A New Life in Mosquito City – part 40 – Let’s have a look at the menu

Written by on October 19, 2010 - 4 Comments

Download audio file (anlimc40waiter.mp3) at denis collette Waiter: Hello. Would you like to drink something? Frank: Yes. Ok. Let’s have a look at the menu. There is cafe au lait, cappuccino, American…American coffee. Mark, what do you want? Mark: I think I’ll have a latte, please. Frank: A latte? Yeah? Ok. Fine. A caramel latte? [...]

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How do you make feijoada?

Written by on August 31, 2010 - 15 Comments

Learn how to cook Brazilian food.

Mark: Fresh or seeds or …?
Brazilian Neighbour: Fresh. Fresh.
Mark: The leaves?
Brazilian Neighbour: The leaves. Yeah. You put it right in the end.
Mark: Right. OK. Wow!

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A New Life in Mosquito City – part 37 – Driving under the Overpass

Written by on August 21, 2010 - 13 Comments

Frank drops Mark off near and overpass in downtown Brooklyn. Mark will get a table at a nearby café while Frank finds a parking spot.

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A New Life in Mosquito City – part 34 – A Dream or Reality?

Written by on June 9, 2010 - 9 Comments

In this segment, Mark shares the contents of his dreams the night before with his co-worker, Brad. What does Brad think? What is real and what is imaginary? Sometimes the difference isn’t all that much….

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Bilingual – English and Afrikaans – 2

Written by on January 16, 2008 - 0 Comments

Download audio file (afrikaans2.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Afrikaans at the same time. I speak Afrikaans. I come from South Africa. My mother comes from Holland. I live in Australia. I work in Singapore. South Africa was a Dutch colony. South Africa was an English colony. I am hungry. I want to [...]

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A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 11 – Are you the bellboy?

Written by on December 10, 2007 - 13 Comments

In this episode, Mark chats with the bellboy, who happens to be from Belfast. Where is Belfast?

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I make Bread and Pizza

Written by on November 25, 2007 - 4 Comments

Download audio file (hannan.mp3) at fooey Mark: What was your name again? Hannan: My name is Hannan Benetan. Mark: One more time. Mark and Hannan: Hannan. Mark: Hannan. How do spell that? Hannan: H-a-n-n-a-n. Mark: H-a-n-a. Hannan. What part of Israel do you come from? Hanan: Rishon le Zion. The same city as Eran. Mark: [...]

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Liverpool Accent

Written by on October 31, 2007 - 21 Comments

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

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Mashed, Smashed, or Whipped Potatoes

Written by on October 29, 2007 - 7 Comments

Download audio file (potatoes.mp3) at Lynnintokyo Wayne, from northern Kentucky, explains to Aaron the difference between mashed, smashed, and whipped potatoes. Aaron: What’s the difference between mashed potatoes, smashed potatoes, and whipped potatoes? Wayne: Well, whipped potatoes are when you take a blender and you blend them with a blender and beat them. Aaron: Yeah? [...]

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Bilingual – English and Irish (Gaelic) – 2

Written by on September 18, 2007 - 0 Comments

Download audio file (irish2.mp3) Do you have a house? (Irish) Yes, I do. (Irish) Do you have a horse? (Irish) No, I don’t. (Irish) Do you have a car? (Irish) No, I dont. (Irish) Do you have any food? (Irish) Do you have any drink? (Irish) Do you have the time? (Irish) Yes, I do. [...]

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