http://www.englishgroove.com Home of the Real English Course with Real People, Real Stories and Real English! Enjoy! Wed, 16 May 2012 05:36:30 +0000 ja hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 英語学習者のために English Groove が送るポッドキャスト: ショートストーリーや僕の暮らしぶりや ウェブサイトwww.englishgroove.comの仕事のお伝えします。 僕の名前はウィリアムといいます。アメリカ人英語教師で、トラベラーで、映画製作者、ライター、そして写真家でもあります。この毎週更新のポッドキャストはウェブサイトの様々な英語学習企画や僕と家族が世界各国で暮らし、そこで仕事や旅をする模様も伝えます。リスニングの練習や、語彙力をつける、読解のスピードアップにぴったりの内容です。このポッドキャストは、初級から中級の英語学習者に最適です。★ポッドキャストの英文テキスト、日本語ワードヘルプ、写真やビデオ、僕らが発行する本の情報は：http://www.englishgroove.com/category/blog/まで--- This weekly podcast will follow the different English learning projects from the website and also follow my life as my family and I live, work and travel in different countries. It\'s perfect for listening practice, building your vocabulary and increasing your reading speed. The podcast is for beginner to intermediate English learners. *You can read the English text, check the Japanese word help, see pictures and videos, and check out our book at the website. Go To: http://www.englishgroove.com/category/blog/ English Groove.com clean English Groove.com mail@englishgroove.com mail@englishgroove.com (English Groove.com) 2006-2010 英語学習者のために English Groove が送るポッドキャスト: ショートストーリーや僕の暮らしぶりや ウェブサイトwww.englishgroove.comの仕事のお伝えします。 英会話, 英語、初級英会話, 中級英会話, 英語学習, 米語,toeic,english,海外旅行 http://www.englishgroove.com/images/bill-pod144.jpg http://www.englishgroove.com http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_013/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_013/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 14:50:54 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=8821 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_013/feed/ 0 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/feature_story004/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/feature_story004/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 04:58:13 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=8773 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/feature_story004/feed/ 0 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_12/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_12/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:18:12 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=8695 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_12/feed/ 0 http://www.englishgroove.com/free_samples/course02intro/ http://www.englishgroove.com/free_samples/course02intro/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:08:02 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=8612 http://www.englishgroove.com/free_samples/course02intro/feed/ 0 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/ayadiary01/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/ayadiary01/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:00:54 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=1241 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/ayadiary01/feed/ 0 Aya traveled to India and had an amazing experience. This is her Audio Travel Diary No.01/06 with real sounds and voice. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/ayadiaryvillage-600x400.jpg) Aya traveled to India and had an amazing experience. Full Travel Diary 01-06 in Course No.01 ROADLESS MAGAZINE.   LISTEN or DOWNLOAD MP3 Click to Listen   I'm now in Leh, North India. It's getting cold here. I've been here for 3 weeks. It’s a nice place to relax. It’s quiet, not too hot, the food is good, and the people are nice. The buildings are cool, the sky is blue, and the view from the rooftop of my guest house is great. Only one thing that I don't like about this place is the dogs. There are lots of dogs everywhere on the streets…and they are scary. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/ayadiarybuddha-600x400.jpg) The other day I went to Tsomoriri Lake which is 220km away from Leh. On the way to the lake, it was a bit stormy, snowing and windy. But as soon as we got there, the sky cleared. It was like a miracle. The blue sky with a blue lake; was so beautiful. The lake is in the middle of nowhere, and it's 4400m above sea level. There are no lights anywhere, so the sky is black and filled with so many stars… it’s crazy. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/ayadiarymandala-600x400.jpg) I had a chance to watch young monks creating a sand Mandala. They were new graduates from a Buddhist school. They made this very large Mandala using colored sand. It took 3 days. Usually Mandalas are made for special occasions and ceremonies. So I was lucky that I could watch the whole process. It’s something I’ve dreamed of seeing for a long time. My dream has come true. From 10:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the evening, I sat there watching them...and taking pictures. It was amazing. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/ayadiarygirls-600x400.jpg) I went to see the Dalai Lama's teaching. In Ladakh, the local people are called Ladakhi. There are also many Tibetan refugees. They all follow Tibetan Buddhism. I think there were more than 30 thousand people at the Dalai Lama’s teaching. He spoke in Tibetan, and it was translated in English for foreigners. Since it was all about Tibetan Buddhism, it was too difficult for me to understand. Even if it were translated in Japanese, I think it would still be very difficult. Still, I liked the atmosphere and I was glad that I saw one of the most famous people in the world. His smile was very peaceful.   I’m heading for Dharamsala soon. Continued...   Full Diary No 01-06 in COURSE No.01 ROADLESS MAGAZINE!   (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/ayaprofilepic-180x150.jpg) *Words & Pictures by Aya Yugami *Voice by Laykah Mitchell Aya Yugami is from Gifu, Japan. She's now traveling in India. MIXI (http://mixi.jp/show_friend.pl?id=2529766) FACEBOOK (http://http://www.facebook.com/ayapapayer) English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/story/free_dvd/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/free_dvd/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:25:38 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=8287 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/free_dvd/feed/ 0 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_011/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_011/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:39:17 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7919 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_011/feed/ 0 Rene from Germany talks about his first time in Asia, experience in Cambodia, and how we can make things better. Join our FACEBOOK CLASS (http://www.facebook.com/learnenglishgroove) every Monday-Friday!(http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step01video.jpg) Dowload MP4 Video Story (http://www.englishgroove.com/video/shortstory011.mp4) Rene from Germ... English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/easy_story/010/ http://www.englishgroove.com/easy_story/010/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 04:03:43 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=8563 http://www.englishgroove.com/easy_story/010/feed/ 0 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_010/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_010/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:44:44 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7880 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_010/feed/ 0 From the Masala180 Project: William and Laykah talk about the first time they actually met and talked to a foreigner. Join Our FACEBOOK CLASS (http://www.facebook.com/learnenglishgroove) every Monday-Friday!(http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpcoolsamuraipage.jpg) William and Laykah talk about the first time they actually met and talked to a foreigner. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step03listen2step.jpg) 2 Step Audio Lesson ("Right Click and Save Link As" to download) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step02read1.jpg) Dowload PDF Text Guide (http://www.englishgroove.com/pdfguides/shortstory010.pdf)   Masala180: "First Contact" WILLIAM: When was the first time you actually met a real foreign person, and talked to them? LAYKAH: When I was in junior high school, an American exchange student visited my classroom. She was staying with my math teacher and he brought her to our class. She was a tall white girl with curly blonde hair, so she really was very different from us. I thought she was the typical American girl. WILLIAM: What did you think about meeting her? LAYKAH: Well I couldn’t speak English very well, so I couldn’t talk to her, but I could ask for her autograph. We all wanted her autograph. WILLIAM: You asked for her autograph? Why? LAYKAH: I don’t know. Now that I think about it, I know it was very silly. At the time, we were just small town kids and we were so excited I guess. So we all asked her for her autograph. WILLIAM: I’m sure she told that story when she went home. “Guess what Mom and Dad? Those Japanese kids wanted my autograph.” Very funny! LAYKAH: You grew up in LA, and everyone comes from different places. How do you tell which people are foreigners? You all look different. Everyone is a foreigner, aren’t they? WILLIAM: I guess the people who are not American citizens and maybe don’t speak English that well. They would be foreigners. But you’re right. It’s hard to tell. LAYKAH: Not like in Japan. Basically, if you’re not Japanese, then you’re a foreigner. Even if you’re born in Japan, if your blood isn’t Japanese, you’re still a foreigner. WILLIAM: Right. I was five when we moved to LA, so I don’t remember the first foreign person that I met. We had a neighbor from Iraq - he was a musician - and I used to go to his house and play with his kids, and listen to Iraqi music, and eat Iraqi food. He was really foreign to me. His name was Sadoon. I thought he was very strange and a little scary, but actually he was a very cool guy. End   (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step3discusssnew.jpg) Class Discussion + Vocabulary Building Discussion Questions: 1. Q: How often do you meet foreigners in your daily life? 2. Q: Does your country have a “mono-culture or multi-culture? 3. Q: How can you describe a “typical” person's mentality from your country? 4. Q: What foreign culture do you find interesting and why? 5. Q: What foreign language besides English would like to speak? Master Phrases: 1. be a typical something = to be a perfect or common example of something. 2. to be sure of something = to be certain of or to know something well. . 3. be really silly = to be very foolish or childish. 4. be hard to tell something = to be difficult to determine or know something 5. be a bit something. = to be a little something. Phrasal Verbs with “get” 1. think about = to contemplate or consider something. 2. think ahead = to think about something that will happen in the future. 3. think back = to remember back to something in the past. 4. think over = to consider whether to do something or not. Useful Idiom: Think for one’s self = to think independently or do your own thinking.   Lesson Question Q: When was the first time you actually met a foreigner and talked to them? 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