ESL ALOUD
Guided Practice in Speaking English
Category Life in the USA
Podcast #112 Being Old in the USA
Lesson Exercises Getting old is no fun. You used to walk six miles. Now walking three miles is an effort. You used to eat just about anything. Now you study the nutrition labels. You used to sleep through the night. Now you are up at least once. You used to see a doctor annually. Now [...] Read More
Podcast #91 My Barbers
Lesson Exercises Over the years I have had many barbers. I’ve easily spent over 200 hours in barber chairs. I don’t remember all my barbers. But some are definitely memorable. Jerry was my first barber. Jerry was an Italian immigrant. He always had the radio turned to opera. He charged 60 cents. In college I [...] Read More
Podcast #70 Volunteering in the U.S.
Lesson Exercises I know a lot of people who do volunteer work. One friend helps out in a third-grade classroom. He’s in there mornings five days a week. A woman I know volunteers for Meals on Wheels. This organization delivers food to the homes of the elderly. One year I coached a youth baseball team. [...] Read More
Podcast #57 A Day in Los Angeles
I got up at seven thirty. Something woke me, maybe a helicopter. God knows, there are enough of them. I made some hot cereal. Had that with a cup of decaffeinated coffee. I’m not supposed to have caffeine. I ate watching the news on TV. There was nothing really new. Terror attacks. Climate change. The [...] Read More
Podcast #41 A Family
My family is pretty much average sized. I’ve got one brother and one sister. They are both married and I am single. My brother Frank is the eldest and I am the youngest. He has had a fairly successful life. He’s an executive in a solid company and makes a good living. His wife has [...] Read More
Podcast #37 Theme Parks
My house is less than two hours from several theme parks. Where I live is no more than two hours from several theme parks. The most famous of these is Disneyland. Disneyland is the best known of these. I have to admit I’ve never gone there. I hate to say it, but I’ve never been [...] Read More
Podcast #35 Making Friends in Santa Monica
Two older women went on trial last month. Two women in their seventies stood trial last month. Here is their story. Here is what happened. They made friends with a homeless man. They befriended a homeless man. They helped him find a place to live. They helped him with finding a place to live. They [...] Read More
Podcast #31 The Rain in Los Angeles
After going through this podcast, you can get further practice with the same sentences in a free online program. For all the details, go to www.esl-aloud.com Today was a rainy day in Los Angeles. Today it was rainy in Los Angeles. Last year we got under three inches of rain. Last year we had less [...] Read More
Podcast #14 Movies Through the Mail
I have a subscription with a company called Netflix. They send me movies on DVD through the mail. I can have three movies out at one time. As soon as Netflix receives a movie back from me, they send out another one. Netflix has a catalog with about 50,000 films and TV shows. At their [...] Read More
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