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Real Conversations

Written by Aaron on September 7, 2010 - 72 Comments

Links to More Lessons on More Pages The Work Page Routine and Habit – The Routine Page Verbs in Context in Many Tenses with Audio Philosophy of Grammar and the Idea of Verbs as Actions Verbs and Tenses – The Tense Page Present Participle or Gerund or “ing” Form Verbal Phrases 1 (with Audio) Verbal [...]

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Categories

Written by Aaron on September 7, 2010 - 0 Comments

Browse posts from the following categories: Almanac Bilinguals Dialogues Easy English Real Conversations Stories

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I Pay Too Much Tax!

Written by Mark White on July 25, 2010 - 10 Comments

What percentage of your income do you pay in tax to the government? Listen to a Dutch guy complain about how much tax he pays.

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That’s how you sit

Written by Mark White on June 27, 2010 - 18 Comments

Talking with children can be insightful, as they have an innocent view of the world and ask very good questions. In this conversation, an adult speaks with a child about how a puppy dog sits.

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

Written by Mark White 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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In My Opinion…

Written by Mark White on May 17, 2010 - 10 Comments

Vedanta is a Hindu philosophy and practice whose goal is self-realization. In this conversation, Mark asks a woman in India about the best place to study Vedanta.

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Water Treatment

Written by Mark White on May 3, 2010 - 2 Comments

Words are powerful. They can affect water in noticeable ways. And since we are made mostly of water, words have a powerful effect on us, too.

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People and Places – Burke 3 – It gives you a good background

Written by Mark White on November 30, 2009 - 9 Comments

Mark talks with a Canadian fellow, named Burke, from Ontario. Burke talks a bit about his life as a young adult there.

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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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Actually I was Born in Hawaii

Written by Mark White on September 8, 2009 - 26 Comments

Have you ever met a Mormon? Did you know they are very efficient language learners? Listen to Mark speak with a Mormon on a mission in Cambodia.

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