Learn English meaning of 'podcasts'

Intro

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• engaging
• earbuds
• be really into
• newsworthy

• blabber
• inspired
• day-to-day
• documentary

• content
• random

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

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Are you a busy person who likes to learn new things? If you are, you might enjoy listening to podcasts. You can find these audio programs on the internet and listen to them on your phone or on your computer. Instead of listening to a radio DJ blabbering about silly things, try a science or history podcast. Be inspired by an interview with a famous person. Learn about the day-to-day of life in another country in a travel podcast.

Serial is a very popular documentary podcast that started in 2014. Serial makes content about the lives of different people. Over 5 million people have downloaded this podcast! You can listen to it online for free to improve your English. A great place to look for other engaging podcasts is NPR, or National Public Radio. NPR has many podcasts about money, politics, books, and music. One of NPR’s most popular podcasts is Car Talk, a funny program about car problems. And, of course, you can always do a Google search to find a podcast about other topics you like.

Jessica is a new listener. Listen as she and Andy talk about their favorite kinds of podcasts.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Jessica

Gary

Jessica:  Gary, I just started listening to podcasts…

Gary:  Hold on- just want to take out my earbuds. Sorry, I was listening to some podcasts. What were you talking about?

Jessica:  Podcasts!

Gary:  Oh, no way!

Jessica:  Yes! I just started listening to podcasts.

Gary:  That’s awesome! I was just listening to a radio drama.

Jessica:  Really?

Gary:  Yeah.

Jessica:  Oh, you’ll have to tell me about it. I’ve been really into the documentary-style podcasts. I just finished Serial. It was incredible. I just want to listen to it again actually.

Gary:  NPR does some amazing podcasts.

Jessica:  They really do. It’s amazing to me that they’re newsworthy content but so engaging. I feel like I’m learning something new while I’m listening.

Gary:  Every single morning I’m listening to a podcast, because there’s so much great educational content that I can just learn about people, culture, new ideas, and be inspired.

Jessica:  Yeah.

Gary:  I love it!

Jessica:  I’ve been listening to them at the gym, which is really random, but it allows me to focus not only on my exercise and what I’m doing but also the storytelling.

Gary:  Yeah, and it’s not just radio blabbering where someone’s talking about the day-to-day with no real clear idea of where they’re going.

Jessica:  Exactly. I love it!

Gary:  Podcasts. So good!

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