The Talking People Podcast http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast Learn English & Learn About the World! Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:32:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Useful language, poems and stories for life-long learners of English. talkingpeople.net no tppodcast@talkingpeople.net (michelle) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/es/ Learn English & Enjoy It! esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audios The Talking People Podcast http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/avatar144x144.jpg http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/es/esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audiosEducation/Language Coursestppodcast@mujerpalabra.nettalkingpeople.netSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with Google Useful Language. My Neighbors. Elementary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/dT2z7RUUZks/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-neighbors-elementary/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:32:36 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=386 Read the transcript.

Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living:http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-neighbors-elementary/feed/ 0 Read the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living:http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome! Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/elementary/myneighbours.htm) the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living:http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ (http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/) Feedback is welcome! michelle no 2:06 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-neighbors-elementary/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/myneighbors.mp3 Useful Language. My Lifestyle. Elementary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/YoakOc5FOsk/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-lifestyle-elementary/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:03:45 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=380 Read the transcript.

Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-lifestyle-elementary/feed/ 0 Read the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome! Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/elementary/lifestyle.htm ) the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ (http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/) Feedback is welcome! michelle no 2:52 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-lifestyle-elementary/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/mylifestyle.mp3 Useful Language. My Weekly Routines. Elementary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/1e53477tAsg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-weekly-routines-elementary/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:08:09 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=370 Read the transcript.

Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome!

 

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-weekly-routines-elementary/feed/ 0 Read the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome!   Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/elementary/weeklyroutines.htm ) the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ (http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ ) Feedback is welcome!   michelle no 2:47 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/14/useful-language-my-weekly-routines-elementary/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/weeklyroutines.mp3 Useful Language. My Daily Routine. Elementary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/L3XNgiorfng/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/09/useful-language-my-daily-routine-elementary/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:51:02 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=367 Read the transcript.

Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome! :)

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/09/useful-language-my-daily-routine-elementary/feed/ 0 Read the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome!  Read the transcript. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ (http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/) Feedback is welcome! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif) michelle no 2:55 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2012/01/09/useful-language-my-daily-routine-elementary/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_dailyroutine.mp3 Useful Language. Describing people in photos. Elementary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/S6IWXXJ46F0/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/11/27/useful-language-describing-people-in-photos-elementary/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:53:55 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=365 Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome! :)

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/11/27/useful-language-describing-people-in-photos-elementary/feed/ 0 Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome!  Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students.For more, check out this blog for my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I work for a living: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ (http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/) Feedback is welcome! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif) michelle no 2:11 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/11/27/useful-language-describing-people-in-photos-elementary/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/basico1_02_mon_november.mp3 Useful Language. Talking about myself. Elementary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/KcigUtzgcmg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/11/27/useful-language-talking-about-myself-elementary/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:29:18 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=362 I’m starting a new project this year, with the help of my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I earn a living. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students. I created a blog for them and it’s here: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ Feedback is welcome! :)

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/11/27/useful-language-talking-about-myself-elementary/feed/ 0 I'm starting a new project this year, with the help of my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I earn a living. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students. I created a blog for them and it's here: http://blogforbasico1. I'm starting a new project this year, with the help of my Elementary students at the state-run language school where I earn a living. Monologues and dialogues for Elementary students. I created a blog for them and it's here: http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/ (http://blogforbasico1.wordpress.com/) Feedback is welcome! :) michelle no 1:23 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/11/27/useful-language-talking-about-myself-elementary/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/basico1_01_mon_october.mp3 Stories. How Did I Get Away with Killing One of the Biggest Lawyers in the State? It Was Easy, by Alice Walker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/ttKD3-8bTpQ/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/05/13/stories-how-did-i-get-away-with-killing-one-of-the-biggest-lawyers-in-the-state-it-was-easy-by-alice-walker/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 21:01:21 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=359 Read the story
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]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/05/13/stories-how-did-i-get-away-with-killing-one-of-the-biggest-lawyers-in-the-state-it-was-easy-by-alice-walker/feed/ 0 Read the story Listen to the story (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/alicewalker.jpg)Read the story Listen to the story michelle no 12:27 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/05/13/stories-how-did-i-get-away-with-killing-one-of-the-biggest-lawyers-in-the-state-it-was-easy-by-alice-walker/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/alicewalker_howdidi.mp3 Stories. Cat in the Rain, by Ernest Hemingway http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/lpSW3XHHY1g/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/05/13/stories-cat-in-the-rain-by-ernest-hemingway/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 23:18:22 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=353 Read the story

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]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/05/13/stories-cat-in-the-rain-by-ernest-hemingway/feed/ 0 Read the story - Listen to the story (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/hemingway.jpg)Read the story Listen to the story michelle no 9:09 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/05/13/stories-cat-in-the-rain-by-ernest-hemingway/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/ernesthemingway_catintherain.mp3 Useful Language. Describing my house http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/7UBZ2ZwBPxc/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/04/06/useful-language-describing-my-house/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:26:55 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=349 This episode teaches you how to talk about your house, considering structure and language items at the Elementary and Pre-Intermediate levels. First listen, and then read the transcript. Finally, try to describe your house!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/04/06/useful-language-describing-my-house/feed/ 0 This episode teaches you how to talk about your house, considering structure and language items at the Elementary and Pre-Intermediate levels. First listen, and then read the transcript. Finally, try to describe your house! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hawaiangirlavatar.jpg)This episode teaches you how to talk about your house, considering structure and language items at the Elementary and Pre-Intermediate levels. First listen, and then read the transcript. Finally, try to describe your house! michelle no 9:21 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2011/04/06/useful-language-describing-my-house/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_describingmyhouse.mp3 Poems. Dreams, by Langston Hughes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/ioXGggbL5Gk/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/23/poems-dreams-by-langston-hughes/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:03:12 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=345 Read the poem

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/23/poems-dreams-by-langston-hughes/feed/ 0 Read the poem (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/langstonhughes.jpg)Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/literature/langstonhughes/index.htm) the poem michelle no 35 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/23/poems-dreams-by-langston-hughes/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/langstonhughes_dreams.mp3 Useful Language. Everyday Language 004 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/sw-RzPbyYp8/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/22/useful-language-everyday-language-004/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:50:18 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=341 Sentences from How I Met Your Mother (from 5 different episodes), an Oral Presentation by Juan, Cristina Ga. & Elena (Av2 Mon, 2010-11)
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Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/22/useful-language-everyday-language-004/feed/ 0 Sentences from How I Met Your Mother (from 5 different episodes), an Oral Presentation by Juan, Cristina Ga. & Elena (Av2 Mon, 2010-11) Read the sentences Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks! Sentences from How I Met Your Mother (from 5 different episodes), an Oral Presentation by Juan, Cristina Ga. & Elena (Av2 Mon, 2010-11) Read the sentences Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks! michelle no 10:37 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/22/useful-language-everyday-language-004/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullanguage_himym_mongroup_dec2010.mp3 Useful Language. Everyday Language 003 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/H0CY7Sz4PlU/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/21/useful-language-everyday-language-003/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:51:55 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=336 Sentences from The Big Bang Theory: Pilot episode, an Oral Presentation by Irene, Pedro, Ángel I, Ángel II and Ana Belén (Av2 Tues, 2010-11)
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]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/21/useful-language-everyday-language-003/feed/ 2 Sentences from The Big Bang Theory: Pilot episode, an Oral Presentation by Irene, Pedro, Ángel I, Ángel II and Ana Belén (Av2 Tues, 2010-11) Read the sentences Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks! Sentences from The Big Bang Theory: Pilot episode, an Oral Presentation by Irene, Pedro, Ángel I, Ángel II and Ana Belén (Av2 Tues, 2010-11) Read the sentences Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks! michelle no 8:00 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/12/21/useful-language-everyday-language-003/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullanguage_bbt_tuesgroup_dec2010.mp3 Special Episodes. The ABC & a communicative spelling method! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/gsT13mxttzU/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/12/special-episodes-the-abc-a-communicative-spelling-method/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:54:07 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=331 ReadSling shot! the text

Nothing personal! Just to show you a word: sling shot! :)

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/12/special-episodes-the-abc-a-communicative-spelling-method/feed/ 0 Read the text - Nothing personal! Just to show you a word: sling shot! :) Read(http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/100_animated032_www1.free-avatars.com.gif) the text Nothing personal! Just to show you a word: sling shot! :) michelle no 28:40 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/12/special-episodes-the-abc-a-communicative-spelling-method/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/special_ABCandspellingnames.mp3 Useful Language. For Primary Teachers 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/kyHP_w5Xdh4/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/useful-language-for-primary-teachers-01/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:54:26 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=319 Me!Sentences sent in by Belén (Intermediate 1, 2007-08) & completed by YT
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]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/useful-language-for-primary-teachers-01/feed/ 0 Sentences sent in by Belén (Intermediate 1, 2007-08) & completed by YT Read the sentences (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/small_castaNas_34.jpg) (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/untitled.bmp) (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/100_animated032_www1.free-avatars.com.gif)(http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/answer-girl2-color.gif)Sentences sent in by Belén (Intermediate 1, 2007-08) & completed by YT Read the sentences michelle no 8:08 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/useful-language-for-primary-teachers-01/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefulclassroomlanguageprimary01.mp3 Poems. Song, by Adrienne Rich http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/CiU-YUQuKx4/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/poems-song-by-adrienne-rich/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:45:34 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=314 Adrienne RichRead the poem and learn more about this insightful author

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/poems-song-by-adrienne-rich/feed/ 0 Read the poem and learn more about this insightful author (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/arich.jpg)Read the poem and learn more about this insightful author michelle no 1:27 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/poems-song-by-adrienne-rich/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/adriennerich_song.mp3 Stories. House of Light & Shadow, by Nicholas Gage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/hUl6jwp07R0/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/stories-house-of-light-shadow-by-nicholas-gage/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:36:03 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=309 Nicholas GageIn February 2008, CPG, a fifth year student studying at EOI Goya, gave me a little present – The New York Times Magazine, the 15th of Jan issue, 2006, which is where I found this story. I didn’t know the author, and it’s been a pleasure reading it. I like the story because it includes childhood memories, dreams, a house in an open landscape, which I imagine very beautiful because it’s in Greece, and it also includes thoughts and feelings you get throughout your life, as you grow older. I hope this inspires you to write about your own childhood memories, so you can practice using the past tenses, including the modals! You could just write short 150-word pieces, and send them in for publication! (Check out the TP section Your Stuff!)
So, here it goes. Enjoy! And… Read the story!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/stories-house-of-light-shadow-by-nicholas-gage/feed/ 0 In February 2008, CPG, a fifth year student studying at EOI Goya, gave me a little present – The New York Times Magazine, the 15th of Jan issue, 2006, which is where I found this story. I didn't know the author, and it’s been a pleasure reading it. (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/nicholasgage.jpg)In February 2008, CPG, a fifth year student studying at EOI Goya, gave me a little present – The New York Times Magazine, the 15th of Jan issue, 2006, which is where I found this story. I didn't know the author, and it’s been a pleasure reading it. I like the story because it includes childhood memories, dreams, a house in an open landscape, which I imagine very beautiful because it’s in Greece, and it also includes thoughts and feelings you get throughout your life, as you grow older. I hope this inspires you to write about your own childhood memories, so you can practice using the past tenses, including the modals! You could just write short 150-word pieces, and send them in for publication! (Check out the TP section Your Stuff!) So, here it goes. Enjoy! And... Read the story! michelle no 7:47 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/10/03/stories-house-of-light-shadow-by-nicholas-gage/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/nicholasgage_houseoflightandshadow.mp3 Poems. To be or not to be, by William Shakespeare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/t3R9TfyBqFk/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/08/27/poems-to-be-or-not-to-be-by-william-shakespeare/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:28:25 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=300

William ShakespeareWelcome to the TP Podcast!
This time I’m going to read one of the most human poems ever written, a poem that can be understood even if we don’t share the same its author’s time space and culture. I’ll read Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be” in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Then I’ll tell you my pacifist version of the first five lines, which was what I declared when I was arrested after taking Direct Nonviolent Action (DNVA) at Greenham Common in 1990. (I have to add here that the Sergeant was quite enthusiastic about my statement. I was released about half an hour later!)
Read “To be or not to be”. Here is the pacifist version, also in Spanish.
Here is the Talking People webpage devoted to Shakespeare, who we love!
If you’ve never thought about what the to be or not to be question is, I suggest you think about it now, and if you can, discuss it with more people – you will be surprised.
Thank you for listening and have a nice day!
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]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/08/27/poems-to-be-or-not-to-be-by-william-shakespeare/feed/ 0 Welcome to the TP Podcast! This time I’m going to read one of the most human poems ever written, a poem that can be understood even if we don’t share the same its author’s time space and culture. I’ll read Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be” in Hamlet, (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0gnWwWQGFm8/SMxMjnezz7I/AAAAAAAAALo/W4lcad8I3jg/s1600-h/shakespeare.jpg) (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/shakespeare.jpg)Welcome to the TP Podcast! This time I’m going to read one of the most human poems ever written, a poem that can be understood even if we don’t share the same its author’s time space and culture. I’ll read Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be” in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Then I’ll tell you my pacifist version of the first five lines, which was what I declared when I was arrested after taking Direct Nonviolent Action (DNVA) at Greenham Common in 1990. (I have to add here that the Sergeant was quite enthusiastic about my statement. I was released about half an hour later!) Read “To be or not to be”. Here is the pacifist version, also in Spanish. Here is the Talking People webpage devoted to Shakespeare, who we love! If you’ve never thought about what the to be or not to be question is, I suggest you think about it now, and if you can, discuss it with more people – you will be surprised. Thank you for listening and have a nice day! Listen to this episode. michelle no 2:36 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/08/27/poems-to-be-or-not-to-be-by-william-shakespeare/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/shakespeare_tobeornottobe.mp3 Stories. There’s a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella, by Fernando Sorrentino http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/1hBhOFhF6Cg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/08/27/stories-theres-a-man-in-the-habit-of-hitting-me-on-the-head-with-an-umbrella-by-fernando-sorrentino/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:13:24 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=291 Fernando SorrentinoRead the story (for intermediate students, there is an abridged version – by me!).
More: Fernando Sorrentino’s website. We found this story at this site: East of Web.
Listen to this story, as it was translated by Clark M. Zlotchew into English.
]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/08/27/stories-theres-a-man-in-the-habit-of-hitting-me-on-the-head-with-an-umbrella-by-fernando-sorrentino/feed/ 0 Read the story (for intermediate students, there is an abridged version - by me!). More: Fernando Sorrentino's website. We found this story at this site: East of Web. Listen to this story, as it was translated by Clark M. Zlotchew into English. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0gnWwWQGFm8/SNU6UjlRAsI/AAAAAAAAALw/6AphKqHzaoI/s1600-h/Fernando_Sorrentino.jpg)(http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Fernando_Sorrentino.jpg)Read the story (for intermediate students, there is an abridged version - by me!). More: Fernando Sorrentino's website. We found this story at this site: East of Web. Listen to this story, as it was translated by Clark M. Zlotchew into English. michelle no 8:09 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/08/27/stories-theres-a-man-in-the-habit-of-hitting-me-on-the-head-with-an-umbrella-by-fernando-sorrentino/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/fernandosorrentino_theresaman.mp3 Useful Language. Everyday Language 002 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/ncPgSU3evFs/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/07/17/useful-language-everyday-language-002/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:49:05 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=288 Second episode of language we fin on TV series! — a more everyday kind of language than that in textbooks.
Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks!
Read the sentences in this audio.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/07/17/useful-language-everyday-language-002/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions Second episode of language we fin on TV series! — a more everyday kind of language than that in textbooks. Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks! Read the sentences in this audio. Second episode of language we fin on TV series! — a more everyday kind of language than that in textbooks. Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/forum/viewthread.php?tid=632)! Thanks! Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/everydaylang/002.htm) the sentences in this audio. michelle no 12:11 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/07/17/useful-language-everyday-language-002/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/everdaylanguage002.mp3 Books. The Demon Lover (2 excerpts ch. 1) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/cqTUmx8L06Q/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/05/10/books-the-demon-lover-2-excerpts-ch-1/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 20:58:03 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=284 Robin MorganThe Demon Lover. On the Sexuality of Terrorism, by Robin Morgan (1989). A Food for Thought text, with comments on what feminism is by your host.

Check out the TP page where you will find these excerpts.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/05/10/books-the-demon-lover-2-excerpts-ch-1/feed/ 0 feminist essayist,robin morgan The Demon Lover. On the Sexuality of Terrorism, by Robin Morgan (1989). A Food for Thought text, with comments on what feminism is by your host. - Check out the TP page where you will find these excerpts. (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/robinmorgan.jpg)The Demon Lover. On the Sexuality of Terrorism, by Robin Morgan (1989). A Food for Thought text, with comments on what feminism is by your host. Check out the TP page where you will find these excerpts. michelle no 8:42 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/05/10/books-the-demon-lover-2-excerpts-ch-1/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/books_thedemonlover_ch01.mp3 Useful Language. Elementary. The Time and Dates 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/N3QzCYef3fw/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/03/30/useful-language-elementary-the-time-and-dates-2/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:27:23 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=282 Read the sentences here.
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]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/03/30/useful-language-elementary-the-time-and-dates-2/feed/ 0 dates,time Read the sentences here. Listen and repeat by clicking below. You can also download this episode, supposing you don't want to subscribe. Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/elementary/time_dates2.htm) the sentences here. Listen and repeat by clicking below. You can also download this episode, supposing you don't want to subscribe. michelle no 15:17 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/03/30/useful-language-elementary-the-time-and-dates-2/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefulclassroomlangelementary04.mp3 Quotes. June Jordan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/9DH6T0mfvM0/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/03/11/quotes-june-jordan/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:32 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=279 June JordanRead the quote and learn more about June Jordan.
Listen to her beautiful very intelligent thought!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/03/11/quotes-june-jordan/feed/ 0 Read the quote and learn more about June Jordan. Listen to her beautiful very intelligent thought! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/june.jpg)Read the quote and learn more about June Jordan. Listen to her beautiful very intelligent thought! michelle no 1:11 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/03/11/quotes-june-jordan/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/junejordan_quote1.mp3 Special Episodes. March 8 – Thanks so much, dear feminists! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/O20sNHqrDSk/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/27/special-episodes-march-8-thanks-so-much-dear-feminists/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:34:37 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=275 Feminists, we need you!Read the transcript.

Happy March 8, International Women’s Day!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/27/special-episodes-march-8-thanks-so-much-dear-feminists/feed/ 0 Read the transcript. - Happy March 8, International Women's Day! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/emilystrange.jpg)Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/world/dates/08_03_feminists.html) the transcript. Happy March 8, International Women's Day! michelle no 9:26 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/27/special-episodes-march-8-thanks-so-much-dear-feminists/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/special_march8_2008.mp3 Useful Language. Talking about your winter holidays http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/HeaM8FNPKSg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/useful-language-talking-about-your-winter-holidays/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:21:02 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=269 This audio includes some language tips, too: on the uses of “will” and the good context for practicing comparatives here, the use of the present perfect + “ever” in the UK and of the past simple + “ever” in the USA, plus a language note, on the use of How …? &What … like?

Read the sentences on the TP website.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/useful-language-talking-about-your-winter-holidays/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions This audio includes some language tips, too: on the uses of “will” and the good context for practicing comparatives here, the use of the present perfect + “ever” in the UK and of the past simple + “ever” in the USA, plus a language note, This audio includes some language tips, too: on the uses of “will” and the good context for practicing comparatives here, the use of the present perfect + “ever” in the UK and of the past simple + “ever” in the USA, plus a language note, on the use of How …? &What … like? Read the sentences on the TP website. michelle no 10:22 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/useful-language-talking-about-your-winter-holidays/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullanguage_talkingaboutholidays.mp3 Stories. A Telephone Call, by Dorothy Parker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/t8jklpJ3MRU/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/stories-a-telephone-call-by-dorothy-parker/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:10:39 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=266 Dorothy ParkerRead the story and learn about how to exploit literature to keep learning the language!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/stories-a-telephone-call-by-dorothy-parker/feed/ 0 Read the story and learn about how to exploit literature to keep learning the language! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/parker.jpg)Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/literature/parker/parker.html) the story and learn about how to exploit literature to keep learning the language! michelle no 17:32 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/stories-a-telephone-call-by-dorothy-parker/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/dorothyparker_atelephonecall.mp3 Useful Language. Saying You’re Sorry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/oWu_japfMBg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/useful-language-saying-youre-sorry/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:13:37 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=263 This audio includes “sorry” sentences you can use in conversations and in notes and letters/emails. It also includes some language comments, like the comment about the three different “that” words you can find!
Read the sentences in this episode. More: Apologies Accepted at TP and some sorry letters at the TP Writing section.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/useful-language-saying-youre-sorry/feed/ 3 This audio includes "sorry" sentences you can use in conversations and in notes and letters/emails. It also includes some language comments, like the comment about the three different "that" words you can find! Read the sentences in this episode. This audio includes "sorry" sentences you can use in conversations and in notes and letters/emails. It also includes some language comments, like the comment about the three different "that" words you can find! Read the sentences in this episode. More: Apologies Accepted at TP and some sorry letters at the TP Writing section. michelle no 22:08 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/02/useful-language-saying-youre-sorry/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_apologies01.mp3 Poems. Her Kind, by Anne Sexton http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/odkbLPbh-qg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/01/poems-her-kind-by-anne-sexton/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:54:13 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=257 Anne SextonCheck out the Talking People webpage for Anne Sexton, and you’ll be able to listen to her!!!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/01/poems-her-kind-by-anne-sexton/feed/ 0 Check out the Talking People webpage for Anne Sexton, and you'll be able to listen to her!!! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/asexton31.jpg)Check out the Talking People webpage for Anne Sexton, and you'll be able to listen to her!!! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/asexton3.jpg) michelle no 1:27 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2010/02/01/poems-her-kind-by-anne-sexton/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/annesexton_herkind.mp3 Useful Language. Elementary. Questions-n-Answers 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/-wGwkB_wDEg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/26/useful-language-elementary-questions-n-answers-01/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:52:14 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=253 Read the sentences
Listen and repeat! Imitate the pronunciation!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/26/useful-language-elementary-questions-n-answers-01/feed/ 0 Read the sentences Listen and repeat! Imitate the pronunciation! Read the sentences Listen and repeat! Imitate the pronunciation! michelle no 20:08 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/26/useful-language-elementary-questions-n-answers-01/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefulclassroomlangelementary03.mp3 Useful Language. Elementary. Nationalities, countries and languages (part 1) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/JLWVv-_fukU/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/13/useful-language-elementary-nationalities-countries-and-languages-part-1/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:12:53 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=249 Read the sentences.
Listen to the sentences!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/13/useful-language-elementary-nationalities-countries-and-languages-part-1/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions,pronunciation Read the sentences. Listen to the sentences! Read the sentences. Listen to the sentences! michelle no 6:46 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/13/useful-language-elementary-nationalities-countries-and-languages-part-1/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefulclassroomlangelementary02.mp3 Useful Language. Elementary. Days-n-dates http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/bzuP4LwxnDo/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/12/useful-language-elementary-days-n-dates/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:34:10 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=247 Read the sentences here.
Listen and repeat by clicking the arrow below. You can also download this episode!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/12/useful-language-elementary-days-n-dates/feed/ 2 communicative strategies,functional grammar,language functions,pronunciation Read the sentences here. Listen and repeat by clicking the arrow below. You can also download this episode! Read the sentences here. Listen and repeat by clicking the arrow below. You can also download this episode! michelle no 7:38 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/12/12/useful-language-elementary-days-n-dates/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefulclassroomlangelementary01.mp3 Useful Language. Everyday Language 001 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/ZNvZjPhdYLQ/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/11/22/useful-language-everyday-language-001/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:15:54 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=231 We are starting a new segment, based on the language we fin on TV — a more everyday kind of language than that in textbooks.
Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks!
Read the sentences in this audio.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/11/22/useful-language-everyday-language-001/feed/ 3 functional grammar,language functions We are starting a new segment, based on the language we fin on TV -- a more everyday kind of language than that in textbooks. Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks! Read the sentences in this audio. We are starting a new segment, based on the language we fin on TV -- a more everyday kind of language than that in textbooks. Post the language you learn on the TP Forums here! Thanks! Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/everydaylang/001.html) the sentences in this audio. michelle no 15:47 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/11/22/useful-language-everyday-language-001/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/everdaylanguage001.mp3 Poems. This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/2-n8_Uuc7Mk/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/23/poems-this-is-just-to-say-by-william-carlos-williams/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:08:57 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=225 William Carlos WilliamsI love this poem. It’s so mysterious, and so honest. I don’t know what it means. I just know it means something mysterious and daily and beautiful, plus totally human. Picture it as a post-it note on a fridge. Hope you enjoy it!

Read the poem

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/23/poems-this-is-just-to-say-by-william-carlos-williams/feed/ 0 william carlos williams I love this poem. It’s so mysterious, and so honest. I don’t know what it means. I just know it means something mysterious and daily and beautiful, plus totally human. Picture it as a post-it note on a fridge. Hope you enjoy it! - Read the poem (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/wcwillia.jpg)I love this poem. It’s so mysterious, and so honest. I don’t know what it means. I just know it means something mysterious and daily and beautiful, plus totally human. Picture it as a post-it note on a fridge. Hope you enjoy it! Read the poem michelle no 49 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/23/poems-this-is-just-to-say-by-william-carlos-williams/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/williamcarloswilliams_thisisjusttosay.mp3 Special Episodes. Spelling Your Name Out Loud http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/nibK_b0yB4Y/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/23/special-episodes-spelling-your-name-out-loud/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:55:07 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=228 Read the transcript on TP and find some useful links and exercises there.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/23/special-episodes-spelling-your-name-out-loud/feed/ 0 Read the transcript on TP and find some useful links and exercises there. Read the transcript on TP and find some useful links and exercises there. michelle no 17:20 esl,efl,english,spanish,communicative,method,useful,language,literature,poems,stories,audioshttp://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/23/special-episodes-spelling-your-name-out-loud/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/special_spellingnames.mp3 Stories. The Debutante, by Leonora Carrington http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/F_Fr4GDlLnE/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/17/stories-the-debutante-by-leonora-carrington/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:41:53 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=222 Leonora CarringtonHalf of this audio is me talking about the writer Leonora Carrington first, a Surrealist artist (painter and writer, trilingual! She does/did that in English, French and Spanish!) and then comes her story “The Debutante,” so you can listen to it in two 5-minute sessions!
More on Leonora Carrington at Talking People (Literature).

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/17/stories-the-debutante-by-leonora-carrington/feed/ 5 leonora carrington,surrealism,women writers Half of this audio is me talking about the writer Leonora Carrington first, a Surrealist artist (painter and writer, trilingual! She does/did that in English, French and Spanish!) and then comes her story "The Debutante, (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/leonora.jpg)Half of this audio is me talking about the writer Leonora Carrington first, a Surrealist artist (painter and writer, trilingual! She does/did that in English, French and Spanish!) and then comes her story "The Debutante," so you can listen to it in two 5-minute sessions! More on Leonora Carrington at Talking People (Literature). michelle no 12:30 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/17/stories-the-debutante-by-leonora-carrington/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/leonoracarrington_thedebutante.mp3 Useful Classroom Language 2 – Elementary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/6hhmdZE_DJU/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/17/useful-classroom-language-2-elementary/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:54:37 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=220 An episode dedicated to my Elementary students (Básico 1, 2008-2009). It’s a revision of what we learned to use in class in our first lessons!
Read/Print the sentences in this episode. Enjoy!
]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/17/useful-classroom-language-2-elementary/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions An episode dedicated to my Elementary students (Básico 1, 2008-2009). It's a revision of what we learned to use in class in our first lessons! Read/Print the sentences in this episode. Enjoy! An episode dedicated to my Elementary students (Básico 1, 2008-2009). It's a revision of what we learned to use in class in our first lessons! Read/Print the sentences in this episode. Enjoy! michelle no 12:29 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/17/useful-classroom-language-2-elementary/http://talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefulclassroomlanguage02.mp3 Poems. Brief Bus Stop, by Ani Difranco http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/Sp1Vk-85UBg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/12/poems-brief-bus-stop-by-ani-difranco/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:31:46 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=215 Ani DifrancoRead the lyrics here (from her album “not so soft”, 1991)
Language notes: “to wane” is something the moon does, because the moon waxes and wanes! “To toe the line” is ‘to conform to a rule or standard’.
More on Ani Difranco at the Talking People Website (Music)

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/12/poems-brief-bus-stop-by-ani-difranco/feed/ 0 ani difranco,women writers Read the lyrics here (from her album "not so soft", 1991) Language notes: “to wane” is something the moon does, because the moon waxes and wanes! “To toe the line” is ‘to conform to a rule or standard’. More on Ani Difranco at the Talking People Webs... (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Difranco2.jpg)Read the lyrics here (from her album "not so soft", 1991) Language notes: “to wane” is something the moon does, because the moon waxes and wanes! “To toe the line” is ‘to conform to a rule or standard’. More on Ani Difranco at the Talking People Website (Music) michelle no 1:51 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/12/poems-brief-bus-stop-by-ani-difranco/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/anidifranco_briefbusstop.mp3 Useful Classroom Language 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/vU9ORE1Twu0/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/12/useful-classroom-language-1/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:21:05 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=211 Sentences for Grammar Teams (Intermediate and Advanced levels). Listen and Repeat these sentences till you are really good at saying them. Then remember to use them in class!
Read the sentences

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/12/useful-classroom-language-1/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions Sentences for Grammar Teams (Intermediate and Advanced levels). Listen and Repeat these sentences till you are really good at saying them. Then remember to use them in class! Read the sentences Sentences for Grammar Teams (Intermediate and Advanced levels). Listen and Repeat these sentences till you are really good at saying them. Then remember to use them in class! Read the sentences michelle no 14:37 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/10/12/useful-classroom-language-1/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefulclassroomlanguage01.mp3 Stories. A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud, by Carson McCullers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/C9hB4OShxv4/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/09/06/stories-a-tree-a-rock-a-cloud-by-carson-mccullers/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:18:00 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=179 Carson McCullersA story which is hard to read, especially if you want to teach students to pronounce the endings and the consonant clusters!!! :)

Read the story.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/09/06/stories-a-tree-a-rock-a-cloud-by-carson-mccullers/feed/ 0 carson mccullers,love,women writers A story which is hard to read, especially if you want to teach students to pronounce the endings and the consonant clusters!!! :) - Read the story. (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/carsonmccullers1.jpg)A story which is hard to read, especially if you want to teach students to pronounce the endings and the consonant clusters!!! :) Read the story. michelle no 23:45 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/09/06/stories-a-tree-a-rock-a-cloud-by-carson-mccullers/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/carsonmccullers_atreearockacloud.mp3 Useful Language. Letter-Writing. Requesting information 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/ZNW_foBL59k/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/09/06/useful-language-letter-writing-requesting-information-01/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:10:24 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=176 With this audio we’re pushing our section of Useful Language a bit further, to include… letter-writing!

Why record audios of that? Well, you can learn to read the language we may use in letters. In this way, you’ll remember it better. You’ll probably consolidate your speaking skills and you are likely to improve in terms of not making certain kind of grammar mistakes — those “silly mistakes” you always make and that you keep not fixing because you insist in NOT proofreading your work!!! ;D

Listen now to this sample letter of someone trying to find out some information about language courses abroad.
Read this letter here.
If you want me to read your own sample letters, just let me know!
]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/09/06/useful-language-letter-writing-requesting-information-01/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions,letter-writing With this audio we're pushing our section of Useful Language a bit further, to include... letter-writing! - Why record audios of that? Well, you can learn to read the language we may use in letters. In this way, you'll remember it better. With this audio we're pushing our section of Useful Language a bit further, to include... letter-writing! Why record audios of that? Well, you can learn to read the language we may use in letters. In this way, you'll remember it better. You'll probably consolidate your speaking skills and you are likely to improve in terms of not making certain kind of grammar mistakes -- those "silly mistakes" you always make and that you keep not fixing because you insist in NOT proofreading your work!!! ;D Listen now to this sample letter of someone trying to find out some information about language courses abroad. Read this letter here. If you want me to read your own sample letters, just let me know! michelle no 1:29 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/09/06/useful-language-letter-writing-requesting-information-01/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_letters_enquiries_langcourse.mp3 Poems. The Housing Poem, by Dian Million http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/r5zAK4myKI0/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/08/29/poems-the-housing-poem-by-dian-million/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:33:24 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=130 Post your comments at the Dakota in Spain blog
Read the poem at Dian Million’s webpage on Talking People, and find out more about her

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/08/29/poems-the-housing-poem-by-dian-million/feed/ 0 activism,american indian,women writers Post your comments at the Dakota in Spain blog Read the poem at Dian Million's webpage on Talking People, and find out more about her Post your comments at the Dakota in Spain blog Read the poem at Dian Million's webpage on Talking People, and find out more about her michelle no 3:26 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/08/29/poems-the-housing-poem-by-dian-million/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/dianmillion_thehousingpoem.mp3 Useful Language. Saying thank you 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/0W3x5LnR9aY/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/15/useful-language-saying-thank-you-01/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:01:19 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=121 Read the thank you sentences on this Talking People link
Read the thank you notes on this Talking People link
This episode contains mostly drilling (the same structure with changes in some words), so at times I won’t be repeating each sentence twice, just once. It has two sections: first, a one-page list of useful sentences to thank people different kinds of things. Then, 6 different thank you notes or letters you could learn to be fluent in! If you wish to write Thank You Notes and Letters please, post them here for correction and subsequent publication!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/15/useful-language-saying-thank-you-01/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions Read the thank you sentences on this Talking People link Read the thank you notes on this Talking People link This episode contains mostly drilling (the same structure with changes in some words), so at times I won’t be repeating each sentence twice, Read the thank you sentences on this Talking People link Read the thank you notes on this Talking People link This episode contains mostly drilling (the same structure with changes in some words), so at times I won’t be repeating each sentence twice, just once. It has two sections: first, a one-page list of useful sentences to thank people different kinds of things. Then, 6 different thank you notes or letters you could learn to be fluent in! If you wish to write Thank You Notes and Letters please, post them here for correction and subsequent publication! michelle no 18:28 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/15/useful-language-saying-thank-you-01/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_letters_thanks01.mp3 Useful Language. Making requests 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/QIHOA0e6jtI/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/15/useful-language-making-requests-01/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:53:42 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=119 Read the sentences
It includes drilling with indirect questions, too. More on indirect questions here.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/15/useful-language-making-requests-01/feed/ 2 functional grammar,language functions Read the sentences It includes drilling with indirect questions, too. More on indirect questions here. Read the sentences It includes drilling with indirect questions, too. More on indirect questions here. michelle no 9:25 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/15/useful-language-making-requests-01/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_requests01.mp3 Stories. Ada, by Gertrude Stein http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/zm8z0wuARIU/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/01/stories-ada-by-gertrude-stein/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:41:24 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=111 Gertrude Stein, a vital explorer of life and art,  tried to write like Cezanne painted.Gertrude Stein It’s hard to explain.
Ada is a story to her lifelong loved one.

Read  Ada and read about Gertrude Stein.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/01/stories-ada-by-gertrude-stein/feed/ 0 activism,gertrude stein,women writers Gertrude Stein, a vital explorer of life and art,  tried to write like Cezanne painted. It's hard to explain. Ada is a story to her lifelong loved one. - Read  Ada and read about Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein, a vital explorer of life and art,  tried to write like Cezanne painted.(http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/gertrudesteinbycarlvanvechen.jpg) It's hard to explain. Ada is a story to her lifelong loved one. Read  Ada and read about Gertrude Stein. michelle no 6:41 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/07/01/stories-ada-by-gertrude-stein/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/gertrudestein_ada.mp3 Useful Language. Giving contact information http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/fNnA6QCc8vM/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/14/useful-language-giving-contact-information/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:20:29 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=108 This episode contains sentences you can use while speaking or in writing to give contact information.
Read the sentences.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/14/useful-language-giving-contact-information/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions This episode contains sentences you can use while speaking or in writing to give contact information. Read the sentences. This episode contains sentences you can use while speaking or in writing to give contact information. Read the sentences. michelle no 8:28 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/14/useful-language-giving-contact-information/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_givingcontactinfo.mp3 Poems. Autobiography in 5 short chapters, by Portia Nelson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/PnQE-WLYz3A/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/14/poems-autobiography-in-5-short-chapters-by-portia-nelson/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:13:14 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=101 Portia NelsonRead the poem and learn more about its author. There are some language notes in the Word version you’ll find.
Hope you enjoy it!
]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/14/poems-autobiography-in-5-short-chapters-by-portia-nelson/feed/ 0 portia nelson,women writers Read the poem and learn more about its author. There are some language notes in the Word version you'll find. Hope you enjoy it! (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/portianelson.jpg)Read the poem and learn more about its author. There are some language notes in the Word version you'll find. Hope you enjoy it! michelle no 1:46 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/14/poems-autobiography-in-5-short-chapters-by-portia-nelson/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/portianelson_autobiographyinfiveshortchapters.mp3 Useful Language. Invitations. Would you like…? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/Yruh-lNYFSY/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/06/useful-language-invitations-would-you-like/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:22:54 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=99 This episode for Elementary (Básico) students includes some oral drilling so you can listen and repeat, and learn useful sentences, and then an explanation of the difference between “Would you like …?” and “Do you like…?” There is no transcript of this episode but if you need it, post your request at the Talking People Podcast!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/06/useful-language-invitations-would-you-like/feed/ 1 functional grammar,language functions This episode for Elementary (Básico) students includes some oral drilling so you can listen and repeat, and learn useful sentences, and then an explanation of the difference between "Would you like ...?" and "Do you like...? This episode for Elementary (Básico) students includes some oral drilling so you can listen and repeat, and learn useful sentences, and then an explanation of the difference between "Would you like ...?" and "Do you like...?" There is no transcript of this episode but if you need it, post your request at the Talking People Podcast! michelle no 11:17 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/06/06/useful-language-invitations-would-you-like/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullanguage_wouldyoulike.mp3 Stories. Dishwashers, by michelle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/rrOa4-yWqyw/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/19/stories-dishwashers-by-michelle/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 21:42:11 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=96 Read the story (2 pdf pages)

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/19/stories-dishwashers-by-michelle/feed/ 0 activism,women writers Read the story (2 pdf pages) Read the story (2 pdf pages) michelle no 8:50 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/19/stories-dishwashers-by-michelle/http://www.mujerpalabra.net/creadoras/michelle/pages/relatos/dishwashers.mp3 Useful Language. Suggestions, Proposals, Recommendations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/XaNjrZXR1dU/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/17/useful-language-suggestions-proposals-recommendations/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 21:32:06 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=93 Read those sentences at the TP Website.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/17/useful-language-suggestions-proposals-recommendations/feed/ 0 functional grammar,language functions Read those sentences at the TP Website. Read those sentences at the TP Website. michelle no 7:39 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/17/useful-language-suggestions-proposals-recommendations/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_suggestions01.mp3 Poems. Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/2qd8mXAfSOI/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/14/poems/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 23:28:04 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=89 Mary OliverRead this poem and find more info/activities.

Tell yourself this poem when you are waiting to enter an examination room! It’ll lull you a bit, soothe you down, and you’ll be able to concentrate and focus better! :)

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/14/poems/feed/ 0 women writers Read this poem and find more info/activities. - Tell yourself this poem when you are waiting to enter an examination room! It'll lull you a bit, soothe you down, and you'll be able to concentrate and focus better! :) (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/oliver_mary1.jpg)Read (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/literature/oliver/oliver.htm) this poem and find more info/activities. Tell yourself this poem when you are waiting to enter an examination room! It'll lull you a bit, soothe you down, and you'll be able to concentrate and focus better! :) michelle no 1:11 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/14/poems/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/maryoliver_wildgeese.mp3 Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/Fl0aKtQh1QE/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/05/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-3/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 20:28:45 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=87 This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 (below).
]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/05/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-3/feed/ 3 communicative strategies,functional grammar,language functions This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 (below). Here you'll be able to read the transcript of the audio: Defending a Position, Disagreeing & Challenging an Opinion, This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 (below). Here you'll be able to read the transcript of the audio: Defending a Position, Disagreeing & Challenging an Opinion, Problem-solving, Reaching an Agreement, Moving On, Recap(itulating) michelle no 17:43 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/05/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-3/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullanguage_conversations03.mp3 “Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/TZJB88g0InY/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/05/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-2/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 20:20:53 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=82 This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Check out Part 1 (below) and Part 3 (above).
Read Part 2. Agreeing, Sitting on the Fence, Showing You Follow and Making Comments to “accompany” the person who is speaking, Inviting People to Speak

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/05/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-2/feed/ 0 communicative strategies,functional grammar,language functions This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Check out Part 1 (below) and Part 3 (above). Read Part 2. Agreeing, Sitting on the Fence, Showing You Follow and Making Comments to "accompany" the person wh... This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Check out Part 1 (below) and Part 3 (above). Read Part 2. Agreeing, Sitting on the Fence, Showing You Follow and Making Comments to "accompany" the person who is speaking, Inviting People to Speak michelle no 13:34 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/05/05/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-2/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullanguage_conversations02.mp3 Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/3dYMOF8gtW8/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/30/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-1/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:51:39 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=77 This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Sentences are taken from the TP section called “Useful Language – Conversations”. We will deal with all of this parting from the different language functions we need to perform while communicating, such as clarifying and the like. This episode is divided into 3 parts.
Read Part 1. Asking for Clarification and Getting More Information, Checking for Comprehension
If you’re interested in improving your ability to discuss ideas with people who do not think like you do, please check out this TP website section: Speaking – Discussions. It is true we cannot do much when people refuse to listen or insist in interpreting we’re hurting them with our words, especially when these are critical thinking. We cannot do much in what does not depend on us. But we can try to develop a constructive attitude and approach to discussions, and also some useful skills. These notes are based on workshops on problem-solving, negotiation and nonviolent communication, and on the application of their contents in communicative language lessons.
Post your questions and comments here. Have a nice day!

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/30/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-1/feed/ 0 communicative strategies,functional grammar,language functions This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Sentences are taken from the TP section called “Useful Language - Conversations”. We will deal with all of this parting from the different language functions ... This episode is devoted to communicative strategies, fluency and correction in conversations. Sentences are taken from the TP section called “Useful Language - Conversations (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/langfunc/langfunc_conversation.htm)”. We will deal with all of this parting from the different language functions we need to perform while communicating, such as clarifying and the like. This episode is divided into 3 parts. Read Part 1. Asking for Clarification and Getting More Information, Checking for Comprehension If you’re interested in improving your ability to discuss ideas with people who do not think like you do, please check out this TP website section: Speaking – Discussions. It is true we cannot do much when people refuse to listen or insist in interpreting we’re hurting them with our words, especially when these are critical thinking. We cannot do much in what does not depend on us. But we can try to develop a constructive attitude and approach to discussions, and also some useful skills. These notes are based on workshops on problem-solving, negotiation and nonviolent communication, and on the application of their contents in communicative language lessons. Post your questions and comments here. Have a nice day! michelle no 13:11 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/30/useful-language-communicative-strategies-part-1/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullanguage_conversations01.mp3 Stories. Coyote Kills a Giant, by the Navajo People http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/7t5a-75eIis/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/26/stories-coyote-kills-a-giant-by-the-navajo-people/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:13:53 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=70 Welcome to the TP Podcast! Today, a Coyote story, by the Navajo/Diné Nation.
Read the story
Comment the story
More on American Indians

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/26/stories-coyote-kills-a-giant-by-the-navajo-people/feed/ 0 american indian,coyote Welcome to the TP Podcast! Today, a Coyote story, by the Navajo/Diné Nation. Read the story Comment the story More on American Indians Welcome to the TP Podcast! Today, a Coyote story, by the Navajo/Diné Nation. Read the story Comment the story More on American Indians michelle no 5:56 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/26/stories-coyote-kills-a-giant-by-the-navajo-people/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/indianstorytelling_coyotekillsagiant.mp3 Useful Language. -ed ending in context 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/_9kNLXn3Fr0/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/15/useful-language-pron-of-ed-ending-in-context-1/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:33:18 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=61 Transcript of the sentences read /red/ aloud in this episode.
You will also find an explanation you can also print.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/15/useful-language-pron-of-ed-ending-in-context-1/feed/ 0 ed ending,pronunciation Transcript of the sentences read /red/ aloud in this episode. You will also find an explanation you can also print. Transcript (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/skills/phonetics/edending.html) of the sentences read /red/ aloud in this episode. You will also find an explanation you can also print. michelle no 12:30 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/15/useful-language-pron-of-ed-ending-in-context-1/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/skills/phonetics/audios/edending_verbsincontext01.mp3 Poems. Strange Fruit, by Joy Harjo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/dwBgzmjJ3Kg/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/04/poems-strange-fruit-by-joy-harjo/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:20:35 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=59 Welcome to our poetry segment!
Read this poem, watch videos where Joy Harjo reads other poems or plays music…

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]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/04/poems-strange-fruit-by-joy-harjo/feed/ 0 activism,american indian,joy harjo,on poetry,women writers Welcome to our poetry segment! Read this poem, watch videos where Joy Harjo reads other poems or plays music... - More on American Indians More on Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" and more (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0gnWwWQGFm8/SVEE2taBGoI/AAAAAAAAARQ/XLK1LWLHl4Q/s200/joyharjo.jpg)Welcome to our poetry segment! Read (http://talkingpeople.net/tp/world/people/americanindians/joyharjo/index.html) this poem, watch videos where Joy Harjo reads other poems or plays music... More on American Indians More on Billie Holiday (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/audio/music/holiday/billieholiday.html) - "Strange Fruit" and more michelle no 8:03 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/04/04/poems-strange-fruit-by-joy-harjo/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/joyharjo_strangefruit.mp3 Useful Language. Indirect Questions – Oral Drill 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/mH8phB8T0Eo/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/25/useful-language-indirect-questions-oral-drill-01/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:13:12 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=48 Listen and repeat the following sentences to improve your fluency and accuracy. Notice that the subject comes first in the indirect question. Post your questions on the thread of this episode at http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/

Transcript at Talking People

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/25/useful-language-indirect-questions-oral-drill-01/feed/ 0 functional grammar,indirect questions Listen and repeat the following sentences to improve your fluency and accuracy. Notice that the subject comes first in the indirect question. Post your questions on the thread of this episode at http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/ - Listen and repeat the following sentences to improve your fluency and accuracy. Notice that the subject comes first in the indirect question. Post your questions on the thread of this episode at http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/ Transcript (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/usefullanguage/sentenceforgrammar/indirectquestions01.html) at Talking People michelle no 7:37 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/25/useful-language-indirect-questions-oral-drill-01/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_indirectquestions01.mp3 Stories. A Perfect Day for Bananafish, by JD Salinger http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/v03yH3Drc8U/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/25/stories-a-perfect-day-for-bananafish-by-jd-salinger/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:13:45 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=30 JD Salinger, happyIf you don’t know J.D. Salinger, listen to this story.
It’s a good way to start – it records a key moment in his life and to understand his work. If you already know him, and enjoy his literature, you’ll love this story. It’s lifelike – daily, undaily, warm and softly funny, very sweet, endlessly sad and tragic.

Check out the Talking People webpage for Salinger.

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/25/stories-a-perfect-day-for-bananafish-by-jd-salinger/feed/ 2 men writers,salinger If you don't know J.D. Salinger, listen to this story. It's a good way to start - it records a key moment in his life and to understand his work. If you already know him, and enjoy his literature, you'll love this story. It's lifelike - daily, undaily, (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/salinger2.jpg)If you don't know J.D. Salinger, listen to this story. (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/salinger1.jpg) It's a good way to start - it records a key moment in his life and (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/salinger.jpg) to understand his work. If you already know him, and enjoy his literature, you'll love this story. It's lifelike - daily, undaily, warm and softly funny, very sweet, endlessly sad and tragic. Check out the Talking People webpage for Salinger. michelle no 27:58 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/25/stories-a-perfect-day-for-bananafish-by-jd-salinger/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/salinger_bananafish.mp3 Useful Language. Banks & Money 01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/4Jw99cd3uyY/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/24/useful-language-banks-money-01/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:56:03 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=25 Sorry for taking so long to post again.
We’ll be posting new episodes and sometimes the old episodes again, to get them to this new site. We haven’t found a better way!
Transcript of this episode

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/24/useful-language-banks-money-01/feed/ 6 banks,functional grammar,language functions Sorry for taking so long to post again. We'll be posting new episodes and sometimes the old episodes again, to get them to this new site. We haven't found a better way! Transcript of this episode Sorry for taking so long to post again. We'll be posting new episodes and sometimes the old episodes again, to get them to this new site. We haven't found a better way! Transcript of this episode michelle no 21:40 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/24/useful-language-banks-money-01/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/usefullang_money01.mp3 Poems. A Litany for Survival, by Audre Lorde http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tppodcast/~3/vu1r3p1wRPo/ http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/08/poems-a-litany-for-survival-by-audre-lorde/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:58:50 +0000 tppodcast@mujerpalabra.net (talkingpeople.net) http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/?p=8 Audre LordeRead the poem here

]]> http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/08/poems-a-litany-for-survival-by-audre-lorde/feed/ 0 activism,audre lorde,women writers Read the poem here (http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lorde_audrepeque2.jpg)Read the poem here michelle no 2:13 http://www.talkingpeople.net/tppodcast/2009/03/08/poems-a-litany-for-survival-by-audre-lorde/http://www.talkingpeople.net/tp/0tppodcast/audrelorde_alitanyforsurvival.mp3 talkingpeople.netnonadultLearn English & Enjoy It!