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1. on 10 Jan 2007 at 6:14 pm1 Emanuel

   Hi all,

   I am very glad that I came across this website.
   I am using these dialogues with my students. Thank you.

   I am from Brazil and feel free to add me to your msn.

   Thank you again

2. on 11 Jan 2007 at 12:38 pm2 Uncle Irv

   Thanks Emanuel,

   Let us know how the dialogues work.
   What kind of students you have, high school?, adult?

   I am thinking of writing some more dialogues. maybe i can tailor them to your students’ needs?

   cheers Mark

3. on 13 Feb 2007 at 11:29 am3 eunheepark

   I have two elemetary students.
   They are my son and daughter.
   I want to teach them listening and writing English
   Please help me how to teach. !!

4. on 22 Feb 2007 at 11:50 am4 Pradish

   Hi Buddy,

   Fine, To you?

   I don’t know what should I say about your topic.

   Anyway Its too amazing.

5. on 23 Feb 2007 at 1:24 pm5 chandan

   hi,

   its really going to work……..

   thanks

6. on 07 Mar 2007 at 8:43 am6 Uncle Irv

   Hi Eunhee,

   How old are your children?
   How much English do they know? It is hard to teach only listening and writing. I usually teach listening, writing, reading and speaking together.

   Try this. You are Korean, right? Talk to your kids in Korean but introduce them to English words. First of all get “flash cards” “cards with all the letters A to Z on them ie 26 cards. Teach your kids to say and write and draw pictures of things that start with “A” eg ant, apple etc. then do “B” ie bed, big ..get them to write the word and draw a picture.

   Teach them simple questions. Do you like fish?, Yes, I do, No, I do not. Are you hungry? Yes, I am. No, I am not. Where is your bag? It is under the table. etc

   When they have grammar and basic sentences, you can tell them stories in Korean but add more and more English words to the story.

   Also on the internet research “cuisinere rods” and buy some. Read about how Caleb Gattegno uses rods to teach. It works. I have done it.

   I hope this helps
   cheers Mark

7. on 14 Jun 2007 at 7:01 pm7 zilan

   hello everybody

8. on 14 Jun 2007 at 7:01 pm8 zilan

   hello everybody, hello world

9. on 04 Jul 2007 at 3:47 am9 jose melo

   the big challenge is to make that affective filter disappear in our classrooms full of students. Most of them certainly are bored, surely nobody is scared and very few might be under pressure. Aren’t our classes overcrowded to deal efficiently with that filter (25 to 30 students x five classes)?
   I think you are absolutely right! You have fantastic material and I’ll try to use it!

10. on 04 Jul 2007 at 3:57 am10 apc33

    Thanks Jose. We would like to make the site more useful, so if you have any ideas on how to improve the material, please share.

11. on 05 Jul 2007 at 4:13 am11 jose melo

    I believe your site is WordPress powered and I am a Snap fanatic! Snap can be used in so many ways e.g. explain a word/introduce someone! I would love to have your texts “Snapped”.

12. on 05 Jul 2007 at 4:38 am12 apc33

    Hi Jose…great suggestion! I went ahead and installed the script and it is working just right. Cheers!

13. on 23 Jul 2007 at 1:46 pm13 sridhar raju

    hello sir
    please help me

    how to download sound file and text file

    please help me sir

14. on 02 Aug 2007 at 12:22 pm14 saba

    hi
    i am sana i want to improve my english coversation please tell how can i improve my english speaking

    please

15. on 27 Aug 2007 at 3:03 pm15 Sergey

    Very good site, thank you?

16. on 03 Oct 2007 at 8:44 am16 buchary

    hi, i am buchary. i am interest with your opinion about how to learn english. can u help me how to download ? and please send me the news about learning english and toefl test.
    thank you for your anttention

17. on 03 Oct 2007 at 3:02 pm17 Mark White

    Hi Buchary.
    To download just click the link.
    We will put something about tests up at some point. It takes a long time to write it all.
    cheers mark

18. on 03 Oct 2007 at 3:51 pm18 apc33

    Buchary…

    “Right click” the link that says “download audio file” and choose “save link as” from the menu. That will cause the mp3 file to download to your desktop.

    We’ll try send email you any news we have about learning English in the future. Just ask if you have more questions.

19. on 05 Nov 2007 at 12:29 am19 eduardo hdez.

    I WANT TO MEET PEOPLE FOR TALKING

20. on 13 Nov 2007 at 8:30 pm20 moogi

    hello all, i hope to learn E speaking with native speakers without shy can u hellp me?

21. on 22 Nov 2007 at 4:37 am21 kaash

    i am urdu speaking
    i want learn english

22. on 27 Nov 2007 at 1:11 pm22 sya

    nice to know this web

23. on 12 Jan 2008 at 10:34 pm23 Pankaj

    Hi , I feel lucky ,,,,,,,,,I love to learn Languagessss…………

24. on 12 Mar 2008 at 3:20 pm24 Rathan

    i would like to inform you that i am indian origin now working saudi arabia as a secretary to my boss i am dealing with mainly telephone.

    i post graduate in commerse from bharathidasan university Thiruchirappalli, Tamil nadu in india

    i can undestant english and write letter like that but it is very difficult to speak the words automatically not come into mind when try to speak and another point is i am too much fearing to speak english i don’t know why i fear.

    i am in determind mind to speak english

    i kindly request you please help me

25. on 13 Mar 2008 at 5:15 am25 apc33

    Hi Rathan…I think you are doing the right thing by putting your English to use when leaving comments on this blog. Using English is a great way to learn.

    If I were you, I’d continue trying to use English. Maybe you could keep a journal or blog? Or maybe you could create an audio blog at a social site like Odeo? Or perhaps you could try to make some friends there in Saudi Arabia with whom English is a common language?

    Just keep studying and practicing a little everyday and you will improve not only your English, but also your confidence.

    Aaron

26. on 19 Mar 2008 at 10:29 am26 GRACIELA

    Hi. The site’s wonderful. I would like your help. I have a student who’s a lawyer and is planning to attend a seminar in English. The seminar is about companies, management, import export, things like that. Where can I get conversations with that topics

    Thanks

27. on 19 Mar 2008 at 4:33 pm27 apc33

    Hi Graciela…If you cannot find what you are looking for in our tag archive or by doing a site search from the main page, then we probably don’t have the type of conversation you want.

    I’m not really sure where else to find such a thing. If you find some, please let us know.

28. on 01 Apr 2008 at 4:53 am28 Rıza

    Hi,

    I want to ask some question,

    I want to improve my english, but I dont know what my level is, some time I can understand a complex sentence but some time I cant, (maybe my level is lower intermediate)

    where should I start to study in this website , and how should I use it?.

    can you give me a schedule about it?,

    regards

29. on 01 Apr 2008 at 6:22 pm29 GRACIELA

    Hi Riza. As per my experience with students, I think you are a typically intermediate students. What you need is a lot more listening, speaking and singing practice. I think you can get this in this site.

30. on 01 Apr 2008 at 7:16 pm30 apc33

    Hi Riza….I don’t know about a schedule of study, but I can recommend that you start by listening to some of the audio files we have here on the site and try using the language you learn in a real context, for example, by writing comments, keeping a journal, or talking with people you know.

    If you join the mailing list (in the right-hand sidebar), we will be sending out messages soon on how to better study English using the internet.

31. on 01 Apr 2008 at 7:31 pm31 Rıza

    Hi, apc33 and GRACIELA,

    Thank you for your reply to my message, I have already joined the mailing list

    regards

32. on 03 Apr 2008 at 7:56 pm32 GRACIELA

    I agree with apc33. As I told you before you must practice and this site will help you.

33. on 04 Apr 2008 at 10:47 am33 tintin2601

    nice to see you all, i really like to make friends with you….^^

34. on 21 Apr 2008 at 6:10 am34 Osvald

    Hi..

    I’m from Brazil, this site is very insteresting and creative. With real messages I can to known more dialogues between many people.

    thanks….

35. on 26 Apr 2008 at 6:12 am35 Azul

    Hi! I’m from Argentina. I’m doing a course at University which deals with conversation analysis (in English) and find the contents of this site really useful. I would just like to know if they are actual pieces of real talk or if they are scripted in any way. The thing is we do not have the chance of hearing real conversations, only films, TV series or shows, which are imitating talk but are scripted. So, we really need real pieces of conversations in order to analyse everything else besides their actual content (hesitations, back-channelling, laughter, interruptions, unfinished sentences, etc) and not only what is said.
    Thank you very much for this!

36. on 28 Apr 2008 at 4:14 am36 Mehmet

    Hi everybody

37. on 28 Apr 2008 at 1:30 pm37 apc33

    Hi Azul…

    None of the conversations in the Real Conversations category is scripted. All are natural conversations or mostly natural conversations. The reason I say ‘mostly’ is because sometimes when you turn on the recorder, a speaker might become a bit self conscious and alter the way he or she speaks, knowing that others might listen to it later. Nevertheless, there is no scripting or planning involved - just plain old speaking and conversation. The accompanying text was transcribed from the recorded conversation - not the other way around. This was our intention for recordings in the Real Conversations category.

    Thanks for taking an interest. Hope you find some useful recordings on our site.

    Cheers,

    Aaron

38. on 04 May 2008 at 2:53 am38 Frinye

    Hi, I’m Frinye. I’m looking at this website for the first time since a message from A.J. Hoge suddenly appeared in my mailbox today. I read the messages above and liked the answers you gave to those who were asking for help. So here I am. I’m an English teacher in Brazil and I’m not feeling confident about my skills of teaching. I’d like you could send me tips of how improving learning practice in classrooms.
    Cheers.

39. on 10 May 2008 at 3:18 am39 shahrazad

    iam from iraq this is the first time i know this web ounsly this websit have sent to me from effrotless who recomended me to visit this websit iam asking to how improve my english language & speaking like native speaker
    thank you

40. on 19 May 2008 at 10:12 am40 Azul

    Thanks for the quick answer. These conversations are being really useful for me.
    I just want to thank you for your generosity in making them available for anyone interested.
    Cheers,
    Azul

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