Here is the third podcast for Easy English Interviews. It is Episode #3.

On March 9th, 2022, I had an excellent interview with Mike Ansell. He is an assistant language teacher at various elementary and junior high schools in Nagano city. He is also an ice hockey coach and avid environmentalist. During the interview, he was asked a number of questions.

If you are an English language learner, please try to answer the following comprehension questions. If you would like to check your answers, you can listen again or become a paid subscriber and access the “transcript and listening comprehension answers” posts. Here are the comprehension questions to go along with the interview.

(If you are a Nagano Kosen student, please go to Mr. Kent’s website to do the comprehension questions and have your answers checked.)

QUESTIONS for CHECKING your LISTENING COMPREHENSION

* What small town in Canada is Mike from?

* What type of company was Mike working at in Canada?

* Where does Mike teach now?

* Why does he feel disappointed sometimes?

* What did Mike want to be when he was young?

* What is Mike’s favorite place in Japan?

* What Japanese sport does he like?

* Why does Mike study Japanese?

* How old are Mike’s two daughters?

* What does he want to do after he retires from being a teacher?

Thanks for listening and checking your comprehension ability! See you next time on EASY ENGLISH INTERVIEWS!

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