Podcasts This Week (September 13, 2010)

ON MONDAY
ESL Podcast 616 – Having a Business Mentor

In the Learning Guide: Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear), vocabulary list and sample sentences, and comprehension questions.
In “What Else Does it Mean,” learn the other meanings of “to click” and “pointer.”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about “How to Identify a Good Mentor.”
“Business mentors can be very “valuable” (worth a lot) “resources” (things that can help one do or build something) for young people who are just beginning their career or considering opening a new business. A good mentor can help a “mentee”…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide

ON WEDNESDAY
English Cafe 259

Topics: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Famous Songs: O, Susanna; whichever versus whatever; tar-and-feather; mutually exclusive

In the Learning Guide:  Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear).
In “What Insiders Know,” you will read about the song parody “O, California.”
“A parody is something people create that copies a writer’s or artist’s style, or copies a “genre” or type of something, usually to create something interesting, funny, and/or amusing.  The song “O, Susanna” is so well known that there have been many parodies of this song…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide

ON FRIDAY
ESL Podcast 617 – Buying Bathroom Supplies

In the Learning Guide: Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear), vocabulary list and sample sentences, and comprehension questions.
In “What Else Does it Mean,” learn the other meanings of “to live on one’s own” and “to go through.”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about about “Features in Luxury Bathrooms.”
“Many Americans want their “master bathroom” (the bathroom in a home that is next to the largest bedroom) to be “luxurious” (very nice and expensive). Many new homes have very large master bathrooms with many “amenities” (special features for comfort)…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide

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3 Responses to Podcasts This Week (September 13, 2010)

  1. Aden says:

    hey i want to become a member of Eslpod

  2. emiliano says:

    Thank you Rafa Nadal, you are now the best example for us spaniards.
    A great person in and out of the tennis court, one of the best tennis player in history and at last you win the N.Y. master.
    Roland Garros, Wimbledon, USA Master…..all in the same year, just incredible for a boy of 24 years old.
    Congratulations and thank you it is always a pleasure for Cuca and me searching you when you are playing.

    Here in Spain we are so bad, our goverment is so disastrous, our life is so gray and blue for millions who haven´t any
    employment for years, that our sportmen are the unique satisfaction.
    Nadal, Contador, Alonso, Gasol, Pedrosa, Lorenzo, Aspar, Nieto, Spanish football team….and so forth..
    Thank you to all of them.

  3. Aécio Flávio Perim says:

    A mentor is great! If you can’t find your way on a business, look for a mentor to get feedback and guidance. To be successful on a business is not difficult, all you have to do is to take care against clever people who like to get benefits easily. They are everywhere watching the time you get out of attention. Don’t give up to try a shot!
    Aecio from Brazil

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