Mosquito City – Part 42 – I have to get out of this hotel

Written by on December 6, 2010 - 6 Comments

Download audio file (anlimc42.mp3) at Irp Frank’s friends were not able to help Mark find an apartment so he asked his friend Peter for help. Mark: So Peter I really need to get out of this hotel and get my own place. Down in Brooklyn, you said, was a nice place to find an apartment. [...]

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A New Life in Mosquito City – part 33 – The Dream

Written by on May 18, 2010 - 7 Comments

Dreams can be revealing. They can tell us about what is happening in our sub-conscious and unconscious mind. In this episode, Mark wakes up from a dream and discovers some interesting insights.

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A New Life in Mosquito City – part 32 – Is everything ok?

Written by on May 15, 2010 - 3 Comments

In this episode, Mark goes into work on a Monday morning at the Mosquito City herald. He speaks with his boss, Frank, and discovers that Frank isn’t exactly who Mark thought he was!

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The Holy Grail

Written by on April 10, 2008 - 13 Comments

A temple in Ethiopia contains a very special relic. Is it the Holy Grail or the Ten Commandments? Listen to Luis and Isabel talk about it.

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The Elixir of Immortality

Written by on March 22, 2008 - 6 Comments

If you had the chance to live forever, would you take it? Hear about a Chinese man who wanted to live forever and how he tried to do it.

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The Man from Marseilles

Written by on November 4, 2007 - 9 Comments

Download audio file (marseilles.mp3) at serena sundai Mark: So Eric, you are from France? Eric: Yes. Mark: Which part? Eric: Which park? Mark: Which part?! Eric: My part is Marseilles. My city is Marseilles and my country is France. Mark: But you speak English with an Indian accent. Eric: An Indian accent? It is true? [...]

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I Was Doing Yoga

Written by on September 13, 2007 - 15 Comments

Download audio file (travelagent.mp3) at Myyogaonline Mark ran into a Japanese guy at a travel agent in Rishikesh. The Japanese Guy: Do you think I ought to take a local bus all the way? The Travel Agent: No no no. It is open at five o’clock. Four o’clock. From this time. (There is a direct [...]

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Who was the real Hannibal?

Written by on August 27, 2007 - 0 Comments

Download audio file (ishtar.mp3) at grabthar Syrian Guy: There. What happened there? You know? Mark: You were talking about Ishtar. The old Assyrian goddess. Syrian Guy: Ishtarte. Ishtarte. Mark: Ishtarte. Yeah. Syrian Guy: She was the goddess of the sun. The sun-goddess. Mark: Right. This is in ancient Assyria. Syrian Guy: Ancient Syria and there [...]

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Questions

Written by on August 19, 2007 - 2 Comments

There are lots of different ways to form a question. 1. Yes/No Questions This type of question needs a yes/no answer. 2. WH Questions This type of question needs a WH question word. 3. Intonation Questions This type of question uses intonation. It likes like a normal sentence. The intonation rises at the end. 4. [...]

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Intonation Questions

Written by on August 19, 2007 - 1 Comment

Sometimes we ask a question with rising intonation at the end of the sentence. When we write the question it looks like a normal sentence, but from the intonation (rising at the end) and the situation (pragmatics) we can tell that it is a question. Compare these two sentences below. You have had breakfast. You [...]

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