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VOCABULARY for Today's Podcast

(to) represent - (to) symbolize


emerald - a green gemstone

 

(the) edge  - the boundary line, the end point

tourist attraction - 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
 

PLACED NAMED
in Today's Podcast

Punta Blanca

Esmeralda

Tarqui

Jaramijo City

Esmeraldas City

Tarqui

Tarqui Parish

Manta City

The Galapagos Islands

The Blues and Greens of Ecuador
An Audio Story

Hello!  I'm Jane Hanser.  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.  In our library, you can find answers to questions about writing, grammar and communication, and you can listen to audio stories and dialogues. 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.

Let's be honest:  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!

Look at all the footprints in the sand!  How far have these people walked?

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,  www.saguarovideo.it/blog
Photo of Headphones Copyright Karl-Erik Bennion
Photo of the beach of San Lorenzo, near Manta, GNU Free Documentation License.
 

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