TQ 005 Cathy from the U.S. 

Cathy taught English as a Second Language at my school last year. Listen to this podcast to find out which three countries she has taught in and how many blogs she has. Also listen to us talk about "boomerang children" and the "hype and hoopla" of Christmastime. 

To get the most from this podcast, you can download the PDF study guide from iTunes. It contains a transscript of the interview, cultural notes, vocabulary and discussion questions. Use it by yourself, with friends or classmates, or tell your English teacher about it. 

In this episode I talk to Shiyi (Eleven) who is a good friend of Tammy, the Chinese student i interviewed in the second podcast. She talks about her love of traveling, the interesting seminar she went to in Thailand, and she also teaches us how to say 11, 12 and 13 in Chinese. Do you know the word "ukulele"? She said it's an instrument that she wants to learn to play sometime. 

This is about a one-minute introduction to The Ten Questions ESL Podcast. 

This interview is with Zhao, whose English name is Tammy. She studies broadcasting at Guangxi University in Nanning, China. She's from the tourist city of Guilin. She was my student two years ago. How good is your English vocabulary? Do you know these two words that she uses in her interview: "scuba" and "snorkel"?

Gerry is from Canada, but he has lived in several different countries, including several years in Italy. He teaches ESL (English as a Second Language) at Guangxi University in Nanning, China. He's my next-door neighbor. In this episode listen to Gerry talk about Italian and Canadian customs and food. He also gives advice about improving your English. Do you know these words that he uses: "fluke" and "stepbrother"?