Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 12 hours 21 minutes
If you like eating outside with the ants and the bugs, you’ll love this episode on having a picnic.
Topics: American Presidents – James A. Garfield; to resign/draw/abandon match; gorgeous versus magnificent; nail in (someone’s) coffin
Don’t you hate it when people keep talking at a meeting you want to end? Learn how to deal with that situation in this episode.
Is this a case of bad children or bad parents? Find out for yourself by listening to this episode.
Topics: Ask an American – Digital music technology; It’s called being nice versus It’s called been nice; to stutter versus to stumble; mean
Topics: Famous Americans – Muhammad Ali; The Golden Gate Bridge; valuable versus invaluable; north/south versus northern/southern; common ground and universal experience
Words:
to take up
professionally
agile
to reign
nationalist
social activist
to be drafted
to indict
bridge
strait
fog
precaution
dizziness
valuable
invaluable
north / south
northern / southern
Do you ever go to the supermarket without finding what you’re looking for? Learn more about it in this episode.
Slow dialog: 1:11
Explanations: 3:17
Fast dialog: 16:18
Stocker: Can I help you find something?
Meg: Yes, I’m looking for coffee.
Stocker: That’s on aisle 3. Let me show you where it is.
Meg: Thanks. Hmm, I don’t see the Jitters brand that I normally buy.
Stocker: It looks like we’re out of stock...
Take a look in the mirror and see if you recognize yourself in these descriptions of the beautiful people.
Slow dialog: 1:30
Explanations: 3:18
Fast dialog: 17:55
Pamela: You know that your tongue is hanging out of your mouth, right?
David: That’s because I’ve never seen so many beautiful women in one place before...
Lights! Camera! Action! We’re off to the movies. Learn how to talk about seeing a good film in this episode.
Slow dialogue: 0:57
Explanations: 2:37
Fast dialogue: 15:35
Martin: What did you think of that movie?
Joanna: It was okay, but I’m not really into big-budget movies with a lot of special effects and big-name stars.
Martin: Oh, you’re a film snob. I bet you only watch indie films made on a shoestring budget with low production values...