http://www.englishgroove.com Home of the Real English Course with Real People, Real Stories and Real English! Enjoy! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:44 +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_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 From the Traveler Interview Project: Rene from Germany talks about his first time in Asia, experience in Cambodia, and how we can make things better. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step07discuss.jpg) Join our new Facebook Class every Monday-Friday! Facebook Fan Page! (http://www.facebook.com/learnenglishgroove) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step01video.jpg) Dowload MP4 Video Story (http://www.englishgroove.com/video/shortstory011.mp4) Rene from Germany talks about being in Asia for the first time, and how we can all make it a bit better. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step02read.jpg) Dowload PDF Text Guide (http://www.englishgroove.com/pdfguides/shortstorytext011.pdf) PDF Includes: Story Text + Useful Phrase Help + Facebook Class Outline   Traveler Interview: "Asian Impressions" William: What do you do back in Germany? Rene: I’m an Engineer; working in the energy business. Producing generators and... that’s what I did the last three years. W: Like mechanical engineer or electrical engineer. R: It’s industrial engineering. And I use... I buy technical parts to assemble generators for power plants. W: You’ve been living or traveling in Cambodia? You were teaching in Cambodia or something? R: Yes, that’s what I did before I came back here to Bangkok. I did it for almost a month now. Yeah, a great experience. Rene: For me it’s 100% proven that intelligence or what you are, and what you would like to become or whatever. It’s mainly triggered by the environment you are born into. So I mean: we lived for example in the village where I was teaching, (there are) so many just wonderful and fantastic people who just don’t have the ability to express what they can do or what they are willing to do, which is really sad. You have the skill but you don’t have the opportunity which is really sad. Rene: If you have any extra money or anything to spend it’s really needed, especially in Cambodia. And the education is one of the most important things you can have. That’s why I’m really happy I got a good education. And I see I can make use of that by contributing to the people and helping them in that matter as well. Rene: So, for me it was, especially in Cambodia, sad to see how people can be left behind. Not by not having the skill to do it, but just not having the opportunity or the possibility. And everybody can make that a bit better by contributing. By spending some money or by being interested in what’s going on in the world. Then you can choose your action. William: Is this your first time in Asia; this trip? Rene: Yes. I’m here now since (for) three months, and it’s the first time in Asia. I would say, I’m impressed about (by) how beauty in the world can be defined, and Asia opens up a completely new chapter into that (idea of beauty). You know, how people express themselves. In people’s faces, it’s new to me how people can look like and how people can act. And as well, it brought as well to me, even if you’re really different in a lot of things (ways), it’s all pretty much the same, so you gain respect or you gain understanding and that makes the world even more a village, like you know. Which I very much like. It takes away our barriers. Because barriers usually trigger fear, but if you understand what it means (another culture), then you’re more open. And what I like most; what I particularly like is the smiles I receive here. It’s much... It happens much more often and for no reason, and that’s the most important thing. Yeah, Asia in general is for me a place of good smiles and nice people. And yeah, that’s what I like. William: Cool man. Great interview. Wonderful experience. Enjoy India. Dowload PDF Text Guide (http://www.englishgroove.com/pdfguides/shortstorytext011.pdf)   (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step03listen4step.jpg) 4 Step Audio Lesson ("Right Click and Save Link As" to download) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step04videofinal.jpg) For "Best Practice" Watch and Listen Again to Understand 100%! (http://www. English Groove.com clean 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. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step07discuss.jpg) Join our new Facebook Class every Monday-Friday!Facebook Fan Page! (http://www.facebook.com/learnenglishgroove) (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/shortstorytext010.pdf) PDF Includes: Story Text + Useful Phrase Help + Facebook / Skype Class Outline   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. Dowload PDF Text Guide (http://www.englishgroove.com/pdfguides/shortstorytext010.pdf)   (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step03listen2step3.jpg) For "Best Practice"..."Listen and Follow Again to Understand 100%! (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step04review2step.jpg) For "Best Practice"..."Review & Repeat" All 3 Steps! (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step05answer.jpg) Lesson Question Q: When was the first time you actually met a foreigner and talked to them? English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/story/feature_story_003/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/feature_story_003/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:23:14 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7773 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/feature_story_003/feed/ 0 From the Life Lately Project: William takes us on a visual journey and thinks about living an interesting life. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/step07discuss.jpg) Join our new Facebook Class every Monday-Friday!Facebook Fan Page! 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English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_009/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_009/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:54:59 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7748 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_009/feed/ 0 From the City Stories Project: Zhang makes his living with a traditional Nicknack Cart in the backstreets of old Shanghai. Lesson Activities 01: watch video 2-3 times / 02: read story / 03: listen to audio lesson 2-3 times / 04: watch the video again to understand 100% / 04: answer the Lesson Question! Watch Video + 4 Step Audio Lesson ("Right Click and Save Link As" to download) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) Nicknack Man: City Stories No.01: Shanghai Zhang makes his living in the backstreets of old Shanghai. On my way into the city of Shanghai, and the train that runs from the airport to the city, is crazy fast! This was Day 01 of my new City Stories Project and I would have only one day to find interesting stories. So I had to move fast! I woke up early the next morning and headed to the center of Shanghai to meet my guide. I had no idea what would happen, but I thought maybe we could meet some interesting people. We started our walk around the city, and the first person we met was happy to share his story with us. Zhang Jianguo: Nicknack Cart Owner J: “I do this work just to make a living, actually.” We met Zang standing with his nicknack cart in one of the old and disappearing neighborhoods. Shanghai’s old neighborhoods have been destroyed and are almost gone forever. J: “I just sell this small stuff to the ordinary people around the market, in this area.” How much can he make every day? Zhang’s nicknack cart is a throwback to the old days before modern convenience stores. J: “1,000 RMB every month...average.”   “I do this because I don’t have any other skills for me to make a living...”   Is that enough for him? Does he have a family? J: “My wife also does this business, but in another area. My son is studying in school, but I’m not a Shanghainese. My son is living in another province; Ang We province which is near Shanghai.” What does he like about this job? What’s the best thing about it? J: “I’m currently making enough money for my life here in Shanghai. I do this because I don’t have any other skills for me to make a living, that’s why I just do this.” Does he have a dream for the future? Like the neighborhood we found him in, I think men like Zhang and his nicknack cart will soon disappear. J: “My future is more focused on my kids, because his future is my future. I may plan to go back to my hometown, a few years later, but now I’m here to make money.” Good luck to him! Thanks you very much. I’m going to buy something. I’m not sure what I need, but I’ll find something to buy. Simple men, with simple livelihoods like Zhang, are quickly disappearing in this fast changing world. I wonder how long he and his cart can survive.   Lesson Question! Q: What old ways or traditions are disappearing in your culture?   Diary + Skype Class Questions (http://www.englishgroove.com/diary_skype_class/) Q1: Tell me about how you make a living? Q2: How much money do you need to survive in your city? Q3: Can you still find throwbacks to the past in where you live? Q4: What are the best and worst things about your job? Q5: How do you feel about this changing and modern world? (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_008/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_008/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:01:47 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7724 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_008/feed/ 0 From the One Minute Story Project: Tracy from the USA had a wild experience with a crazy student in Korea. Lesson Activities 01: watch video 2-3 times / 02: read story / 03: listen to audio lesson 2-3 times / 04: watch the video again to understand 100% / 04: answer the Lesson Question! Watch Video + 4 Step Audio Lesson ("Right Click and Save Link As" to download) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) A Crazy Student: One Minute Story no.01 Tracy from the USA had a wild experience with a crazy student in Korea. Hello, my name is Tracy and I’m from Kansas City, USA. I’m an English teacher in Seoul, Korea, and this is my One Minute Story. I used to teach at an “English Village”, and we used to teach a variety of different subjects. One of them was cooking. Cooking was a very fun subject to teach. However, it involved the use of knives, and sometimes crazy children. My story that I can recall is; we had a group one week, and the boys were exceptionally crazy. We were cooking and there were many tables around...and sharp knives. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/bw02-284x150.jpg) One of the boys jumped up on the table and started swinging the knife around, and I was stuck behind the counter. So some of the other students were trying to get him, but they couldn’t. He was leaping from table to table with the knife, and I was feeling very scared and a little crazy myself. Until finally, I caught him, got the knife and sent him out. That was my most memorable teaching experience while I was in Korea.   “That was my most memorable teaching experience while I was in Korea.” William: Did he get in trouble for that? Tracy: Oh, he did. He got very much in trouble. And we found out later that the school was for troubled children, which I didn’t know at the time. So yes, he was sent out for the rest of the week-long camp. Even thinking about it my heart is beating very quickly. End!   Lesson Question! Q: What is your most memorable on the job experience?   Diary + Skype Class Questions (http://www.englishgroove.com/diary_skype_class/) Q1: Tell me about something you used to do that you don’t anymore? Q2: Can you recall your earliest childhood memory? Q3: Do you know someone who is exceptionally talented at something? Q4: What have you been trying to do, but have not yet succeeded? Q5: What is your most memorable travel experience? (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_007/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_007/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:00:58 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7720 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story_007/feed/ 0 From the One Minute Story Project: Eric from the USA talks about his terrible travel experience on a train in Vietnam. Lesson Activities 01: watch video 2-3 times / 02: read story / 03: listen to audio lesson 2-3 times / 04: watch the video again to understand 100% / 04: answer the Lesson Question! Watch Video + 4 Step Audio Lesson ("Right Click and Save Link As" to download) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) A Terrible Journey: One Minute Story no.01 Eric from the USA talks about his terrible travel experience on a train in Vietnam. ERIC: My name is Eric. I’m from the States and I’m a teacher in South Korea. One of my favorite things to do is to travel. A few years ago, I was in Vietnam, traveling through the country. I really like to travel by train, so I took a train from Hanoi, down to Hoian. Now, in Vietnam, when you travel, they have overnight trains that you can sleep in. Most of the trains (compartments) fit about six people comfortably. So I went to the station and I bought a ticket. I got into the train. It started off wonderfully, and I was thinking, “Great! This is going to be a wonderful 14 hour trip. (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/bw01-284x150.jpg) “It was possibly the worst train experience of my life.” We make a stop about an hour in. A few more people get into the car. At this point it’s full. We’ve got six people. We go about 30 minutes more and stop again. Some more people get in and I’m thinking this seems strange. Now we’ve got six people that were originally there and then about three more, so we’ve got nine. We go about another half hour and a couple more get in. Another half hour and a couple more get in, and these two women are pregnant. So at this point we have fourteen people, in a small train car; maybe six feet long; maybe six feet wide. For the remaining 13 hours or 12 hours of the trip, we spent time crammed together, trading off on the floor; with pregnant women getting sick.  It was possibly the worst train experience of my life. That’s it. William: How much did that nightmare train cost? Eric: You know what. It was not cheap enough.  I don’t remember; maybe $10 dollars or something like that. End!  Lesson Question! Q: Have you ever had a terrible travel experience?   Diary + Skype Class Questions (http://www.englishgroove.com/diary_skype_class/) Q1:What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends? Q2: Tell me something you were thinking about yesterday? Q3: What’s most important to you at this point in your life? Q4: How do you spend your time during holidays? Q5: What was the worst experience of your life? (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story006/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story006/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:22:24 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7709 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/short_story006/feed/ 0 From the Masala180 Project: William and Laykah talk about growing up and their favorite childhood memories Lesson Activities 01: listen to the audio lesson 2-3 times / 02: read story text / 03: listen to the audio lesson again to understand 100% / 04: answer the Lesson Question? (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/shortstory006image.jpg) 2 Step Audio Lesson ("Right Click and Save Link As" to download) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) Masala180 No.02: “Our Memories” WILLIAM: What are your best childhood memories? You know, growing up in a seaside village. LAYKAH: My friends and I used to go on hikes and have picnics up on a hill that overlooks the ocean. We would make an “onigiri” lunch. Along the way we picked wild berries. There is a small bay, with a sandy beach, where we would eat lunch and play in the water. That was my favorite place as a kid. I often remember that time in my life. WILLIAM: It sounds nice. We did exactly the same thing but a bit different, because my friends and I were pretty bad. Next to our apartment building was a large supermarket. We also liked to have picnics, but we would steal all the food from the supermarket. Really stupid! LAYKAH: What? You stole food from the supermarket? WILLIAM: I don’t know why we did it. It was exciting I guess. We would make a shopping list and each one of us would steal something from the list. Lunch meat, bread, cheese, potato chips and sodas; everything we needed for a nice lunch. Now that I think about it, I’m embarrassed. I’m embarrassed by a lot of things I did as a kid. LAYKAH: Didn’t you get caught? William: No, we never did. Back then they didn’t have security and cameras in supermarkets. Nobody cared or watched you. It was easy for kids to steal anything. It was very stupid, but easy. We enjoyed our sandwiches. Didn’t you do anything bad as a kid? Or were you the perfect angel? LAYKAH: Yeah, I did, but you can’t write about it. WILLIAM: What? What did you do? LAYKAH: I can only say it involved my junior high school friend, a bus trip, a department store, and Hello Kitty stationary. That’s all I will say. WILLIAM: Did you steal Hello Kitty stationary? LAYKAH: I won’t say! It’s copyrighted. I mean it’s top secret. If I tell you, then I have to kill you. End! *Masala180 is my real life family adventure. The story of my relationship, my family and our experience living and traveling in different countries and cultures. Enjoy!*   Lesson Question! Q: What are your best childhood memories?   Diary + Skype Class Questions (http://www.englishgroove.com/diary_skype_class/) Q1: Tell me about your favorite place as a kid. Q2: have you done in the past that you would say was pretty bad? Q3: What is something that you did that was really stupid? Q4: Have you ever done something and been embarrassed? Q5: If you could change something from your childhood, what would it be?   (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp1.jpg) English Groove.com clean http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p2/ http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p2/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:56:50 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7584 http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p2/feed/ 1 http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p1/ http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p1/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:55:45 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7577 http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p1/feed/ 2 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/story_lesson_002/ http://www.englishgroove.com/story/story_lesson_002/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:18:44 +0000 englishgroove http://www.englishgroove.com/?p=7112 http://www.englishgroove.com/story/story_lesson_002/feed/ 3 From the Road Trip India Project 1/12 : William spends the day in the crazy Indian city of Calcutta, and gives his first impressions. Lesson Activities (Mon-Sat) 01: Watch Video Story / 02: Read Story Text / 03: Listen to Audio Lesson / 04: Watch Master Phrase Videos / 05: Review and Self Check! / 06: Answer Lesson Question? Download Full Lesson (http://www.englishgroove.com/samplelessons/) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/sonjaaudio4.jpg) Audio Guide PDF (http://www.englishgroove.com/pdfguides/audioguide002.pdf) ("Right Click and Save Link As" to download) (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp.jpg) Impressions of Calcutta Driving into the city of Calcutta you know immediately that you’re in a different world. This is India, for sure, and this city is as India as it gets. I guess I should call it Kolkata since Calcutta is the old British name. I could also call it dangerous. The traffic, the noise, the heat and pollution are intense. After only five minutes walking on the streets I was almost run over by a speeding bus. Life in the streets and life on the streets are the best and worst things about this city. The people, the music, the rickshaws and the business of day to day life; it’s all out in the open for you to watch and listen to and enjoy. When you come to India, you’re always taking a few steps back in time. You’re just never going to see a herd of goats moving down a city street in London, or Tokyo, or even Bangkok for that matter. But in Kolkata, it’s life as usual for the 15 million people who call it home, and what an unusual life it is. "When you come to India, you’re always taking a few steps back in time." Kolkata is known as the “cultural capital” of India, because many famous artists, writers and poets come from this city. For me, the best thing about it was the fresh sugar cane juice served over ice with lime. It’s absolutely fantastic and refreshing on a hot day; and everyday is hot in Kolkata. Life starts early and the days are long. After two days, it was time for us to move on. I wasn’t there long enough to say I know the city, but I have my first impressions. The people are colorful and full of life and song, but it’s not an easy life. The poverty is unbelievable. But we should remember what Mother Teresa once said, that “Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.” She gave her life and soul to this city and she knew it well. It’s true that thousands of people live, work, and eat on the streets, but there are so many of them that they never do it alone. They live with a certain sense of togetherness and community. They are terribly poor, but at least they are not lonely.End! Lesson Question Q: Tell us your first impressions of some interesting place.   Master Phrase Videos for this Lesson Master Phrase Video Pt1 (http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p1/) Master Phrase Video Pt2 (http://www.englishgroove.com/masterphrase/master_phrase_002_p2/) Master Phrase PDF (http://englishgroove.com/pdfguides/masterphraseverbs002.pdf)   Diary + Skype Class Questions (http://www.englishgroove.com/diary_skype_class/) Q1: What do you know or think about India or Indian culture? Q2: What are the best and worst things about where you live? Q3: How would you describe your day to day life? Q4: Tell me about a person you know who is colorful and full of life? Q5: Is there anything in this world you would give your life and soul to?   (http://www.englishgroove.com/wp-content/uploads/jpwordhelp.jpg) English Groove.com clean