http://feeds.feedburner.com/englishbanana/podcast 60 http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts.html en-us You can freely copy, distribute, and sell this work to make a profit Free online English lessons from English Banana.com - teaching English on the World Wide Web since 2002! English Banana.com English Banana.com is a fun site for learners of English. We have helped millions of visitors from all around the world to learn English since 2002. Our site features free games, quizzes and downloads for learning and teaching English. Learn English with English Banana.com - now you can hear our lessons as well as get free downloads from our site...! English Banana.com info@englishbanana.com Matt Purland 14 recordings which can be used with Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 : Unit 1 - Hotel This .mp3 file contains 14 recordings which can be used as supporting material for Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 : Unit 1 : Hotel from English Banana.com. Level: pre-intermediate to intermediate. All tracks are read by the author, Matt Purland. You can download the rest of the free materials for this unit (including the album version of these tracks) here: http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/talkalot-hotel-index.html. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us here: http://www.englishbanana.com/contact.html. Track listing: (00:00) 1. Sentence Blocks. (02:20) 2. Cut-Up IPA Sentence. (03:37) 3. Discussion Words. (10:01) 4. Multi-Purpose Text - Original Text. (12:34) 5. Multi-Purpose Text - Text with 20 Differences. (15:18) 6. Multi-Purpose Text - Reading Comprehension. (20:31) 7. Multi-Purpose Text - True, False, or Unknown? (26:05) 8. 20 Common Idioms. (30:10) 9. 20 Common Phrasal Verbs. (33:43) 10. 20 Common Slang Words and Phrases. (37:54) 11. What Would You Do? (42:42) 12. Discussion Questions. (46:41) 13. Agree or Disagree? (50:22) 14. Vocabulary Test. Total Running Time: 52:03. http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-intermediate-unit-1-hotel-recordings.mp3 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:40:00 GMT 00:52:03 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, recordings, hotel, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, learn, teach, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Today we're going to study four different English verb forms! We'll look at: Present Perfect Continuous, Future Perfect, Passive Voice, and Imperative Form. Practise making positive, negative, and question forms using the sentence blocks method from Talk a Lot Free Spoken English Course, and sentences on the topic of Problems. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/problems-sentence-blocks.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/342761-talk-a-lot-sentence-blocks-problems Note: if you like this podcast, please leave a rating and a few comments on iTunes. Thank you! http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-56-sentence-blocks-problems.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:40:00 GMT 00:55:37 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, sentence building, tenses, idioms, phrasal verbs, slang, non-literal, problems, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, learn, teach, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Do you make do with dull dictionary-definition English? Join us as we walk on the non-literal side! In this class we'll read a role play on the topic of Problems, and try to find ten examples of non-literal English, e.g. idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang, etc. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/problems-role-play-with-non-literal-english.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/339568-talk-a-lot-role-play-with-non-literal-english-problems Note: if you like this podcast, please leave a rating and a few comments on iTunes. Thank you! http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-55-role-play-problems.mp3 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:40:00 GMT 00:52:27 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, role play, idioms, phrasal verbs, slang, non-literal, problems, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, learn, teach, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Join us for this really interesting reading comprehension class! We're going to read a new short text on the topic of Problems, and then answer a few comprehension questions about it. Along the way we'll learn a whole truck-load of interesting new vocabulary! Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/problems-multi-purpose-text-original-text.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/337293-talk-a-lot-reading-and-vocabulary-problems Note: if you like this podcast, please leave a rating and a few comments on iTunes. Thank you! http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-54-reading-and-vocabulary-problems.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:40:00 GMT 00:58:00 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, reading, vocabulary, problems, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, learn, teach, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Let's talk about problems... How do you deal with problems? Is your glass half full, or half empty...? Or completely empty (!) Join us as we discuss different attitudes towards problems and various ways of dealing with hard situations. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/problems-agree-or-disagree.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/334298-talk-a-lot-agree-or-disagree-problems Note: if you like this podcast, please leave a rating and a few comments on iTunes. Thank you! http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-53-agree-or-disagree-problems.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:20:00 GMT 00:49:14 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, discussion, problems, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, learn, teach, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Tune in (listen) and pick up (learn) twenty common phrasal verbs on the topic of Problems! We also look at (examine) some really effective ways to learn and practise phrasal verbs. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/problems-20-common-english-phrasal-verbs.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/334255-talk-a-lot-learn-20-common-phrasal-verbs-problems Note: if you like this podcast, please leave a rating and a few comments on iTunes. Thank you! http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-52-learn-20-common-english-phrasal-verbs.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT 01:02:54 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, learn, teach, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) It's one year since I started to teach free Talk a Lot lessons online...! ...so now is a great time to look back and celebrate a whole year - around 50 hours - of free English lessons with English Banana.com! Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.ppt - 8.23 MB): http://www.englishbanana.com/celebrating-one-year-of-free-online-lessons-final.ppt Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/331070-talk-a-lot-1st-anniversary-of-free-online-lessons-party Note: if you like this podcast, please leave a rating and a few comments on iTunes. Thanks a lot! http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-51-first-anniversary-of-free-online-lessons.mp3 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:35:00 GMT 00:54:56 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, anniversary, online lesson, spoken English, listening skills, learn, teach, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) You're welcome to join us for this fun information exchange lesson on the topic of Problems! We'll practise forming questions and making full sentences from notes, as well as looking at some interesting new vocabulary. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/problems-information-exchange.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/331064-talk-a-lot-information-exchange-problems http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-50-information-exchange-problems.mp3 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:40:00 GMT 00:44:33 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, pronunciation, information exchange, question forms, notes, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Let's learn 20 new vocabulary words in English on the topic of Problems. We'll look at meaning, pronunciation, stress, and how to learn and practise new vocabulary words - among other things! Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/problems-discussion-words.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/328001-talk-a-lot-discussion-words-problems http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-49-discussion-words-problems.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:45:00 GMT 00:52:06 free, English, EFL, ESL, ESOL, pronunciation, stress, meaning, intermediate, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Find out all about the new intermediate-level Talk a Lot course book! The author of the book, Matt Purland, will walk you through each activity in detail. We'll focus on the many new activities which have been specially written for this level, including material for practising idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang - as well as eight new verb forms! Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/talkalot-hotel-complete-unit-1 Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/326177-what-s-new-in-talk-a-lot-intermediate http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-48-whats-new-in-talk-a-lot-intermediate.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:40:00 GMT 00:52:25 free, English, EFL, ESL, idioms, phrasal verbs, slang, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Do you love the Beautiful Game (football)? Are you over the moon (very happy) that the World Cup will begin on 10th June, or as sick as a parrot (very disappointed)? Get in training for this great event by learning 20 common English idioms connected with football, and discussing them in conversation! Plus - learn some useful techniques for practising idioms in context. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/football-20-common-english-idioms.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/321195-world-cup-2010-learn-20-football-idioms http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-47-world-cup-2010-english-idioms-about-football.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 14:45:00 GMT 00:58:07 free, English, EFL, ESL, world cup, 2010, idioms, football, verbs, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) A really useful lesson about pronunciation in English! Learn how to find the stressed syllables in a sentence and then join them all together using connected speech techniques. Why? So that your spoken English sounds more natural! Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/hotel-cut-up-ipa-sentence.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/317359-talk-a-lot-sentence-stress-and-connected-speech-hotel http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-46-sentence-stress-and-connected-speech-hotel.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 14:25:00 GMT 01:06:09 free, English, EFL, ESL, sentence stress, connected speech, hotel, verbs, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Discover how to make some really useful verb forms. In Talk a Lot Elementary Books 1-3 we studied eight verb forms that are common at Elementary to Pre-Intermediate levels. In Talk a Lot Intermediate we will focus on how to build sentences - positive, negative, and question forms - using eight more exciting verb forms. In this lesson we'll look at the second four forms: Third Conditional, Reported Speech, Passive Voice, and Imperative Form. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/hotel-sentence-blocks.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/316605-talk-a-lot-intermediate-book-1-sentence-blocks-part-2 http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-45-sentence-blocks-hotel-part-2.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 14:20:00 GMT 00:52:38 free, English, EFL, ESL, sentence building, verbs, hotel, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Join us as we read a short story from the brand new Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1 about a really eventful school trip! We'll learn some interesting new vocabulary too, and test ourselves on question forms. What could be more fun than that?! Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/hotel-multi-purpose-text-original-text.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/313376-talk-a-lot-reading-vocabulary-hotel http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-44-reading-and-vocabulary-hotel.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 14:55:00 GMT 00:57:08 free, English, EFL, ESL, reading, comprehension, hotel, vocabulary, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Discover how to make some really useful verb forms. In Talk a Lot Elementary Books 1-3 we studied eight verb forms that are common at Elementary to Pre-Intermediate levels. In Talk a Lot Intermediate we will focus on how to build sentences - positive, negative, and question forms - using eight more exciting verb forms. In this lesson we'll look at the first four forms: Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect, Future Perfect, and Second Conditional. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/hotel-sentence-blocks.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/313374-talk-a-lot-intermediate-book-1-sentence-blocks http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-43-sentence-blocks-hotel-part-1.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 14:50:00 GMT 00:56:08 free, English, EFL, ESL, sentence building, verbs, hotel, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) An introduction to politically correct language in the English language. Are you vertically challenged? (I mean, short.) Or an incomplete success? (I mean, a failure.) Do you know anyone who is differently honest? (I mean, a liar.) In this lesson you can find out how English native speakers use polite phrases to mean negative things. I feel sure that this lesson won't be differently interesting (I mean, boring!) Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/why-use-politically-correct-language.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/307662-talk-a-lot-why-use-politically-correct-language http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-42-politically-correct-language.mp3 Mon, 10 May 2010 05:46:00 GMT 00:53:19 free, English, EFL, ESL, politically correct, political correctness, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) This is a new activity from Talk a Lot Intermediate Book 1! Let's learn twenty common English slang words and phrases connected with the topic of Hotel. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/hotel-20-common-slang-words-and-phrases.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/307658-talk-a-lot-slang-words-and-phrases-hotel http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-41-slang-words-hotel.mp3 Mon, 10 May 2010 05:45:00 GMT 00:52:46 free, English, EFL, ESL, hotel, slang, words, phrases, intermediate, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Learn how to use some features of non-literal English! Let's try a brand new Talk a Lot activity! We will read a role play on the topic of Hotel, and try to find ten examples of non-literal English, for example, IDIOMS, PHRASAL VERBS, SLANG, SWEARING, etc. Level: pre-intermediate - intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/hotel-role-play-with-non-literal-english.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/300677-talk-a-lot-role-play-with-non-literal-english-hotel http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-40-role-play-hotel.mp3 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:05:00 GMT 00:51:14 free, English, EFL, ESL, hotel, role play, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Learn some great new vocabulary with this final story from Talk a Lot Book 3! We'll learn some new vocabulary words and phrases, then read a short text together and answer questions about it! Level: elementary - pre-intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/australia-multi-purpose-text.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/291891-talk-a-lot-reading-vocabulary-australia http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-39-reading-vocabulary-australia.mp3 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:40:00 GMT 00:45:16 free, English, EFL, ESL, Australia, vocabulary, reading, story, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) You are welcome to join us for forty-eight minutes of sentence building! Learn how to build sentences in English, including positive, negative, and question forms. Level: elementary - pre-intermediate. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/australia-sentence-blocks.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/288246-talk-a-lot-sentence-blocks-australia http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-38-sentence-blocks-australia.mp3 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT 00:48:19 free, English, EFL, ESL, Australia, sentence building, idioms, slang, vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) We look at a radio show which is a great resource for learners of English. The Scott Mills Show is packed full of English idioms, phrasal verbs, slang words, funny expressions, in-jokes, catchphrases, and wordplay, but it's not a lesson - the conversations and chats are real and flow naturally. In this lesson - aimed at intermediate-level students and above - we look at some of the language used in a recent show, e.g. idioms, phrasal verbs, etc. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/scott-mills-show-english-idioms-phrasal-verbs-slang.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/284266-learn-english-idioms-and-slang-via-the-scott-mills-show-on-bbc-radio-1 http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-37-scott-mills-show-english-idioms-phrasal-verbs-slang.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:20:00 GMT 00:59:17 free, English, EFL, ESL, idioms, phrasal verbs, slang, radio, wordplay, vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Get your students using their imaginations by pretending to be music groups! This is a demonstration of an effective lesson plan for teaching speaking and listening in an English/ESL classroom, with Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate level students. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/the-story-of-a-music-group-lesson-plan.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/278352-the-story-of-a-music-group-esl-lesson-plan-for-pre-int-to-int http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-36-the-story-of-a-music-group-lesson-plan.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 06:10:00 GMT 00:48:03 free, English, EFL, ESL, music, groups, imagination, lesson plan, vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Join in with an interesting reading comprehension activity on the topic of Internet Learn some new vocabulary, then listen to the story and answer questions about it! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/internet-multi-purpose-text.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/255413-talk-a-lot-reading-comprehension-internet http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-35-reading-comprehension-internet.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:30:00 GMT 00:49:49 free, English, EFL, ESL, internet, reading, comprehension, idioms, slang, vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) With Valentine's Day fast approaching, let's learn some great English idioms and slang connected with love and relationships! First you FALL FOR somebody, then you POP THE QUESTION, then you TIE THE KNOT, and hopefully you'll live together HAPPILY EVER AFTER...! Plus lots more! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (web page): http://www.englishbanana.com/love-and-relationships-english-idioms-and-slang.html Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/253099-love-and-relationships-great-english-idioms-and-slang http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-34-love-and-relationships-english-idioms-and-slang.mp3 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:40:00 GMT 00:59:54 free, English, EFL, ESL, love, relationships, idioms, slang, vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Well, WE'RE not afraid of phrasal verbs in this class, that's for sure! In fact, we love them! Let's learn all about one of the most avoided and feared areas of English grammar. What are phrasal verbs? Why do we use them? How do we make them? What can we do to learn them? Plus, I will show you how to make some nifty phrasal verbs dice. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/phrasal-verbs-dice-group-1.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/object-dice-plus-blank-template-for-dice.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/phrasal-verbs-randomiser-1-full/index.html Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/243141-who-s-afraid-of-phrasal-verbs-part-1 http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-33-whos-afraid-of-phrasal-verbs-part-1.mp3 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMT 00:45:35 free, English, EFL, ESL, phrasal verbs, dice, vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Join us as we look at a story on the topic of Politics... We're going to read a short text together on the topic of Politics, learn some interesting new words and phrases, and answer a few comprehension questions. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/politics-multi-purpose-text.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/237277-talk-a-lot-free-spoken-english-class-reading-comprehension-politics http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-32-reading-comprehension-politics.mp3 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:45:00 GMT 00:47:50 free, English, EFL, ESL, reading, comprehension, politics, vocabulary, phrases, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Let's learn some new vocabulary words in English on the topic of Internet! Learn 40 new vocabulary words on the topic of Internet. We'll look at pronunciation, meaning, and stress. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/internet-discussion-words.pdf Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/232983-talk-a-lot-free-spoken-english-course-discussion-words-internet http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-31-discussion-words-internet.mp3 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:40:00 GMT 00:48:30 English, EFL, ESL, discussion, words, internet, pronunciation, stress, meaning, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) In this free online lesson I will show you how you can make money with English Banana.com free licences. The English Banana.com website offers you a large collection of more than 1,500 copyright-free worksheets. Plus other materials, e.g. books, .mp3 files, video files, etc. We want you to make money from our materials! How? 1. Print and sell English Banana.com materials. 2. Run paid courses using English Banana.com materials. Without paying us any commission. This lesson will go into detail about how you can do it! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.ppt in a .zip file): http://www.englishbanana.com/make-money-with-english-banana-free-licences.zip Watch a video of the entire lesson here: http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/231075-make-money-with-english-banana-com-free-licences http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-30-make-money-with-english-banana-free-licences.mp3 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:20:00 GMT 00:50:47 English, EFL, ESL, make money, free licence, print, photocopiable, copiable, worksheets, books, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Wishing a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our podcast listeners! Let's have a big Christmas quiz! Share traditions and customs with students from all over the world. Learn useful new vocabulary, and find out the name of Santa Claus's wife! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/big-christmas-quiz.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-29-english-bananas-big-christmas-quiz.mp3 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:40:00 GMT 00:52:10 English, EFL, ESL, christmas, quiz, festive, traditions, customs, merry, English, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn a few encouraging idioms, proverbs, and sayings in English! Today let's do something a bit different. We're going to look at various idioms, proverbs, and wise sayings that offer us motivation and encouragement in times of trouble. For example: 'I've spent two weeks working on this project, and it still isn't finished!' 'Keep going! Rome wasn't built in a day!'. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/research/really-motivational-page-of-encouraging-thoughts.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-28-encouraging-thoughts-idioms-and-sayings.mp3 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:10:00 GMT 00:55:50 English, EFL, ESL, encouraging, thoughts, idioms, proverbs, sayings, English, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) A fun reading comprehension for pre-intermediate level students. Learn how to pronounce UK place names! Listen to the short story and then answer questions about it. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/places-in-the-uk-multi-purpose-text.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-27-vocabulary-and-reading-places-in-the-uk.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:05:00 GMT 00:50:54 English, EFL, ESL, famous places, UK, England, reading, comprehension, questions, spoken English, listening skills, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn about some famous places in the UK. In this interesting lesson you will learn about forty famous places in the UK - towns, cities, tourist attractions, and more. Take part in the quiz and test your knowledge! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/places-in-the-uk-matching-game.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-26-discussion-words-places-in-the-uk.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT 00:57:50 English, EFL, ESL, famous places, UK, England, discussion, words, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn useful new words and phrases about Shopping. Learn new vocabulary words and phrases on the topic of Shopping, and think about word stress. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talk-a-lot-elementary-book-1/talk-a-lot-1-discussion-words-shopping.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-25-vocabulary-and-word-stress-shopping.mp3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:50:00 GMT 00:51:26 English, EFL, ESL, vocabulary, new, words, phrases, shopping, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) An interesting reading comprehension for pre-intermediate level students. Learn new vocabulary words and phrases on the topic of Airport. Listen to the short story and answer questions about it. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/airport-multi-purpose-text.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-24-vocabulary-and-reading-airport.mp3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:40:00 GMT 00:50:47 English, EFL, ESL, airport, vocabulary, new, words, phrases, reading, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Discuss everything to do with going to the airport. Join us as we discuss going to the airport. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/airport-agree-or-disagree.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-23-agree-or-disagree-airport.mp3 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:10:00 GMT 00:47:24 English, EFL, ESL, airport, discussion, discuss, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, students, teacher, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn how to pronounce the th sound in words like THIS and THANKS. Do you have a problem pronouncing the th sound in English words like THICK and THIN, or THIS and THAT? You do? Then this class is for you! We will explore why th is so hard to pronounce, and how we can learn to pronounce it correctly. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.ppt): http://www.englishbanana.com/th-sounds-pronunciation.ppt http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-22-pronounce-th-sounds-in-english.mp3 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:20:00 GMT 00:48:58 English, EFL, ESL, how to, pronounce, th sounds, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn how to use sentence stress in English. Master sentence stress! Learn how to separate words in a sentence into either content words or function words, then how to find the stressed syllable and sound in each content word! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.ppt): http://www.englishbanana.com/sentence-stress-airport.ppt http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-21-sentence-stress-airport.mp3 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT 00:46:44 English, EFL, ESL, sentence stress, airport, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Join us as we discuss everything to do with books! Listen as students talk about their favourite books, the importance of reading, things you shouldn't do in libraries, and the future of books! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/books-discussion-questions.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-20-discussion-questions-books.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:20:00 GMT 00:42:23 English, EFL, ESL, discussion, questions, books, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Listen to a text about being in hospital, and answer the questions! Listen to students reading a text about being in hospital, learn some useful new vocabulary, and join in by answering the questions! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/hospital-multi-purpose-text.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-19-reading-comprehension-hospital.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:05:00 GMT 00:44:43 English, EFL, ESL, reading, comprehension, hospital, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn about vowel clusters in English. Join our lesson on vowel clusters (such as... ai, ee, er, and igh), and learn about spelling and sounds in this fun, free podcast! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/vowel-clusters-complete-pack.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-18-vowel-clusters.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT 00:46:47 English, EFL, ESL, vowel clusters, spelling, sounds, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Play along with the latest round of The Big Word Game! Today's words are: withdrawal, pause, tomato, geography, coordination, drink, drawing, recreation, quicksand, break, diploma, trophy, flight, smile, language, flowerbed, confusion, earth, smoker, and bridegroom. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com/ He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/ Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/talk-a-lot-big-word-game.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-17-the-big-word-game-round-2.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:30:00 GMT 00:47:30 English, EFL, ESL, big word game, spelling, sounds, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Play along with the first ever round of The Big Word Game! Today's words are: toast, announcement, cooking, juice, television, value, painting, intelligence, sausage, and belt. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/talk-a-lot-big-word-game.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-16-the-big-word-game-round-1.mp3 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:00:00 GMT 00:44:36 English, EFL, ESL, big word game, spelling, sounds, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn about consonant clusters in English. Join our lesson on consonant clusters, and learn about spelling and sounds in this fun, free podcast! Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/consonant-clusters.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-15-consonant-clusters.mp3 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:40:00 GMT 00:49:28 English, EFL, ESL, consonant clusters, spelling, sounds, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Learn how to make questions, answers, and negative forms easily. Learn how to make questions, answers, and negative forms easily, using the new, innovative sentence blocks method. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/books-sentence-blocks.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-14-sentence-blocks-books.mp3 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:30:00 GMT 00:50:38 English, EFL, ESL, sentence blocks, books, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Practise making questions forms with this fun free audio lesson! Practise making question forms in English and learn some useful vocabulary about hospitals along the way! Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland created the popular English language resource website www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/hospital-information-exchange.pdf, and (.jpg): http://www.englishbanana.com/information-exchange-hospital-grid.jpg http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-13-information-exchange-hospital.mp3 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:20:00 GMT 00:56:46 English, EFL, ESL, information exchange, hospital, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Let's talk about... Shopping! Listen as students from around the world discuss the topic of Shopping. Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland created the popular English language resource website www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talk-a-lot-elementary-book-1/talk-a-lot-1-discussion-questions-shopping.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-12-discussion-questions-shopping.mp3 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:10:00 GMT 00:55:59 English, EFL, ESL, discussion questions, shopping, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (eduFire.com) Let's talk about... Food and Drink! Listen as students from around the world discuss the topic of Food and Drink. Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland created the popular English language resource website www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talk-a-lot-elementary-book-1/talk-a-lot-1-discussion-questions-food-and-drink.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-11-discussion-questions-food-and-drink.mp3 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMT 00:46:43 English, EFL, ESL, discussion questions, food and drink, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Learn 40 vocabulary words on the topic of Life Events. Vocabulary building and word fun. Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland created the popular English language resource website www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.studypaws.com/elt/talk-a-lot-elementary-book-2/talk-a-lot-2-discussion-words-life-events.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-10-discussion-words-life-events.mp3 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:30:00 GMT 00:50:04 English, EFL, ESL, discussion words, life events, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Learn how to identify the stressed syllables and vowel sounds in a sentence. A free spoken English class using Talk a Lot method. We will learn about sentence stress and connected speech. We will look at how to identify the stressed syllables and vowel sounds in a sentence, and how to connect them together using connected speech techniques. Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland created the popular English language resource website www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/lesson-9-sentence-stress-and-connected-speech-2.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-9-sentence-stress-and-connected-speech-2-transport.mp3 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:30:00 GMT 01:06:18 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, connected speech, sentence stress, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) A fun reading comprehension for pre-intermediate level students. A fun reading comprehension activity based on the topic of Learning English. Lesson material (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/lesson-8-reading-comprehension.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-8-reading-comprehension-learning-english.mp3 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT 01:02:51 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, comprehension, learning English, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Discuss the topic of hospitals and health. In this lesson students take centre stage, getting together on the microphone to discuss the topic of hospitals and health. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/lesson-7-hospital-agree-or-disagree.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-7-agree-or-disagree-hospital.mp3 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 43:37 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, hospital, health, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Learn how to make questions, answers, and negative forms easily. Learn how to make questions, answers, and negative forms easily, using the new, innovative sentence blocks method. Matt Purland runs the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot. Material discussed during this lesson (.ppt): http://www.englishbanana.com/talk-a-lot-lesson-6-sentence-blocks-1.ppt http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-6-sentence-blocks-demonstration-1.mp3 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT 55:19 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, sentence blocks, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Learn how to pronounce forty key vocabulary words on the topic of Sport. A free spoken English class using Talk a Lot method. We will learn how to pronounce forty key vocabulary words on the topic of Sport. We will look at meaning, spelling, word stress, and sounds. Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland is the creator of the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/lesson-5-discussion-words-sport.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-5-discussion-words-sport.mp3 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT 56:09 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, reading, vocabulary, music, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) A fun interactive activity for pre-intermediate level students. You will practise listening skills using a text on the topic of "Films". Matt Purland is the creator of the popular English language resource website http://www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/films-multi-purpose-text.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-4-listening-and-pronunciation-focus-films.mp3 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:50:00 GMT 34:50 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, spoken English, listening skills, reading, music, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Learn how to identify the stressed syllables and vowel sounds in a sentence. A free spoken English class using Talk a Lot method. We will learn about sentence stress and connected speech. We will look at how to identify the stressed syllables and vowel sounds in a sentence, and how to connect them together using connected speech techniques. Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland is the creator of the popular English language resource website www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/sentence-stress-and-connected-speech-lesson-1.pdf; http://www.englishbanana.com/talkalot/the-techniques-of-connected-speech.pdf; http://www.englishbanana.com/copying-licence.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-3-sentence-stress-and-connected-speech-1-money-repeat.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:40:00 GMT 49:37 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, spoken English, sentence stress, connected speech, reading, music, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Matt Purland (WIZIQ.com) Pronounce forty key vocabulary words on the topic of Music. A free spoken English class using Talk a Lot method. We will learn how to pronounce forty key vocabulary words on the topic of Music. We will look at meaning, spelling, word stress, and sounds. Suitable for elementary to pre-intermediate level EFL and ESL students. Matt Purland is the creator of the popular English language resource website www.englishbanana.com. He is the author of the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course, which is a free download available from http://www.englishbanana.com. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.studypaws.com/elt/talk-a-lot-elementary-book-2/talk-a-lot-2-discussion-words-music.pdf; http://www.studypaws.com/elt/talk-a-lot-elementary-book-2/talk-a-lot-2-question-sheet-music.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/talk-a-lot-lesson-1-discussion-words-music.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:40:00 GMT 33:43 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, spoken English, reading, music, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download Ray Connors (WIZIQ.com) Introduction to the Talk a Lot Free Spoken English course. In this class for ESL teachers we will learn how to utilize the innovative free downloadable curriculum available to ESL teachers called the Talk a Lot program. It requires no text books, and gets your students speaking very quickly and accurately in English. The program has won worldwide acclaim, and the best part is that it is free to use. Dr Raymond Connors is a long time ESL professional with wide experience in teacher training, and his previous classes on WIZIQ.com have dealt with ESL for children, and adults as well as GE. His engaging personality and easy teaching style make his classes both informative and interesting. Highly regarded in the ESL community, his classes are designed to equip ESL teachers with immediately usable techniques to improve classroom presentation. Material discussed during this lesson (.pdf): http://www.studypaws.com/elt/talk-a-lot-elementary-book-1/talk-a-lot-1-complete-book.pdf http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/teaching-esl-using-talk-a-lot-ray-connors.mp3 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT 33:46 English, EFL, ESL, pronunciation, spoken English, reading, learn, school, quiz, test, free, Talk a Lot, Matt Purland, download English Banana.com Everything you need to run your own English course. 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Engaging ESL video activity for intermediate learners of English. http://www.englishbanana.com/vodcasts/ebvodcast2.mp4 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:00:00 GMT 3:26 ESL vodcast, video, EFL, listening, vocabulary, history, kings and queens, learn, elementary, school, free podcasts, quiz, test English Banana.com A fun video lesson from English Banana.com. Memorise the 10 objects then say which are missing in the following 6 video clips... Super ESL video activity for elementary learners of English. http://www.englishbanana.com/vodcasts/ebvodcast1_dsl.mp4 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:00:00 GMT 3:03 ESL vodcast, video, EFL, listening, vocabulary, memory game, memory, learn, elementary, school, free podcasts, quiz, test English Banana.com Listen to the lyrics and match them to the right places in the song. A fun and interesting litening activity for advanced learners of English. http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/ebpodcast10.mp3 Sun, 09 Jul 2006 14:00:00 GMT 4:40 English, ESL, EFL, song, lyrics, listening, vocabulary, learn, elementary, school, free podcasts, quiz, test English Banana.com There's no lesson this week, but instead you can relax with our free and exclusive music track. This track is entitled: She Makes Up Her Mind Get the first free English Banana.com music track here. http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/ebpodcast9.mp3 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:00:00 GMT 1:45 music, English, ESL, EFL, listening, vocabulary, alphabetical order, learn, elementary, school, free podcasts, quiz, test English Banana.com Elementary learners can practise general vocabulary about the home and furniture. This lesson also practises alphabetical order Listen to my cousin Jeffrey talking about what he's got in his home. Write down the things he doesn't say and then put the whole list in alphabetical order. http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/ebpodcast8.mp3 Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT 6:44 English, ESL, EFL, listening, vocabulary, alphabetical order, learn, elementary, school, free podcasts, quiz, test English Banana.com Listening quiz for intermediate learners testing numbers, addresses and more...! Fun quiz about the British Library in London. http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/ebpodcast7.mp3 Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT 17:22 English, ESL, EFL, listening, british library, numbers, learn, school, free podcasts, quiz, test English Banana.com Fantastic topical football quiz - listen and answer the questions! World Cup Quiz for anyone who loves football. http://www.englishbanana.com/podcasts/ebpodcast6.mp3 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:00:00 GMT 18:01 English, ESL, EFL, listening, world cup, football, learn, school, free podcasts, quiz, test English Banana.com A short listening test for Elementary students of English Listen to the story of the girl who just kept on growing until her foot was the size of her house! 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