The same study IELTS – lesson 9
June 1st, 2010
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English Teacher in Cameroon Sends a Positive Message About Texting
March 30th, 2010
AA: I’m Avi Arditti and this week on WORDMASTER: another conversation from last month’s international convention in Denver, Colorado, for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. MARTINA MBAYU NANA: “I am Martina Mbayu Nana. I teach English as a foreign language in Lycee Joss, Douala, Cameroon.” AA: “And so you were telling me [...]
Studying in the US: Beware of Essay Mills
March 30th, 2010
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue our discussion of plagiarism. Last week, we said colleges and universities in the United States define plagiarism as representing another person’s work as your own. It is considered a kind of cheating. Professors at American colleges have tried many ways to stop student plagiarism. Some [...]
The Global Snakebite Initiative Is Working to Improve Treatment for Victims
March 30th, 2010
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than four million people around the world are bitten by snakes each year. At least one hundred twenty-five thousand of these people die. Almost three million others are seriously injured. Doctors and researchers say the world does not provide enough good treatment for poisonous snakebites. To [...]
International Monetary Fund Says World Economy Will Shrink This Year
March 30th, 2010
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will meet in Washington, D.C. Saturday and Sunday. One subject for discussion will be falling expectations for world economic growth. A new report by the I.M.F. estimates that the world economy will shrink by one and three-tenths percent this [...]
Procrastination | ESL Podcast
March 2nd, 2010
Your mom does it, your dad does it, all your friends do it. Everyone stop procrastinating! Today we talk about putting things off. Procrastination Dialogue We listen to Andrews story about not doing anything. Andrew Today I woke up at 9:20 but lay in bed until about 11:30. I wasn’t sleeping, nor was I relaxing. [...]
Dare | ESL Podcast
March 2nd, 2010
In this podcast we hear of two friends in a bar having a few drinks when Tony’s friend dares him to do something. Will Tony accept the challenge? Learn English vocabulary and have fun with us! Dare Dialogue Andrew I was out at a bar last week with my friend Tony. He’s a decent looking [...]