Erina: So Mike, you know the other day my friends and I were talking about ideal hotels. What is your ideal hotel? Mike: Well, there are many hotels that would appeal to me but I'd say my ideal hotel would number one have to have a gorgeous view from...
Katia: Hello Felipe, how are you? Felipe: Hello, Katherine, I'm fine, you? Katia: Good. Actually I'm starving and I wanted to ask you about food. What is your favorite Colombian food? Felipe: Well, in Colombia we have many, many different kinds of fo...
Rebecca: Hey, Todd, I'm going and looking for a gym. Actually, I hear you've joined a gym. Which one? Todd: Yeah, actually, there's a real nice gym down town. It just opened about a month ago. Maybe two months ago. It's really nice. Rebecca: OK, what...
Chugi: Hi, Mike, how are you doing? Mike: Hey, Chugi, I'm good. Chugi: I'm so done we're with classes. Mike: Yeah, me too. Chugi: What are you doing for the summer vacation? Mike: Right now, I have no plans. Chugi: Well, I am planning to go home to M...
Vella: So, Daniel, we're talking about movies. Daniel: Uh, uh. Vella: Do you have any favorite Chilean movie? Daniel: Well, yeah. Actually Chilean movies are quite, we're making a lot of movies recently but this one movie I really liked. It's quite o...
Daniel: Hey, Vella, how are you? Vella: I'm good. How are you? Daniel: I'm well thanks. Just wanted to ask you what's your favorite movie? Vella: OK, I have one all-time Indonesian favorite movie. Daniel: Uh, uh. Vella: And it's called Lima Juanita,...
Todd: We're talking about education and about, you know, people applying themselves and giving grades and giving praise and stuff like that. Have you ever thought that maybe we, because we're both teachers, both of us are teachers, that maybe we put...
Todd: Talking about kids and school, what do you think about failure? Like it seems like we're moving to where we're not allowed to tell kids that they're not doing well, that everybody has to be a winner. You know, everybody gets a good grade. What...
Todd: So, Julia, now you are a parent. Julia: That's right. Todd: And have you heard of all these terms that we have in the US for different types of parents? I wonder if you have them in the UK? Julia: You mean like soccer mum, stuff like that? Todd...
Jana: So, Peter, I've been asking you about hunting for treasure. Can I ask you a few more questions? Peter: Sure. Jana: So why are there so many sunken ships in South Africa? Peter: Well I guess around the southern tip of Africa because of the reall...
Jana: So, Peter, you mentioned treasure diving. How did you find out about this? Peter: Oh, well, I had this friend and he actually used to work for the government but he was diving just for pleasure at that time but then he met, I think while on a d...
Daniel: Well we're talking about men and being macho and stuff like that but recently there's the whole thing about being metrosexual, right? What do you think about that? Vella: I have no problem with, you know, metrosexual because I think, you know...
Vella: So Daniel, we're talking about emotions and let's talk about emotions in men. Do you think it's OK for men to cry? Daniel: Well, I do think it's all right. There's nothing wrong about it. If you want to cry, if you're sad, if you are angry, if...
Julia: And how about you? What kind of learner are you? Todd: Well I guess I'm maybe kinesthetic, that's movement, right, or doing things with your hands. Julia: Yeah, I think so or even your whole body? Todd: I don't know. Is kinesthetic using your...
Todd: So, Julia, we're both teachers. Julia: That's right. Todd: And are you familier with the different learner types? Julia: A little bit, yes, I encounter different kinds of learners in my classrooms. Todd: OK, so for example, what kind of learner...