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mp3 audio (part 1) | Duration: 30:45 | File size: 14.16mb (sorry about the poor audio quality –John) Hey everyone, Thanks to all of you for participating in our very first Expressionist Live show! Sebastian from Germany Hiromi from Matsumoto, Japan Romel from San Francisco, United States James from Shanghai, China Viviana from Quito, Ecuador […]

[ video on our video page ] Hey everyone, I just finished working on the video from our last lesson, ETJ Show No. 41. I’ve been experimenting with video hosting at different sites and have uploaded this file to blip.tv. So please have a look at it and tell me what you think. You can […]

[download podcast 41] File size: 11.50mb Duration: 28:30 Hey … it’s show number 41! In this lesson, you’ll find: Meet Fred! We play a little game called ‘Finish the Sentence.’ In our language segment, you’ll learn how to thank someone for helping you with something: Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. Thanks for helping […]

[download podcast 40] File size: 8.13mb Duration: 20:06 We’ve made it to show number 40! In this lesson, you’ll find: Agreeing/disagreeing with statements: me too, so do I, I am too, me neither. Idioms: It’ll do. (It’s enough to get the job done); It has nothing to do with me. It has something to do […]

[download podcast 39] File size: 9.54mb Duration: 23:37 Hola, konnichiwa, ciao, sawadee kap, Hey, it’s CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON HERE IN MATSUMOTO, JAPAN BUT … right now it’s time for the English Teacher John Show Number 39, a special English Question and Answer Show. C’mon, let’s get some answers to your questions … Welcome everyone. I’m […]

Yes, I’ve certainly been talking about health, food and nutrition a lot lately. This AdventurePod is part 2 (part 1 is on English Teacher John Show No. 37) of my self-recordings during our week-long learning process. You can download it from our podcast page. Here are the links to the books and experts that I […]

Wanna hear it? [download | link to rss feed | expression list] Duration: 8:05 Hey, what’s up?? I’ll tell you what’s up … our new podcast is what’s up and it’s called the English Teacher John ‘What’s Up? Podcast’. Download it from our RSS feed. In this new podcast, I’ll speak a little more quickly […]

Hey everyone, I just finished our Podcast Audio Lesson Number 23. You can download it from the podcast page or with your RSS feed reader. Please send me any comments you have about Lesson 23. Here’s a summary of it: Your letters, new listeners and the first snowflakes of the season. Our language lesson is […]

Did you like this lesson? Do you have any comments about it?? Here’s a summary of Lesson 22: Reading, laziness and daydreaming about the undersea world. An interview with Charlie, an English teacher in Japan. We also have two idioms today — a ‘piece of my mind’ and ‘I don’t have the foggiest idea!’ Learn […]

I’d like your comments about the English Teacher John Show. So … What did you think about Lesson No. 20??? Here’s a summary of the lesson: Greetings in different languages. A pronunciation lesson about sounding more natural, by understanding ‘blending’ and ‘reduced forms.’ Also, we have an idiom: think big!