The Pig's Ear show

The Pig's Ear

Summary: Listening practice. An Irishman teaching in Japan tells stories.

Podcasts:

 The Real Japan! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 307

1. Where was the speech contest held? 2. According to the first speaker, what is the number one reason for Snoopy’s popularity? 3. What did the first study say was a danger associated with left-handedness? 4. What did the second, more positive study of left-handedness say? 5. What are the speaker’s cousins like? 6. Where had the third speaker been? 7. What are all teenagers interested in? 8. What Japanese things were the Europeans interested in? 9. What is the third speaker’s advice to the listeners? 10. What are some of the things manga girls can do for you?

 The Real Japan! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 307

1. Where was the speech contest held? 2. According to the first speaker, what is the number one reason for Snoopy’s popularity? 3. What did the first study say was a danger associated with left-handedness? 4. What did the second, more positive study of left-handedness say? 5. What are the speaker’s cousins like? 6. Where had the third speaker been? 7. What are all teenagers interested in? 8. What Japanese things were the Europeans interested in? 9. What is the third speaker’s advice to the listeners? 10. What are some of the things manga girls can do for you?

 The Real Japan! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 307

1. Where was the speech contest held? 2. According to the first speaker, what is the number one reason for Snoopy’s popularity? 3. What did the first study say was a danger associated with left-handedness? 4. What did the second, more positive study of left-handedness say? 5. What are the speaker’s cousins like? 6. Where had the third speaker been? 7. What are all teenagers interested in? 8. What Japanese things were the Europeans interested in? 9. What is the third speaker’s advice to the listeners? 10. What are some of the things manga girls can do for you?

 Letters (Intermediate/5 mins) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 273

1. How did Patrick find people to write to? 2. What 3 things did Patrick’s students write in their letters? 3. Where did the first letter come from? 4. How did the class read the letters? 5. What had the girl from Thailand done? 6. How did they learn about Turkish food? 7. What 2 things did the English girl send? 8. Where in London does the English girl live? 9. What was the problem with the last letter? 10. What does Patrick hope will happen?

 Letters (Intermediate/5 mins) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 273

1. How did Patrick find people to write to? 2. What 3 things did Patrick’s students write in their letters? 3. Where did the first letter come from? 4. How did the class read the letters? 5. What had the girl from Thailand done? 6. How did they learn about Turkish food? 7. What 2 things did the English girl send? 8. Where in London does the English girl live? 9. What was the problem with the last letter? 10. What does Patrick hope will happen?

 Letters (Intermediate/5 mins) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 273

1. How did Patrick find people to write to? 2. What 3 things did Patrick’s students write in their letters? 3. Where did the first letter come from? 4. How did the class read the letters? 5. What had the girl from Thailand done? 6. How did they learn about Turkish food? 7. What 2 things did the English girl send? 8. Where in London does the English girl live? 9. What was the problem with the last letter? 10. What does Patrick hope will happen?

 Happy Halloween | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 186

1. What ghost do Koreans find most scary? 2. What does she look like? 3. Why did she become a ghost? 4. Who does she haunt? 5. What does a gumiho look like? 6. What does a gumiho change into? 7. What does a gumiho do to its victims? 8. What do gumihos wish to be 9. What do many Korean and Japanese ghosts have in common? 10. What two theories does Patrick have about this? What do you think?

 Happy Halloween | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 186

1. What ghost do Koreans find most scary? 2. What does she look like? 3. Why did she become a ghost? 4. Who does she haunt? 5. What does a gumiho look like? 6. What does a gumiho change into? 7. What does a gumiho do to its victims? 8. What do gumihos wish to be 9. What do many Korean and Japanese ghosts have in common? 10. What two theories does Patrick have about this? What do you think?

 Happy Halloween | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 186

1. What ghost do Koreans find most scary? 2. What does she look like? 3. Why did she become a ghost? 4. Who does she haunt? 5. What does a gumiho look like? 6. What does a gumiho change into? 7. What does a gumiho do to its victims? 8. What do gumihos wish to be 9. What do many Korean and Japanese ghosts have in common? 10. What two theories does Patrick have about this? What do you think?

 Mirror to Japan (advanced/ 3.5 minutes) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 210

This story is about a questionnaire we sent to some foreigners asking for their thoughts on Japan. We got a good range of answers. 1. How many questions did the students write? 2. Who had met the Emperor? 3. What was the second question? 4. How did Patrick’s male friend answer the second question? 5. Who is the new prime minister? What did people know about him? 6. What things had people learned about Japan at school? 7. What was the fifth question? 8. What did everyone mention in their answers to the fifth question? 9. What was Patrick’s Scottish friends image of Japan on the world stage? 10. How did Patrick’s students feel about this project?

 Mirror to Japan (advanced/ 3.5 minutes) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 210

This story is about a questionnaire we sent to some foreigners asking for their thoughts on Japan. We got a good range of answers. 1. How many questions did the students write? 2. Who had met the Emperor? 3. What was the second question? 4. How did Patrick’s male friend answer the second question? 5. Who is the new prime minister? What did people know about him? 6. What things had people learned about Japan at school? 7. What was the fifth question? 8. What did everyone mention in their answers to the fifth question? 9. What was Patrick’s Scottish friends image of Japan on the world stage? 10. How did Patrick’s students feel about this project?

 Mirror to Japan (advanced/ 3.5 minutes) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 210

This story is about a questionnaire we sent to some foreigners asking for their thoughts on Japan. We got a good range of answers. 1. How many questions did the students write? 2. Who had met the Emperor? 3. What was the second question? 4. How did Patrick’s male friend answer the second question? 5. Who is the new prime minister? What did people know about him? 6. What things had people learned about Japan at school? 7. What was the fifth question? 8. What did everyone mention in their answers to the fifth question? 9. What was Patrick’s Scottish friends image of Japan on the world stage? 10. How did Patrick’s students feel about this project?

 The Violence of the Goats (pretty fast/ 5 mins) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 297

This week we had a terrible accident...in my junior high school English conversation class!!! 1. Where does Patrick teach? 2. What did Patrick want to introduce his students to? 3. What lived under the bridge? 4. Why did the goats want to cross the river? 5. Why wasn’t the little goat eaten? 6. How many boys were in a group? 7. What injuries did the boys have? 8. How did the accident happen? 9. How did the other students feel about the accident? 10. What did Patrick have to do after the accident?

 The Violence of the Goats (pretty fast/ 5 mins) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 297

This week we had a terrible accident...in my junior high school English conversation class!!! 1. Where does Patrick teach? 2. What did Patrick want to introduce his students to? 3. What lived under the bridge? 4. Why did the goats want to cross the river? 5. Why wasn’t the little goat eaten? 6. How many boys were in a group? 7. What injuries did the boys have? 8. How did the accident happen? 9. How did the other students feel about the accident? 10. What did Patrick have to do after the accident?

 The Violence of the Goats (pretty fast/ 5 mins) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 297

This week we had a terrible accident...in my junior high school English conversation class!!! 1. Where does Patrick teach? 2. What did Patrick want to introduce his students to? 3. What lived under the bridge? 4. Why did the goats want to cross the river? 5. Why wasn’t the little goat eaten? 6. How many boys were in a group? 7. What injuries did the boys have? 8. How did the accident happen? 9. How did the other students feel about the accident? 10. What did Patrick have to do after the accident?

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