An English Village in Spain

Written by on January 9, 2008 - 13 Comments

In Gibraltar, they don’t want to be Spanish and they don’t want to be British. What do they want to be? Listen to Mark and Luis talk about this British colony in the south of Spain.

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Chinese Revolution

Written by on January 2, 2008 - 11 Comments

Did you know that the main protagonists of the Chinese revolution, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek, were related? Find out how in this conversation between an American and an Australian.

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Himalayan Hike – 1 – Hiring a Guide

Written by on November 16, 2007 - 1 Comment

Download audio file (Himalayan Hike1.mp3) at irp Mark and Axel from Australia teamed up with Luis from Spain and Alex from France to hike to Malana in Himachal Pradesh. Gilles helped them negotiate the price and conditions of a guide over the mountain pass. Gilles: You must be clear about where you go and when [...]

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The Argentine Economy

Written by on November 8, 2007 - 4 Comments

Download audio file (argentine.mp3) at lu6fpj Australian Guy: How is the Argentinian economy now, like there was a crash a few years ago wasn’t there? Argentine Guy: The crash was in 2001 and after that I don’t know if you remember we had five presidents in three weeks. Australian Guy: Wow! Argentine Guy: And since [...]

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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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Bilingual – English and Chinese – 1

Written by on September 10, 2007 - 0 Comments

Download audio file (chinese1.mp3) I speak Chinese. (Chinese) I do not speak English. (Chinese) Can you speak English? (Chinese) Yes. (Chinese) Can you speak Chinese? (Chinese) I can speak a little Chinese. (Chinese) Where are you from? (Chinese) I come from Shanghai. (Chinese) Where are you from? (Chinese) I come from Australia. (Chinese) How much [...]

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Bilingual – English and Cambodian – 2

Written by on September 8, 2007 - 1 Comment

Download audio file (cambodian2.mp3) Where are you from? (Cambodian) I am from Australia. (Cambodian) Where are you from? (Cambodian) I am from Cambodia? (Cambodian) Where is he from? (Cambodian) He is from America. (Cambodian) How long have you been in Cambodia? (Cambodian) One hour. (Cambodian) Two hours. (Cambodian) Three days (Cambodian) Four days. (Cambodian) Five [...]

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In those days it was called the Western Transvaal

Written by on August 20, 2007 - 7 Comments

Download audio file (isabel1.mp3) at pingnews.com Mark: What part of South Africa were you born in? Isabel: In those days it was called the western Transvaal. Mark: Right. Isabel: These days it is called the Northern Province. Mark: The Northern Province. Isabel: Yes. It is west of Johannesburg. About a hundred and sixty kilometers west. [...]

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Bilingual – English and Vietnamese – 1

Written by on August 9, 2007 - 7 Comments

Download audio file (vietnamese1.mp3) I speak Vietnamese. (Vietnamese) I don’t speak English. (Vietnamese) I want to learn English. (Vietnamese) I want to go to Australia. (Vietnamese) I don’t want to go to India. (Vietnamese) I want to go to Australia. (Vietnamese) How much is this? (Vietnamese) Five thousand dong. (Vietnamese) Thank you very much. (Vietnamese) [...]

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Bilingual – English and Hebrew – 1

Written by on August 3, 2007 - 0 Comments

Download audio file (hebrew1.mp3) You can use this one to learn English and to learn Hebrew simultaneously. water (Hebrew) Do you have any water? (Hebrew) I want some water. (Hebrew) I am thirsty. (Hebrew) I am hungry. (Hebrew) food (Hebrew) I want some food. (Hebrew) Hello. (Hebrew) What is your name? (Hebrew) My name is [...]

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