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Free English lessons podcasts - English vocabulary, slang, idioms and everyday conversation.Better at English uses a light, fun conversational format to help you learn English in just a few minutes a day. All episodes come with transcripts and vocabulary notes.
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Real English Conversations: Don’t step in the dog doo (4 of 4)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Wed, Nov 26, 2008
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from betteratenglish.com.
In today’s conversation, which is part four of four, my British friend Michael and I wrap up our lengthy conversation about the pros and cons of dogs, dog ownership, and dog owners. Warning: some of the [...] Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Don’t step in the dog doo (4 of 4)
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Real English Conversations: Don’t step in the Dog Doo (part 3 of 4)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from betteratenglish.com. In today’s conversation, which is part 3 of 4, my British friend Michael and I continue our discussion on dogs and cats, focusing on the way that human beings tend to get emotionally attached to their [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Don’t step in the Dog Doo (part 3 of 4)
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Real English Conversations: Don’t step on the dog doo (2 of 4)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sun, Oct 19, 2008
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from betteratenglish.com. I’m traveling abroad this week so I have had to edit this show on my laptop. There is no theme music today because I forgot to bring my music files with me. But I figured that [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Don’t step on the dog doo (2 of 4)
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Real English Conversations: Don’t step on the dog doo (part 1 of 4)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Mon, Oct 06, 2008
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from betteratenglish.com.
In today’s conversation, which is part one of four, my British friend “Michael” and I begin by talking about whether we are “dog people” or “cat people.” Then we move on to discuss the social [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Don’t step on the dog doo (part 1 of 4)
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TT01 - Spelling checkers (mp3)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Fri, Aug 31, 2007
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Tips and tools for EFL and ESL learners: spell checking online (TT-01)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
In this videocast, Lori explains how EFL and ESL learners can easily check their spelling (in multiple languages) when writing emails and other online forms of communication. There is simply no excuse for bad spelling anymore!Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Tips and tools for EFL and ESL learners: spell checking online (TT-01)
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TT01: spell checking online - transcript PDF
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
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Better at English writing contest - win an Amazon gift certificate!
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Wed, Aug 01, 2007
A listener recently emailed offering some constructive criticism about my voice in the Better at English podcasts. I’m always grateful for tips on how we can improve our shows, and I am quite sure that she meant to be helpful. However, because of the language she chose, her critique sounded rather harsh. If I didn’t [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
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Real English Conversations: Weird food
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Wed, Jul 11, 2007
In this episode, Michael and Lori talk about weird food combinations -- you won't believe what some Americans like on their hamburgers!Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Weird food
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Real English Conversations: 20 questions game
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Fri, Jun 29, 2007
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from BetterAtEnglish.com. My English friend Michael and I are back and ready to rock after our long-overdue vacations. In today’s conversation we talk about a fun electronic game that I found out about while on vacation in the [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: 20 questions game
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Real English Conversations: Itchy palms (superstitions)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Mon, Jun 04, 2007
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Introduction: Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English conversations from Better at English dot com. In today’s conversation, my English friend Michael and I talk about superstitions. You’ll learn about the idiom “to have an itchy palm” as well as what superstition tells us that it [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Itchy palms (superstitions)
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Real English Conversations: Lori wants a naked cat
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Mon, May 21, 2007
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from Better at English. I’m currently on vacation in the American southwest, but during a very long car trip I had some time to put this episode together for you. In today’s conversation, my English friend Michael and [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Lori wants a naked cat
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Real English Conversations: What leads to success?
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Thu, Apr 26, 2007
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from betteratenglish.com. In today’s conversation, my British friend Michael and I discuss our reactions to a presentation about “What leads to success,” given by Michael St. John. Everyone wants to be successful, right? But have you ever [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: What leads to success?
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Announcement: Technical problems
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Fri, Apr 20, 2007
Hi everyone, Lori here with a quick announcement. Last night I updated the betteratenglish feed so that from now on all of our previous episodes will be accessible through iTunes and other podcatchers. Unfortunately a few of the older episodes are not available yet because of a technical problem with the service that hosts our [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
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Real English Conversation: junk food (part 3 of 3)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from betteratenglish.com. Today’s episode is the third in a three part series in which Michael and I discuss the English government’s recent ban on commercials for junk food before 9 pm, when children are likely to be watching. [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversation: junk food (part 3 of 3)
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Real English Conversation: junk food (part 2 of 3)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sat, Apr 14, 2007
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Hello, Lori here welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from Better at English.com. In today’s episode, Michael and I continue our discussion about the English government’s decision to ban junk food ads on television before 9 pm, when children are likely to be watching. This is the [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversation: junk food (part 2 of 3)
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How to find English idioms that aren’t in the dictionary
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Tue, Apr 10, 2007
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Hello and welcome to Better at English, the podcast that focuses on real English for real people. My name is Lori, and today I’m going to give you a quick and easy way to find the meaning of idioms that aren’t in your dictionary.
Idioms are notoriously difficult for non-native speakers, [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
How to find English idioms that aren’t in the dictionary
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Real English Conversation: junk food (part 1 of 3)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Thu, Apr 05, 2007
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Introduction
Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations from BetterAtEnglish.com. In today’s conversation, which is the first of three parts, my English friend Michael and I talk about junk food and television advertising. Before you listen to the conversation, you might want to warm up and [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversation: junk food (part 1 of 3)
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Uncensored English - New English learning podcast
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sun, Apr 01, 2007
Hi everyone! Lori here with a quick announcement.
Even though many of you have told me that you don’t mind the occasional swear word or bit of off-color language, I’ve decided that it’s best to keep B@E a relatively clean site, and put all the naughty stuff on a different one. Today I’ve launched the evil [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Uncensored English - New English learning podcast
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Idioms: to kick oneself
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sat, Mar 24, 2007
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Hi! Lori here, welcoming you to another episode of 2-minute English from BetterAtEnglish.com. This episode is in response to a question from Seref, a teacher of English in Turkey, who sent in a question about the sentence I feel like kicking myself. Seref is curious about the level of formality [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Idioms: to kick oneself
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Real English Conversations: The pre-Google Dark Ages
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Fri, Mar 23, 2007
In today’s conversation, my English friend Michael and I talk about how much we use and depend on the Internet in our daily lives, particularly Google. In our conversation, which was completely unplanned and spontaneous, we ended up using quite a few phrasal verbs. I have highlighted these phrasal verbs in the vocabulary notes, as well as some idiomatic expressions. As always, you can find the full transcript and vocabulary notes on our website, www.BetterAtEnglish.com.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: The pre-Google Dark Ages
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Real English Conversations: TV adverts, advertisements and commercials
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sat, Mar 17, 2007
In today's episode, Michael and I exchange some opinions about television, particularly with respect to commercials and advertising. In this conversation we discover some differences between British and American English vocabulary, and use some everyday phrasal verbs. As always, you'll find the full transcript and vocabulary list on the website, www.betteratenglish.com.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: TV adverts, advertisements and commercials
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Real English Conversations: The customer is always right, right?
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sat, Mar 10, 2007
Hi, Lori here welcoming you to another episode of Real English Conversations at BetterAtEnglish.com. Today my British pal Michael and I compare working in an office with working at home, and talk about how difficult it can be to put up with rude treatment from nasty customers when you work in a job providing service. As usual, we end up touching upon some of the differences between British and American English vocabulary. Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: The customer is always right, right?
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Real English conversations: pumping up in the buff
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Thu, Mar 01, 2007
In the previous episode I had wanted to talk to Michael about about a gym in Holland that offers its clients an unusual way to exercise. But we got sidetracked talking about dogs and chick magnets. Luckily, this time we are back on track talking about gyms, a topic that brings up some idioms and slang related to fitness, exercise, and human bodies.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English conversations: pumping up in the buff
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Real English Conversations: Chick Magnet (idiom)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Fri, Feb 16, 2007
Today, my English friend Michael and I talk about the irresistible attraction power of dogs and puppies, and how you can exploit this if you’re in the market for a romantic partner.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Chick Magnet (idiom)
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Real English Conversations: Cultural Differences (part 3 of 3)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sun, Jan 28, 2007
This is the third and final episode of a three part series in which Michael and Lori discuss some of the potentially embarrassing differences between British and American English dialects.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Cultural Differences (part 3 of 3)
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Real English Conversations: Cultural differences (part 2 of 3)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Wed, Dec 27, 2006
This is the second in a three part series in which Michael and I discuss some of the differences between our British and American English dialects. This edition takes up right where we left off in part one, so if you are a new listener you might want to go back and listen to part one before you listen to part two. In this podcast, we focus on some pronunciation differences between British and American English, as well as one potentially embarrassing difference in vocabulary.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Cultural differences (part 2 of 3)
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Real English Conversations: Cultural differences (part 1 of 3)
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Tue, Dec 19, 2006
In today’s conversation, Michael and I discuss how native speakers use fillers such as "umm" and "uh" and "mmm hmm" in conversations, and how these fillers are not always the same in different cultures. This is the first part of a series of three: in parts two and three we go on to discuss some rather amusing pronunciation and vocabulary differences between British and American English.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: Cultural differences (part 1 of 3)
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Real English Conversations: What was he thinking?
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sun, Dec 03, 2006
Michael and Lori discuss a disturbing video that Lori saw on Youtube, in which a teenage boy inserts a firework rocket into his rear end and burns himself. Sensitive listeners may find this podcast offensive, so use caution when listening.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: What was he thinking?
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Real English conversations: Do men prefer real or fake?
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Fri, Nov 24, 2006
Transcript
Lori here, welcoming you to another edition of Real English Conversations at Better at English dot com, the website that focuses on real English for real people. I will warn you right away: the topic of today’s conversation could be considered somewhat provocative: silicone breast implants. So you should listen further only if you are [...]Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English conversations: Do men prefer real or fake?
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Real English Conversations: skill or luck?
Author: BetterAtEnglish.com
Sun, Nov 19, 2006
Michael and Lori discuss the game (sport?) Rock Paper Scissors, and debate whether it involves skill or luck.Copyright 2008 L. Linstruth - www.betteratenglish.com.
Real English Conversations: skill or luck?
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