Kikokushijo Academy Wordcast

In each lesson of KA Wordcast: Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, we introduce listeners to a number of important idioms, phrasal verbs, and other common English expressions and explain how to put them t…

Today, you will be listening to a passage entitled To Kill A Mockingbird about one of the most famous novels of the 20th century and the book’s author, Harper Lee.  Listen carefully to the passa…

Today you’ll be listening to a passage entitled The Great Exhibition about how a Victorian-age exposition event in London set the precedence for the future of World’s Fairs. Listen carefully to …

This week, the theme is trouble, those difficult situations that we all find ourselves in from time to time. Today, we will look at eighteen common idiomatic phrases and expressions that you can…

Today you’ll be listening to a passage entitled What We Eat about how our eating habits have changed over the past sixty years and how this new diet is affecting our health. Listen carefully to …

In today’s lesson, entitled Seeking Advice, you will be listening to two letters.  In the first very short one, a young man seeks advice about a specific career choice.  The second longer letter…

Today we will be looking at twelve of the most commonly used STAND-based phrasal verbs as well as a handful of useful, STAND-related idiomatic expressions.  You are likely to come across all of …

In today's lesson of KA Wordcast Listen and Learn, you will be learning about the Space Race of the 1960s.  Listen to the passage carefully and answer the ten questions that follow.  

Be sure to list…

In each Listen and Learn broadcast, we present you with additional material that will give your listening comprehension skills and confidence a big boost.  Each week, you will listen to a short pa…

Today we will look at 22 common (but very informal) idiomatic expressions that you can use to describe a person's character--good or bad.  

Be sure to check out the PRETEST exercise to get some real …

Today we will be looking at twenty common phrases and expressions that have to do with love, romance, and relationships—just in time for Valentine’s Day.   

Make sure you download the PRETEST …

Today, we look at some very useful and common English phrases based on the word "BREAK"  

Be sure to challenge yourself with the pretest exercise, available on the KA Voicecast website. 

For many of us, the beginning of a New Year often is “just like starting over,” and so for this lesson, we will take a look at some terrific phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions that you are …

In today’s passage, “Art Attack,” we will be talking about why some people destroy works of art. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow. Jot down some notes as you …

Today’s passage has to do with a time-honored custom: the sending and receiving of holiday-season greeting cards as practiced in the West and in Japan.  

Be sure to listen to the KEY VOCABULARY bon…

.   The title of today’s lesson, “Laughter is the best medicine,” is an old saying that means that laughing and cheerfulness are very good for you and can help solve many problems, both physical…

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled “Comet 67P and the Origin of Life” about the Rosetta spacecraft, a data-gathering probe the European Space Agency sent into outer space more than …

Christmas is just over two weeks away, and the big rush to buy holiday gifts for friends and family is already upon us. So now is a good time to learn some fun and useful expressions about shopp…

In today’s passage, “A Solid Eight,” you will hear how recent studies have shown that a naturally occurring internal body clock governs our sleep cycles.  You will also take a step back in time …

Today’s story, “Jigsaw Puzzle Discovery,” is about a dinosaur that, until about 50 years ago, no one knew had ever existed.  Even after it was discovered, scientists could find out very little a…