Ten Questions ESL Podcast
149 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsHi, I'm Nancy Buswell and I've been teaching people how to improve their English for over 16 years! I'm an American who teaches in a university in southern China. The Ten Questions ESL (English as a Second Language) Podcast is for people around the world who want to improve their English listening comprehension and English accent (intonation). I produce two kinds of podcast episodes. 1) TQ: My original idea was the Ten Questions ESL Podcast. I interview native and non-native English speakers and ask them the same ten questions. You can practice your listening comprehension and learn about other people and other cultures at the same time. 2) LnR: These podcasts are for people who want to improve their intonation and pronunciation. I say a sentence or phrase and you can repeat after me. The LnR podcasts with even numbers (such as 042, 044) have dialogues that I write that use informal speech, that is, the kind of language that friends use with each other. The LnR podcasts with odd numbers (such as 043, 045) use selections from novels, poems or speeches. In December I simplified my podcasts and stopped making the Sun3 episodes, and changed LnR into two kinds: formal and informal language. I'm just one person doing all of this,because I like podcasts and I love helping people to improve their English. My goal is that my podcasts will help individuals around the world as well as English teachers around the world. If you are an English teacher, please share these with your students and/or use them in class. If you are an English-language learner, please share these with your friends, classmates and teachers.
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Are You Preparing For The IELTS Speaking Exam?
April 08, 2023 03:59 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MBWow, it's been more than two years since I have posted a podcast episode! Today I have been experimenting with a new way to make a podcast and decided I wanted to send you a message saying "Hello" and also telling you that I teach online now. I specialize in giving mock exams for the IELTS speaking test. You can find me on https://www.italki.com/. Search for "Miss Buswell".
TQ Sven and Erna
February 07, 2021 02:11 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MBTQ Sven and Erna Sven from Switzerland and Erna from Indonesia stayed with me in December 2018, just a month before I left China to live in the US. They were my last visitors there. Listen as they talk about their countries, how they met, and the trips they have taken. Sven is special, because he stayed with me nine years ago! It was such a thrill to see him again and to meet his wife. If you are new to my podcast, this is a "Ten Questions (TQ) episode. That's where I interview people so...
LnR Black Beauty 32 (End of Series)
December 11, 2020 06:57 - 8 minutes - 5.42 MBLnR Black Beauty 32 "Thank God!" said my master. "You Beauty!" said John, and took the bridle and gently turned me round to the right-hand road by the river side. The sun had set some time; the wind seemed to have lulled off after that furious blast which tore up the tree. It grew darker and darker, stiller and stiller. I trotted quietly along, the wheels hardly making a sound on the soft road. For a good while neither master nor John spoke, and then master began in a serious voice. I...
LnR Black Beauty 31 (Replay)
December 05, 2020 08:41 - 6 minutes - 4.17 MBLnR Black Beauty 31 So back we went and round by the crossroads, but by the time we got to the bridge it was very nearly dark; we could just see that the water was over the middle of it; but as that happened sometimes when the floods were out, master did not stop. We were going along at a good pace, but the moment my feet touched the first part of the bridge I felt sure there was something wrong. I dare not go forward, and I made a dead stop. "Go on, Beauty," said my master, and he ga...
LnR Black Beauty 30 (Replay)
November 29, 2020 06:39 - 4 minutes - 3.02 MBLnR Black Beauty 30 "I wish we were well out of this wood," said my master. "Yes, sir," said John, "it would be rather awkward if one of these branches came down upon us." The words were scarcely out of his mouth when there was a groan, and a crack, and a splitting sound, and tearing, crashing down among the other trees came an oak, torn up by the roots, and it fell right across the road just before us. I will never say I was not frightened, for I was. I stopped still, a...
LnR Black Beauty 29 (Replay)
November 24, 2020 04:46 - 6 minutes - 4.05 MBLnR Black Beauty 29 Chapter 12 A Stormy Day One day late in the autumn my master had a long journey to go on business. I was put into the dog-cart, and John went with his master. I always liked to go in the dog-cart, it was so light and the high wheels ran along so pleasantly. There had been a great deal of rain, and now the wind was very high and blew the dry leaves across the road in a shower. We went along merrily till we came to the toll-bar and the low wooden bridge. The rive...
LnR Black Beauty 28 (Replay)
November 18, 2020 04:07 - 5 minutes - 3.35 MBLnR Black Beauty 28 "Steady, steady, my boy," he would say; "wait a bit, and we will have a good swing, and soon get the tickle out of your feet." Then as soon as we were out of the village, he would give me a few miles at a spanking trot, and then bring me back as fresh as before, only clear of the fidgets, as he called them. Spirited horses, when not enough exercised, are often called skittish, when it is only play; and some grooms will punish them, but our John did not; he knew it ...
LnR Black Beauty 27 (Replay)
November 11, 2020 02:24 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MBLnR Black Beauty 27 Chapter 6 I was quite happy in my new place, and if there was one thing that I missed it must not be thought I was discontented; all who had to do with me were good and I had a light airy stable and the best of food. What more could I want? Why, liberty! For three years and a half of my life I had had all the liberty I could wish for; but now, week after week, month after month, and no doubt year after year, I must stand up in a stable night and day except when I...
LnR Black Beauty 26 (Replay)
November 06, 2020 05:09 - 6 minutes - 4.31 MBBlack Beauty 26 Our master had two other horses that stood in another stable. One was Justice, a roan cob, used for riding or for the luggage cart; the other was an old brown hunter, named Sir Oliver; he was past work now, but was a great favorite with the master, who gave him the run of the park; he sometimes did a little light carting on the estate, or carried one of the young ladies when they rode out with their father, for he was very gentle and could be trusted with a child as we...
Black Beauty 26 (Replay)
November 06, 2020 05:09 - 6 minutes - 4.31 MBBlack Beauty 26 Our master had two other horses that stood in another stable. One was Justice, a roan cob, used for riding or for the luggage cart; the other was an old brown hunter, named Sir Oliver; he was past work now, but was a great favorite with the master, who gave him the run of the park; he sometimes did a little light carting on the estate, or carried one of the young ladies when they rode out with their father, for he was very gentle and could be trusted with a child as we...
LnR Black Beauty 25 (Replay)
November 01, 2020 03:11 - 5 minutes - 4.47 MBLnR Black Beauty 25 James Howard, the stable boy, was just as gentle and pleasant in his way, so I thought myself well off. There was another man who helped in the yard, but he had very little to do with Ginger and me. A few days after this I had to go out with Ginger in the carriage. I wondered how we should get on together; but except laying her ears back when I was led up to her, she behaved very well. She did her work honestly, and did her full share, and I never wish to have a bette...
LnR Black Beauty 24 (Replay)
October 26, 2020 07:04 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MBLnR Black Beauty 24 When John went into the stable he told James that master and mistress had chosen a good, sensible English name for me, that meant something; not like Marengo, or Pegasus, or Abdallah. They both laughed, and James said, "If it was not for bringing back the past, I should have named him Rob Roy, for I never saw two horses more alike." "That's no wonder," said John; "didn't you know that Farmer Grey's old Duchess was the mother of them both?" I had never heard that bef...
LnR Black Beauty 23 (Replay)
October 21, 2020 23:40 - 6 minutes - 4.82 MBLnR Black Beauty 23 The next day I was brought up for my master. I remembered my mother's counsel and my good old master's, and I tried to do exactly what he wanted me to do. I found he was a very good rider, and thoughtful for his horse too. When he came home the lady was at the hall door as he rode up. "Well, my dear," she said, "how do you like him?" "He is exactly what John said," he replied; "a pleasanter creature I never wish to mount. What shall we call him?" "Would you like E...
LnR Black Beauty 22 (Replay)
October 14, 2020 16:17 - 5 minutes - 4.08 MBLnR Black Beauty 22 "Well, John, how does he go?" "First-rate, sir," answered John; "he is as fleet as a deer, and has a fine spirit too; but the lightest touch of the rein will guide him. Down at the end of the common we met one of those traveling carts hung all over with baskets, rugs, and such like; you know, sir, many horses will not pass those carts quietly; he just took a good look at it, and then went on as quiet and pleasant as could be. They were shooting rabbits near the Highwo...
LnR Black Beauty 21 (Replay)
October 11, 2020 04:23 - 5 minutes - 4.67 MBLnR Black Beauty 21 The next morning he took me into the yard and gave me a good grooming, and just as I was going into my box, with my coat soft and bright, the squire came in to look at me, and seemed pleased. "John," he said, "I meant to have tried the new horse this morning, but I have other business. You may as well take him around after breakfast; go by the common and the Highwood, and back by the watermill and the river; that will show his paces." "I will, sir," said John. After b...
LnR Black Beauty 20 (Replay)
October 06, 2020 05:38 - 5 minutes - 4.38 MBLnR Black Beauty 20 "Well, I don't think she does find pleasure," says Merrylegs; "it is just a bad habit; she says no one was ever kind to her, and why should she not bite? Of course, it is a very bad habit; but I am sure, if all she says be true, she must have been very ill-used before she came here. John does all he can to please her, and James does all he can, and our master never uses a whip if a horse acts right; so I think she might be good-tempered here. You see," he said, wit...
LnR Black Beauty 19 (Replay)
October 02, 2020 05:56 - 5 minutes - 4.17 MBLnR Black Beauty 19 "I beg your pardon," I said, "I have turned no one out; the man who brought me put me here, and I had nothing to do with it; and as to my being a colt, I am turned four years old and am a grown-up horse. I never had words yet with horse or mare, and it is my wish to live at peace." "Well," she said, "we shall see. Of course, I do not want to have words with a young thing like you." I said no more. In the afternoon, when she went out, Merrylegs told me all about it. ...
LnR Black Beauty 18 (Replay)
September 28, 2020 06:18 - 6 minutes - 4.91 MBLnR Black Beauty 18 He gave me some very nice oats, he patted me, spoke kindly, and then went away. When I had eaten my corn I looked round. In the stall next to mine stood a little fat gray pony, with a thick mane and tail, a very pretty head, and a pert little nose. I put my head up to the iron rails at the top of my box, and said, "How do you do? What is your name?" He turned round as far as his halter would allow, held up his head, and said, "My name is Merrylegs. I am very hands...
LnR Black Beauty 17 (Replay)
September 24, 2020 04:58 - 5 minutes - 4.5 MBLnR Black Beauty 17 Squire Gordon's park skirted the village of Birtwick. It was entered by a large iron gate, at which stood the first lodge, and then you trotted along on a smooth road between clumps of large old trees; then another lodge and another gate, which brought you to the house and the gardens. Beyond this lay the home paddock, the old orchard, and the stables. There was accommodation for many horses and carriages; but I need only describe the stable into which I was taken; this...
LnR Black Beauty 16 (Replay)
September 19, 2020 17:21 - 6 minutes - 5.16 MBLnR Black Beauty 16 My master often drove me in double harness with my mother, because she was steady and could teach me how to go better than a strange horse. She told me the better I behaved the better I should be treated, and that it was wisest always to do my best to please my master; "but," said she, "there are a great many kinds of men; there are good thoughtful men like our master, that any horse may be proud to serve; and there are bad, cruel men, who never ought to have a hor...
LnR Black Beauty 15 (Replay)
September 15, 2020 04:02 - 6 minutes - 5.31 MBNote! I am sorry for the bad sound quality of the recordings in the past. I didn't realize until a couple days ago that the music at the beginning and end was really loud and my voice was soft. I am using an online program to even out the sounds to make it much easier to listen to. My podcasts will be better to listen to in the future; unfortunately, it is hard to change them after they have already been posted, so the older ones will have to remain as they are. I'm really sorry for that. ...
LnR Black Beauty 14 (replay)
September 08, 2020 02:17 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MBLnR Black Beauty 14 And now having got so far, my master went on to break me to harness; there were more new things to wear. First, a stiff heavy collar just on my neck, and a bridle with great side-pieces against my eyes called blinkers, and blinkers indeed they were, for I could not see on either side, but only straight in front of me; next, there was a small saddle with a nasty stiff strap that went right under my tail; that was the crupper. I hated the crupper; to have my long tail dou...
LnR Black Beauty 13 (Replay)
September 01, 2020 17:14 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBLnR Black Beauty 13 Next came the saddle, but that was not half so bad; my master put it on my back very gently, while old Daniel held my head; he then made the girths fast under my body, patting and talking to me all the time; then I had a few oats, then a little leading about; and this he did every day till I began to look for the oats and the saddle. At length, one morning, my master got on my back and rode me round the meadow on the soft grass. It certainly did feel queer; but I must s...
LnR Black Beauty 12 (replay)
August 28, 2020 03:02 - 5 minutes - 5.32 MBLnR Black Beauty 12 I had of course long been used to a halter and a headstall, and to be led about in the fields and lanes quietly, but now I was to have a bit and bridle; my master gave me some oats as usual, and after a good deal of coaxing he got the bit into my mouth, and the bridle fixed, but it was a nasty thing! Those who have never had a bit in their mouths cannot think how bad it feels; a great piece of cold hard steel as thick as a man's finger to be pushed into one's mouth, bet...
LnR Black Beauty 11 (Replay)
August 24, 2020 00:25 - 7 minutes - 7 MBLnR Black Beauty 11 (Replay) Chapter 3: My Breaking In I was now beginning to grow handsome; my coat had grown fine and soft, and was bright black. I had one white foot and a pretty white star on my forehead. I was thought very handsome; my master would not sell me till I was four years old; he said lads ought not to work like men, and colts ought not to work like horses till they were quite grown up. When I was four years old Squire Gordon came to look at me. He examined my eyes, my m...
LnR Black Beauty 10 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:25 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBHi! I just uploaded episodes 2-10 in the Black Beauty series. They are each about five minutes long. LnR Black Beauty 10 There was now riding off in all directions to the doctor's, to the farrier's, and no doubt to Squire Gordon's, to let him know about his son. When Mr. Bond, the farrier, came to look at the black horse that lay groaning on the grass, he felt him all over, and shook his head; one of his legs was broken. Then some one ran to our master's house and came back with a g...
LnR Black Beauty 9 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:21 - 5 minutes - 4.82 MBLnR Black Beauty 9 "His neck is broke," said my mother. "And serve him right, too," said one of the colts. I thought the same, but my mother did not join with us. "Well, no," she said, "you must not say that; but though I am an old horse, and have seen and heard a great deal, I never yet could make out why men are so fond of this sport; they often hurt themselves, often spoil good horses, and tear up the fields, and all for a hare or a fox, or a stag, that they could get more easily ...
LnR Black Beauty 8 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:17 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBLnR Black Beauty 8 "Now we shall see the hare," said my mother; and just then a hare wild with fright rushed by and made for the woods. On came the dogs; they burst over the bank, leaped the stream, and came dashing across the field followed by the huntsmen. Six or eight men leaped their horses clean over, close upon the dogs. The hare tried to get through the fence; it was too thick, and she turned sharp round to make for the road, but it was too late; the dogs were upon her with their wi...
LnR Black Beauty 7 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:16 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MBLnR Black Beauty 7 And soon the dogs were all tearing down the field of young wheat next to ours. I never heard such a noise as they made. They did not bark, nor howl, nor whine, but kept on a "yo! yo, o, o! yo! yo, o, o!" at the top of their voices. After them came a number of men on horseback, some of them in green coats, all galloping as fast as they could. The old horse snorted and looked eagerly after them, and we young colts wanted to be galloping with them, but they were soon ...
LnR Black Beauty 6 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:14 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MBLnR Black Beauty 6 Before I was two years old a circumstance happened which I have never forgotten. It was early in the spring; there had been a little frost in the night, and a light mist still hung over the woods and meadows. I and the other colts were feeding at the lower part of the field when we heard, quite in the distance, what sounded like the cry of dogs. The oldest of the colts raised his head, pricked his ears, and said, "There are the hounds!" and immediately cantered off, foll...
LnR Black Beauty 5 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:12 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBLnR Black Beauty 5 There was a plowboy, Dick, who sometimes came into our field to pluck blackberries from the hedge. When he had eaten all he wanted he would have what he called fun with the colts, throwing stones and sticks at them to make them gallop. We did not much mind him, for we could gallop off; but sometimes a stone would hit and hurt us. One day he was at this game, and did not know that the master was in the next field; but he was there, watching what was going on; over the h...
LnR Black Beauty 4 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:10 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBLnR Black Beauty 4 Our master was a good, kind man. He gave us good food, good lodging, and kind words; he spoke as kindly to us as he did to his little children. We were all fond of him, and my mother loved him very much. When she saw him at the gate she would neigh with joy, and trot up to him. He would pat and stroke her and say, "Well, old Pet, and how is your little Darkie?" I was a dull black, so he called me Darkie; then he would give me a piece of bread, which was very good, and so...
LnR Black Beauty 3 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:08 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBLnR Black Beauty 3 One day, when there was a good deal of kicking, my mother whinnied to me to come to her, and then she said: "I wish you to pay attention to what I am going to say to you. The colts who live here are very good colts, but they are cart-horse colts, and of course they have not learned manners. You have been well-bred and well-born; your father has a great name in these parts, and your grandfather won the cup two years at the Newmarket races; your grandmother had the sweet...
LnR Black Beauty 2 (Replay)
July 28, 2020 04:06 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBLnR Black Beauty 2 Black Beauty The Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell, 1877 http://www.cybercrayon.net/readingroom/books/blackbeauty/blackbeauty.html While I was young I lived upon my mother's milk, as I could not eat grass. In the daytime I ran by her side, and at night I lay down close by her. When it was hot we used to stand by the pond in the shade of the trees, and when it was cold we had a nice warm shed near the grove. As soon as I was old enough to eat g...
LnR Black Beauty 1 (Replay)
July 13, 2020 19:29 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBLnR Black Beauty 1 (Replay) This is a series I started 2 1/2 years ago. At the time, I had planned to make YouTube videos out of the recordings, but actually I only made two or three. It takes time to make YouTube videos! Normally these Black Beauty podcast episodes will be about five minutes long. This one is longer because I give a long introduction. ========= Hi everyone, I'm changing the way I do the LnR Classic Literature podcasts. I will now make short recordings of about four mi...
LnR 130 (Casual Language) Praise (Replay)
June 27, 2020 03:28 - 7 minutes - 7.29 MBHi! Here's another episode from about three years ago. I hope you find it useful. LnR 130 (Casual Language) Praise Good job! Well done! Way to go! Great! Wonderful! Incredible! Outstanding! Excellent! Terrific! Superb! Awesome! Fabulous! Fantastic! Magnificent! Marvelous! Remarkable! Spectacular! Unbelievable! Phenomenal! You did a ______superb______ job on the project. Last night we saw a _____fantastic _____ movie. She's a ____marvelous_____ vo...
LnR 128 (Casual Language) Hot and Humid (Replay)
June 11, 2020 03:12 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBMy country is having a very difficult time right now. We have three problems happening at the same time. First, there is very poor leadership at the top. Second, the pandemic. Third, another (another!) black man was killed by a policeman, and protests have broken out all over the country. I support the peaceful protesters, because Black Lives Matter. Yes, I'm a white American, but the vast majority of us believe that all people have value, though blacks (and other minorities) have been treat...
LnR 126 (Casual Language) Driving (Replay)
May 25, 2020 18:55 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBHi! This episode is almost three years old. I talk about how I enjoy driving when I'm home for the summer. Of course, things have changed, and now I live at home all the time. I haven't been doing much driving, though, because of the pandemic. I teach English online (Cambly, PalFish, Kouyuxia, and now Amazing Talker) and am just about to launch (that's business vocabulary for "start") a course on how to teach IELTS speaking. If you are an English teacher who is interested in learning how to ...
LnR 124 (Casual Language) Summer Vacation (Replay)
May 09, 2020 00:43 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBHi! This podcast episode is from almost three years ago. I made it in July in China, which is why it's about the summertime. Now, in 2020, it's early May and of course I live in the U.S. now. And things are very different than they were three years ago! I am doing well because I live in a small town, with few or no active cases of COVID-19. There are many other places in my country and around the world where people are still struggling against this illness. I hope that you and your family ar...
LnR 122 (Casual Language) Insomnia (Replay)
April 23, 2020 14:41 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBHi! Like most smart Americans, I'm staying at home most of the time, just going out to run errands for my mother or go shopping. I live in a small town that has only had five cases of COVID-19. I wear a mask when I go out, but most people don't. I want to be extra-careful because I live with my mother, who is 84. Today's podcast episode is from 2 1/2 years ago, talking about when I went home for the summer. Of course, my life is different now. I live at home full time! LnR 122 (Casual Lang...
LnR 120 (Casual Language) Heads up! (Replay)
April 08, 2020 05:39 - 12 minutes - 11 MBHi! This podcast episode is from 2 1/2 years ago, when I was still teaching in China. I've been back in the U.S. for almost a year and a half now, teaching online. If you want to talk with me, go to Cambly and sign up for a free trial. On Cambly I specialize in free talk and in IELTS preparation. Here in the U.S. most people are staying home, if they can, because of the coronovirus pandemic. It's very still very serious in many parts of the world, though the good news is that it seems like C...
LnR 118 (Casual Language) Side Hustle (Replay)
March 18, 2020 03:52 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBLnR 118 (Casual Language) Side Hustle (Replay) Hi, I hope that everyone is doing well. The U.S. is finally getting serious about trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the country. We are supposed to stay at home if we can. I'm in a small town, so we aren't very worried about it, though we are being careful. Other places in the country have more cases of the virus and are facing stricter rules about staying inside. I know that my listeners in other countries, particularly in Europ...
LnR 116 (Casual Language) Desert/Dessert (Replay)
March 03, 2020 05:07 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBLnR 116 (Casual Language) Desert/Dessert (Replay from 2 1/2 years ago) A: Teacher, how to pronounce this word? B: This one, with two s's, is pronounced "dessert". It means sweet food after dinner. A: Oh, like ice cream or chocolate cake? B: Exactly. As a matter of fact, that's what we usually had for dessert when I was growing up. Though sometimes Mom made us have fruit instead of cake or ice cream. A: And what about this word? B: It's pronounced "desert". Like the Sahara...
LnR 114 (Casual Language) Way to go! (Replay)
February 15, 2020 01:02 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBHi everyone around the world! I love looking at my statistics each night, seeing all the countries where people who download my podcast episodes live. I get a kick out of it! Thanks for listening. I hope you find the podcast useful. Here's an episode I recorded 2 1/2 years ago. You'll learn some new things in it. LnR 114 (Casual Language) Way to go! (Replay) Parents talking to their child after a soccer game. A: Hi, Mom and Dad! Did you see my goal? B: Yeah, honey, it was great! Way ...
TQ 109 Jasmijn from Belgium
January 27, 2020 21:20 - 23 minutes - 18.9 MBTQ 109 Jasmijn from Belgium Finally I am giving you a new podcast episode! I've been using old Listen and Repeat episodes for over a year, but now I have a Ten Questions episode. When I started the podcast, the original idea was to interview people so that my listeners could hear many different types of accents in English. After a few months I realized that there was a need to help people improve their intonation (similar to accent), so I started making Listen and Repeat podcast episodes. ...
LnR 112 (Casual Language) As You Know (Replay)
January 11, 2020 23:18 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBHappy 2019 Everyone! I'm still living in the U.S. with my mother . . . and now my brother is living with us while he's between jobs. He quit a terrible job teaching English at a high school in a very small town. His students weren't respectful and the school administration weren't helpful when he asked for help in disciplining his trouble-making students. I'm so fortunate that I spent the last 19 years teaching in China, with wonderful students. I"m still teaching, but only online now. I do ...
LnR 110 (Casual Language) What did I do? (Replay)
December 23, 2019 03:43 - 11 minutes - 9.53 MBHere's another episode from 2 1/2 years ago. LnR 110 (Casual Language) What did I do? (Replay) Ten questions starting with the word "what". What did I do? What did he do? What did she want? What did they say? What are you doing? (Whatcha doin'?) What are you talking about? (Whatcha talkin' about?) What are you looking at? (Whatcha lookin' at?) What happened? What's happening? (as a greeting and as a question) What's the matter?
LnR 106 (Casual Language) Wikipedia (Replay)
November 30, 2019 04:55 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBLnR 106 (Casual Language) Wikipedia (Replay) Listen and Repeat: A: Hi there, what are you doing? (Watcha doin'?) B: Oh, hey. I'm working on my paper for World History class. A: Oh, yeah. I finished mine three days ago. It's due tomorrow, you know. B: Yeah, I know. I should've started it last week, but I just kept putting it off. A: You mean you haven't started it yet?! B: Well, I started it an hour ago. I've already written two pages. A: You know we're supposed to write eight...
LnR 104 (Casual Language) Extracurricular Activities (Replay)
November 05, 2019 21:39 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBHi! Thanks for downloading my podcast! I hope that you will find it useful. If you are new, my name is Nancy Buswell. When I recorded this podcast episode 2 1/2 years ago I was teaching in Nanning, China. This summer I moved home to the US and am now living with my 83-year old mother. She is still in good health, thank goodness. I work online. I give mock IELTS exams on two Chinese apps, and teach on the website/app Cambly Fridays and Saturdays. Most of my students there are from Saudi Arabi...
LnR 102 (Casual Language) Fast Food (Replay)
October 17, 2019 18:31 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBHello from the U.S. state of Arkansas, where fall weather has finally arrived! Many people like the fall, but I like hot weather, not cold weather. Fortunately, it's only cool now, not cold. Here's another podcast episode from 2 1/2 years ago. I think I talk about my YouTube channel in this. Ignore it. I haven't done anything with my YouTube channel in a couple of years. I started a series called "Ask Miss Buswell", but it only lasted three days! I didn't follow up on it. I tend to procrasti...