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Monday, September 30, 2013

Let's Master English's Podcast Episode 6


Welcome!! Episode 6's contents:

1. LME News

2. NEWS: A story about getting RICH too fast!!

3. Q&A: More great questions

4. A FACT from Country Shane

5. That Was History: PLEASE say Hi to them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube!

6. English Mastering Advice: If you want to REALLY learn, TEACH!

Please give me your feedback!! Go to iTunes or www.letsmasterenglish.com

Thank you SO much,

Your English coach,

Shane


Check out this episode!

Friday, September 27, 2013

FNL for tonight!! With the answers!!

Join us tonight for MORE Listening practice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaQNiapJRPs






Two British pilots were dead asleep 2 hours into their long-haul flight with over 300 passengers on board—they woke up before landing.


Cockpit
They were sleeping like logs!!
~to sleep like a log

He’s asleep.
He’s sleeping.

Two British pilots were dead asleep 2 hours into their long-haul flight with over 300 passengers on board—they woke up before landing.
  
You went from Moscow to Portland, but had two layovers. One in New York and one in Minneapolis.
   
From Lebanon to Egypt, but a layover in Syria and in Jordan.
  
Stop-over…for a longer period of time
Lay-over…
  
Two hours after take-off




Global warming a-lar-mists are feeling the heat—the computer models they’ve been basing their story on are bunk.



Polar ice cap

Peer-reviewed science
  
Global warming alarmists are feeling the heat—the computer models they’ve been basing their story on are bunk.

Are bunkàare not panning outàare not proving to be true

Al Gore (The Global Warming Whore)

A person who is VERY ALARMED about something and is telling everyone else to be ALARMED.

Bunk: nonsense, crap, BS (bull shit)

Worriedàfreaking outàagitatedàPANICKED-SCARED

To feel the heat: to be criticized/ridiculed and feeling public pressure




Pakistan has a new island thanks to a deadly earthquake earlier in the week—it’s a kilo from shore, peaks at about 25 meters and stretches some 90 meters. 

Pakistan has a new island thanks to a deadly earthquake earlier in the week—it’s a kilo from shore, peaks at about 25 meters and stretches some 90 meters.

Shoreàthe mainland
approximately
Has a length of/extends for/covers
Has a height of

Saturday, September 21, 2013

FNL, September 20, 2013!! News HEADLINES~~

Try the dictation BEFORE you check out the answers below. Today's FNL was VERY tough, but DON'T WORRY--after I give you the answers and explain, it is much easier^^





THE ANSWERS ARE RIGHT BELOW...






57% of Americans believe in the devil and half of those believe you could become possessed.

19% of Brits don’t buy global warming—that’s up from 4% in ’05.
9% are on the fence.

Worm…warm
Were+m…wore(war)+m

Apple’s iPhone frenzy hits fever pitch as the 5S and 5C hit shelves today.


57% of Americans believe in the devil and half of those believe you could become possessed.

57% of Americans believe in the devil and half of those believe you could become possessed.

A = one (whole)
A half of a percent

Most people
Most of the people

Demon—angel
God—the devil (Satan)

Personification

God (with no article)
Satan (with no article)

An evil spirit enters YOU and it controls you!!
Exorcist!
7 Demons of Emily Rose

19% of Brits don’t buy global warming—that’s up from 4% in ’05. 9% are on the fence.

19% of Brits don’t buy (into) global warming—that’s up from 4% in ’05. 9% (of Brits) are on the fence.

Don’t believe
Has increased from
To be undecided

In 2005 4% of Brits did not believe in GW, but now in 2013, 19% of Brits do not believe in GW.

19/90
T…D

It takes a specialist to give a proper opinion, but I want your “layman’s opinion”.

CO2 is the culprit…
Ozone…
Scientists can be bought!!
Data manipulation
Cronyism—gov’t and industry being “BFF” (best friends forever)

CFCs… ”greenhouse gases”

Apple’s iPhone frenzy hits fever pitch as the 5S and 5C hit shelves today.

Apple’s iPhone frenzy hits fever pitch as the 5S and 5C hit shelves today.

Are put on the shelves in stores to be sold
Start being sold today
Go on the market today

Craziness
Sony HD TV, 60 inches, TODAY ONLY $199!
Feeding frenzy

When things go CRAZY! (wild)
When the water starts BOILING!!!
Viral…popular

~ has hit fever pitch.
“no gays in the Russian Olympics”


Extra Questions
Wealthy (abundant) VS rich ($)
Oxygen-rich (abundant)                                                                          

OTC drugs: over-the-counter drugs (cold medicine, aspirin) are usually found on the pharmacy shelves.



Saturday, September 14, 2013

I have FOUR sentences from the news~~ Try the dictation FIRST before checking the answers below^^











Mercedes has unveiled its completely self-driving car—get yours in 7 years.

yers

Mer-SAY-deez
BENZ…BENZO

Launched

unveiled …to take away the veil—showing to the public for the FIRST time, uncovered, revealed



An IT man took off on a solo flight to Europe—powered by helium balloons—but came up way short.

Came up short: inadequate

12 hours
Steve Jobs’ career took off in 1984.
got his BIG break

He went a short distance and came back.
He failed.
I went to buy a TV, but when I looked in my wallet—I came up short.



An obituary was pulled from the papers because it dealt too much with the deceased’s abuse towards her children.

Would you pull it or leave it?

Taken out

A newspaper notice/announcement of someone’s death



Twitter tweeted it has filed for an IPO—they may bring in up to 20 billion dollars.

Applied for

File your income taxes
File a lawsuit

Submit

ID (identification) handle
Initial Public Offering: selling stocks (securities) for the first time



Friday, September 6, 2013

FNL September 6, 2013

Watch the video and try the dictation!!!  The answers are below^^


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyKwQYEAfzU









Hey! Bite your tongue.
Stop talkingàDo NOT reveal “the secret”
T+Y=CH                                                                 T+R = train CHR
D+Y = J                                                                   D+R = drain JR
Z + Y = ZH/ZY

Tong…Tongue…Thong

Some of your questions leave me tongue-tied.
At a loss (of words)—speechless—you don’t know WHAT
to say/HOW to answer

youràYOR—YER
give meàgimme

I’m tied up for the week.
To be busy
Clean your room
Clean up your room
Eat your veggies
Eat up your veggies

George Clooney’ll never get hitched.
To tie the knot
Are you hitched?

My shirt got caught on the chair.
Catchàcaught

What’s the catch? (trick)

What’s the hitch?