Podcasts by Alan Palmers Language Chat podcasts

*******Last podcast for this website****** from 2009-04-01T21:19:15

Hello everybody, This is the last article I will put on this website as it is full! My new site is: www.language-explorer.co.uk See you there!! Bye Alan

How much speaker how much learner? from 2009-03-21T18:19:37

Hello again Today I want to make a suggestion about how we can make a decision on our language skills. People say “I am a learner of English,” “ I am learning French”, “I learn Italian” etc Th...

Relaxing Challenges from 2009-03-16T22:58:42

Hello everybody Today I want to talk about an idea for learning I call "Relaxing Challenges" Remember when you were a child and you liked to play? Sometimes you dared yourself to try things: climb...

Deutsch/English videocast from 2009-03-08T22:02:52

Hrllo everyone I am back after quite a long absence. I had problems with my home internet connection. Here is something new, a German/English videocast See what you think Bye for now Alan

Punch and Judy Shows from 2008-12-20T15:34:43

I hope you like this podcast about Punch and Judy. A famous traditional puppet show in England. Bye for now Alan

Reading and Listening Practice (Article about tea) from 2008-12-01T06:26:24

China, the homeland of tea It is universally acknowledged that China is the original tea-growing area, as well as the first country to grow, produce and drink tea. In the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (...

More advice on English pronuciation from 2008-11-21T18:07:33

Hello everybody. Alan here. Thanks for listening to my podcast. www.alanlancs1.podomatic.com Today I want to talk about some of the difficulties with English pronunciation. There are certain let...

40 minutes a day language learning from 2008-11-16T16:33:14

Hello everybody. The transcript for this is the next podcast. You can download it as a PDF text document. Bye for now Alan

**ADVANCED ENGLISH"(Article: Language learning") from 2008-11-12T00:10:44

Hello everybody. You can download the transcript for this podcast by clicking "download" on the next podcast ***TRANSCRIPT*** PDF format Take care Alan

More on introductory phrases for opening a conversation from 2008-11-09T08:59:49

Hello everybody. It’s been a while since I made a podcast. Today I wanted to give you some suggestions on how to start conversations with native speakers of English, or if you cannot find a native ...

Bonfire Night from 2008-11-02T00:21:04

Guy Fawkes Day (5th November) This is generally known as "Bonfire Night", and marks the failure of the "Gunpowder Plot" in which Guy Fawkes (the leader of the conspirators) and his fellow conspir...

Poem -"The Donkey" from 2008-10-16T22:31:42

The Donkey I saw a donkey One day old His head was too big For his neck to hold; His legs were shaky And long and loose, They rocked and staggered And weren’t much use He tried to gambol And fris...

Intonation practice from 2008-10-07T20:23:36

I explain a little more about using intonation in English Hello everybody I thought that today you might be interested in listening to English intonation. English has two main "tones": a "rising" ...

Weekend words October 4th from 2008-10-04T20:31:53

I hope you like my chatcast. It's a bit longer than usual and I'll put a text here in a couple of days. Be good be happy (BGBH) Alan

Making a nice cup of English tea from 2008-09-18T22:33:17

How to make a perfect English cup of tea http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39370.asp Guest Author - Hellie T. One of the things you need to be able to do is to sit down and enjoy a really go...

French Song"L'auvergnat" from 2008-09-13T09:25:58

Here is my version of "L'auvergnat" (Song for the person from the Auvergne) It was written and sung by Georges Brassens It is ano old French song - and I like it a lot I hope you like my versio...

Local Markets from 2008-09-07T23:33:14

Hello everybody, I have had some nice feedback from visitors to my site. I have realised that to help people with English, it is sometimes very useful to talk about cultural activities. Today I w...

Guitar tune:"Bubble and Squeak" from 2008-08-25T16:17:08

Here's a guitar tune I recorded today. I hope you like it It is called "Bubble and Squeak" This is...

Weekend words 24th August - Reading technique from 2008-08-25T00:05:59

Hello everybody Alan here and welcome to www.alanlancs1.podomatic.com. And today I’m just speaking without a text. ...

Listening strategies #1 from 2008-08-21T23:10:55

Hello everybody, I’m back from my holidays in France. Today I want to talk about when people speak fast and what you can do to help understand what is spoken. I think listening is the most diffi...

Culture: Leeds and Liverpool canal from 2008-08-02T22:50:42

Hello everybody This podcast is about the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is the longest canal in Northern England at 127 miles (204km) long. It passes through 91 locks wi...

Weekend Words August 2nd"More on Accent" from 2008-08-02T22:43:13

Hello everybody. Many people I speak with who learn English would like to know how to “improve” their English accent. It’s always d...

More on fluency and conversations from 2008-07-31T06:40:26

Fluency - setting up a conversation Hello everybody. Today I want to talk about how to make your spoken English flow better and to help you with making it a little easier to talk to people, parti...

Song Title:"I'll Be Back"by Alan Palmer (Original Artists: The Beatles from Hard Day's Night) from 2008-07-19T12:07:27

Hello, Today I am playing a Beatles song for you - which I like very...

Speaking with native (or near native) speakers of English from 2008-07-14T21:54:05

More on conversations with native speakers Today I’d like to tell you more on starting conversations with native speakers when you are travelling to England, or ano...

Weekend Words July 13th"Stress on words"#2 from 2008-07-14T00:10:42

Hello everybody, Some languages use tones or stress sounds (like Chinese) which shows meaning. Today’s Weekend words is more about how in English we use tones on di...

English Castles from 2008-07-08T05:54:39

History of the English Castle Many English castles were built of stone during the Medieval era. But the history of the English castl...

Mind your words! with"Mind word essays"(normal speed speech recording) from 2008-06-16T00:42:03

Hello everybody Today I want to talk about a new idea I have had to ...

Weekend words May 4th from 2008-05-04T06:46:32

Hello everyone, good evening. Alan here from England, and this time I’m speaking without a text again. It’s always interesting for me to just speak without a text, because this is how we speak norm...

Guitar Improvisation"Funny Bone" from 2008-05-02T19:04:01

I hope you like my guitar piece which I played this evening and a nice sunny evening in England

Conversations with native speakers from 2008-04-24T17:17

Hello everyone, Today I would like to talk about how better to get conversations started. When we learn languages, we always want so much to speak with native speakers – but at the same time, we ...

Idea of checking your own progress with English from 2008-04-15T23:33:27

Hello everybody It’s nice to be here again to talk to you. I’ve been having some nice feedback about my podcasts recently and it’s always nice to receive it. Thanks to those of you who sent me me...

Weekend words April 6th from 2008-04-06T23:42:17

hello everybody For my weekend words today, I want to talk about why sometimes it is difficult to understand native speakers, even when you may have been learning English a long time. I discover...

Chatcast April 1st (Alan's tea-time chat) from 2008-04-01T19:52:28

Hello everybody, Today I have just decided to talk - no text prepared. So I will listen back to it later and write down for you what I said - so you can read along with me speaking. In the meanti...

New Guitar Tune from 2008-03-23T11:10:33

I hope you like my latest guitar tune

Guitar tune - Cookies for Tea from 2008-03-17T17:21:58

I hope you like this guitar tune I recorded today on my 12-string acoustic guitar...

Weekend words March 15th Keeping motivated to learn languages from 2008-03-15T21:21:38

Hello everybody For my weekend words today I'd like to discuss ways to make language learning more interesting. Often, people ask us why we learn one or more languages. We sometimes ask ourselves w...

Weekend Words 1st March from 2008-03-01T21:53:58

Hello everybody, I hope you are all well. It has been a little while since I made a podcast. Thank you for all you nice messages. Today I would like to talk about being positive and relaxed about...

Weekend Words February 15th (speed of speaking in friendly conversations) from 2008-02-15T21:18:43

Hello everybody. For my weekend words this week I want to talk about conversation practice and speed of speaking. Over the years, I've met a lot of people who are learning English as a foreign lang...

Weekend Words February 10th (Increasing cultural understanding) from 2008-02-10T22:18:03

Hello everybody. For my weekend words today I wanted to talk about using short newspaper, magazine or Internet articles to help develop language and also how, at the same time to understand more ab...

New way to learn vocabulary? from 2008-02-02T21:21:34

Hello everybody, Today I wanted to talk about my ideas on increasing fluency (which in my opinion is about how easy you can use a language at a high level) I wanted to tell you about a new idea I...

Using simple sentences to gain fluency from 2008-01-30T23:43:18

Hello everybody, Today I wanted to talk about practicing phrases to make it easier to remember how to say things and the right words to use I want to go shopping because my sister is coming and ...

Placing emphasis on words when speaking from 2008-01-24T00:24:48

Hello everybody. This is a continuation of my podcast about difficult sounds in English. English often uses stress or emphasis on syllables within a word. Stress is sometimes used in spoken Englis...

Alan's Weekend Words January 19th from 2008-01-19T19:48:21

Well, I decided that for all my podcasts, I'll write a little introduction and then put the transcript for the voice recording for you. So, welcome to "Alan's Weekend Words January 19th". Today som...

Chatcast - more about fluency in languages from 2008-01-18T21:30:56

Buenos dias, bom dia,hallo, bonjour, jo napot,ni hao, Guten Tag! So many languages. But of course, as usual, I am speaking in uhm, English my mother tongue and today, I wanted to speak a little abo...

Guitar Tune - called "Prairie Sunset" from 2008-01-16T23:44:32

I hope you like my latest guitar tune recorded today...

Guitar Tune - called"Prairie Sunset" from 2008-01-16T23:44:32

I hope you like my latest guitar tune recorded today...

Hola! Chatcast about Spanish learning from 2008-01-14T21:37:01

hello everybody. Alan here. Buenos dias, ¿Cómo estás? hablo poco espagnol a hora! Today I wanted to talk a little about learning Spanish. I'm starting to learn some Spanish. I wanted to start seri...

Weekend words Jan 6th (2) from 2008-01-06T20:36:38

Punctuation has been defined in many ways. Some grammarians use the analogy of stitching: punctuation as the basting that holds the fabric of the language in shape. Another writer tells us that pun...

New Year's resolutions from 2008-01-01T14:47:25

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7162692.stm. New Year's resolution success tip have chance to Only 25% of people succeeded in quitting smoking Most of us will make a New Year's resolution...

Just a New Year chat cast from 2008-01-01T14:30:54

Hello, Text is below this time (for those who can't view my blog)  Well hello everyone and welcome to my podcasts and also to 2008! This time, uhm, for this time I thought I would just chat. Usu...

More about questions from 2007-12-27T17:47:13

Alan's Weekend Words December 2nd from 2007-12-02T20:47:53

New intro tune Words on my blog Take care Alan

Alan's Weekend Words 24th November from 2007-11-24T21:58:10

I hope you like my new podcast - sorry no music recorded this time Transcript here: www.alanpalmer.blogspot.com

Informal style from 2007-09-04T19:44:28

Here’s a podcast about informal style of conversations in English As usual, the text is on my blog www.alanpalmer.blogspot.com Any comments welcome – see you next time

English can be a bit silly sometimes.... from 2007-08-04T07:05:04

I'm on holiday for a week - so here are my weekend words - see you in a week! Take care! Alan

Alan's Weekend Words July 22nd from 2007-07-22T17:29:21

This time I talk about sleep words in English Text here: www.alanpalmer.blogspot.com I hope you don't fall asleep listening - haha See you next time!

Thanking people in English from 2007-07-04T20:01:54

This chatcast is about how we thank people in England using different words and phrases. Don't forget that the transcript for the recording is here: www.alanpalmer.blogspot.com Take care - see y...

Asking questions in English from 2007-06-26T22:54:26

I talk about the way we ask questions in English - well, in England anyway I hope you find it interesting As usual, the text is on my blog www.alanpalmer.blogspot.com

Alan's Weekend Words June 17th from 2007-06-17T22:07:22

I talk about how we shorten sentences in conversation with friends and family You can find the transcript here: alanpalmer.blogspot.com

Rock Abby Lee from 2007-06-17T20:56:47

A guitar interlude for you - I hope my playing gets you on your feet! The title is actually "rockabilly" - but I decided that it looked better as "Rock Abby Lee"

Alan's Weekend Words # 2 from 2007-05-24T20:08:23

Hello again. I've often wondered why so many people learning English want to have "near-native" accents. I discuss this phenomenon a little here... Transcript at: www.alanpalmer@blogspot.com See yo...

Alan's Weekend Words #1 from 2007-05-19T20:39:58

This is a new idea. I'm calling this "Alan's Weekend Words" I'm going to just chat about things I hope you find interesting You can find the transcript on my blog: www.alanpalmer.blogspot.com Le...

Language"Chatcast" from 2007-05-14T22:13:58

I'm just "chatting" about language here today Transcript at my blog: alanpalmer.blogspot.com

Language "Chatcast" from 2007-05-14T22:13:58

I'm just "chatting" about language here today

Transcript at my blog: alanpalmer.blogspot.com

More thoughts on motivation and language learning from 2007-05-13T10:46:17

More thoughts on language learning

Common mistakes in English from 2007-05-13T10:42:41

Just some thoughts about common mistakes people make when learning English and a few more thoughts besides

Alan's language learning top 10 tips! from 2007-05-13T10:14:42

My English language learning tips! More information about my language learning experiences and transcripts for the podcasts are available at:: www.alanpalmer.blogspot.com Alan's language chat ro...