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Easy English 130 – Present Perfect Tense PLUS Relative Clause

Written by Mark White on February 24, 2012 - 0 Comments

Have you ever had a job, where the job duty turned out to be different from the job description?

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Easy English 142 – Work Ethics – The Four Pillars

Written by Mark White on February 15, 2012 - 0 Comments

Hard Work
Good Cement
An Incentive Scheme
Top Down Maintenance

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Easy English 151 – Being Knowing Bliss

Written by Mark White on November 13, 2011 - 62 Comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download audio file (BeingKnowingBliss1.mp3) (the sound of a violin) We are here and we are happy. Being I am. (being) I exist. (existence) I am. (being) I know I am. (being and knowing) I am here. (being here) I know I am here. (complex sentence)(I know that I [...]

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Easy English 200 – Speaking and Listening – Introduction

Written by Mark White on December 6, 2010 - 9 Comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download audio file (talking1.mp3) at National Library Scotland This is a different type of lesson. There is no transcript. Listen carefully. Answer the questions. Answer the questions aloud. If you don’t understand the first time, listen again and again until it becomes easy and natural. Listen until you [...]

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Easy English 101 – Trees are brothers

Written by Mark White on October 30, 2010 - 22 Comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download audio file (treesarebrothers.mp3) at M J M I think trees are like brothers and sisters. They’re like brothers and sisters. Trees are like brothers and sisters. I was watching television. I was watching television and I saw a programme about a man. I was watching television and [...]

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Three Accents – Australian, English, American – 1

Written by Mark White on June 9, 2010 - 15 Comments

Listen to these three accents: Australian, English and American.

I don’t have any money.

I have to go to the bank.

Where is the bank?

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Bilingual – English and Arabic 3

Written by Mark White on May 16, 2010 - 7 Comments

Use this post to learn English and Arabic at the same time.

Where are you going?

(Arabic)

I am going to the market.

Where are you going?

I am going home.

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Easy English 100 – Grammar is Music

Written by Mark White on April 25, 2010 - 26 Comments

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download audio file (grammar is music.mp3) at M J M I think grammar is beautiful. I think grammar is beautiful. I think it’s beautiful. Grammar is music. Music. Words are music. Music. Everything has music. I was watching television. I saw a programme I saw a programme about [...]

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Liverpool Accent

Written by Mark White on October 31, 2007 - 18 Comments

The Beatles are from Liverpool. Listen to this recording and find out what a real Liverpool accent sounds like.

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Japanese Popular Culture – Children

Written by Aaron on June 25, 2007 - 5 Comments

Totoro is a famous character in Japan. Children and adults of all ages love Totoro. Listen to this little girl answer questions from her father about Totoro.

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Easy English 11 – Where do you eat?

Written by Mark White on April 9, 2007 - 35 Comments

Where do you live?
Where do you eat?
Where do you sleep?
Where do you drink?
Where do you go?

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Easy English 10 – Where do you live?

Written by Mark White on April 2, 2007 - 52 Comments

Where do you live?
Where does he live?
Where does she live?
Where do they live?

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Easy English 9 – Have you been to Australia?

Written by Mark White on March 26, 2007 - 43 Comments

Have you been to Australia?
Have you been to New Zealand?
Have you been to America?
Have you been to the States?
Have you been to Britain?

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Easy English 8 – Do you know him?

Written by Mark White on March 19, 2007 - 7 Comments

Do you know him?
Do you know her?
Do you know?
Do you know them?
Do you know me?

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Easy English 7 – Do you understand?

Written by Mark White on March 12, 2007 - 17 Comments

Do you understand?
Do you understand now?
Do you understand me?
Do you understand him?
Do you understand her?

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Easy English 6 – Can you speak English?

Written by Mark White on March 1, 2007 - 35 Comments

Can you speak English?
Can you?
Can anybody speak English?
Can anybody speak English here?
Can he speak English?

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Easy English 5 – I am from Australia.

Written by Mark White on February 21, 2007 - 13 Comments

I am from Australia.
I’m from Australia.
I am from Japan.
I am from Thailand.
I am from India.

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Easy English 4 – Where are you from?

Written by Mark White on February 14, 2007 - 31 Comments

Where are you from?
Where are you from then?
Where are you from?
Where is he from?
Where is she from?

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Easy English 3 – My name is Mark.

Written by Mark White on February 7, 2007 - 29 Comments

My name is Mark.
My name’s Mark.
My name is Michael.
My name is Paul.
My name is Steven.

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Easy English 2 – What is your name?

Written by Mark White on January 26, 2007 - 42 Comments

What is your name?
What’s your name?
Wot’s yer name?
What is his name?
What is her name?

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Easy English 1 – I want to learn English.

Written by Mark White on January 21, 2007 - 127 Comments

Do you have a friend who wants to learn English? Do you have a friend who cannot speak English? Download this podcast for your friend. Help your friend!

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