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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.12

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Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute! One minute, one mistake explained from Hotch Potch English (dot com).

One minute, one mistake to correct: the choice is yours!

THE BIG MISTAKE:
'I live in Paris since 16 years.' (No no no no no no no no!!!)

'Oh. Ahh! I live in Paris since 17 years!' (grrrr...)

'OK OK OK. I live in Paris for 16 years.

THE BEST ENGLISH:
'OK... I have lived in Paris for 16 years - Yeah!'

Another example:

'I work for Barclays since 3 years?' (No!)

'I work for Barclays for 3 years?' (mm-mm)

'I have worked for Barclays for 3 years!' (clapping)

(Have you watched ALL my videos yet?)

Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!

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Vidcast 12 {The Mistake} ~ 'I live here since...'
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.11

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Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!

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Vidcast Script:

Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute! One minute, one mistake explained from Hotch Potch English (dot com).

One minute, one mistake to correct: the choice is yours!

'I like very much playing tennis.' (NO!!!)

'I like playing tennis very much.' (better...)

But it's still not English! What we say is:

'I love playing Tennis!'

Let's try another:

'We like very much speaking English.' (Nooo)

'We like speaking English very much.' (better...)

But what we really say is:

'We love speaking English!'

Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!

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That's all for today!

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Vidcast 11 {The Mistake} ~ 'I like very much...'
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.40
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Hello, and welcome to the...

Hotch Potch English ~ Mega Minute Podcast No.40!


Today's Quote
(from Lao Tzu)

"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."


Today's Facts

The Earth travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour.

About one third of our planet's land is desert.

Oceans cover approximately 70% of the Earth's surface.


Today's Fun

Why was the thirsty alien hanging around the computer? - He was looking for the space bar!

Living on Earth may be expensive, but it does include a free trip around the Sun every year.

After his first meal on the moon, the astronaut reported, "The food was good, but the place really lacked atmosphere!"


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Podcast 40 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "The World Belongs To You"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.10

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Vidcast Script:

Erwin: Hi, I'm Erwin Ebens, I'm the director of TEFL Barcelona, which is a teacher's training course.

Sab: Could you show us a bit of the school?

Erwin: Yes, of course. Here we have the reception area... So, come with me... Photocopier!

Sab: Yes! This is the photocopier!

Erwin: Teachers preparing to teach.

Sab: Teachers preparing to teach! Hello!

Teacher 1: Hi... nervous!

Erwin: Geoff laughing...

Sab: Hi Geoff.

Geoff: Hi! (nothing more to say...)

Sab: Who are you preparing to teach - what level?

Teacher 1: Upper-intermediates.

Sab: And how are they?

Teacher 1: They're great. They're very fluent and the like to participate.

Sab: Great. Where are you from?

Teacher 1: Seattle, Washington, USA.

Sab: Great! And you're training to be a teacher.

Teacher 1: Yes.

Sab: And how are you finding the course so far?

Teacher 1: It's a lot of information, but it's great.

Erwin: Well here we have a typical classroom, ready for the students.

Sab: OK, this is where they do their training?

Erwin: Yes, yes, in this room we have a printer, a computer, and a shelf full of books.

Sab: And a fan, for when it gets hot!

Erwin: And a fan, yes. It gets very hot in Spain.

Sab: And the good old phonetic chart.

Erwin: Oh yes! Every classroom has a phonetic chart.
.....
Erwin: This is the coffee machine. And cold drinks and snacks. And here we have the library, with a lot of English teaching books. There are videos over there, and computers.

Sab: How many computers are there?

Erwin: There are one, two, three, four, five, six, seven computers...

Sab: And here we have some future teachers studying hard... hello there!

Teacher 2: Hello.

Sab: Are you studying to be future teachers?

Teacher 2: Yes.

Sab: Yes, where are you from?

Teacher 2: From England.

Sab: OK, and how are you finding the course?

Teacher 2: It's, it's tough - it's a lot of information in a short time period - but I'm also having fun.

Sab: OK.

Student: I'm not studying to be a teacher!

Sab: What are you doing here?!

Student: I take Spanish classes here.

Sab: Oh, you're learning Spanish. And how's it going?

Student: It's going well!

Sab: Great, thank you!

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Vidcast 10 {The Interview} ~ 'Erwin from TEFL Barcelona'
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.39

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Podcast Script:
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Hello, and welcome to the...
Hotch Potch English~ Mega Minute!

And today I'm interviewing...

Geoff: Geoff Harwood!

Sab: Geoff, where are you from?

Geoff: I'm from the United States - Baltimore, Maryland.

Sab: And where are you working now?

Geoff: I'm working at TEFL Barcelona, in Barcelona, in the neighbourhood of Gracia.

Sab: And why did you choose Barcelona to work?

Geoff: I love Barcelona. I love the sun, sea, mountains, and it's a lovely multicultural atmosphere.

Sab: And how do you find the weather? Isn't it a bit hot?

Geoff: At the moment it's really hot and humid, yeah, I'm not crazy about humidity. The sun's nice...

Sab: And what are the students like on your course?

Geoff: Lovely people! We've got a nice mixed group: Irish, American, English, and one from Belgium.

Sab: OK, thanks very much for talking to us Geoff.

Geoff: OK, bye, see you later!

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Podcast 39 {The Interview} ~ "Sea, sun and..."
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