Diane's ESL podcast

Listen to Diane talk about yesterday. She visited her friend Rick's ESL class. They had a bake sale to raise money for people in Tabasco, Mexico. Listen and answer these questions: What time did Diane go to school yesterday ? What food did the students make for the bake sale ? How much money did Diane have ? What food did she buy ? How much money did the students make ? Who did Rick "donate" or give the money to ?

Listen to Diane talk to four students. What are their names ? What clothes are they wearing today ?

Listen to Diane talk to her two friends Rick and Bozena. Do they live in a house or an apartment ? How many bedrooms are there ? How many bathrooms ? Is there a dining room ? Is there a yard ? Listen and answer the questions on your worksheet.

Listen and write the questions you hear. Then, interview a partner and write their answers. Your partner will ask you the same questions.

Listen to Diane talk about places in the neighborhood. Write the places on the map. Then, listen and answer the questions.

Listen to Carmen talk about her neighborhood. Where is she from? Where does she live? What is her address? What are the other streets in her neighborhood?

 

Listen to the conversations. Write down these words:
between
on the corner of
around the corner from
across from

Listen to the clothes I am looking at in the newspaper ad for Mervyn's. Write down the clothes I talk about, the colors and the prices. Listen two or three times to get all the information.

Listen to the three phone conversations. Write down each name and phone number.

Listen to Diane talk to her friend Diep and write down the times you hear.

Listen and write down the addresses that you hear.

Listen to Diane talk about herself. Write down the answers to these questions: What is her first name? What is her last name ? Where is she from ? What job does she have ? What does she do on Saturday ?

Listen to a patient call a doctor's office to make an appointment. Listen and answer these questions: What is her name? What's the matter with her? When is her appointment? What is her phone number?

Listen to Diane talk to Jonathan about his last job. Where did he work? What did he do? What days and hours did he work? What was his salary? What did he like about his job? Why did he leave his job?

Listen to the 4 conversations at the bank. What are the people talking about? Listen to these vocabulary words: cash a check, deposit, withdraw, check my balance.

Listen to Diane talk to her friend Rick. Write down what she is going to do over the winter break. Where is she going to go? What is she going to do? What airline is she going to take? How much was her ticket?

 Listen and write down the clothes Diane bought. Then, listen again and write down the colors of the clothes. Finally, listen again and write down how much money she spent.

Listen and write down what Diane is going to buy at the supermarket. First, write down the food she is going to buy. Then, write down the prices.

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Listen to the questions and write your answers.