The Blues and Greens of Ecuador: An Audio Story

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Post your questions or comments on our blog. ENGLISH VOCABULARY for Today's Podcast (to) represent - (to) symbolize emerald - a green gemstone (the) edge - the boundary line, the end point tourist attractions - a place where tourists like to go one in particular- one that we are special attention to (to) sunbathe - (to) sit outside on a sunny day and enjoy the sunlight and maybe try to get a sun tan PLACES NAMED in Today's Podcast Punta Blanca Esmeralda Tarqui Jaramijo City Esmeraldas City Tarqui Tarqui Parish Manta City The Galapagos Islands Please donate to help keep more great ESL grammar and communication lessons. coming your way. We appreciate every donation.	The Blues and Greens of Ecuador An Audio Story Hello! We're really glad that you stopped by the ESL Help Desk, your home page for questions and comments about English grammar. The ESL Help Desk is based in Boston, Massachusetts and we are proud that today's episode is our sixteenth episode. The ESL Help Desk is unique because all our examples come from authentic language spoken or written by learners of English. So now let's talk about today's episode. The school year is almost over and people are asking each other the question, "What are you doing for vacation?" or "Are you going anywhere special this summer"? Today we're going to present you with an essay written by Wilfrido Lopez, in which Wilfrido writes about the beauty of his native country, Ecuador. Listen to Wilfrido's description. Doesn't it make you want to travel there? Before You Listen: What colors do you think of when you think of your native country? Why? Look at the photographs below, and answer the questions you see. Study the vocabulary to the left. Have you heard of any of the places listed? Then listen to the story! What do you see in the photo above? Write your response below. What is 9 + 3? Please answer question in order to prevent spam. We receive a lot of spam. Thank you. Look at all the footprints in the sand! How far have these people walked? Write your response in the box below. What is 9 + 3? Please answer question in order to prevent spam. Thank you. If you would like to learn more about Ecuador, see more photos and listen to music from Ecuador, visit the website http://www.ecuador.us We'd like to thank you for stopping by today's ESL Help Desk. Be sure to visit us when you're on your vacation - in Ecuador! And be sure to subscribe to us at www.eslhelpdesk.com, your homepage for English language learners! Music Copyright, permission of Luca De Bernardi;Photo of Headphones Copyright Karl-Erik Bennion; Photo of the beach of San Lorenzo, near Manta, GNU Free Documentation License .	Return to Our Library Subscribe to Our Feed Looking for Our Grammar Book? The Grammar HELP! Student Handbook is now available online in our library. Today's Date To listen to only the audio story, "The Blues and Greens of Ecuador", click here!
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