Edith Chats

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  • “Are robots the servants of the future?” Slow listening exercise

    Today I chat about robots. FREE listening. I invite you to learn American English from me, Edith, at  Edith Chats.  I am a native speaker with over three decades of experience teaching English in the classroom and online.

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    5 min
  • Grammar: use "a" with words starting with UN.

    Grammar explanation: "A" before words starting with U. Do we use the article “a"  or “an” before a word starting with the letter U?  Find out during this episode.
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    6 min
  • “Becoming a digital nomad. Is it for me?” Rapid Listening Exercise

    Today I chat about becoming a digital nomad. Learn vocabulary and pronunciation.
    Listen and learn American English from an experienced online English language teacher. 

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    9 min
  • “Becoming a digital nomad. Is it for me?” Pronunciation

    Today I chat about becoming a digital nomad. Learn pronunciation.
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    7 min
  • “Becoming a digital nomad. Is it for me?” Vocabulary

    Today I chat about becoming a digital nomad. Learn vocabulary and pronunciation.
    Listen and learn American English from an experienced online English language teacher. 
     


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    9 min
  • “Becoming a digital nomad. Is it for me?” Listening Exercise Slow

    Today I chat about becoming a digital nomad. Learn vocabulary and pronunciation.
    Listen and learn American English from an experienced online English language teacher. 


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    14 min
  • Saturday Special: Pronunciation of words ending in -TAIN

    Edith Chats is a podcast for learning American English by an experienced English teacher with over 30 years of experience teaching ESL.

    This episode of Edith Chats discusses words ending in -TAIN, particularly words that are mispronounced.

    Most -TAIN endings are pronounced as [ teyn ]  /teɪn/. 

    Others are pronounced as [tn] /tn/ or [tuhn] / tən /. 

    Make sure  you know how to pronounce words ending in -TAIN.

    Learn how to pronounce the following words correctly:

    Mountain 

    •  [ moun-tn ]
    •  / ˈmaʊn tn /

    Curtain 

    • [ kur-tn ] 
    •  / ˈkɜr tn /

    Certain 

    • [ sur-tn ]
    •  / ˈsɜr tn /

    Fountain 

    •  [ foun-tn ]
    •  / ˈfaʊn tn /

    Uncertain 

    • [ uhn-sur-tn ] 
    •  / ʌnˈsɜr tn /



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    5 min
  • “Vitamin D and keeping diseases at bay" Normal Listening speed

     "Vitamin D and keeping diseases at bay" listening exercise at a slow to medium speed.
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    8 min
  • “Vitamin D and keeping diseases at bay" Pronunciation Exercises

     "Vitamin D and keeping diseases at bay" listening exercise at a slow to medium speed.
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    10 min
  • “Vitamin D and keeping diseases at bay" Vocabulary Explained

    Episode 2, "Vitamin D and keeping diseases at bay" Vocabulary development.

     "Vitamin D and keeping diseases at bay" listening exercise at a slow to medium speed.
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    15 min

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Hi, I'm Edith. My podcast is a free resource for Intermediate to Advanced learners of English. My intent is to help listeners build their listening skills and learn new vocabulary. Learning vocabulary…