Tea at 5:00 Castos https:// Oxford University Press is delighted to present cross-cultural stories and anecdotes from award-winning author, Michael Lacey Freeman. Michael was born and raised in England, but has lived and taught in Italy for more than 20 years. His perspectives on both cultures are witty, thoughtful and generous. Although the podcast was intended as a gift to Italian teachers of the English language, Michael’s observations will resonate with their students and indeed anyone with an interest in British and Italian culture. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:48:28 +0000 en-US © 2019 Oxford University Press https://episodes.castos.com/oxford-adult-esl-conversations-podcast/images/TEAicon.png Tea at 5:00 https:// Oxford University Press is delighted to present cross-cultural stories and anecdotes from award-winning author, Michael Lacey Freeman. Michael was born and raised in England, but has lived and taught in Italy for more than 20 years. His perspectives on both cultures are witty, thoughtful and generous. Although the podcast was intended as a gift to Italian teachers of the English language, Michael’s observations will resonate with their students and indeed anyone with an interest in British and Italian culture. Michael Lacey Freeman episodic Oxford University Press is delighted to present cross-cultural stories and anecdotes from award-winning author, Michael Lacey Freeman. Michael was born and raised in England, but has lived and taught in Italy for more than 20 years. His perspectives on both cultures are witty, thoughtful and generous. Although the podcast was intended as a gift to Italian teachers of the English language, Michael’s observations will resonate with their students and indeed anyone with an interest in British and Italian culture. Oxford University Press ELT elt.marketing.uk@oup.com false https://feeds.castos.com/0788 yes <![CDATA[Episode 4: The Dance]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:48:28 +0000 Michael Lacey Freeman https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/podcasts/3205/episodes/episode-4-the-dance https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/episodes/episode-4-the-dance In Italy, the very act of saying good-bye can be an act of love. The farewell “dance” will sound very familiar to native Italians or anyone who has lived in Italy for a period of time, and Michael describes it with his characteristic generosity and gentle humour.

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Transcripts and classroom activity worksheets can be downloaded at https://elt.oup.com/feature/it/tea/

]]> 00:10:46 <![CDATA[Episode 3: Going Places]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:41:05 +0000 Michael Lacey Freeman https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/podcasts/3205/episodes/episode-3-going-places https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/episodes/episode-3-going-places Every journey contains endless material for storytellers, and the astute observer can detect significant cultural twists in even the most mundane interactions. Michael shares anecdotes from his travels in Italy and Japan.

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Transcripts and classroom activity worksheets can be downloaded at https://elt.oup.com/feature/it/tea/

]]> 00:11:44 <![CDATA[Episode 2: Rules are rules]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:13:21 +0000 Michael Lacey Freeman https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/podcasts/3205/episodes/episode-2-rules-are-rules https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/episodes/episode-2-rules-are-rules Rules may be rules, but people from different cultures take different approaches to obeying them. In this episode, Michael shares his experience of being stuck between a rock and a hard place as a good law-abiding citizen.

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]]> 00:10:33 <![CDATA[Episode 1: RSVP]]> Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:59:35 +0000 Michael Lacey Freeman https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/podcasts/3205/episodes/tea-at-500-rsvp https://tea-at-500-1.castos.com/episodes/tea-at-500-rsvp How do you ask someone out to dinner? How do you politely decline? In this episode, Michael talks about how his style of invitation has changed over his years in Italy, and how misunderstanding certain idioms can lead to indigestion.

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Transcripts and classroom activity worksheets can be downloaded at https://elt.oup.com/feature/it/tea/

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