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The Family LabTop 5 Summer Reads for KidsNothing like curling up under a tree with a good book! This episode is full of summer reading recommendations from kids for kids--with a good mix of avid and reluctant readers ages 8-16 with interests spanning all the genres. Here's a list of all the recommendations: (I'm an Amazon affiliate, so buying from these links helps support my podcast!) Hudson (14): Refugee by Alan Gratz Ground Zero, by Alan Gratz Jacob (15): Magic Treehouse Series, by Mary Pope Osborne Halloween Party by Agatha Christie
2025-05-0129 min
Listen to LearnEFL 064 Final Exam - Dates DictationThis track contains dictation of five date items, each one read twice.
2020-12-1001 minListen to LearnEFL 064 Final Exam - Fractions DictationThis track contains dictation of five fraction items, each one read twice.
2020-12-1001 minListen to LearnEFL 064 Final - Part 1 - NumbersThis track contains dictation of five numerical items, each one read twice.
2020-12-1002 minListen to LearnEFL 064 Final Exam - Numbers DictationThis recording includes three numerical sets, with five items each: (1) numbers, (2) fractions, and (3) dates.
2020-12-1004 minListen to LearnStarbucks Menu Items - Drinks - CoffeeThis podcast is simply the reading of one portion of the Starbucks drink menu as of Dec. 5, 2020.
2020-12-0504 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Chap 30 - When Will Your TV Program Be Over?In Part 1, Ellen and David are talking about a TV. In Part 2, their children Joan and Keith are talking about the TV.
2020-12-0502 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Chap 29 - Where Are Your Extra-Large Hats?In Part 1, Henry and Frank are talking. In Part 2, Frank calls the LaPorte Department Store.
2020-12-0503 minListen to LearnBack Vowel PracticeThis recording includes practice sentences for the vowel sounds in the words BALL, GO, TOO, and BOOK.
2020-11-1906 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch27 - I Couldn't Take the Test Because I Was SickIn Part 1, Juan is talking with Mrs. Rodriguez. In Part 2, Juan is talking with Martin.
2020-11-1402 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say-Ch28-Been to the Circus Lately?In Part 1, Paul is talking with Anne. In Part 2, Paul and Anne are talking with Joey.
2020-11-1302 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch26 - Give Me a PaintbrushIn Part 1, Dan is talking with Lisa. In Part 2, Dan is talking with Leonard.
2020-10-2503 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch25 - What Are You Doing to My Hair?In Part 1, Bill talks with Georgette. In Part 2, Georgette talks with her cousin George.
2020-10-2503 min2020-10-1905 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs Unit 9: LETTERUnit 9 presents the unstressed, unclear sound at the end of the word LETTER.
2020-10-1906 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs Unit 8: BANANAUnit 8 presents the unstressed, unclear vowel sound as in the first and last syllables in BANANA.
2020-10-1903 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs Units 7-10: IntroductionIn Pronunciation Pairs, Units 7-10 present the central vowel sounds as in CUP, BANANA, LETTER, and HOT.
2020-10-1900 min2020-10-1904 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch24 - We Should Have Taken a LeftIn Part 1, Herman is talking with Zelda. In Part 2, Herman and Zelda are talking with each other and with a gas station attendant.
2020-10-0503 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch22 - Who Have You Asked to Fly the Plane?In Part 1, Elizabeth is talking with Tom. In Part 2, Elizabeth is talking with Robert.
2020-10-0503 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch23 - Could I Have an Appointment with Dr. Okamoto?In Part 1, a receptionist is talking with Tony. In Part 2, Dr. Okamoto is talking with Tony.
2020-10-0503 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch21 - Could You Check My Sink?In Part 1, Karl is talking with Jim. In Part 2, Helen is talking with Jim.
2020-09-1802 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch20 - Can't You Find an Apartment?In Part 1, Sam is talking with his friend Hiro. In Part 2, Sam is talking with Hiro's friend Mark.
2020-09-1802 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs - Unit 6 - Review (front vowel sounds)This recording is a dialog that reviews the front vowel sounds as in these words: TEA, SIT, YES, DAY, and HAT.
2020-09-0802 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs - Unit 5 - HATThis recording presents the vowel sound in the word HAT. It includes a dialog in which a detective talks with Alice about a bank robbery.
2020-09-0804 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs - Unit 4 - DAYThis recording presents the vowel sound in the word DAY. It includes a dialog in which a man talks to a conductor as he waits for a train.
2020-09-0803 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs - Unit 3 - YESThis recording presents the vowel sound in the word YES. It includes a dialog about the best vacation ever.
2020-09-0802 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs - Unit 2 - SITThis recording presents the vowel sound in the word SIT. It includes some minimal pairs, which means pairs of words in which only one sound is different between the two words. In these word pairs, the vowel sound differs from word one to word two. Following the word pairs, there's a dialog in which two friends have plans to see a film.
2020-09-0803 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs - Unit 1 - TEAThis recording is based on Unit 1 (TEA), p4-5. It includes a dialog in which some friends are eating out, which means eating at a restaurant.
2020-09-0804 minListen to LearnPronunciation Pairs - IntroductionThis series of recordings is based on the book Pronunciation Pairs: An Introduction to the Sounds of English, by Ann Baker and Sharon Goldstein (2008 Cambridge University Press). The recording is not an exact reading of the text, but it uses the text as a foundation. I hope it will be helpful for listening and speaking practice.
2020-09-0801 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch19 - I Don't Know What Classes to TakeIn Part 1, Tony talks with Lisa. In Part 2, he talks with a counselor.
2020-08-2102 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch18 - Do You Want a Chocolate or Lemon Birthday Cake?In Part 1, David and Jamie are talking. In Part 2, David, Jamie, and Brenda are talking.
2020-08-2102 minListen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch17 - We Arrive on Tuesday and Leave on ThursdayIn Part 1, Julie talks with a reservations clerk at a hotel. In Part 2, she talks with a front desk clerk at the same hotel.
2020-08-2102 min
Listen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch16 - What's the Fastest Way to Send His Packages?Michiko talks with Paula, and then she talks with a clerk at the post office.
2020-08-0703 minListen to LearnWordly Wise Book 3 - Lesson 2In this lesson, the reading passage tells about the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
2020-08-0511 minListen to LearnWorldly Wise Book 3 - Lesson 1The reading lesson in this lesson, "Monsters of the Deep," tells about the giant squid.
2020-07-2910 min
Listen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch15 - I Used to Be an Engineer for the RailroadHenry talks with Olga about breakfast. Then he talks with Jack at the park.
2020-07-0903 min
Listen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch14 - I've Got to Check Your TeethJoe talks with George about going to see a dentist. Then Joe and George talk together at the dentist's office.
2020-07-0902 min
Listen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch13 - I'm Going to Try to Find a JobBill talks with Dad about going to Spain. Then Bill talks with Mohammed about getting a job.
2020-07-0902 min
Listen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch12 - Take Bus 4 to Second StreetKathy talks with a man about which bus to take to the mall. Then Kathy talks with a woman at the bus stop.
2020-07-0902 min
Listen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch11 - What Can I Get You for Your Cold?Jean offers soup and juice to Nick. Then Andrea and Jean talk about getting items from the pharmacy.
2020-07-0902 min
Listen to LearnWhaddaya Say - Ch10 - Can You See the Stage?Carlos and Tina talk about singing classes. Then Carlos and Tina try to talk at a loud concert.
2020-07-0202 min
Listen to LearnExercise 7.17 - Passage 2 - Sacco & VanzettiThis passage tells about Nicola Sacco and Bartomoleo Vanzetti, an immigrant shoe-factory worker and a poor fish peddler, who were charged with and convicted of robbery and murder in 1920.
2020-06-3002 min
Listen to LearnExercise 7.17 - Passage 1 - Albert EinsteinListen to this brief passage about Albert Einstein. Then draw a conclusion based on the passage. As part of your submission for this assignment, write a few sentences to explain your CONCLUSION and the BASIS FOR THIS CONCLUSION. In a single file or text submission, please submit this written response along with your responses to the additional passages in Exercise 7.17.
2020-06-3002 min
Listen to LearnL.O. 7.7 - Drawing Conclusions - Introduction and ExampleThis podcast introduces the concept of drawing conclusions. It includes an example from a brief writing about Harriet Tubman, a famous African American who was born a slave but escaped to freedom and then later helped many others escape as well.
2020-06-3005 min
The Peace Revolution PodcastPeace Revolution episode 070: How the Mind is Harnessed to Create Human Resources
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Tragedy and Hope dot com
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Log in page for the Tragedy and Hope online community
Peace Revolution primary site (2009-2012)*
Peace Revolution backup stream (2006-2012)*
Includes the 9/11 Synchronicity Podcast (predecessor to Peace Revolution)
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