December 23 2013

Medical Monday: Medical Q & A Practice (Light/For Beginners)

I find these learn to speak English videos to be great practice. They are especially helpful for students who are new to speed and new to Q & A.

Here’s a video that involves dialog between a doctor and a patient:

Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
are you= RU
tell me= TL-M
I have= IF
headache= HAEK
how about= HOUB
cough= KAUF
do you feel= DOUFL
temperature= TEM
worry= WOIR
medicine= MED
I understand= INDZ
thank you= THAUNG

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November 29 2013

Practice Video: 200 Q & A


Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
at any time= TNT
liquor= LIR
no, sir= NOS
what happened= WHAPD
police station= PLAIGS
do you know= DAOUN
back seat= SBAOET
handcuffed= HKD
front seat= FRAOET
I don’t think so= YONGS
unusual= NAOURB
I don’t remember= YORM
at that time= TAT
assault and battery= SAUB
during the = DURGT
had been= H-B
yes, sir= YES
how far= HOUF
do you remember= DORM
officer= OIFR
did you see= SDUZ
about how long= BHOUNG
accurately= KRALT

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November 3 2013

Word Drill: Words Beginning & Ending With Vowels

Here are some briefs from the video:
acquit= KWI
addition= DIGS
adoption= DOPGS
adult= DULT
agreeable= GRAOEBL
alert= LAERT
allege= AELG
announce= NOUNS
ago= AG
approval= PROIFL
audio= AOD
borrow= BROE
alias= AILZ
economy= KME
eliminate= L*IM
radio= RAO
emission= AOEMGS
argue= GAOU
event= AOENT
construe= STRU
preview= PRAOUF
identify= AOIF
climate= KLAOIMT
identity= AOID
diplomat= DPLOEMT
irate= AOIRT
format= FORMT
transit= TRIT
item= AOIT
visit= VIFT
invoice= KBOIS
inherit= HERT
obey= BOEB
spirit= SPIRT
occurrence= SPIRT
exhibit= XIB
offend= OFND
wallet= WLET
opposite= OPS
budget= BUJT
unanimous= NAN
felon= FLON
unique= YAOEK
utility= AOULT
honor= HON
amnesia= AM/NAOEZ
narrow= NAIR
rumor= RAOURM
idea= Y-D
tumor= TAOURM
oral= ORL
phobia= FOEB
organize= ORG
origin= AURJ
calorie= KLOER
error= ROR

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October 27 2013

Practice Video: As A Man Thinketh Part 6


Here are some briefs from the video:
intelligent= TEJ
accomplishment= PLIFMT
majority= MAIJT
catastrophe= STROEF
destruction= SDRUBGS or DRUBGS
persist= PRIFT
conceive= SKAOEF
centralize= STRALZ
according= KWORG
nature= NAUR
devote= DWOET
concentration= SKRAENGS
overcome= VUM
success= S-K
triumph= TRAOIM or TRAOIFRP
performance= P-FNS
focus= FOEKS
resolution= REFLGS
physically= F*IFL
conditions= K-NS
effort= EFRT
energy= N-RJ
knowledge= NOJ
enemy= NAOEM
become= B-K

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October 5 2013

Practice Video: Bill Gates Deposition Part 2 (1998)


Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
may have been= MAIFB
various= VAIRBS
competitor= KPET/TOR or KPET/O*R
platform= PLAFRM
internet= SBET or SBNT
union= AOUN
e-mail= AOEM
retail= TRAEL
capabilities= KPABLTS
I don’t think= YONG
feature= FAOERT
intension= SBENGS
initial= NIRB
package= PAJ
in or about= NOERB
series= SAOERS
memorandum= MUMD
memo= MOEM
meeting= MAOEGT
phone call= FOENG or FO*ENG
strategy= STRAJ
discussion= SKUGS
summary= SMAER
virtual= VIFPL
I don’t know= YON
application= PLIGS
did you understand= SDUNDZ
executive= SKAOUFT

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September 14 2013

Practice Video: Bill Gates Deposition Part 1 (1998)


Here are some briefs and phrases from the video:
chairman= KHAIRM
Microfoft= MAOIRK/SOFT or MAOIRKT
computer= KPAOURT
dictionary= DRAIRB
edition= YIGS
concept= SKEPT
software= SWA*ER
softball= SBAUL
so many= SOM
effective= FEF
device= DWAOIS
definition= DPINGS
inventory= VEN
accurate= KRAK
inaccurate= NAEK
browser= BROURS
technology= TJ
navigation= NAFGS
internet= SBET
context= KEGT
e-mail= AOEM
memorandum= MUMD
paragraph= PRAF
I don’t think= YONG
I don’t think so= YONGS
with respect= WR-PT
in or about= NOERB
architecture= AERK
do you understand= DOUNDZ
contradict= KRIKT

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