ESL Podcast: In this ESL Podcast we talk about good advice for living your life. Learn great phrases in English for daily communication, and get some great advice at the same time!
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ESL Conversation: Phrases and Vocabulary Used
You are living in a dream world
- If you are living in a dream world it means you are being unrealistic. Someone in a dream world is usually being too optimistic. They imagine great things happening to them but don’t have any real plans to get these things accomplished. "My dad often tells me that he thinks I’m living in a dream world".
You need to stop taking the path of least resistance
- Taking the path of least resistance means making the easiest choices. These choices usually are not good long-term choices but they are good in the short term. Watching TV instead of doing your homework is an example of taking the path of least resistance. Letting your 8-year-old kid eat a lot of chocolate because you don’t want to listen to him cry is taking the path of least resistance.
You need to learn delayed gratification
- Delaying gratification means to stop yourself from doing something enjoyable now so that you will receive benefit for it in the future. Forcing yourself to eat healthy food instead of the often more enjoyable junk food is delayed gratification. Choosing to stay home and studying instead of going partying with your friends is also an example of delaying gratification. Partying sounds more fun at that moment, but you choose to study because of the long-term benefits of studying.
Stop living in the past
- If you are living in the past it means that you are allowing the past to influence your current life too much.
Spending too much time thinking about what went wrong with a previous relationship is a good example of living in the past. Someone who is still upset after breaking up with someone 2 years earlier is definitely living in the past.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:24 pm
hey, guys! i’m first as usual!
October 21st, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Hi guys,
Is there any specific time period that you publish your lessons ? like once a week mayb or do you publish them once they are prepared ? I did not think you would post new lesson today but I’m suprised now.
October 21st, 2008 at 11:43 pm
good advice!!!
another perfect subject…
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:45 am
Hey Sinan,
We don’t have an exact schedule when we put out our lessons, so you should check back on the website often
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:41 am
Your podcast is a great material for learning English. I really got benefits from it. Thanks a lot.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:59 am
hi how are you?
may i know if subscribing to this podcasts thru itunes is only available in USA? i tried to subscibe yet it tells that it is only avialable in US.
if this is the case, how and when can we (outside US) subscribe thru itunes.
thnx.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Hi add,
Could you pls let me know whether business english and video english lessons will continue ? Especially business english lessons were absouletly useful for us who already work in international trade sector. I have not seen new ones for a long time. I guess that you have given up to put out new ones, both video and business.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Hi fellow Canadians, I am teaching at a University in Nanjing and have assigned your podcasts as \\"You Must Listen At Least Once A Week or You Will Die\\"….hope you don\\\’t mind. Dumb Dumb here…I can\\\’t find the place where you have the pod cast typed out? I found the part with the new vocabulary but not the actual pod cast. There are at least 300 new people listening to you. Thanks Karen
October 24th, 2008 at 3:38 am
Visibly everyday we usually give a word of advice to our connections and friends or have advice from the others about all influences to us, i like this podcast that is really a specific advice and get closer to casual life of all people.
I wish more free time to listen new podcast.
Thanks and wish you a nice weekend!
October 24th, 2008 at 5:22 am
hi guys! I really like your site! I’m waiting for more lessons. Thanks so much! Good job!
October 25th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Hi friends,
Great “good advice” in this podcast with lovely examples!
But it’s four only.
Can I expect some more advice in next coming podcast?
October 25th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Your podcasts are great but they can be superb wish a small adjustment.
I suggest you invest a few small dollars in getting a program called “Dragon Naturally Speaking”, speach recognition software. This is a well tested program. See: http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/
This allows you to convert the spoken word of each podcast into written text with over 99% accuracy. The rest is easy to edit.
Then post the text with the aural podcast so your fans can both listen to and read your podcasts at the same time. The International Herald Tribune does this already at http://www.IHT.com.
Keep up the “good” work. Just make it “better”.
Best wishes, Deak
October 25th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
In fact, I faced with a very bad situation few days ago, and i couldn’t stop myself thinking of it insead of doing something useful for this not to happen again …
Really you podcast to a great extent ————-> WOKE ME UP
‘Thanks’ is the simplest word i could say
October 26th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Hi guys,
I found your podcasts on iTunes, as I was looking four English lessons to improve my English.
When I heard your dialogue for the first time, I was so fascinated about, that I downloaded all lessons on my mp3-player and I hear it every day many hours in my car, driving to and from my workplace.
Thanks for your great work and I wish you all the best.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:01 am
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Thanks you again
October 29th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Hi guys I´ve been listening your podcast for about one year and I got to tell you that You´ve helped me a lot with this funny podcast , I´ve learned a lot of slang phrases and Improved my listening and speaking skills .
Thanks !……
I´m From the Dominican Republic
October 30th, 2008 at 6:24 am
I like it lot,
keep it coming..
October 31st, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Hi guys!
Great job I have been listening you for long time and I think your podcasts are good. I really apreciate your help
November 4th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Hi Guys!
Thank you so much for your great job. Listening to your podcasts is not just learning english but also a fun for me. Your lessons are made so friendly that I think I really know you . I listen your podcats while I\\\\\\\’m driving and some times I laugh unconsciously. You should be very nice people.
Wishing you all the best.
Mahtab
November 5th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Hi Guys ,
u \’r absolutely hillarious and ur podcasts are amazin , i dunno how can i ever thank u for doin such a fantastic poscast lessons , speakin frankly, u are showin the path to be a kinda like a native speaker in english .
by the way wishin u continual succes in these fun lessons
fermin
Turkey
November 6th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Thanks guys,
This is what i’m looking for.
This is very helpful.
November 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Hi guys
It is the best of him to teaching english.It’s really what i want!!!
November 7th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Why I cant download any of the podcast? How to download?
December 7th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Hey,AS usual china232 is the best ever .
December 10th, 2008 at 8:10 am
great job. keep it up.
December 21st, 2008 at 2:44 pm
i just want to say thanks for all the efforts you\’re doing making english very easy to learn
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:40 am
good
May 19th, 2009 at 5:51 am
excellent advice, i never forget them.
Has anybody seen ESL website better than china 232 ? i don’t think so.
April 30th, 2010 at 1:49 am
Hey Guys!
I’m from Brazil!
I’m appreciating so much your website. Besides I’m improving my Listening.
Thanks!