Todd: OK, Charlotte. You've been a teacher for quite awhile. Charlotte: Yeah, I started about three years ago. My first job was in Jessif, in the east of Poland. I was promised that I wasn't going to have to teach any beginners or any little children...
Todd: Keri, I heard you have a new house. Keri: Yes, I do. Todd: Oh, so what's your new house like? Keri: It's small, it's old. It's mostly wooden in the inside. It has two bedrooms and a balcony off of those rooms. Downstairs, there's like a living...
Todd: OK. Leath, you're from Zimbabwe. Could you talk about that? Leath: Yeah, OK. Well, I'm from Harare which is the capital of Zim. I was born there. My folks are British. My dad is from Manchester and my mom is from Scotland. They went out a long...
Todd: Hello, Gabrielle! Gabrielle: Hello! Todd: How are you doing today? Gabrielle: Good thanks. Todd: Now, Gabrielle, I hear that you are going back home to New Zealand. Gabrielle: That's right. I'm going home for summer. Todd: OK. What are your pla...
Todd: Devon, I've been putting on a few pounds and you're quite a lean fit guy. Devon: Well, thank you. Todd: What do you recommend? What can I do to lose weight? Devon: Well, I exercise a lot. I go running at least three times a week. More than that...
Reiko: Ikebana, it's an art of flowers. It's quite different from Western style flower arrangement because in Ikebana's theory you can decorate one flower, only with one flower. Anili: Oh, really? Reiko: The flower arrangement in Japan is not only de...
Todd: OK. Ann, you spent quite a bit of time in Australia recently so why don't you talk about that? Ann: I really liked living in Australia. I was an international student and I studied education at the University of Sydney. Lliving in Sydney was fa...
Todd: Hello Michael. Michael: Hello Todd. Todd: We're going to talk about Australia. Or your going to talk about Australia. So first of all how many people live in Australia? Michael: Australia? Oh, there's about 20 million people in Australia right...
Jessica: Let's see. My mom is three years older than my dad. They are like night and day. My mom is 5 foot 4 on a good day, 5 foot 2 I think in real life. She is very sweet, very nice, very caring and very cute. Everybody tells her how young she look...
Todd: Hello, Matt! Matt: Hello, Todd! Todd: Matt, I'm going to ask you some questions about pets. Matt: OK. Todd: First question, do you have a pet? Matt: Yes, my pet at my mom's house we have three pets; two dogs and a cat. My family actually raises...
Todd: OK. Steven, you're looking at a picture. Please describe what you see. Steven: I can see a red double-decker bus. It's the kind of bus you'll see very often in London. In fact, I know this bus is from London because I can see the names: Chelsea...
Todd: Okay. So Sarah, I see you eat soup every day at work. Why are you eating soup every day? Sarah: Thats because I love to cook soup. Todd: So you make the soup? Sarah: Yes, its very easy to make. Todd: So you cook it and then you just bring it to...
