Kikokushijo Academy Wordcast

Today, we’ll look at 22 common phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions that will be “just what the doctor ordered” when you want to talk about your health or doctor visits. This lesson is available to download in PDF format.  To test your knowledge of today’s phrases before the lesson begins, take the quick “pre-test” that is downloadable from our website.  Then, after the podcast, use the answer sheet to see how well you did.      

Today, you will be listening to a passage entitled “Solar Roadways” about a recent invention that could save our planet and all life on it from the disastrous effects of global warming and climate change, two phrases that you’re no doubt already well familiar with. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.  As you listen, it’s always a good idea to jot down some notes of important details and ideas, but don’t let your note-taking get in the way of your listening.    Be sure to listen to the KEY VOCABULARY bonus track.  This will help you with your understanding of the passage itself as well as give your vocabulary a big boost!  

Today’s listening passage, entitled “The Man with the Golden Arm,” is about how one man has expressed his gratitude, not just at Thanksgiving but all year round for more than half a century.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.  It’s always a good idea to jot down some notes of important details and ideas as you listen, but try not to let your note-taking get in the way of your listening.  Be sure to listen to the KEY VOCABULARY bonus track!  

If you attend Kikokushijo Academy and are a regular KA Wordcast listener, you no doubt speak two (or more!) languages, and in this, you’re very lucky, as today’s listening passage will show.  Entitled “The Bilingual Advantage,” the article is about the many benefits of speaking a second language, not just for communication, but for basic learning as well. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.  It’s always a good idea to jot down some notes of important details and ideas as you listen, but try not to let your note-taking get in the way of your listening.  Be sure to listen to the Key Vocabulary bonus track.   This will help you improve your understanding of the passage itself and give your vocabulary a big boost.    

Today, we’ll be looking at 22 phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions based on the word FACE, expressions that you are likely to hear almost every day.  Be sure to challenge yourself and check out the PRETEST exercise, availble for download on the KA Voicecast website. 

Today, you will be listening to a passage entitled “Under the Sea” about some of the amazing creatures that live deep beneath the ocean’s waves.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.  As you listen, it’s always a good idea to jot down some notes of important details and ideas, but don’t let your note-taking get in the way of your listening.  Make sure you check out the KEY VOCABULARY bonus track!  This will help you improve your understanding of the passage itself and give your vocabulary a big boost!  Available as a bonus track as well as on the kavoicecast.com website.   

With Halloween upon us, today we’ll have a little “scary” fun and check out some informal, but useful phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions that you are likely to hear or come across as the day for witches, goblins, and ghosts, not to mention “trick-or-treating,” draws near.  Be sure to test your knowledge by download the PRETEST from the KA Voicecast website! 

Though not exactly a “ghost story,” today’s passage, entitled “The House that Sarah Built,” is perfectly timed for Halloween.  You will be hearing about how an ordinary farmhouse was transformed into a sprawling mansion, all because of one woman’s mysterious obsession with the supernatural.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.  It’s always a good idea to jot down some notes of important information as you listen, but don’t let your note-taking get in the way of your listening.    Listen to the KEY VOCABULARY bonus track to help with your understanding of the passage and to give your vocab a big BOOST! 

Today's passage is about how some passionate sports fans show their support for their favorite team. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.         Make sure you listen to the KEY VOCABULARY bonus track!  

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled How We Give that looks at some of the new and exciting ways we now have to show our love and generosity through charitable giving.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the ten questions that follow.     Listening comprehension questions and answers will follow immediately after the closing jingle, so please stay tuned in.    Be sure to listen to the KEY VOCABULARY bonus track!

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled A Shift in Dialect? about how linguists are scratching their heads over a particular speech trend. Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.     Listening comprhension questions and answers will follow immediately after the closing jingle so be sure to stay tuned in.   

In this week's episode of KA WORDCAST Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, we look at 15 common idioms and phrasal verbs based on the word WALK.   Take the pre-test exercise before listening to see how well you know today's idioms.  The pre-test is available for download from the KA Voicecast website.  

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled One Man’s Dream about how one man in India literally moved a mountain to fulfill a dream.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.    Listening comprehension questions and answers are available on the KA Voicecast website as a separate track and PDF file. 

Today you will be listening to a passage entitled Sniffer Bees to the Rescue about how scientists are training honeybees to “sniff out” danger—and even some health problems.  Listen carefully to the passage and then answer the questions that follow.  Listening Comprehension Questions and Answers will follow immediately following the closing jingle, so please stay tuned in.  Alternatively, Q & A are available on the kavoicecast.com website as a separate track and PDF download.  Be sure to listen to the KEY VOCABULARY WORDS bonus track.    

Today we’ll be looking at twenty HOP-, SKIP-, and JUMP-based idioms and phrases that you are likely to come across on TV and in movies, in magazines and newspapers, on the Internet, and in everyday conversation. Downloadable exercise sheet and answers are available on the KA Voicecast website.  

Listening comprehension practice:  You will be listening to a short passage, after which you will be answering ten listening comprehension questions.  L/C answers are available immediately following the closing jingle.  Alternatively, you can listen to the Q & A on a separate track on the KA Voicecast website.   Key vocabulary words are available in PDF format as well as a separate track. 

Listening comprehension practice:  You will be listening to a short passage, after which you will be answering ten listening comprehension questions.  L/C answers are available as a separate track on the kavoicecast.com website. Key vocabulary words are available in PDF format as well as a separate track. 

Today we will be looking at 18 common RUN-based phrasal verbs—the ones you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in magazines and newspapers, on the Internet, and in everyday conversation:  the ones you will want to try out for yourself right away. Make sure you take the pretest exercise.  Available to download from the KA Voicecast website.   

Listening comprehension practice:  You will be listening to a short passage, after which you will be answering ten listening comprehension questions.   L/C answers are available as a separate track on the kavoicecast.com website.  Key vocabulary words are available in PDF format as well as a separate track.  

Today, we will be looking at the “Top 18” music-related idioms that you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in the print media, on the Internet, and in everyday conversation: the ones you will definitely want to try out for yourself right away.