Background: The Olympics are almost here! In this ESL podcast we discuss the Olympics. Listen and learn about the different events, and learn vocabulary for sports and daily life.
Discussion forum
098 - Olympics:
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A: Are you going to the Olympics in Beijing this summer?
B: No. I’m going to watch it on TVV in the comfort of my own living room. A: You sound like an old man. It’s going to be great! This is China’s chance to showcase itself to the world. They’ve been pumped about this for the past 8 years. B: Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure it will be great too. I’d just rather watch it on TV because I’ll be able to see my favorite events more clearly. A: What is your favorite event? B: I like the decathlon. I think it shows best overall athlete.
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Phrases and Vocabulary used:
Showcase - Display yourself to many people. Participating in the TV show “American Idol” is a great opportunity for young singers to showcase their talent.
Pumped about this - If you are pumped about something it means you are very excited about it. Ex. She’s really pumped about her new job.
Decathlon – one of the events in the summer Olympics. This event involves competing with others at 10 different events. The person with the highest total score on the 10 events wins the decathlon. You don’t need to win all of the 10 events, but just have the highest total score after the 10 events
100-meter dash – a running race that is 100 meters long. The race is considered to be a sprint, which means you to try and run your fastest the whole time. The winner of this event is considered to be the “world’s fastest man”.
Has a nice ring to it- this means that the title sounds good or impressive. Ex. I think the job title of CEO for a major corporation has nice ring to it.
Publicity – Attention from the media. She’s a really great author but she doesn’t sell many books because she doesn’t get much publicity. Very few people know of her.
Chic magnet – someone or something that is very attractive to girls. Ex. I don’t really care about cars that much but I’m still going to buy a really cool one because I know it’s going to be a huge chic magnet.
July 8th, 2008 at 5:11 am
I just wanted to thank you guys for making these awesome podcasts for us.
Keep up the great work!
July 8th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
A great one again. I love to listen you guys too much and feel a little frustrated because many of them just last some minutes. I wish they will be fixed as soon as possible because i don’t want to miss any of your guys’ funny podcast. They are lessons number 001, 003, 007, 028, 033, 035, 038, 041, 043, 047, 048, 049, 050, 052, 083. Hope i’m not bothering you Add. And Andy too. Love to hear your complete stories in the very near future.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
the podcast is great because is according with the facs that is happening in this time like the Olypics.
For me is Perfect to listen your podcasts, I enjoy my free time in this way. please continue making this kind of podcasts,
July 8th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I am just a starter with technologies. I have one question, how can I save the postcast into my computer? I click on donwnload and i just can listen to it
July 9th, 2008 at 4:34 am
All you have to do is right click on the download icon, choose Save target as and choose the saving place in your computer. Hope you can download lessons soon. Sorry for interfere Add and Andy\’s stuff.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Hi Rocio / Guys / Girls ,
It’s very simple .
While you are listening , you go to ” File ” , click on it . Look for ” Save Under ..” . Click on it . Then you will get the options where you want to save the Podcast . I hope l have been of some help to you .
Nice time with China232 Podcasts !
By the way , congratulations china232 guys ! Your teaching way sounds great , we are really pumped about it !
Adam .
July 9th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Thanks to Both of You for your times and efforts again!
As soon as I listen any of your podcasts (usually the latest one) I can feel the efforts you guys putting in.
Your precious time, Your Efforts, Hosting/Bandwidth & paying attention to it all the time..
You guys seems amazingly inspiring to me
Hats Off
Amit Verma
Delhi | India
July 11th, 2008 at 2:51 am
Hello Andrew and Addison ,
Since learning about China 232 frequently I follow up the new podcast and will try verymuch practise in informal English to get it more exciting. Now I long for another idiom in which stress on individual situation at the moment, this point them show their own the best qualification, example the American idol among their keen fan. is there any idiom used for this ?
I look for hearing from you.
(Im not sure… but another idiom, it seem to be \\\\\\\\" In oneself emplement \\\\\\\\"
August 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
ciao. both abs. i found your podcast in itune store and have listened to it for a few months. i think it\’s a great one and i am surely enjoying a lot. thanks! i was wondering if you could do some podcasts talking about sport events. you know during the games, there is always a voice speaking to the publish saying how it is going. since the olympics are hot at the moment, i\’d love to learn some terms about some popular sports, such as soccer, basketball, baseball and so on. thanks again for sharing your beautiful voices with us. cheers
August 14th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Hi Andrew and Add!
Part of the written dialogue is missing. Please check it out.
Thanks
Fabio.
April 28th, 2009 at 2:51 am
I am trying hard to showcase my talent as a novelist to the world, I am quite sure I will get much publicity in the near future.
April 25th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Hello guys,
I am totally indebted to you for helping us to improve our English language, idioms and slang too.
Thanks in advance,
Amr Wady from Egypt.