Comments on: Real English Conversations: noisy neighbors http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/ Free English lessons podcasts - English vocabulary, slang, idioms and everyday conversation.Better at English uses a light, fun conversational format to help you learn English in just a few minutes a day. All episodes come with transcripts and vocabulary notes. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:10:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Yulya http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-92497 Yulya Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:56:10 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-92497 Hello, Lori! Thanks for the interesting podcast. Now I'm reading a very funny and light book: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy" written by Douglas Adams. I definitely may recommend it for everyone looking for reading for pleasure. Hello, Lori! Thanks for the interesting podcast. Now I’m reading a very funny and light book: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy” written by Douglas Adams. I definitely may recommend it for everyone looking for reading for pleasure.

]]> By: maurizio http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-81475 maurizio Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:34:01 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-81475 the more I visit your web site the more I like it.Furthermore,it's very professional and well organized in every single detail!well done! the more I visit your web site the more I like it.Furthermore,it’s very professional and well organized in every single detail!well done!

]]> By: miguel sandi champi http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-77423 miguel sandi champi Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:41:42 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-77423 Im writing from Cusco peru. I need to improve my pronunciation and listening in english. Thank you so much for publishing transcripts and audios mp3 to download without paying. Congratulations¡¡ Visit my city there are many historical and natural places as Machupicchu.bye bye Im writing from Cusco peru.
I need to improve my pronunciation and listening in english.
Thank you so much for publishing transcripts and audios mp3 to download without paying.
Congratulations¡¡
Visit my city there are many historical and natural places as Machupicchu.bye bye

]]> By: ahmet http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-40836 ahmet Sun, 18 May 2008 12:20:24 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-40836 hi lori and micheal. i am from Turkey. I just want to say that there are lots of friends here reading and listening your conversations. Thanks for such a good service...:) hi lori and micheal. i am from Turkey. I just want to say that there are lots of friends here reading and listening your conversations.
Thanks for such a good service…:)

]]> By: Thomas http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Thomas Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-220 Hi Lori. I don't think any of your listeners would ever get offended by swear words, mild or heavy. Too many English classes are already over-sanitized. Students, including myself, always seek for something more REAL that's a truly representation of the real world. If your conversation podcast shows people in their true emotions (e.g. in anger, fear, excitement, etc) I think it would be magnificent and would truly set itself apart from other English learning podcasts, and it'd become more popular with listeners. But that's just my opinion. And thanks for the podcasts...... Hi Lori.

I don’t think any of your listeners would ever get offended by swear words, mild or heavy. Too many English classes are already over-sanitized. Students, including myself, always seek for something more REAL that’s a truly representation of the real world. If your conversation podcast shows people in their true emotions (e.g. in anger, fear, excitement, etc) I think it would be magnificent and would truly set itself apart from other English learning podcasts, and it’d become more popular with listeners. But that’s just my opinion. And thanks for the podcasts……

]]> By: admin http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-209 admin Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:22:24 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-209 Hi Risa, Thanks for the nice feedback. It sounds like you found B@E through veryvocabulary.com. I love doing that show with Ben... Thanks for your book recommendation; I'm away from home this weekend, but will be compiling the list of books as soon as I get back. And it looks like the majority of listeners/visitors are OK with mild swearing, so I won't worry about the odd naughty word sneaking into the podcasts. I'll always warn you though, so sensitive listeners won't be taken by surprise. Cheers, Lori Hi Risa,
Thanks for the nice feedback. It sounds like you found B@E through veryvocabulary.com. I love doing that show with Ben…
Thanks for your book recommendation; I’m away from home this weekend, but will be compiling the list of books as soon as I get back. And it looks like the majority of listeners/visitors are OK with mild swearing, so I won’t worry about the odd naughty word sneaking into the podcasts. I’ll always warn you though, so sensitive listeners won’t be taken by surprise.

Cheers,
Lori

]]> By: Risa http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Risa Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:06:44 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-208 Hi Lori. I throughly enjoy listening to your podcast! I recently came across your web site through another english learning podcast in which you were joining the show as a guest. I'm glad I bothered to listen to that one, so here I am learning conversational English in a fun way. As to starting to introduce some swear words, I will be looking forward to it. They're part of "real English conversations," right? My favorite English book is Rick Bass's "The Watch." It's a collection of short stories. You'll fall in love with the book. Risa Hi Lori. I throughly enjoy listening to your podcast! I recently came across your web site through another english learning podcast in which you were joining the show as a guest. I’m glad I bothered to listen to that one, so here I am learning conversational English in a fun way.

As to starting to introduce some swear words, I will be looking forward to it. They’re part of “real English conversations,” right?

My favorite English book is Rick Bass’s “The Watch.” It’s a collection of short stories. You’ll fall in love with the book.

Risa

]]> By: Katrin http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Katrin Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:05:54 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-196 Many thanks for your quick answer! So I was wrong with my assumption. I really thought the systembolaget stores were extinct. (I can imagine this still is a basis for a prospering black market. ) Look at the high price differently: So you can really cherish a glass of wine as a special highlight of your well-deserved evening. ;-) Many thanks for your quick answer!
So I was wrong with my assumption. I really thought the systembolaget stores were extinct. (I can imagine this still is a basis for a prospering black market. )
Look at the high price differently: So you can really cherish a glass of wine as a special highlight of your well-deserved evening. ;-)

]]> By: Lori http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Lori Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:58:20 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-193 Johnny: Thanks, I'm feeling much better now! And I tried adding the transcript in the id3 lyrics tag - let me know if it works. Katrin: Glad you liked the podcast! Unfortunately, the < href="http://www.systembolaget.se/Applikationer/Knappar/InEnglish/">Systembolaget</a> (state-run liquor stores) is still alive and well here in Sweden. I'm sure that someone somewhere has a scientific study about it, but my best guess is that if Sweden made it easier and cheaper to buy alcohol, people would buy more of it. I know I would! As it is now, I have to plan my drinkin'. It would be more fun to be spontaneous about it (a glass of wine would be great right now!). Johnny: Thanks, I’m feeling much better now! And I tried adding the transcript in the id3 lyrics tag – let me know if it works.

Katrin: Glad you liked the podcast! Unfortunately, the < href="http://www.systembolaget.se/Applikationer/Knappar/InEnglish/">Systembolaget (state-run liquor stores) is still alive and well here in Sweden. I’m sure that someone somewhere has a scientific study about it, but my best guess is that if Sweden made it easier and cheaper to buy alcohol, people would buy more of it. I know I would! As it is now, I have to plan my drinkin’. It would be more fun to be spontaneous about it (a glass of wine would be great right now!).

]]> By: Katrin http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Katrin Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:32:35 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-192 Hi Lori, the podcast was very funny. I remember the so called systembolaget shops which were the only places people could buy alcohol. Do you think the alcohol consumption has increased since these shops were closed? Many thanks, Katrin Hi Lori,
the podcast was very funny. I remember the so called systembolaget shops which were the only places people could buy alcohol. Do you think the alcohol consumption has increased since these shops were closed?

Many thanks,
Katrin

]]> By: johnny http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-191 johnny Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:42:32 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-191 Hi Lori! Very nice podcast, further so! I've only one suggestion, could you please put the full transcript in the id3-tag of the mp3 file? Sometimes it is good to read the text while you listening to it. ;) Get well soon, and greetings from Germany Johnny Hi Lori!

Very nice podcast, further so!

I’ve only one suggestion,
could you please put the full transcript in the id3-tag of the mp3 file?

Sometimes it is good to read the text while you listening to it. ;)

Get well soon, and greetings from Germany

Johnny

]]> By: julien http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-187 julien Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:37:05 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-187 the realer the conversations are, the better it is for us. so don't hesitate in putting some "light" swear words in your conversations! we should also know swear words (to catch them when we listen to English) thank you v.much for your podcasts. i really appreciate them. keep doing this great work ;) the realer the conversations are, the better it is for us. so don’t hesitate in putting some “light” swear words in your conversations! we should also know swear words (to catch them when we listen to English)

thank you v.much for your podcasts. i really appreciate them.
keep doing this great work ;)

]]> By: Chema http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Chema Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:44:49 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-177 I´d like to congratulate you, Lori, for you have a great web site. I do really love listening your real english conversations. You know, it´s been a long time since my last one in an english speaking country (i´m a spanish fellow) and I seldom have the chance to practice a little bit of listening/speaking such langauge. You asked us two little favors in your last podcast. - First, and talking about books, i mean fiction ones, I would like to recomend your listeners/readers The Belgariad and The Malloreon, written by David Eddings. These are two series of 5 books each one, and belong to the epic fantasy world (you know, Tolkien and so on). Eddings is a college english teacher, and his books are nice, and are written in a rich and grammatically-speaking formal way. - Second, I think I could cope with some swearings in your site. Even more, I agree with you in thinking that these are no more than another part of conversational english, and so, people should know about them. Thanks a lot, and keep going. I´d like to congratulate you, Lori, for you have a great web site. I do really love listening your real english conversations. You know, it´s been a long time since my last one in an english speaking country (i´m a spanish fellow) and I seldom have the chance to practice a little bit of listening/speaking such langauge.
You asked us two little favors in your last podcast.
- First, and talking about books, i mean fiction ones, I would like to recomend your listeners/readers The Belgariad and The Malloreon, written by David Eddings. These are two series of 5 books each one, and belong to the epic fantasy world (you know, Tolkien and so on). Eddings is a college english teacher, and his books are nice, and are written in a rich and grammatically-speaking formal way.
- Second, I think I could cope with some swearings in your site. Even more, I agree with you in thinking that these are no more than another part of conversational english, and so, people should know about them.

Thanks a lot, and keep going.

]]> By: Kristof http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Kristof Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:18:15 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-169 Hahaha, I hadnt' listened to the end, before but now I have. The end is ... hilarious! :) There's actually an extended version of that song which may very well be what your neighbour is playing. As to the swear-words: well, yes, I guess. I'm pretty good at swearing in English but I'm always welcoming ways to spice up my English. I'm very fond of using euphemistic swearing, the likes of "bleeding", "bloody" and "effin'". Hahaha, I hadnt’ listened to the end, before but now I have. The end is … hilarious! :) There’s actually an extended version of that song which may very well be what your neighbour is playing.

As to the swear-words: well, yes, I guess. I’m pretty good at swearing in English but I’m always welcoming ways to spice up my English.

I’m very fond of using euphemistic swearing, the likes of “bleeding”, “bloody” and “effin’”.

]]> By: Jolly http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Jolly Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:10:23 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-167 Hi Loriiiii! This site is really fantastic! Very funny and very instructive for REAL English conversation in practice. Stream on! :o) Hi Loriiiii!
This site is really fantastic! Very funny and very instructive for REAL English conversation in practice. Stream on! :o )

]]> By: Kristof http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Kristof Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:38:15 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-164 Slightly off-topic: we have a similar phenomenon in the Netherlands, where youngsters will drink (or even binge-drink) before going out because its' cheaper to get loaded at home than at the disco ... Kudo's on the podcast! Slightly off-topic: we have a similar phenomenon in the Netherlands, where youngsters will drink (or even binge-drink) before going out because its’ cheaper to get loaded at home than at the disco …

Kudo’s on the podcast!

]]> By: Lori http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Lori Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:56:50 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-162 Thanks, Juan. I'm glad you like it! I suppose that if my neighbor were playing a heavy version it would be a bit better, but the ideal thing would be to turn him into a Rammstein fan... ;-) Thanks, Juan. I’m glad you like it! I suppose that if my neighbor were playing a heavy version it would be a bit better, but the ideal thing would be to turn him into a Rammstein fan… ;-)

]]> By: Juan http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Juan Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:03:08 +0000 http://www.betteratenglish.com/real-english-conversations-noisy-neighbors/#comment-160 Powerman 5000 did a nice heavy version of "Relax". Tell you neighbor to check it out. And yet another great podcast! I love the real english conversations, really fun way to learn new vocabulary. take care! Powerman 5000 did a nice heavy version of “Relax”. Tell you neighbor to check it out.

And yet another great podcast! I love the real english conversations, really fun way to learn new vocabulary.

take care!

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