Tom Teaches: Americanisms
Americanisms is designed for intermediate English Language learners. It's to help you practice your listening, your pronunciation and to learn more about the culture of the United States. If you plan on coming to live or visit the United States, this podcast gives you some cultural background that you probably didn't hear about in the classroom. Enjoy!
Tom Teaches: Americanisms
Getting Common Sense from Anansi Spider (West African Folk Heritage!)
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Thomas Bachman
In this Episode we meet a folk hero of West African Origin: Anansi Spider.
He's a typical trickster character, but his plans backfire. As a result, all of mankind benefits!
As usual, I have an introduction to the podcast and the story. Then I read the full story without stopping. Next, I go back and break down any interesting vocabulary. And finally, I read the story again, without stopping. Hopefully by the second time hearing it, you understand more easily than you did the first time hearing it.
TimeStamps:
Intro (0:00 - 4:40)
Full Story (4:42- 6:43)
Break Down (6:45 - 11:31)
Full Story Second time ( 11:33 - 13:39)
Outro (13:39 - 14:29)
If you'd like to reach me, you can contact me via e-mail at AmericanismPodcast@gmail.com
Enjoy!