Lighthouse English School

171 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -

Lighthouse is more than an English School. We are a school in English. Here knowledge means more than anything else. We want our students to become agents of their lives, masters of their future. This podcast is another tool we have to help them to develop their use of the language at their best.

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Episodes

Thais: A day in Toronto

January 29, 2022 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.81 MB

Inês: cow story

January 22, 2022 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.54 MB

Gabi: Vacation story

January 15, 2022 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.3 MB

Luis: The Rescue of the Jellyfish

January 08, 2022 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.46 MB

Thais M. - My favorite series and movie from 2021

December 17, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.56 MB

Bia - My favorite series from 2021

December 10, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MB

Aline - My favorite movie and series from 2021

December 03, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.74 MB

Gaby - Reading questions

November 28, 2021 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.35 MB

Inês - Reading questions

November 21, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.44 MB

Bruna - My favorite comedy show

November 21, 2021 15:00 - 4 minutes - 2.8 MB

Halloween Special: Thais Mirone's Scariest Experience

October 30, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MB

In this podcast, Thais Mirone tells the story of a car accident during a trip to Lindoia.

Halloween Special: Bianca's Scariest Experience

October 28, 2021 03:00 - 7 minutes - 4.93 MB

In this podcast, Bianca tells us about her experience in the dark cold woods of the U.S.

Halloween Special: Luis's Scariest Experience

October 26, 2021 22:00 - 4 minutes - 3.1 MB

In this podcast, Luis tells us about the time he thought his plane was going down.

Routine tips: Shopping for makeup

September 24, 2021 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.78 MB

Thais Rocha gives us some tips on how to shop for makeup

Routine tips: Buying books online

September 14, 2021 16:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Gaby tells us how she likes to buy books online

Routine tips: Ordering food

September 10, 2021 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.63 MB

Luis tells us how he usually orders food

Special: 7th of September 2021 - Independence of Brazil

September 04, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.75 MB

Giovani talks about the meaning of the 7th of September and his concerns about the political moment we are living

Routine tips: Shopping for veggies

September 03, 2021 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.67 MB

Thais Mirone gives us some tips on how to shop for veggies

Meet Bruna Arduino

September 03, 2021 14:00 - 12 minutes - 8.33 MB

Thais interviews Bruna Arduino, our new teacher.

Short Stories: Public Transport

August 07, 2021 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MB

Pérola talks about some problems she had with public transport in NYC.

Short Stories: Minor Infraction

July 31, 2021 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.24 MB

Thais Mirone tells us about some issues she had with the law! =P

Short Stories: Sleep talking

July 29, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.25 MB

Gaby tells us about talking while sleeping

Short Stories: Places I've worked in my life

July 16, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MB

Luis tells us about the places he has worked

Short Stories: Bubble Wars

July 09, 2021 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.49 MB

Thais Rocha tells us about a fun day with her friends

Short Stories: My first snow

July 02, 2021 15:00 - 7 minutes - 4.93 MB

Inês tells us about her first snow in Argentina

Idioms: See eye to eye

June 23, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.61 MB

If two people see eye to eye, they agree with each other: My sisters don't see eye to eye with me about the arrangements. Source: Cambridge Dictionary

Idioms: Get out of hand

June 19, 2021 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.5 MB

get out of hand To become chaotic and unmanageable, as of a situation. If your party gets out of hand, the neighbors will call the police. source: The Free Dictionary

Idioms: The best thing since sliced bread

June 10, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MB

Gaby explains this really fun idiom!

Idioms: Beat Around the Bush

June 03, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MB

Luis explains the use of Beat Around the Bush

Idioms: The last straw

May 29, 2021 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.66 MB

the final/last straw (also the straw that breaks the camel's back) C1 Level the last in a series of unpleasant events that finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation: Losing my job was bad enough, but being evicted was the final straw. She's always been rude to me, but it was the last straw when she started insulting my mother. Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/final-last-straw

Idioms: Call it a day

May 22, 2021 14:00 - 1 minute - 795 KB

call it a day informal C2 Level to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough: I'm getting a little tired now - let's call it a day. After 14 years living and working in this country, she thinks it's time to call it a day. Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call-it-a-day