未知味觉

ESL是 English as a Second Language的所写，是专门给把英语作为第二门语言的学习者准备的英语学习资料。语速较慢，非常适合初学者。播客的录制者均为从事英语教学的美国本土教师，播客内容涉及倒各个方面。总之，是学习英语非常好的材料。

本博客，未知的味觉，为各位博友提供esl的播客内容，主要是原来的播客需要从ipod shop订阅，这样没有ipod帐户的朋友就不能享受倒到这经典的学习材料了；还有一个原因是使用iTune订阅后不及时更新。基于以上两点，也是给自己学习英文方便，我才把自己的博客改成了播客，具体订阅办法见：用podcast学英语，希望能对给位英语学习带来促进。

这次mp3的内容是介绍ESL，正好各位可以借此机会了解一下。下面是原文，建议听过几遍后再看。

ESL Podcast 1 – Introduction
Welcome to our first English as a Second Language Podcast!

In this podcast, we are going to introduce you to the format of the podcast, as well as the people who record it.

ESLPodcast is designed especially for people who are intermediate or advanced speakers of English, but want to improve their listening and speaking skills. We plan on providing a new podcast every day, Monday through Friday. The daily podcasts are always free.

There will be many different topics for our podcasts. We try to talk about topics that you will find interesting. All of our podcasts use “real English”—the normal, everyday English you will find among native speakers in the United States. ESLPodcast is not a textbook or a course. It is a way to listen to real native speakers talking as they do everyday in English. ESL Podcast tries to provide you with English you can understand. We speak at a slightly slower rate, but always use normal, native speaker English to help you improve.

There are two parts to evey podcast: After a brief introduction, there is a discussion or dialog of the topic of the day. This usually lasts 3-6 minutes. In part 2, there is an explanation of the vocabulary and expressions used during part 1. We explain how certain words and phrases are used by native speakers, including both formal and informal expressions.

ESLPod cast is currently produced by a team of volunteers. It is a production of the Center for Educational Development, in Los Angeles, California. My name is Dr. Jeff McQuillan, and I’m the host of ESL Podcast. I have been teaching English as a Second Language for many years both here in the United States and in other countries. I received my Ph.D., my doctorate, in applied linguistics from the University of Southern California. I taught as a university professor for several years here in California and in Arizona. I have written many articles and books on the teaching English.

All of the voices you will hear on ESL Podcast will be native speakers. We suggest that you listen to the entire podcast at least once, and then re-listen to Part 1 until you feel you understand most of it. You will find that your listening comprehension will increase after each listening.

The text or script of Part 1 of each podcast can be found on our website, www.e-s-l-p-o-d.com. That’s www.eslpod.com. Click on the “Scripts” link in the upper, right hand corner. We would love to hear from you. Please email us to tell us where you live and what topics you would like to hear on future ESL Podcasts. Our email address is e-s-l-p-o-d@e-s-l-p-o-d.com. That’s eslpod@eslpod.com.

Thank you again for listening. We hope you enjoy these podcasts and that they help you in your goal to improve your English.