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

Written by Mark White 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 Tagalog – 2

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

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

How are you?

Good.

Very good.

How are you?

Very very good.

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A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 28 – Mosquito City University

Written by Mark White on March 14, 2010 - 4 Comments

In this episode, the journalist from the Mosquito City newspaper speaks with professor Trafalgar, who is an expert on hydrogen powered engines.

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A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 22

Written by Mark White on September 11, 2009 - 26 Comments

Sitting on a black leather sofa, Mark interview’s Peter Bestluck, the richest man in Mosquito City. What do they talk about? Listen and find out.

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Bilingual – English and Portuguese – 1

Written by Mark White on September 7, 2009 - 1 Comment

Download audio file (portuguese1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Portuguese at the same time. Good afternoon How are you? Really good. How are you? Pretty good. Where are you from? I am from Australia. Where are you from? I am from Brazil.

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A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 21 – I have an appointment

Written by Mark White on August 29, 2009 - 13 Comments

Outside of Mr. Bestluck’s office, Mark speaks with Dorothy. Who is Dorothy?

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Miyako’s Education – Part 41

Written by Mark White on August 16, 2009 - 12 Comments

Download audio file (miyako41.mp3) at leftantler John: Hi, Yumie, have you heard the news? Yumie: The TV news? John: No, Miyako’s news! She’s going to go to Oz. She’s going to be there for a whole year. Yumie: Oh wow! When? Where? Why? How Long? How is she going to be able to afford it? [...]

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Bilingual – English and Turkish – 1

Written by Mark White on August 12, 2009 - 3 Comments

Download audio file (turkish1.mp3) Use this post to learn English and Turkish at the same time. Hello How are you? Good Where are you from? I am from Australia Where are you from? I am from Turkey. How long have you been in Australia? I have been here for six months.

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Notes and Ideas – greetings

Written by Mark White on March 11, 2009 - 0 Comments

Parallel Expressions How are you doing? (American) How are you going? (Australian) How are you? (British) Alright? (originally British) What’s up? (American) Wassup? (American)

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A New Life in Mosquito City – Part 19 – The Richest Man in Mosquito City

Written by Mark White on March 5, 2008 - 14 Comments

On his first day of work as a newspaper journalist with the Mosquito Herald, Mark decides to interview the richest man in town: Peter Bestluck.

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