Show 920 Thursday 18 December
Watch today’s show at YouTube or BlipTV.
Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show.
The video I recommend today is by: theworldofmozz.
He’s pretty funny and I think this video is a good one for language students because the humour is based on the fact that some words sound the same.
In this book they talk about the fact that two words can sound like another two words because they join together when you say them.
I’ll read you some examples they give:
pets enter, pet centre
stopped aching, stop taking
ice cream, I scream
known aim, no name
called Annie, call Danny
clocks tops, Clock stops
missed a night, Mr Knight
In the Acadia Report today, people at Acadia University were asked: Is it better to have brothers and sisters or to be an only child?
What do you think? Leave a comment if you feel like it and tell us what you think.
The Acadia Report
from Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
study English at Acadia University in Canada
I have many brothers … many sisters and two brothers. I have four sisters and two brothers.
I think it’s better to have sisters and brothers. I don’t know if I would like being alone. But a person who is an only child might tell you different.
I think it’s better to have brothers and sisters because you always have a big family during the holidays and people to enjoy it with and people to joke around with.
Um I think it’s better to have brothers. A young brother more than an older brother because um, you can kind of beat the younger brother up a bit and get what you want from him.
STICK NEWS
Kia Ora, this is Stick News. Yesterday a 59-year-old Japanese comedian started running and sailing around the world. He’s calling the journey an “earth marathon” and plans to be finished in two years.
Kanpei Hazama is a Japanese comedian who likes running. According to his website he has competed in dozens of marathons and long distance runs. Last year he completed the Honalulu marathon in 4 hours and 46 minutes. Now, he’s running around the world. He’s planning to run 20,000 km and sail 16,000 km. He’s calling his trip an Earth Marathon and will keep fans updated on his progress on his website.
And that was Stick News for Thursday the 18th of December.
Kia Ora.
TDES Niseko Snow Report
in Kutchan
I filmed this standing in front of the gym yesterday.
It sounds like rain, but it’s actually melting snow.
This is the gym by the way. And I took that photo standing on this bridge.
And this is the little park on the other side of the bridge.
A colourful slide.
It was eight and a half degrees.
Word of the Day
Today’s word is beat.
There are many phrasal verbs using the word beat, for example: beat up.
In The Acadia Report today the guy said that it was good to have a younger brother because:
you can kind of beat the younger brother up a bit and get what you want from him.
I think he was joking, of course, but what does it mean to beat somebody up?
to hit or kick sb hard, many times
For example: He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs.
Beat-up or beaten-up is also an informal adjective which means: old or damaged.
conversations with sarah
#574 Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Step 1: Repeat Jake’s lines.
Step 2: Read Jake’s lines and talk to Sarah.
Jake Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Sarah Yeah, I have two sisters.
Jake Really? Any brothers?
Sarah No, just sisters.
Jake Are they older or younger?
Sarah One older and one younger.
Jake So you’re in the middle?
Sarah Yeah. How about you?
Jake I’m an only child.
links
today's news
today's STICK NEWS pictures
music
show start
artist: Boom Tschak
album: Indietronic CCBit.
track: More Chocolate, Please
from: Former Yugoslavia
MySpace
The Acadia Report start
artist: DJ iPep's
album: Home Mix 2007
track: Concerto
from: EVREUX, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site
nsr start
artist: Zeropage
album: Ambient Pills Update
track: Is It Real?
from: Switzerland
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site
WOD start
artist: DJ iPep's
album: Home Mix 2007
track: Game Toy
from: EVREUX, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site
cws start
artist: Wolfgang S.
album: Indietronic CCBit.
track: Dynamite
from: Belgrade, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia
artist site
MySpace
qa start
artist: ioeo
album: triptracks
track: triptrack2
from: Saint Raphael, France
album at Jamendo
artist at Jamendo
artist site
nsr/qa bgm
artist: Kevin MacLeod
track: We Wish you a Merry Christmas
artist site
YouTube channel
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