Places--Making Comparisons

Some of the differences between Portugal, Germany and the UK

places — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:29:56 GMT

HI there, I am Cristina Costa and I am happy to be able to communicate with you through this podcast. This is a great experience and I would also like to thank Cora for this opportunity. Hopefully I will hear from you too soon. I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from the countries I talked about. Take care and do keep in touch. :) Portugal Heidelberg, Germany. Manchester, UK. If you click on the pictures, you will get information about it.

Four places: Caracas, Milan, Boston, Toronto

places — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:49:16 GMT

Hello, my name is Berta and I am delighted to record this podcast about the places I have lived and worked in around the world. Although I am originally Venezuelan and have lived in Caracas most of my life, I have also lived in Milan, Italy; Boston, Massachussets, twice; and now I am here in Toronto, Canada, for a year. Each city has its own uniqueness and beauty, and all four are as interesting as they can be. I hold dear memories from the times I have spent in each one of them. That is why I like them so much, so let me try to compare them for you here. I hope it is not confusing. See more about Caracas at: http://itwilldefinitelywork.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_archive.html

Adelaide v Amsterdam

places — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:31:53 GMT

From Michael Coghlan - about 2 minutes long. The photo is a view of Adelaide from the air. My home on the web: http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/ My blog: http://mikecogh.blogspot.com/ My Podomatic site: http://michaelc.podomatic.com/

Compare Different Places You Know

places — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:50:28 GMT

To My ESL Students at City College of San Francisco: This podcast features ESL/EFL teachers around the world who have lived and worked in different places in different countries. They compare these different places and might also talk about their cross-cultural experiences. The grammar points in this podcast focus on “the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives”. After you listen to these teachers' episodes, I would ask you to share with the class about your experiences living and working in different places. You can talk about: • The air (fresh, clean, dirty . . . ) • The parks (clean, safe, beautiful, big . . . ) • Public transportation (convenient, reliable, dependable . . . ) • The streets (quiet, safe, clean, wide, narrow, busy, steep . . . ) • The buildings (tall, modern, attractive, classic . . .) • The weather (cold, cool, warm, hot, rainy, snowy, foggy, windy, hazy . . . ) • The people (friendly, nice, polite, honest, happy, hospitable, talkative, healthy, helpful . . .) • The city in general (large, interesting, exciting, expensive, hilly, ancient, crowded . . . ) You can also use any other adjectives you know for your comparisons. Please practice using the following in your sentences: “ ___________ er than _____” “more _________ than _____” “as _________ as _________" “not as _________ as ______" Also, search the internet and locate the places mentioned in these teachers’ episodes. Have fun, Your teacher: Cora Chen ESL page: http://corachen.com/esl.aspx Tour San Francisco: http://www.inetours.com/Pages/SFHm.html SFGov has compiled this gallery of photographs for your enjoyment: http://my.sfgov.org/photogallery/photogallery.aspx?dept=174 San Francisco 3958 Picture Virtual Tour: http://www.virtuar.com/ysf2/