Monthly Archives: December 2012

Podcasts This Week (December 31, 2012)

Start the new year by doing what so many listeners have already done: Get the benefits of the Learning Guide! We designed the Learning Guide to help you learn English better and faster. Get more vocabulary, language explanations, sample sentences, … Continue reading

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The Hidden Subway

New York’s subway system – one of the world’s largest and busiest – was part of a grand (big and impressive) plan that would make it possible for anyone living in the greater New York area (in and around New … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (December 24, 2012)

We wish you a very merry Christmas and hope that your holidays are filled with peace and joy. We thank those who have already donated or become members, and who are helping to keep ESL Podcast going. If you enjoy our … Continue reading

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The Christmas Tree Tradition

One of the most well-known symbols (images representative) of Christmas is the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree in the U.S. that gets the most attention each year is the one at the Rockefeller Center in New York City. Each year … Continue reading

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Christmas on the Top of the Charts

The most popular album (record; collection of songs) of 2011 in the United States was the British singer Adele’s “21.” You’ve probably heard of Adele and her impressive (amazing; awesome) voice. You probably did not know that the second most … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (December 17, 2012)

Have you been busy buying gifts for friends and family? How about getting yourself the gift of English? Getting the Learning Guide will help you learn English even faster. And plus, when you buy a Basic or Premium Membership or one of … Continue reading

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Hope. Joy. Peace.

Hope. Joy. Peace. These are significant (important, meaningful) words for those of us who remember, and often retell, the traditional Christmas story. Admittedly (saying something that is true), hope, joy, and peace can be difficult to find today. Sometimes, however, … Continue reading

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If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking

Emily Dickinson was something of a recluse, a person who doesn’t leave her home very often or talk face-to-face (in person) with other people. Yet she is known now as one of the great American poets of the 19th century. … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (December 10, 2012)

If you’re only listening to ESL Podcast, you’re only getting half of the benefits of each podcast. Get the Learning Guide and learn all you can with every podcast. We designed the Learning Guide to help you learn English better … Continue reading

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Season of Giving…Maybe

When November rolls around (arrives as usual), people start talking about “the season of giving,” a time around Thanksgiving (celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November) and Christmas (December 25th). Thanksgiving brings to mind (makes us think) all of the things … Continue reading

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