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On English Teacher John Show number 72:
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On English Teacher John Show number 71:
SEGMENT 3 - QUOTATIONS
Well, in the spirit of Charlie and Fukuro-chan, let’s look at a few quotations about our environment.
I got these on the site: quotegarden.com
There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi
Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. ~Henry David Thoreau
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb
Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris. ~Edward Abbey
For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death. ~Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, 1962
The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it. ~Chinese Proverb
And finally, from the humorist and writer Art Buchwald:
And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take his automobile and buy all his food in one place and He could save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator and throw away that which had no further use. And soon the earth was covered with plastic bags and aluminum cans and paper plates and disposable bottles and there was nowhere to sit down or walk, and Man shook his head and cried: “Look at this Godawful mess.” ~Art Buchwald, 1970
These quotes are on our blog. Have a look …
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Today, we’re talking about multicultural people and places, on the English Teacher John Show number 70!
SEGMENT: INTRODUCTION
Hey, I’m part Irish, English, Dutch, German and here are few more I’d like to thank. I sometimes tell my wife I’m part tiger… I tell my friends I’m a bit Bohemian. My students think I’m part high-tension, high-strong. We’re all part human being, part doer, part thinker, part seer, part lover, part worker, part player. We’re talking multicultural, mixed cultures and people on the English Teacher John Show number 70, part fun, part learning, part John’s ramblings, part music, part stories, and fully completely 100% ready-to-go.
Welcome everyone to the English Teacher John Show number 70. That’s right.
My name is John Koons and I’m the host of this educational entertaining and wacky Internet podcast.
Our show is for everyone but especially for English learners of all abilities. We try to use clear and easy-to-understand English, and we always look both ways before crossing. Our podcast is produced right here in our tree-top studio in Matsumoto, Japan. That’s in Central Japan in the province called Nagano. All right, in today’s show, I’m very excited about it.
SEGMENT: EPISODE INDEX
First, we are going to hear in interview with my friend and co-worker, Sean who has an interesting multicultural background.
[ interview clip]
Sean: Okay, well I’m a product of an international marriage myself. My mom has her family roots in Canada and my father was born and raised on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean.
John: Then, in the second segment, we’ll talk about the island of Cyprus. Well, listen to the interview first then you’ll know why we’re going to talk about Cyprus. And finally in the third and last segment, we’ll talk about a few bicultural or multicultural celebrities. Yes, that is our theme – multiculturalism, biculturalism.
All right, stay tuned.
Recently, I brought the English Teacher John production team over to one of my work places and spoke with my colleague, Sean.
All right, my friend and colleague, Sean is our guest today. Welcome to the show Sean.
Sean: Thank you, John. It’s a privilege to be here live on the Internet, partially live on the Internet. Thanks to the miracle of digital recording technology.
John: Yeah, we’ve got a beautiful day here in Matsumoto. Well, I live in Matsumoto, Sean lives around the area. Sean, you have an interesting upbringing. We are talking about the multiculturalism or biculturalism. Tell us a little bit about your upbringing and your background.
Sean: Okay, well I’m a product of an international marriage myself. My mom has her family roots in Canada going back to before 1867, before Canada became a unified nation. And my father was born and raised on the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean, third largest island in the Mediterranean.
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Hey, it’s pirates, juggling and vending machines. And, the only thing that connects all of those is … The English Teacher John Show number 69!
=== FULL TRANSCRIPT for English Teacher John Show 69 ===
Hey, we’ve got pirates, juggling and vending machines and you know what? The only thing that connects all of those is the English Teacher John Show No. 69.
[intro music]
Welcome everyone to the English Teacher John Show No. 69. My name is John Koons and I am the host of this illustrious, entertaining and enlightening internet podcast, maybe.
Our show is for everyone but especially for English learners of all abilities. We try to use clear and easy to understand English and we always brush after meals. Our podcast is produced right here in our volcano-top studio in Matsumoto Japan. Watch out for the lava if you come to visit us.
[Gong]
Today we’ve got a very special show. Our music man, Martin, has stopped by with some of his band’s new music and also in today’s show, I rounded up a couple of friends today and we had a short discussion about vending machines. Stay tuned.
[Laughter]
[Music]
Okay, it’s time for some local, original music, music, music! Local means local to our Nagano region of Central Japan. I think many or most of you know Martin Chenhall. He’s been producing our podcast music for the last hundred years or so and he’s put together a band called U.May.C. You can find more of them on myspace.com.
Hey and guess who is another member of this band. Yup, Will, another friend of The English Teacher John Show and Matsumoto’s favorite guy on crutches, plays the guitar and bass and he sings also. Recently, we had these two musicians in the English Teacher John studio for an interview about their new tracks.
=== start INTERVIEW ===
Will and Martin, welcome to The English Teacher John Show, guys.
Martin: Thanks English Teacher John.
Will: Hey John, what’s up?
John: You know I have been presented with a special demo disc. You guys are recording some music any…
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Today we talk about babies, birth and borrowed words.
===== FULL TRANSCRIPT for English Teacher John Show 68 =====
Hey, Elmar dropped by the studio and he doesn’t have much time, so let’s get right to it. It’s Elmar, you, me and all sentient beings. It’s the English Teacher John Show No. 68.
[intro music]
Welcome everyone to the English Teacher John Show No. 68. My name is John Koons and I’m your host. Our show is for everyone, yes, but especially for English learners of all abilities. We try to use clear and easy-to-understand English.
Our podcast is produced right here in our humble studio in Matsumoto, Japan. Alright well let’s look at our show index; we’ve got three segments today.
[Show Index]
First, an exciting and newsworthy interview with Elmar, a good friend of the English Teacher John Show. Then, [phone rings] I’ll talk about a couple of idioms. And finally in segment three, it’s words, words, words. We’ll talk about a couple of words borrowed from German. Alright, let’s do it.
[Gong]
Recently we sat down with Elmar who some of you may remember from show number 62, and show number 51 and show number 31.
===== INTERVIEW: start =====
John: All right, we’ve got a special guest today. It’s my good friend, Elmar. Welcome to The English Teacher John Show, Elmar!
Elmar: Hello. Hello.
John: Good to see you again. You were our guest right here in this very café a couple of years ago. One of our early interviews on The English Teacher John Show.
Elmar: I remember very well. The situation I remember, but I can’t remember what we were talking about.
John: Anyway, also I did one about transportation at my house, I think.
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We’re back with a new episode!
In this episode:
===== TRANSCRIPT for English Teacher John Show 67 ==========
===== section: INTRO =====
Welcome everyone to the English Teacher John Show. Our show is for English learners of all abilities. We tried to use clear and difficult-to-understand English. No, no, no we try to use clear and easy-to-understand English. Our podcast is recorded, edited and produced right here in our studio in Matsumoto, Japan. My name is John Koons and I am your host. Alright, let’s see.
Today’s show, we have two segments. In our first segment, it’s an exciting interview with Will, who lives here in Matsumoto. Our theme today is healing so you’ll hear something about healing in this interview with Will.
[promo: interview audio clip]
John: Will, can you give us a little summary of what happened recently.
Will: I was snowboarding at Hakuba 47…
Then, we’ll have a couple of quotations in our second segment. Alright, let’s do it.
[Gong]
===== section: INTERVIEW =====
We’ll start off with the interview.
[interview: start]
John: Alright, well we’ve got a special interview today. Our guest is Will. How you doing Will?
Will: Doing okay.
John: Welcome to the English Teacher John Show.
Will: Good to be here.
John: Yeah, why don’t you just tell us a little bit about yourself. I know a lot about you but our listeners don’t.
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We’re back with a new episode!
In this episode:
Enjoy and learn!
John
ADVERTISING SLOGANS, JINGLES and TAGLINES talked about in this episode:
Diamonds are forever. (DeBeers diamonds)
Just do it. (Nike)
Good to the last drop. (Maxwell House coffee)
Breakfast of champions. (Wheaties breakfast cereal)
When it rains it pours. (Morton Salt)
Where’s the beef? (Wendy’s fast food/hamburgers)
M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hand. (M&M candies)
We bring good things to life. (General Electric)
Be all that you can be. (U.S. Army)
Pepsi Cola hits the spot. (Pepsi Cola)
You deserve a break today. (McDonalds fast food)
source: http://adage.com
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Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is. (Alka Seltzer headache/nausea remedy)
You’re in good hands with Allstate. (Allstate Insurance)
Don´t leave home without it. (American Express card)
Think different. (Apple Macintosh computers)
Reach out and touch someone. (AT&T phone company)
A little dab’ll do ya. (Brylcreem hair cream)
Have it your way. (Burger King fast food)
I’d walk a mile for a Camel. (Camel cigarettes)
When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight. (Federal Express delivery service)
Finger lickin’ good. (KFC)
source: http://adslogans.co.uk
==========
QUOTATIONS in this Episode
Today’s quotes are from:
http://quotationspage.com
http://thinkexist.com
Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless. -Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)
Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. -Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half. -John Wanamaker (1838 - 1922)
Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need. -Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
=== Start TRANSCRIPT for Episode 66 ======
Hey, where’d everybody go?? Hello, hello? Is anyone still listening to our show? Anybody home? Well, at least we still have Martin’s music on the old hard drive? It’s time for the English Teacher John Show number 66. Alright, Martin, HIT IT!
[intro music]
INTRODUCTION & INDEX
Welcome everyone to The English Teacher John Show No. 66. Our show is for English learners of all abilities; we try to use clear and easy-to-understand English. Our podcast is recorded and produced right here in our low-tech studio in Matsumoto, Japan. My name is John Koons and I am your host.
Hi John,
hello again. I’m very happy to see you podcasting again!
Keep on podcasting - we love it!
best regards
Jürgen
End July/Early August 2008
WE ARE UPGRADING TO A NEW WEB HOSTING SERVICE.
SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE!
-John
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