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This is easy:

I'll say: "She lives in France."

You'll ask: "Does she live in France?"

So take my statement and turn it into a question. Easy! The rest of the directions are in the podcast. Use it to practice grammar (questions with 'does'), the names of some countries (France, Senegal, Kenya, and others), and, of course, pronunciation, rhythm, intonation, etc. Try to sound like me.

More to come...

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1. Roger has a red rabbit.

2. My robot is right-handed.

3. I like to read about railroads.

4. I fed my bird a carrot.

5. The doctor wore a white shirt.

6. Have you ever seen a lizard on a giraffe?

7. I’ll pay you a dollar for your green rocket.

8. I live on a ranch with my mother.

9. The rich pirate had a pet turtle.

10. I ran away from the walrus.

11. I brushed my hair with a hair brush.

12. Dinosaurs never ate kangaroos.

13. My father ate all the bread.

14. It is dangerous to drink and drive.

15. It took a large crane to lift the dragon onto the truck.

16. In his dream he played a drum.

17. My friend has freckles.

18. Her grandpa greeted the prince.

19. She practiced cartwheels on the grass.

20. I bought some groceries including fruit like grapes.

21. There was some trash around the trunk of the tree.

22. In reality, I forgot to bring my raincoat.

23. I saw a raccoon roasting a rattlesnake.

24. When I realized what he was reading, I was surprised.

25. I would like to travel around America.

26. The canary ate a blueberry.

27. I don’t have the authority to open the cafeteria.

28. My new camera is great!

29. My dictionary is full of vocabulary.

30. The operation will be necessary.

R sounds can appear at the beginning of words:

“Run, read, red”

In the middle of words:

“Pirate, Florida”

At the ends of words:

“Four, doctor”

And combined with other consonants:

“World, bread, pray”

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1- You said that already. I’m afraid you’re repeating yourself.

2- I think that’s a terrible idea, but you’re the boss so suit yourself. Do what you want.

3- In ten years I see myself running a successful consulting business.

4- My children always behave themselves in public. At home, however, they are monsters!

5- John is quite old but he is still perfectly capable of looking after himself.

6- My sister used to live off our parents, but now she has a good job and can support herself.

7- I wanted to pay myself a bonus at the end of last year, but sales were terrible so I couldn’t.

8- Our president loves himself more than anyone else in the whole world.

9- Go ahead—give yourself a raise! You’ve earned it.

10- He introduced himself to the audience and then began his speech about black holes.

11- His chauffeur had the flu, so Mr. Richman drove himself to his penthouse office.

12- She baked the cake herself with no help from her mother.

13- We prepared dinner ourselves using stuff we found in the refrigerator.

14- He stared at himself in the mirror and was surprised to see white hair and wrinkles.

15- The children decorated the Christmas tree themselves with ornaments they found in a box.

16- She taught herself English by reading books and watching videos.

17- All the children use ChatGPT to do their homework nowadays. They don’t do the work themselves, so they aren’t learning anything.

18- He slipped while rock climbing and injured himself badly.

19- I don’t recommend doing brain surgery on yourself.

20- The cat gave itself a thorough bath using its tongue.

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This is a companion podcast to the previous one which gives sentences with "when." The word "while" is used to link actions which are happening at the same time. For example: During dinner, I listened to a podcast. You can express this with while: "While I ate dinner, I listened to a podcast."

I prepared dinner while my wife took a nap.

My children studied while I worked remotely.

While the dog chased the cat around the house, I watched a basketball game.

I studied the menu while the waitress poured us coffee.

The teacher corrected my exam while the other students continued working.

I thought it was going to rain while we waited for the train to arrive, but it didn’t.

I worked in a factory while my wife finished medical school.

My daughter colored her place mat while we waited for dinner to arrive.

The teachers talked while the children played outside.

My parents finished eating breakfast while we washed their car.

Isabel drew pictures on a piece of paper while her parents described their vacation.

It took a while to finish painting the dining room.

He was in the hospital for a while after his accident.

She took some great photos while she was visiting Atlanta.

I read her a story while she brushed her hair.

George was very quiet while I explained the situation to him.

While I set the table for dinner, Mary finished the sauce and started bringing the food into the dining room.

He watched the puppies playing while their mother rested.

Her grandfather died while fighting in World War II.

We remained silent while she performed a violin duet with her sister.

I’ll go put gas in the car while you guys finish packing our suitcases.

Every once in a while, I listen to podcasts in French.

I need to be alone for a while.

While I can’t answer all your questions, I’m happy to answer the ones I can.

It may take a while for her to learn Spanish, but I’m sure she’ll get it eventually.

After a while, we all fell asleep and dreamed of flying elephants.

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A student asked me today to explain the difference between "when" and "while" in English. I think examples are the best way to learn so here are questions and statements containing "when" and I'll do "while" very soon--I promise!

When I arrived, it was raining.

When is your next meeting?

When I saw him, he was getting ready for a trip.

When did she get married?

When do you finish work?

I met them when they still lived in Los Angeles.

I’ll include that information when I write my report.

When the speech was over, my boss thanked us for coming and then left.

She remembered when she visited her grandparents every day.

When he lived in Rome, he spoke fluent Italian.

When we had finished breakfast, our mother told us to go outside and play.

When she started to do some research, she soon found some surprising information.

When did these kittens show up?

It was very late when we finally left the party.

When do I start work?

When are these library books due?

When she saw his expression, she was immediately worried.

I didn’t recognize you when you walked by dressed in a tiger costume.

When you know me better, you’ll realize that I always tell the truth.

When the professor started his lecture, the students were totally silent.

When I tried to walk through the forest in the dark, I soon crashed into a tree.

I was almost asleep when my phone rang.

He was studying when his cat jumped up on the computer keyboard.

My mother looked serious when she started describing the ghost in her house.

When you visit, you can sleep in your old bedroom.

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This podcast is the sound portion of one of my YouTube videos. It describes all my language learning experiences spread over many decades. Personally I think this is just as useful (or useless) as a podcast as it is in video form. In both formats it's just me telling a story. I hope you enjoy it: it includes successes as well as failures. If you'd like to watch me talk for more than an hour, here's the link.

I have not attached a transcript. If you desperately want one, let me know and I'll produce one for you. Hope you enjoy the story.

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Important note: This podcast is the audio portion of a video you can watch on my YouTube channel. So if you hear me say "video", that's why. I have added a transcript if you'd like to read along as you listen. I hope you enjoy it.

Barry

PS You can watch the original video here: https://youtu.be/cD5SEoif7bs

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Listen and repeat. Please do NOT read and repeat. The spelling won't help. Use your ears and your brain.

1. I saw a balloon in a cartoon.

2. It was cool in the swimming pool.

3. The table top was very smooth.

4. The kook lived in an igloo.

5. There was a lagoon at the zoo.

6. Which booze did you choose?

7. He climbed the roof and stood aloof.

8. At school he liked to play the fool.

9. Soon he will snooze in his booth at the fair.

10. The room was dark and gloomy.

11. She stood for a while and read her book.

12. I heard a dog woof in the dark.

13. Boogie woogie is a style of piano playing.

14. He’s a good man with good ideas.

15. The chimney was full of black soot.

16. We brought in some firewood.

17. I dropped a rock on my foot. Ouch!

18. I have a new hoodie with a purple hood.

19. Let’s look in the new cookbook.

20. You look bushed.

21. This coffee is full of sugar.

22. We took off after our friends on foot.

23. I stood outside for an hour.

24. It does no good to say “shoulda, coulda, woulda.”

25. A goat’s foot has a hoof. The plural is hooves.

26. We live in a spooky neighborhood.

27. I put off my doctor’s appointment.

28. If it keeps raining, the river could flood.

29. He fell out of the tree but shook off the pain and ran into the woods.

30. The accountant said he would cook the books for us.

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