The Bob and Rob Show Episodes - | On this show we talked about family. Our special guest was from Australia.
Family vocabulary
father/mother
dad/mom
brother/sister
uncle/aunt
nephew/niece
father-in-law/mother-in-law
brother-in-law/sister-in-law
cousin
Other vocabulary
allergy/allergies
Example: I have an allergy to mold. / I'm allergic to cats.
Both sides of the pond
diaper/nappy
pacifier/dummy
stroller/baby carriage/pram | Get at Short URL | Download | Play in Popup.
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| The Bob and Rob Show's 3rd lesson. We talked more about greetings, and had a special guest on the show, our co-worker Cliff.
Greetings:
What's up?
Vocabulary
TGIF (Thank God it's Friday) tonic or soda | Get at Short URL | Download | Play in Popup.
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| The Bob and Rob Show's second lesson! We talked more about greetings, as well as Washington State, the area where I'm from. We also introduced our Both Sides of the Pond segment, a comparision of British and American synonyms.
Greetings:
How's it going?
How ya doing?
How ya keeping?
Both Sides of the Pond
braces/suspenders garter belt/suspenders drugstrore/chemist
Note: The first two laugh tracks should not be in the show. I thought I had removed them. | Get at Short URL | Download | Play in Popup.
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| The Bob and Rob Show's first lesson! We talked about our first names, U.K. geography and greetings that are used when meeting someone for the first time. We also gave examples of American and British words that refer to the same thing.
Our names:
The name 'Robert' is English; 'Roberto' is Italian or Spanish.
'Robert' can be shortened to 'Rob' or 'Bob'; 'Robbie/Robby' and 'Bobby/Bobbie' also come from 'Robert'.
Greetings:
A: Nice to meet you.
B: Nice to meet you, too.
OR
A: How do you do?
B: How do you do?
American/British equivalents:
apartment/flat truck/lorry shopping cart/trolley elevator/lift underwear/pants | Get at Short URL | Download | Play in Popup.
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