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Listen to Learn
by Mary-Benton Gordon
This podcast is a collection of items read aloud for the benefit of English Language Learners (ELLs) at various levels.
Episodes
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EFL 064 Final Exam - Dates Dictation
This track contains dictation of five date items, each one read twice.
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EFL 064 Final Exam - Fractions Dictation
This track contains dictation of five fraction items, each one read twice.
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EFL 064 Final - Part 1 - Numbers
This track contains dictation of five numerical items, each one read twice.
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EFL 064 Final Exam - Numbers Dictation
This recording includes three numerical sets, with five items each: (1) numbers, (2) fractions, and (3) dates.
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Starbucks Menu Items - Drinks - Coffee
This podcast is simply the reading of one portion of the Starbucks drink menu as of Dec. 5, 2020.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Back Vowel Practice
This recording includes practice sentences for the vowel sounds in the words BALL, GO, TOO, and BOOK.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch27 - I Couldn't Take the Test Because I Was Sick
In Part 1, Juan is talking with Mrs. Rodriguez. In Part 2, Juan is talking with Martin.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch26 - Give Me a Paintbrush
In Part 1, Dan is talking with Lisa. In Part 2, Dan is talking with Leonard.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Pronunciation Pairs Unit 10: HOT
Unit 10 presents the vowel sound in HOT.
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Pronunciation Pairs Unit 9: LETTER
Unit 9 presents the unstressed, unclear sound at the end of the word LETTER.
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Pronunciation Pairs Unit 8: BANANA
Unit 8 presents the unstressed, unclear vowel sound as in the first and last syllables in BANANA.
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Pronunciation Pairs Units 7-10: Introduction
In Pronunciation Pairs, Units 7-10 present the central vowel sounds as in CUP, BANANA, LETTER, and HOT.
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Pronunciation Pairs - U7 - CUP
Unit 7 presents the vowel sound in CUP.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch24 - We Should Have Taken a Left
In Part 1, Herman is talking with Zelda. In Part 2, Herman and Zelda are talking with each other and with a gas station attendant.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch21 - Could You Check My Sink?
In Part 1, Karl is talking with Jim. In Part 2, Helen is talking with Jim.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Pronunciation 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.
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Pronunciation Pairs - Unit 5 - HAT
This recording presents the vowel sound in the word HAT. It includes a dialog in which a detective talks with Alice about a bank robbery.
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Pronunciation Pairs - Unit 4 - DAY
This 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.
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Pronunciation Pairs - Unit 3 - YES
This recording presents the vowel sound in the word YES. It includes a dialog about the best vacation ever.
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Pronunciation Pairs - Unit 2 - SIT
This 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…
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Pronunciation Pairs - Unit 1 - TEA
This 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.
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Pronunciation Pairs - Introduction
This 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...
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Whaddaya Say - Ch19 - I Don't Know What Classes to Take
In Part 1, Tony talks with Lisa. In Part 2, he talks with a counselor.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch17 - We Arrive on Tuesday and Leave on Thursday
In 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.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Wordly Wise Book 3 - Lesson 2
In this lesson, the reading passage tells about the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
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Worldly Wise Book 3 - Lesson 1
The reading lesson in this lesson, "Monsters of the Deep," tells about the giant squid.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch15 - I Used to Be an Engineer for the Railroad
Henry talks with Olga about breakfast. Then he talks with Jack at the park.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch14 - I've Got to Check Your Teeth
Joe talks with George about going to see a dentist. Then Joe and George talk together at the dentist's office.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch13 - I'm Going to Try to Find a Job
Bill talks with Dad about going to Spain. Then Bill talks with Mohammed about getting a job.
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Whaddaya Say - Ch12 - Take Bus 4 to Second Street
Kathy talks with a man about which bus to take to the mall. Then Kathy talks with a woman at the bus stop.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Whaddaya 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.
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Exercise 7.17 - Passage 2 - Sacco & Vanzetti
This 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.
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Exercise 7.17 - Passage 1 - Albert Einstein
Listen 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...
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L.O. 7.7 - Drawing Conclusions - Introduction and Example
This 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.
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