Audio Podcast for Swapping instead of Shopping 07-09-09

Gabcast! ESL Vocabulary from Class #0 - Swapping instead of Shopping 07-09-09 Thur

Audio Podcast for Earth Song vocabulary from Michael Jackson

Gabcast! ESL Vocabulary from Class #0 - Earth Song Vocabulary from the song by Michael Jackson

Swapping instead of Shopping Puzzle

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Michael Jackson's Earth Song Puzzle

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07-09-09 Thur

Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song”

pledge: to promise

glance: a quick look

womb: a uterus with a baby growing inside

wound: an injury

ravage: damage, destroy

creed: a belief

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Swapping instead of Shopping:

gadgets: electronic toys

tomboy: a girl who behaves like a boy or is interested in typical male things

timely: at the right time

spot: to see, to find

if you build it, they will come: a line from the movie “A Field of Dreams”

with the shirt of my back: I can help you with anything, up to my last possession

lose your shirt: to lose everything

ripple effect: consequences caused by consequences

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1) Do you think swaps are a good idea even if they do not help the economy?

2) What can we swap here in the class?

3) Would you like to do a swap meet in the summer?

 

07-08-09 Michael Jackson Tribute "Audio Podcast"

Gabcast! ESL Vocabulary from Class #0 - 07-08-09 Michael Jackson Tribute

07-08-09 Mosquito Audio Podcast

Gabcast! ESL Vocabulary from Class #0 - mosquitoes 07-08-09

07-08-09 Wed

Today’s Topic: Mosquitoes!

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width: noun form for “wide” (how wide)

stream: (v) to listen or watch digital content on the internet (not downloading)

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Michael Jackson

tug: pull

tugboat: a boat that pulls other boats

tow truck: a truck to pull cars that have a problem

tug of war: a competition with two teams pulling a rope

tribute: a way to show respect

bring down the house: to have total support from your audience

sing someone’s praises: to say good things about a person

weep: cry

titans: Greek giant gods, means today anybody very powerful and famous

big wig: an important person, a titan

monotheism: one God

polytheism: many gods

animism: a belief that things like rivers, thunder, the sun, etc have have a spirit

*theos: Greek for god

reincarnation: being re-born

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Mosquitoes

to be in for it: to be in trouble

organic: natural, without chemicals

repellent: a spray used to keep insects away

eucalyptus: a fragrant plant

deet: an active ingredient used in mosquito repellents

derived: taken from

breakdown: explanation

bumber crop: a very good harvest, a lot

odorless: no smell

stinging: painful

increasingly: more and more

off-label: not an official use of a product

harsh: severe, strong

07-07-09 Tuesday "Audio Podcast"

Gabcast! ESL Vocabulary from Class #0 - 07-07-09 Tuesday

Making art in a taxi in NYC, Fabio Peralta wants to make your taxi ride more creative

07-07-09 Tuesday

vocabulary for nyc cab driver brings art into taxis

honk: the emergency sound a car makes

sketch: a quick drawing

landscape: a view of nature or a view wider than tall

strokes: a movement of the hand when drawing

inspire: to motivate, kindle, encourage

for the better part: more than half

take pen to paper:

to draw or write