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The Milkmaid | Learn English | Aesop's Fables - Typescript | Podcast

The Milkmaid and Her Pot of Milk

Have you ever heard of the expression, “Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched”?

This expression comes from the ancient Greek writer, Aesop.

This podcast is about the Maid and Her Pot of Milk.

It illustrates the moral that we should not consider anything as definite until we have done the necessary work to make it a reality.

Watch the video here at YouTube.

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Created Friday, 15th January 2010


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The Artful Dodger - Typescript | Podcast

Artful Dodger

Charles Dickens was a very famous English author.

He wrote many popular books including Oliver Twist. In this book there is a character called the Artful Dodger.

Dodger, dodge, dodgy, dodgier, dodgiest, are common in English, especially in informal English.

This One Minute English lesson looks at the meanings for each of these words and shows you how to use each in context.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Wednesday, 28th October 2009


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Halloween - Typescript | Podcast

Halloween

This is a seasonal One Minute English Lesson.

Halloween is one of the oldest festivals in Britain. It was originally the Celtic festival of Samhain, celebrating the last day of summer. Many of the traditions maintained by those who celebrate Halloween can be traced to the Celtic origins.

This video gives you some of the vocabulary of Halloween.

The vocabulary includes, witch, broomstick, ghost, mask, soul, dead, bat, spider, skeleton and more.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Sunday, 25th October 2009


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Be Going To or Will - Typescript | Podcast

Be Going To

When do we use be going to and when do we use will?

This lesson puts it simply and memorably.

There are 138 spoken words, and several explanatory sentences in the podcast.

Don't forget to use your pause button if you need time to think.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Friday, 16th October 2009


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Other and Another - Typescript | Podcast

Other and Another

Other or another is another problem that many students struggle with.

This lesson helps clarify how and when we can use one or the other of these words in English.

There are 124 words in the podcast and 8 ways of using other and another.

Don't forget to use your pause button if you need time to think.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Tuesday, 13th October 2009


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Fun and Funny - Typescript | Podcast

Fun or Funny

In this One Minute English lesson I look at the use of fun and funny.

Many students of English confuse the use of these with funny consequences.

English should be fun, but making mistakes isn't very funny.

I hope this short lesson will stop you making the same mistake again.

There are 91 words in the podcast.

Don't forget to use your pause button if you need time to think.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Monday, 12th October 2009


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Its or It's - Typescript | Podcast

Its or It's

In this One Minute English lesson I look at the problem of using its and it's.

It's a problem a lot of native English speakers have.

Once you understand that it is a pronoun, and that apostrophes indicate a missing letter, you will have no more problems with using these words.

There are 117 words in total.

Don't forget to use your pause button if you need time to think.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Sunday, 11th October 2009


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Minute - One Minute English - Typescript | Podcast

Minute

This is my way of packing as much English language learning into 60 seconds as possible.

In the one minute of the lesson proper you will be exposed to lots of ways that we use the word minute in normal daily usage.

There is a great mnemonic (memory aid) at the end to help you remember the heterophones.

This is a very fast-paced lesson, and you will need to listen many times.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Saturday, 10th October 2009


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Ship - Photo Explorer - Typescript | Podcast

Ship

Explore with me around a luxury cruise ship, the MS Europa.

She's moored in Cadiz harbour, all 28,890 gross tonnes of her.

As we explore the ship we find 10 new words and I give you their use in the context of the picture.

The words include hull, bow, stern, deck, funnel, radar, bridge, lifeboat and anchor.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Friday, 2nd October 2009


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At the Seaside - Photo Explorer - Typescript | Podcast

Seaside

Explore with me a picture of a typical British seaside resort.

Scarborough in the north-east of England has been a popular holiday destination for Brits since the Victorian times.

In this exploration I introduce you to 10 new words and give you their use in context.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Wednesday, 30th September 2009


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Dragonfly - Photo Explorer - Typescript | Podcast

Dragonfly

An exploration of a photograph of a beautiful dragonfly.

The lesson is just three and a half minutes long, but gives you 10 vocabulary words and 10 sentences using the words in the context of the photograph.

The visual component means that you will better remember the vocabulary and the way it is used.

This is also a great way to practice for exams such as FCE, which ask you to describe photographs.

There is a transcript of the podcast that contains additional information.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Tuesday, 29th September 2009


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London Eye - Photo Explorer - Typescript | Podcast

London Eye

An exploration of a photo of the London Eye from St James Park, London.

This podcast has 10 words and 8 sentences in context.

You can also download a typescript of the podcast that has further explanations of difficult vocabulary.

You can watch the video here.

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Created Tuesday, 29th September 2009