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VOCABULARY for Podcast background (to) concentrate (to) disturb assignment (an) environment VOCABULARY for Audio Story Here is a vocabulary list to help you with your listening comprehension: situation (to) concentrate (to be) going on noisy quiet (to) bother thought different too many voice(s) (to) make a mistake/(to) make mistake(s) (to) confuse	This Writing Just Confuses Me An Audio Story Today is Wednesday, March 7th, 2007, and this is the ESL Help Desk inviting you to listen to today's podcast. After you finish with today's lesson, hop on over to our Library, which is being populated weekly with audio stories and grammar lessons. When you write, do you like to have some music playing in the background? Do you like to write in a quiet or a noisy environment? Are you able to concentrate when the TV is playing? Does silence relax you or disturb you? For a homework assignment, our class had to write for ten minutes in an environment that was new and different to them. Today you will listen to an essay by Aleksandr Shteynberg, in which Alexander writes about his experience writing in different environments. If you would like to read along with Alexander's essay while listening to the audio, please click on the Easy Writer CD-ROM image to the right to find out how you can obtain a copy of the software. * * *To listen to only* the audio story, "This Writing Just Confuses Me", click here! Additional Activities You will find additional listening, reading and vocabulary activities for this lesson in our library. Ideas for Further Thought or Writing How do you imagine Alexandr typically does his writing assignments? Is it easy or difficult for you to concentrate on your work when people around you are talking? Do you like to listen to music when you study or write? What type of music bothers you or relaxes you? Can you read or write on a bus, subway, or in a moving car? Do you think that people should try to study in a quiet place? What should a person who lives in a large family do in order to be able to focus on his homework or studies? Silence upsets many people who live in the city. Why do you think that is? How do you react and respond to a quiet environment? We hope you've enjoyed today's audio story! So from the ESL Help Desk, thank you for listening to us this week. And remember to email us your questions about English grammar. At the ESL Help Desk**, your feedback is our feed. Background talking courtesy of www.freesound.iua.upf.edu, Walter_Odington, Creative Commons license	Visit Our Library In our library you'll find: MP3 Audio Stories Communication Lessons How To's Grammar Lessons Listening Comprehension Grammar Lessons Essays Please donate to help keep more great ESL grammar and communication lessons. coming your way. We appreciate every donation. Feedback, Please! Consider the following ideas: What would you like me to write about in future lessons? What questions would like me to answer? Do you have any comments about the story you just listened to? *If you would like us to respond directly to you, please include your email address in your message.* Your Feedback Is Our Feed! Looking for a Grammar Book? The Grammar HELP! Student Handbook
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