Culture In Content
“Interviews”
Frequently-Asked-Questions
Randall explains the purpose and development of this section of his Web site called Culture in Context.
The main objective is to give learners new opportunities to improve their listening skills with unscripted and natural samples of English in a video format.
First, I selected topics, in part, to align with other listening activities on the Web site, so learners can recycle similar topics for additional language practice.
Second, I chose high-interest topics in everyday life that would interest teachers and learners
The voices are my adult children who have appeared in many of my listening activities for the past 20 years. Now, you get to meet them close up and personal.
Most of the interviews are between 2-5 minutes, a very digestible length for language learning.
These interviews are for intermediate to advanced learners, due in part the the unscripted nature of conversations. We wanted to make them as authentic as possible without digesting the language for the consumption of the learn. Enjoy.
Each activity will have several key parts:
- A pre-listening question to stimulate thought around the topic.
- A list of vocabulary that appear in the interview with sample sentences to learn how the words are used in context.
- The video.
- A comprehension quiz that focuses on the main points of the interview.
- Post-listening questions that recycle the topic and vocabulary from the video. Some deal with general comprehension, and others deal with inferring meaning.
- A list of related listening activities on my site that can extend learning on similar themes.
My initial plan is to release new videos throughout 2023, based on feedback from users. Feel free to contact me if you have suggestions.
Interviews Organized by Topic
Careers and Employment
- Cracking the Interview Code – With Aubrey
- First Job Experiences – With Aubrey
- Job Hunting Strategies – With Aubrey
- Life of a Ceramic Artist – With Emily
- Qualities of a Good Leader – With Aubrey
- What is Success? – With Aubrey and Emily
Education and School Life
- College Roommates – With Aubrey
- Favorite Classes – With Aubrey
- “I didn’t do my homework!” – With Aubrey
- Learning a Foreign Language – With Aubrey
- Online Learning – With Aubrey
- Phones in the Classroom – With Aubrey
- School Rules and Policies – With Aubrey
- Secrets of College Success – With Aubrey
- Student Excuses – With Emily
- The Ideal Teacher– With Emily (NEW)
- Unmasking Stereotypes – With Aubrey
Entertainment and News
- Favorite Websites – With Aubrey and Emily
- Never Have I Ever – With Aubrey and Emily
- Theater Versus Home Movies – With Aubrey
- The Political Divide – With Aubrey
- Unveiling News Bias: A Closer Look – With Aubrey and Emily
Food and Dining
- Competitive Eating – With Emily
- Cooking Tips – With Aubrey and Emily
- Eating Preferences – With Aubrey
- My Favorite Meal – With Emily
- Tipping Customs – With Aubrey
Housing and Neighborhoods
- City Versus Small Town Life – With Aubrey
- Dream House – With Aubrey
- Home Safety – With Aubrey
- Homestay Experiences – With Aubrey
- How to Deal with Neighbors – With Emily
- My Neighborhood – With Aubrey
Holidays and Traditions
- Birthday Celebrations – With Aubrey
- Christmas – With Aubrey
- Independence Day – With Aubrey
- Memorial Day – With Aubrey
- New Year’s Day – With Aubrey
- Thanksgiving Day – With Aubrey
Lifestyles and Health
- A Healthy Lifestyle – With Emily
- Charitable Giving – With Aubrey
- Childhood Tech Tricks and Tales – With Aubrey
- Decoding Online Health Information – With Aubrey
- Daily Annoyances – With Emily
- Dogs or Cats? – With Aubrey
- Economic Woes – With Aubrey and Emily
- Elevate Your Style with Color – Aubrey
- End-of-Life Scenarios – With Aubrey (NEW)
- Game-Changing Innovations – With Aubrey
- Getting a Tattoo – With Aubrey
- Gift Giving – With Emily
- Gift Suggestions – With Aubrey
- If You Had a Million Dollars – With Emily
- Internet Addiction – With Aubrey
- Is it Okay to Lie? – With Aubrey and Emily
- Life in Space – With Aubrey
- Life Memories: Have You Ever? – With Aubrey
- Managing Stress in Our Lives– Aubrey
- Superpowers – With Aubrey and Emily
Recreation and Sports
- Camping Experiences – With Emily
- Popular Outdoor Activities – With Emily
- What Constitutes a Sport? – With Aubrey and Emily
Relationships
- Declining Invitations – With Aubrey
- Friendship – With Aubrey
- Ideal Parenting – With Aubrey
- Introverted or Extroverted? – With Aubrey and Emily
- Introductions – With Michael
- Meeting New People – With Aubrey
- Online Dating – With Aubrey
- Pet Ownership – With Emily
- The Generation Gap – With Aubrey (NEW)
- The Ideal Friend – With Emily
Shopping and Money
- Credit Cards – With Aubrey
- Grocery Stores – With Aubrey
- Online Shopping – With Aubrey and Emily
- Spending Spree – With Aubrey
- The Value of Money – With Aubrey and Emily
Technology
- The Future of AI – With Aubrey and Emily
- Time Travel – With Emily
- The Future of Robots – With Aubrey
- The Impact of Social Media – With Aubrey and Emily
Travel and Transportation
- Annoying Drivers – With Aubrey
- Budget Travel– With Aubrey
- Accommodations – With Aubrey
- Driving Lessons – With Aubrey
- Favorite Ways to Travel – With Aubrey
- Interplanetary Travel– With Emily (NEW)
- My Dream Car – With Aubrey
- My Favorite Vacation Memory – With Emily
- Overseas Travel – With Aubrey
- Road Rage – With Aubrey and Emily
- Travel Destinations – With Aubrey and Emily
- Utah Sightseeing – With Aubrey
The World
- Saving the Environment – With Aubrey
Interviews Organized in Alphabetical Order
A Healthy Lifestyle – With Emily
Annoying Drivers – With Aubrey
Aubrey’s Favorite Things – With Aubrey
Birthday Celebrations – With Aubrey
Budget Travel Accommodations – With Aubrey
Camping Experiences – With Emily
Charitable Giving – With Aubrey
Childhood Tech Tricks and Tales – With Aubrey
College Roommates – With Aubrey
Christmas – With Aubrey
City Versus Small Town Life – With Aubrey
Competitive Eating – With Emily
Cooking Tips – With Aubrey and Emily
Cracking the Interview Code – With Aubrey
Credit Cards – With Aubrey
Daily Annoyances – With Emily
Decoding Online Health Information – With Aubrey
Declining Invitations – With Aubrey
Dogs or Cats? – With Aubrey
Dream House – With Aubrey
Driving Lessons – With Aubrey
Eating Preferences – With Aubrey
Economic Woes – With Aubrey and Emily
Elevate Your Style with Color – Aubrey
End-of-Life Scenarios – With Aubrey (NEW)
Favorite Classes – With Aubrey
Favorite Ways to Travel – With Aubrey
Favorite Websites – With Aubrey and Emily
First Job Experiences – With Aubrey
Friendship – With Aubrey
Game-Changing Innovations – With Aubrey
Getting a Tattoo – With Aubrey
Gift Giving – With Emily
Gift Suggestions – With Aubrey
Grocery Stores – With Aubrey
Home Safety – With Aubrey
Homestay Experiences – With Aubrey
How to Deal with Neighbors – With Emily
“I didn’t do my homework!” – With Aubrey
Ideal Parenting – With Aubrey
If You Had a Million Dollars – With Emily
Independence Day – With Aubrey
Internet Addiction – With Aubrey
Interplanetary Travel – With Emily (NEW)
Introverted or Extroverted? – With Aubrey and Emily
Introductions – With Michael
Is it Okay to Lie? – With Aubrey and Emily
Island Survival – With Aubrey and Emily
Job Hunting Strategies – With Aubrey
Learning a Foreign Language – With Aubrey
Life in Space – With Aubrey
Life of a Ceramic Artist – With Emily
Life Memories: Have You Ever? – With Aubrey
Managing Stress in Our Lives– Aubrey
Meeting New People – With Aubrey
My Dream Car – With Aubrey
My Favorite Meal – With Emily
My Favorite Vacation Memory – With Emily
My Neighborhood – With Aubrey
Never Have I Ever – With Aubrey and Emily
New Year’s Day – With Aubrey
Online Dating – With Aubrey
Online Learning – With Aubrey
Online Shopping – With Aubrey and Emily
Overseas Travel – With Aubrey
Pet Ownership – With Emily
Phones in the Classroom – With Aubrey
Popular Outdoor Activities – With Emily
Qualities of a Good Leader – With Aubrey
Road Rage – With Aubrey and Emily
Saving the Environment – With Aubrey
School Rules and Policies – With Aubrey
Secrets of College Success – With Aubrey
Spending Spree – With Aubrey
Student Excuses – With Emily
Superpowers – With Aubrey and Emily
Thanksgiving Day – With Aubrey
Theater Versus Home Movies – With Aubrey
The Future of AI – With Aubrey and Emily
The Generation Gap – With Aubrey (NEW)
Time Travel – With Emily
The Future of Robots – With Aubrey
The Ideal Friend – With Emily
The Ideal Teacher– With Emily (NEW)
The Impact of Social Media – With Aubrey and Emily
The Political Divide – With Aubrey
The Value of Money – With Aubrey and Emily
Tipping Customs – With Aubrey
Travel Destinations – With Aubrey and Emily
Unmasking Stereotypes – With Aubrey
Unveiling News Bias: A Closer Look – With Aubrey and Emily
Utah Sightseeing – With Aubrey
What Constitutes a Sport? – With Aubrey and Emily
What is Success? – With Aubrey and Emily