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- Mexico
Level: Go Teens 4
Listen to the teacher's narration and learn more about vacationing in Mexico.
Have fun!
2 min - History of Music
Levels: all!
What kind of music do you like? What are your favorite genres? Who are your favorite singers? Bands?
Learn more about the History of Music, discuss these questions with your teacher, and have fun!
2 min - Do The Best You Can
Level: Advanced
Katie Couric is an American TV personality, journalist, and author. In 2012 she wrote the book "The Best Advice I Ever Got - Lessons from Extraordinary Lives", which went on to become a New York Times Bestseller.
The text you're about to hear is the advice provided by the singer Sheryl Crow - "Do The Best You Can".
Enjoy!
2 min - Modals
Levels: Intermediate +
The Modals are a group of auxiliary verbs - can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, would - that we can use with other verbs to say what is possible, permitted, necessary, etc.
The Phrasal Modals are a group of verb phrases - be able to, be allowed to, be going to, be supposed to, have to, have got to - that can be used instead of modals.
Now, identify the Modals and the Phrasal Modals as you listen to the text.
5 min - TGIF!
Levels: Pre-Intermediate +
Do you know the history behind this famous phrase in English? Listen to our episode and find out!
TGIF!
2 min - Idioms: "Having a Ball"
Levels: All levels
Idiomatic expressions - Idioms - give English its color and vitality. They are indispensable to the daily speech of the people and to the language of newspapers and books, television and movies.
Whenever you hear a phrase whose meaning cannot be understood even if you know the definitions of the separate words involved, you have probably encountered an idiom.
Listen to the first episode - "Having a Ball" - and work on the meanings of the idioms spoken during the dialogue.
Have fun!
4 min - GoTeens: "My Garden"
Level: Go Teens 2
Listen to the teacher's narration of a boy's garden. Can you imagine what it looks like and draw it?
Have fun!
2 min - GoTeens: Hi! My name's John Smith
Level: Go Teens3
Listen to the teacher's narration and learn about John Smith!
2 min - GoTeens: "My Day"
Level: Go Teens 2
What is the boy's day like? Listen to the teacher's narration, and compare his day to yours!
2 min - "Wave-through" - when the guy at the border doesn't ask any questions
Levels: Intermediate +
Neil Pasricha, in his "The Book of Awesome", writes about little things that turn out to be extremely important to happiness ... such as ... "wave-through".
Listen to this episode, write down the new words and phrases, and try to figure out the meaning of "wave-through".
Awesome!
(extracted from: Pasrischa, N. The Book of Awesome. Penguin, NY, 2010.
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About BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School
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BalloonCast is a podcast series featuring pedagogical resources designed to help students improve key language skills, such as listening, grammar, and vocabulary. Jump into our balloon and enjoy the…
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