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- A lot can go wrong when you're selling your home to move cross country
Levels: Pre-Intermediate +
Moving to a new home can be pretty stressful.Â
Listen to this account: have you ever been through something like that?Â
What kind of factors added to your stress level?
4 min - "Attending" - Paying Attention
Levels: Intermediate +
All special! Â
A special guest, Dr Ken Beatty, from Canada ... sharing special experiences ... giving a special meaning to the verb "attend". Â Â
Enjoy it!
4 min - Business in Context: Dealing with Conflicts and Disagreements
levels: PRE-INTERMEDIATE +
Whether we like it or not, conflicts and disagreements might happen during meetings. How to deal with them? What are the best ways to sort them out?
Listen to some strategies and discuss them with your teacher.Â
3 min - Emotional Intelligence
Levels: Intermediate +
Listen to some fundamentals of EQ or EI, and get some insights on how your EI matters to your life and to others around you.
Words: 468
4 min - What are dogs thinking when they stare into our eyes?
Level: Intermediate +
This article should raise dog-lovers' curiosity! Get acquainted with some recent studies about dogs' behavior and language!Â
Woof, woof! ;-)
625 words
5 min - Phrasal Verbs
Level: Intermediate +
This is an additional comment to the text "Time to Brush Up On Gift Giving", where the use of Phrasal Verbs is elicited.Â
Listen and find out more about Phrasal Verbs ... look them up, look into them, and stay tuned! ;-)
3 min - Time to Brush Up On Gift Giving
Level: Intermediate +
... this story illustrates an important point: there's more to getting to know another culture than just being able to speak the language...
Words: 776
6 min - Inspiration Lives in Unexpected Places
Level: Intermediate +
In this episode, you'll listen to an article written by Phil Stanton, co-founder of The Blue Man Group  and The Blue School, where he shares some things about his background as well as some events that led him to the creation of the group. Enjoy it! ;-)
source: Couric, K. The Best Advice I Ever Got - Lessons from Extraordinary Lives. Random House, NY, 2012.
4 min - Disruptive BusinessesLevel: Pre-Intermediate + 420 words Disruptive businesses cause changes and bring innovations. Look around ... how many innovations are there inside your house, out on the streets, at your workplace?5 min
- Food
Levels: Pre-Intermediate +
337 words
In this episode, you'll learn more about food vocabulary: fruit, vegetables, etc.. You'll also hear about different ways of buying and selling food.
Yummy!Â
3 min
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…
ride! 😉