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Podcast #108 Welcome to the Family
Lesson Exercises PDF A businessman met with his new son-in-law. He said, “I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family. We care for you very much. I am going to show you how much. I’m making you a 50% partner in my business. Just go to the factory every day and […] Read More
Podcast #104 A Deep Story
Lesson Exercises There were these two guys out hiking. They came upon an old, abandoned mine shaft. They were curious about its depth. One of them threw in a pebble. They waited for the sound of it striking the bottom. But they heard nothing. They went and got a bigger rock. They threw it in […] Read More
Podcast #101 New Exercise Feature
Lesson Exercises A new feature has been added to ESL Aloud. These are PDFs that contain lesson exercises. They will come with most of the General Practice lessons. Currently, the PDFs have been added to four lessons. More will be added as time goes on. Each PDF is divided into three sections. The first is […] Read More
Podcast #96 A Bad Day for Walter
Lesson Exercises Walter overslept. He had to eat breakfast in a rush. He cut his face in two places shaving. He hadn’t done his weekly clothes washing, so he didn’t have any clean underpants. There was frost on his car’s windshield. He didn’t own a scraper. He did what he could with his fingernails. On […] 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 #89 Another Joke
Lesson Exercises A farmer named Clyde had a car accident. He had been hit by a truck. Several weeks later, he was in court. He was suing for medical expenses.The lawyer for the trucking company was questioning him. The lawyer said, “At the scene of the accident, didn’t you say ‘I’m fine’?” Clyde responded, “Well, […] Read More
Podcast #87 An American Student in Italy
Lesson Exercises Podcast #87 An American Student in Italy Oliver is the son of my best friend. Oliver spent a college semester in Padua, Italy. He lived with a lovely family. They treated him like a son. Especially the mother, Emelia. He had many nice experiences with them. Some of these were quite funny. Here […] Read More
Podcast #79 Intelligence
Lesson Exercises It was a very hot day. Two men were digging a ditch. One said to the other, “Our boss is up there in the shade of a tree. Why are we down here digging a ditch?” “I don’t know,” replied the other. “I’ll go ask him.” He climbed out of the ditch. He went […] Read More
Podcast #74 Flying is for the Birds
Lesson Exercises Flying used to be exciting. Now it is just annoying. You get dropped off at the airport. For reasons of security, people can’t wait with you. You are suddenly cut off from your normal life. After you check in, you join the security line. This line can take an hour to get through. […] Read More
Podcast #72 My Funniest Dream
Lesson Exercises Welcome to Podcast #72 of ESL Aloud. Today I am going to begin by telling you a little about my short career in the army and then I will relate to you the funniest dream I ever had. After that you’ll have the opportunity to hear each original sentence and repeat it twice, […] Read More
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