Kikokushijo Academy Wordcast

Today, we’ll look at 22 common phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions that will be “just what the doctor ordered” when you want to talk about your health or doctor visits.

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Today, you will be listening to a passage entitled “Solar Roadways” about a recent invention that could save our planet and all life on it from the disastrous effects of global warming and clima…

Today’s listening passage, entitled “The Man with the Golden Arm,” is about how one man has expressed his gratitude, not just at Thanksgiving but all year round for more than half a century.  Listen …

If you attend Kikokushijo Academy and are a regular KA Wordcast listener, you no doubt speak two (or more!) languages, and in this, you’re very lucky, as today’s listening passage will show.  En…

Today, we’ll be looking at 22 phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions based on the word FACE, expressions that you are likely to hear almost every day. 

Be sure to challenge yourself and check out…

Today, you will be listening to a passage entitled “Under the Sea” about some of the amazing creatures that live deep beneath the ocean’s waves.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer …

With Halloween upon us, today we’ll have a little “scary” fun and check out some informal, but useful phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions that you are likely to hear or come across as the day for…

Though not exactly a “ghost story,” today’s passage, entitled “The House that Sarah Built,” is perfectly timed for Halloween.  You will be hearing about how an ordinary farmhouse was transformed…

Today's passage is about how some passionate sports fans show their support for their favorite team. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.

Make sure y…

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled How We Give that looks at some of the new and exciting ways we now have to show our love and generosity through charitable giving.  Listen carefully …

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled A Shift in Dialect? about how linguists are scratching their heads over a particular speech trend. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer th…

In this week's episode of KA WORDCAST Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, we look at 15 common idioms and phrasal verbs based on the word WALK.  

Take the pre-test exercise before listening to see how well you…

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled One Man’s Dream about how one man in India literally moved a mountain to fulfill a dream.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questi…

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled Sniffer Bees to the Rescue about how scientists are training honeybees to “sniff out” danger—and even some health problems.  Listen carefully to t…

Today we’ll be looking at twenty HOP-, SKIP-, and JUMP-based idioms and phrases that you are likely to come across on TV and in movies, in magazines and newspapers, on the Internet, and in everyday c…

Listening comprehension practice:  You will be listening to a short passage, after which you will be answering ten listening comprehension questions. 

L/C answers are available immediately following …

Listening comprehension practice:  You will be listening to a short passage, after which you will be answering ten listening comprehension questions. 

L/C answers are available as a separate track on…

Today we will be looking at 18 common RUN-based phrasal verbs—the ones you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in magazines and newspapers, on the Internet, and in everyday conve…

Listening comprehension practice:  You will be listening to a short passage, after which you will be answering ten listening comprehension questions.  

L/C answers are available as a separate track o…

Today, we will be looking at the “Top 18” music-related idioms that you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in the print media, on the Internet, and in everyday conversation: the…