Podcasts This Week (June 9, 2014)

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ON MONDAY
ESL Podcast 1006 – Taking a Campus Tour

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 “stop” and “matter.”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about “University Campus Events for Parents.”
“When young adults ‘go off to college’ (move out of their family’s home and live independently while studying at the university)…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide

ON WEDNESDAY
English Cafe 454

Topics: Movie – The Shawshank Redemption; The Pentagon; to go ahead versus straight ahead; cheesy and quirky; a few quarters short of a buck

In the Learning Guide:  Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear).
In “What Insiders Know,” you will read about “Oddly-Shaped Buildings in the U.S.”
“Every country has ‘unique’ (not like any other) buildings that are easily ‘identifiable’…”- READ MORE in the Learning Guide

ON FRIDAY
ESL Podcast 1007 – Getting Mugged

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 “purse” and “to get (one’s) hopes up.”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about “Flash Mob Robberies.”
“‘Flash mobs’ are a form of entertainment and social expression…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide

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