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"QualityTime-ESL Podcasts" - Description and complete list below

“QualityTime-ESL podcasts” (cf. the whole list below) are recordings of oral exercises/drills that are "interactive", i.e. they will make you speak English! As a result you will improve your spoken English dramatically. They will help you train your proficiency in using …

  • tenses
  • adjectives
  • articles
  • defective verbs
  • gerunds
  • and many more aspects of essential English grammar.

The first podcasts in the "QT-ESL" series are relatively easy and intended for students who STILL FEEL BLOCKED when trying to speak English. But the structures soon become more complex. We review correct usage and work on pronunciation at the same time. "QT-ESL" podcasts are designed for both students working on their own and teachers looking for oral exercises/drills that focus on essential knowledge of English grammar to be used in class, in language labs or with MP3 players. SELF-TESTS are available after every five episodes.

Using the scripts as pair work in the classroom

If the podcasts are used as homework, some of the weaker learners may wish to consult the scripts. Or you may decide to assign the worksheets. In the classroom the scripts can be used effectively for pair work to see if the students have practiced enough on their own. Just hand out one script to each pair of students. One student will be reading from the script and the other will be responding to the stimuli. The students doing the exercises orally must not look at the script. They will be guided orally by their respective partners until they get the right answer. This is great as a warm-up activity and has everyone speaking instantly.

QualityTime-ESL Podcasts so far deal with...

QT-ESL An Introduction

QT-ESL 01 "To Be" - Basic tenses - Free transcript

QT-ESL 02 "To Have" - Basic tenses - Free transcript & worksheet

QT-ESL 03 "The Simple Present & the Simple Past" - Free transcript & worksheet

QT-ESL 04 "The Simple Past Part 1" - Free transcript & worksheet

QT-ESL 05 "The Simple Past Part 2" - Free transcript & worksheet

QT-ESL 05.1 & 05.2 - SELF-TEST 1 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 1-5 - Free transcripts)

The scripts and worksheets of the above episodes (PDFs) are offered as free downloads. The scripts of other podcasts can be purchased in the store.

QT-ESL 06 "The Simple Past vs. the Present Perfect"

QT-ESL 07 "To Want Someone to Do Something"

QT-ESL 08 "To Expect Someone to Do Something"

QT-ESL 09 "Contractions"

QT-ESL 10 "Asking Questions1"

QT-ESL 10.1 & 10.2 - SELF-TEST 2 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 6-10)

QT-ESL 11 "Gerunds1"

QT-ESL 12 "Different Uses of the Present Tense Part 1"

QT-ESL 13 "Different Uses of the Present Tense Part 2"

QT-ESL 14 "Spelling"

QT-ESL 15 "Numbers"

QT-ESL 15.1 & 15.2 - SELF-TEST 3 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 11-15)

QT-ESL 16 "Simple Defectives Part 1"

QT-ESL 17 "Simple Defectives Part 2"

QT-ESL 18 "Make & Do Part 1"

QT-ESL 19 "Make & Do Part 2"

QT-ESL 20 "Make & Do Poems"

QT-ESL 20.1 & 20.2 SELF-TEST 4 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 16-20)

QT-ESL 21 "Must and Have to"

QT-ESL 22 "The Plural Form of Nouns"

QT-ESL 23 "Avoiding Frequent Mistakes" Part 1

QT-ESL 24 "Sound of the Letter -i- Part 1"

QT-ESL 25 "Sound of the Letter -i- Part 2"

QT-ESL 25.1 & 25.2 - SELF-TEST 5 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 21-25)

QT-ESL 26 "Comparatives 1"

QT-ESL 27 "Comparatives 2"

QT-ESL 28 "Avoiding Frequent Mistakes 2"

QT-ESL 29 "Asking Questions 2"

QT-ESL 30 "Gerunds 2"

QT-ESL 30.1 & 30.2 - SELF-TEST 6 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 26-30)

QT-ESL 31 "Compound Defectives"

QT-ESL 32 "Asking Questions 3"

QT-ESL 33 "To Like-Need Someone to Do Something"

QT-ESL 34 "Conditionals 1"

QT-ESL 35 "Superlatives 1"

QT-ESL 35.1 & 35.2 - SELF-TEST 7 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 31-35)

QT-ESL 36 "Superlatives 2"

QT-ESL 37 "Gerunds 3"

QT-ESL 38 "Prepositions"

QT-ESL 39 "Asking Questions 4"

QT-ESL 40 "Interested in & Used to"

QT-ESL 40.1 & 40.2 - SELF-TEST 8 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 35-40)

QT-ESL 41 "Wanna"

QT-ESL 42 "Would rather"

QT-ESL 43 "Gonna"

QT-ESL 44 "Had better"

QT-ESL 45 "Had Better 2" (Advanced)

QT-ESL 45.1& 45.2 - SELF-TEST 9 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 41-45)

QT-ESL 46 "Where?"

QT-ESL 47 "What 1"

QT-ESL 48 "What 2"

QT-ESL 49 "Why 1"

QT-ESL 50 "Why 2"

QT-ESL 51 "Who, whom, whose"

QT-ESL 52 "For-Since-Ago 1"

QT-ESL 53 "For-Since-Ago 2"

QT-ESL 54 "Pronouncing Verbs in the Simple Past Tense"

QT-ESL 55.1 & 55.2 - SELF-TEST 11 - Parts 1 & 2 (Podcasts 41-45)

QT-ESL 55 "Pronouncing Verbs in the Simple Past Tense-Exercises"

QT-ESL 56 "Much vs. Many"

QT-ESL 57 "A Little/A Few/A Lot of""

To get the scripts and worksheets for all the episodes of "QualityTime-ESL Podcasts" together with those of "Your English"and "5 Minute TOPs" go to the store.

SCRIPTS AND WORKSHEETS ARE AVAILABLE…

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QT-ESL 59 "Either/Or" vs. "Neither/Nor" 1 ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

The following podcasts will help you use the expressions "Either/Or" and "Neither/Nor" in oral interactive exercises.

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QT-ESL 55.1 & 55.2 - SELF-TEST 11 ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

QT-ESL SELF-TEST 11 for podcasts 51-55: a way for you to evaluate your progress in spoken English (oral skills) in EFL/ESL/ELT courses.

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QT-ESL 58 Little/Few vs A Little/A Few ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Help you understand the difference between "a little" or "a few" versus "little" or "few" without the article "a". Oral practice exercises by Marianne Raynaud.

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QT-ESL 57 A Little/A Few/A Lot of ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Help you use correctly "a little", "a few" and "a lot of". Oral practice exercises by Marianne Raynaud.

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QT-ESL 56 Much vs. Many ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Help you distinguish between "much" and "many" and no longer make mistakes with "a little" versus "a few". Oral practice exercises by Marianne Raynaud.

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QT-ESL 55 Pronouncing Verbs in the Simple Past Tense-Exercises ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Help with the correct pronunciation of common verbs in the Simple Past Tense. Oral practice and a chart by Marianne Raynaud.

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QT-ESL 54 Pronouncing Verbs in the Simple Past Tense ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Help with the correct pronunciation of common verbs in the Simple Past Tense. Oral practice and a chart by Marianne Raynaud.

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QT-ESL 53 For-Since-Ago 2 ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Interactive oral English language exercises/drills for ESL/EFL/ELT students to be used in a course on speaking skills. This episode is continued help for with the use "for", "since" and "ago". Level:B2-C1. Marianne Raynaud believes that oral training in the use of correct grammar will enable students to speak more fluently and make themselves understood properly.

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QT-ESL 52 For-Since-Ago 1 ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Interactive oral English language exercises/drills for ESL/EFL/ELT students to be used in a course on speaking skills. This episode is intended to help students learn to use "for", "since" and "ago" correctly. Level:B2-C1. Marianne Raynaud believes that oral training in the use of correct grammar will enable students to speak more fluently and make themselves understood properly.

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QT-ESL 51 Who, whom, whose ("QualityTime-ESL" Podcasts)

Interactive oral English language exercises/drills for ESL/EFL/ELT students to be used in a course on speaking skills. This episode is intended to help students learn to use "who, who and whose" correctly in questions. Level:B2-C1. Marianne Raynaud believes that oral training in the use of correct grammar will enable students to speak more fluently and make themselves understood properly. B2 to C1 levels.

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