English Break Podcast
For English learners who want to improve their listening skills
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2020
#26 Tadao on volunteer work in Papua New Guinea
Tadao has almost finished a two-year volunteering assignment in Papua New Guinea. Today we ask about what he is doing there, what the country is like and some of the differences he experienced.
00:10:13 |
Tue 08 Sep 2015
#25 Mike on Vinyl Records
Today, Mike introduces one of his hobbies - collecting vinyl records. He answers questions about where to find records and some of the interesting records that have "found" him.
00:13:01 |
Thu 20 Aug 2015
#24 Ben talks about Reading, UK
Today Ben talks about his hometown, Reading UK. He explains the history of the town and where the name comes from. He also tells us about the Reading (Music) Festival. Ben also gives us a sample of t…
00:10:38 |
Fri 19 Jun 2015
#23 Running
Today we talk to Takami about her hobby, running. Takami started running nine years ago and hasn't looked back. She has entered 10km races, half marathons, relays and full marathons. She has competed…
00:09:10 |
Tue 19 May 2015
#22 Tips to Improve Your English
Yuko tells us about her experiences learning English. She gives us some tips on how we can improve our pronunciation and how we can keep motivated.
She explains that it is important to try to speak…
00:10:59 |
Fri 27 Mar 2015
#21 Colleen's First Impression of Japan
Today we talk with Colleen. She tells us a nice story about something that happened to her when she first came to Japan. Listen for these words and phrases:
deep impression; hem (裾); "the hem of my s…
00:04:35 |
Thu 19 Feb 2015
#20 Canada's Flag Turns 50
On February 15th 1965 Canada's current flag was flown for the first time. Today, most Canadians like the flag, but 50 years ago many people were not happy about it. Listen to the podcast to find out …
00:02:15 |
Wed 18 Feb 2015
#19 Hotel English Quiz
Today I read some questions, or statements, followed by three responses. These questions are related to English for the hotel business. If you'd like to try the quiz, please write the numbers 1-10 on…
00:06:56 |
Wed 18 Feb 2015
#18 Foreign Visitors in Japan
Recently there has been an increase in the number of foreigners visiting Japan. According to this podcast, what is one of the main reasons for this increase? For a transcript of this podcast, please …
00:01:42 |
Thu 12 Feb 2015
#17 LINE - The Communication App
LINE is a very popular communication application. In this podcast, we look at why the app was developed and how people use it. After listening, see if you can answer these questions:
1. Where is LINE…
00:03:18 |
Thu 12 Feb 2015
#16 Send a Tree a Love Letter
In this podcast we look at Melbourne, Australia's plans to try to reduce the effects of global warming. Please listen for the following words and phrases: just around the corner; phenomenon; urban he…
00:03:48 |
Sun 08 Feb 2015
#15 Commuter Blues
Many of us complain about our daily commutes. However, this man's story might make you think that your commute is not so bad. Please listen for these words and phrases: commute; back and forth; broke…
00:03:21 |
Fri 06 Feb 2015
#14 Niagara Falls Daredevils
In this podcast we look at daredevils who visit Niagara Falls. Listen to the whole story to try to understand the main theme. Listen again for more details. See if you can hear these words and phrase…
00:04:28 |
Wed 04 Feb 2015
#13 Falconry
Today, Mike talks about his unusual hobby, falconry: hunting with hawks, falcons or eagles. For more information, check out this article:
http://www.outdoorjapan.com/magazine/column_details/177
00:18:03 |
Fri 11 Jul 2014
#12 Adopting a Pet
Today, Keleih tells us a little about her cat, Koshka. Keleih tells us how we can adopt a pet and some of the things we can do if we see a wild cat in Tokyo. Some of the words and phrases you will he…
00:08:18 |
Thu 08 May 2014
#11 in Mashiko
Today we're in Mashiko. Chris talks about his friend and we play a song he wrote about him. Here are the lyrics (song words) if you'd like to sing along!
Seishun Nante la, la, la
I was 29 when I came…
00:11:08 |
Wed 06 Nov 2013
#10 Cliff talks about music
Cliff started playing the saxophone at the age of 74. He had no musical training before that. He is proof that you are never too old to start something new!
00:06:56 |
Fri 04 Oct 2013
#9 Jay compares HS in Japan and Canada
Jay is a high school student in Japan, but he spent time at high school in Canada. Today he talks about some of the differences he experienced.
00:05:35 |
Sun 25 Aug 2013
#8 Michael talks about study abroad
Today we talk with Michael about his experiences studying in Scotland. He tells us about some of the differences between studying in Canada and Scotland, the city of Edinburgh, the Loch Ness Monster,…
00:07:36 |
Wed 21 Aug 2013
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