts the new job next month. She begins her new responsibilities next month. She moves into her new position next month. &nbsp; Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. She went over the job description. She thought the job sounded good. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. She liked the salary range. She applied for the job with the HR department. Then she had an interview with the person she would be working directly under. They really hit it off. Susan was offered the job. She moves into her new position next month. &nbsp; Susan heard about a new opening in her company. Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. Susan heard about a job opening where she works. &nbsp; She read the job description. She read through the job description. She went over the job description. &nbsp; She thought the job sounded good. The open position appealed to her. She liked what she read about the position. &nbsp; Her experience was quite suitable. The job seemed to be a good fit for her experience. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. &nbsp; &nbsp; She liked the salary range. She was happy to see the pay range. She thought the money they were offering was pretty good. &nbsp; She applied for the job with the personnel department. She put in an application with the human resources department. She applied for the job with the HR department. She interviewed with the person who would be her immediate supervisor. She interviewed with the person she would be working for directly. She had an interview with the person she would be working directly under. &nbsp; They liked each other immediately. They really hit it off. There was really good chemistry between them. &nbsp; Susan was offered the job. Susan got the job offer. Susan was told the position was hers. &nbsp; She starts the new job next month. She begins her new responsibilities next month. She moves into her new position next month. &nbsp; Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. She went over the job description. She thought the job sounded good. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. She liked the salary range. She applied for the job with the HR department. Then she had an interview with the person she would be working directly under. They really hit it off. Susan was offered the job. She moves into her new position next month. &nbsp; tag:odeo.com,2006-04-05,1050247 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:48:00 -0700 no ESL Aloud http://odeo.com/episodes/1050246-Podcast-4-My-Sad-Friend I dropped in on my friend Gregory. He was feeling pretty down. I asked him," What is it that's bothering you?" He said, "It's hard to describe. I can't seem to get anything done." I said, "Do you think you should see someone about this?" He answered, "I'll give it some thought." I dropped in on my friend Gregory. I paid a visit to my friend Gregory. I went over to my friend Gregory's. He was feeling pretty down. He was quite downcast. He was pretty depressed. What is it that's bothering you? What's bothering you? What's troubling you? What's going on with you? It's hard to describe. I can't put my finger on it. It's difficult to put it into words. I can't seem to get anything done. I can't get my act together. I can't get myself organized. Do you think you should see someone about this? Do you think you should seek professional help? Do you think you could use some counseling? I'll give it some thought. I'll have to think about that. I'll consider that idea. I paid a visit to my fri... I dropped in on my friend Gregory. He was feeling pretty down. I asked him," What is it that's bothering you?" He said, "It's hard to describe. I can't seem to get anything done." I said, "Do you think you should see someone about this?" He answered, "I'll give it some thought." I dropped in on my friend Gregory. I paid a visit to my friend Gregory. I went over to my friend Gregory's. He was feeling pretty down. He was quite downcast. He was pretty depressed. What is it that's bothering you? What's bothering you? What's troubling you? What's going on with you? It's hard to describe. I can't put my finger on it. It's difficult to put it into words. I can't seem to get anything done. I can't get my act together. I can't get myself organized. Do you think you should see someone about this? Do you think you should seek professional help? Do you think you could use some counseling? I'll give it some thought. I'll have to think about that. I'll consider that idea. I paid a visit to my friend Gregory. He was pretty depressed. I asked him, "What's troubling you?" He said, "It's difficult to put into words. I can't get my act together." I said, "Do you think you could use some counseling?" He answered, "I'll have to think about that." I dropped in on my friend Gregory. He was feeling pretty down. I asked him," What is it that's bothering you?" He said, "It's hard to describe. I can't seem to get anything done." I said, "Do you think you should see someone about this?" He answered, "I'll give it some thought." I dropped in on my friend Gregory. I paid a visit to my friend Gregory. I went over to my friend Gregory's. He was feeling pretty down. He was quite downcast. He was pretty depressed. What is it that's bothering you? What's bothering you? What's troubling you? What's going on with you? It's hard to describe. I can't put my finger on it. It's difficult to put it into words. I can't seem to get anything done. I can't get my act together. I can't get myself organized. Do you think you should see someone about this? Do you think you should seek professional help? Do you think you could use some counseling? I'll give it some thought. I'll have to think about that. I'll consider that idea. I paid a visit to my friend Gregory. He was pretty depressed. I asked him, "What's troubling you?" He said, "It's difficult to put into words. I can't get my act together." I said, "Do you think you could use some counseling?" He answered, "I'll have to think about that." tag:odeo.com,2006-03-28,1050246 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:26:00 -0800 no ESL Aloud http://odeo.com/episodes/1050245-Podcast-3-Expressing-Obligation You must arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You have to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You have got to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You must be careful what you say around children. You have to be careful what you say around children. You have got to be careful what you say around children. The contract must be signed by a witness. The contract has to be signed by a witness. The contract has got to be signed by a witness. Laura has to pick up her son at school. Then she has to call several people to arrange a meeting. After that, she has to prepare dinner. After dinner she has to pay some bills. She always has to ask her husband to do something three times. Mr. Fisher often has to do work on the weekend. I hope I never have to move again. He sometimes has to react very quickly. Next year, Peter has to work very hard. Next year, Peter will have to work very hard. Tomorrow, you have to wash the car. Tomorrow, you will have to wash the car. Someday soon I have to talk t... You must arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You have to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You have got to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You must be careful what you say around children. You have to be careful what you say around children. You have got to be careful what you say around children. The contract must be signed by a witness. The contract has to be signed by a witness. The contract has got to be signed by a witness. Laura has to pick up her son at school. Then she has to call several people to arrange a meeting. After that, she has to prepare dinner. After dinner she has to pay some bills. She always has to ask her husband to do something three times. Mr. Fisher often has to do work on the weekend. I hope I never have to move again. He sometimes has to react very quickly. Next year, Peter has to work very hard. Next year, Peter will have to work very hard. Tomorrow, you have to wash the car. Tomorrow, you will have to wash the car. Someday soon I have to talk to my brother. Someday soon I will have to talk to my brother. Two years ago I had to spend a week in the hospital. Last Wednesday I had to work late. This morning I had to get up quite early. I don't have to answer the phone if I don't want to. The students did not have to review Chapter 14. My friend will not have to appear in court. You must not smoke inside the building. You must not spend more than 30 minutes for lunch. You must not lie to me when I ask you a question. This must be the worst snowstorm in 30 years. This has to be the worst snowstorm in 30 years. This has got to be the worst snowstorm in 30 years. You must be kidding. You have to be kidding. You have got to be kidding. I have got to call my friend Susan. She must be really angry with me. I have to explain why I didn't call for so long. I'll have to be very careful about what I say. I don't have to tell everything that's on my mind. But I've got to be basically honest with her. You must arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You have to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You have got to arrive here no later than 5 o'clock. You must be careful what you say around children. You have to be careful what you say around children. You have got to be careful what you say around children. The contract must be signed by a witness. The contract has to be signed by a witness. The contract has got to be signed by a witness. Laura has to pick up her son at school. Then she has to call several people to arrange a meeting. After that, she has to prepare dinner. After dinner she has to pay some bills. She always has to ask her husband to do something three times. Mr. Fisher often has to do work on the weekend. I hope I never have to move again. He sometimes has to react very quickly. Next year, Peter has to work very hard. Next year, Peter will have to work very hard. Tomorrow, you have to wash the car. Tomorrow, you will have to wash the car. Someday soon I have to talk to my brother. Someday soon I will have to talk to my brother. Two years ago I had to spend a week in the hospital. Last Wednesday I had to work late. This morning I had to get up quite early. I don't have to answer the phone if I don't want to. The students did not have to review Chapter 14. My friend will not have to appear in court. You must not smoke inside the building. You must not spend more than 30 minutes for lunch. You must not lie to me when I ask you a question. This must be the worst snowstorm in 30 years. This has to be the worst snowstorm in 30 years. This has got to be the worst snowstorm in 30 years. You must be kidding. You have to be kidding. You have got to be kidding. I have got to call my friend Susan. She must be really angry with me. I have to explain why I didn't call for so long. I'll have to be very careful about what I say. I don't have to tell everything that's on my mind. But I've got to be basically honest with her. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-23,1050245 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:10:00 -0800 no ESL Aloud http://odeo.com/episodes/1050244-Podcast-2-Talking-About-Movies The action is non-stop. That movie is action from beginning to end. The action never lets up. The special effects are very well done. The special effects are out of this world. The special effects blew my mind. The movie really has something to say. The movie gives you something to think about. The movie really opens your eyes. It was hysterically funny. It was a riot. It was one laugh after the other. It didn't appeal to me at all. It didn't speak to me at all. It didn't grab me at all. I just could't get into it. It's not worth seeing. Don't waste your time seeing it. I wouldn't bother with it. I can recommend it. It's worth seeing. I think you'll find it entertaining. I went to the movies last night. I saw a film called Fists of Gold. It's a martial arts movie from Hong Kong. The action is non-stop. The special effects are outstanding. Some of the parts are hysterically funny. I think you'll find it entertaining. The action is non-stop. That movie is action from beginning to end. The action never lets up. The special effects are very well done. The special effects are out of this world. The special effects blew my mind. The movie really has something to say. The movie gives you something to think about. The movie really opens your eyes. It was hysterically funny. It was a riot. It was one laugh after the other. It didn't appeal to me at all. It didn't speak to me at all. It didn't grab me at all. I just could't get into it. It's not worth seeing. Don't waste your time seeing it. I wouldn't bother with it. I can recommend it. It's worth seeing. I think you'll find it entertaining. I went to the movies last night. I saw a film called Fists of Gold. It's a martial arts movie from Hong Kong. The action is non-stop. The special effects are outstanding. Some of the parts are hysterically funny. I think you'll find it entertaining. The action is non-stop. That movie is action from beginning to end. The action never lets up. The special effects are very well done. The special effects are out of this world. The special effects blew my mind. The movie really has something to say. The movie gives you something to think about. The movie really opens your eyes. It was hysterically funny. It was a riot. It was one laugh after the other. It didn't appeal to me at all. It didn't speak to me at all. It didn't grab me at all. I just could't get into it. It's not worth seeing. Don't waste your time seeing it. I wouldn't bother with it. I can recommend it. It's worth seeing. I think you'll find it entertaining. I went to the movies last night. I saw a film called Fists of Gold. It's a martial arts movie from Hong Kong. The action is non-stop. The special effects are outstanding. Some of the parts are hysterically funny. I think you'll find it entertaining. tag:odeo.com,2006-03-14,1050244 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:12:00 -0800 no ESL Aloud http://odeo.com/episodes/1050243-Podcast-1-In-the-Supermarket ESL-Aloud is a podcast program aimed at people who already know some English and who wish to expand that knowledge through listening and speaking. The sentences shown below are the ones included in this podcast. You may want to have them in view while you are listening to the podcast. Or you may want to print them out for when you are away from a computer. Different people have different learning styles, so you have to decide when it is best to see the sentences and when it is best to practice speaking the sentences without seeing them. Sentences in Podcast #1 Excuse me, where can I find the rice? Excuse me, can you tell me where the rice is? Excuse me, which aisle is the rice in? Excuse me, where can I find the bread? Excuse me, can you tell me where the bread is? Excuse me, which aisle is the bread in? Would you like me to show you? Would you like me to show you where the bread is? Do you want me to show you? Do you want me to show you where the bread is? Yes, thank you. Thanks, I... ESL-Aloud is a podcast program aimed at people who already know some English and who wish to expand that knowledge through listening and speaking. The sentences shown below are the ones included in this podcast. You may want to have them in view while you are listening to the podcast. Or you may want to print them out for when you are away from a computer. Different people have different learning styles, so you have to decide when it is best to see the sentences and when it is best to practice speaking the sentences without seeing them. Sentences in Podcast #1 Excuse me, where can I find the rice? Excuse me, can you tell me where the rice is? Excuse me, which aisle is the rice in? Excuse me, where can I find the bread? Excuse me, can you tell me where the bread is? Excuse me, which aisle is the bread in? Would you like me to show you? Would you like me to show you where the bread is? Do you want me to show you? Do you want me to show you where the bread is? Yes, thank you. Thanks, I appreciate that. Thanks, that’s very kind of you. No, that’s OK. No, that’s fine. No, I’ll be able to find it . Thank you, but that’s not necessary. How are you today? How are you doing? How’s it going? Not bad, and you? Not bad at all, thanks. Can’t complain. Pretty good, thanks. Yesterday I went to the supermarket. I picked out a few things, but I couldn’t find the bread. I asked one of the people there where the bread was. He told me it was on aisle number 9. He asked if I wanted him to show me. I said that was not necessary. I got the bread by myself and went to the checkout counter. The clerk asked how I was doing. I said that I couldn’t complain. ESL-Aloud is a podcast program aimed at people who already know some English and who wish to expand that knowledge through listening and speaking. The sentences shown below are the ones included in this podcast. You may want to have them in view while you are listening to the podcast. Or you may want to print them out for when you are away from a computer. Different people have different learning styles, so you have to decide when it is best to see the sentences and when it is best to practice speaking the sentences without seeing them. Sentences in Podcast #1 Excuse me, where can I find the rice? Excuse me, can you tell me where the rice is? Excuse me, which aisle is the rice in? Excuse me, where can I find the bread? Excuse me, can you tell me where the bread is? Excuse me, which aisle is the bread in? Would you like me to show you? Would you like me to show you where the bread is? Do you want me to show you? Do you want me to show you where the bread is? Yes, thank you. Thanks, I appreciate that. Thanks, that’s very kind of you. No, that’s OK. No, that’s fine. No, I’ll be able to find it . Thank you, but that’s not necessary. How are you today? How are you doing? How’s it going? Not bad, and you? Not bad at all, thanks. Can’t complain. Pretty good, thanks. Yesterday I went to the supermarket. I picked out a few things, but I couldn’t find the bread. I asked one of the people there where the bread was. He told me it was on aisle number 9. He asked if I wanted him to show me. I said that was not necessary. I got the bread by myself and went to the checkout counter. The clerk asked how I was doing. I said that I couldn’t complain. tag:odeo.com,2006-02-09,1050243 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:46:00 -0800 no ESL Aloud