BALLOONCAST - Go Ahead School

Level: Go Teens3 Listen to the teacher's narration and learn about John Smith!

Level: Go Teens 2 What is the boy's day like? Listen to the teacher's narration, and compare his day to yours!

Levels: Intermediate + Neil Pasricha, in his "The Book of Awesome", writes about little things that turn out to be extremely important to happiness ... such as ...  "wave-through". Listen to this episode, write down the new words and phrases, and try to figure out the meaning of "wave-through".  Awesome! (extracted from: Pasrischa, N. The Book of Awesome . Penguin, NY, 2010.

Levels: Pre-Intermediate + Moving to a new home can be pretty stressful.  Listen to this account: have you ever been through something like that?  What kind of factors added to your stress level?

Levels: Intermediate + All special!   A special guest, Dr Ken Beatty, from Canada ... sharing special experiences ... giving a special meaning to the verb "attend".    Enjoy it!

levels: PRE-INTERMEDIATE + Whether we like it or not, conflicts and disagreements might happen during meetings. How to deal with them? What are the best ways to sort them out? Listen to some strategies and discuss them with your teacher. 

Levels: Intermediate + Listen to some fundamentals of EQ or EI, and get some insights on how your EI matters to your life and to others around you. Words: 468

Level: Intermediate + This article should raise dog-lovers' curiosity! Get acquainted with some recent studies about dogs' behavior and language!  Woof, woof! ;-) 625 words

Level: Intermediate + This is an additional comment to the text "Time to Brush Up On Gift Giving", where the use of Phrasal Verbs is elicited.  Listen and find out more about Phrasal Verbs ... look them up , look into them, and stay tuned! ;-)

Level: Intermediate + ... this story illustrates an important point: there's more to getting to know another culture than just being able to speak the language... Words: 776

Level: Intermediate + In this episode, you'll listen to an article written by Phil Stanton, co-founder of The Blue Man Group  and The Blue School, where he shares some things about his background as well as some events that led him to the creation of the group. Enjoy it! ;-) source: Couric, K. The Best Advice I Ever Got - Lessons from Extraordinary Lives . Random House, NY, 2012.

Level: Pre-Intermediate + 420 words Disruptive businesses cause changes and bring innovations. Look around ... how many innovations are there inside your house, out on the streets, at your workplace?

Levels: Pre-Intermediate + 337 words In this episode, you'll learn more about food vocabulary: fruit, vegetables, etc.. You'll also hear about different ways of buying and selling food. Yummy! 

Levels: Intermediate + 370 words In this episode, you'll find out some different (and unusual) insights about the experience of living abroad. (extracted from: medium.com)