Voice Box TV

I have some sad news and some exciting news this week. The bad news is, myself and Dave have to go home, back to Australia this week. The good news is, VoiceBox will continue! We have a great new Australian host for you. Her name is Gabrielle and she even to the same university as Dave. We’re very excited to have her on board and Dave’s been teaching her a lot over the last two weeks.

Dave and I have had a great time here in Mongolia, but unfortunately, it’s time for us to leave. We’ve worked with some great people here and had some great guests, so we’d like to thank everyone who’s helped VoiceBox over the past year. All of the staff at the English for Special Purposes Foundation (ESPF), the Mongolian National Broadcasting (MNB) staff, all of our great guests, everyone who has helped me making exercises and activities for the VoiceBox website and of course all of our fans and viewers out there. You are all wonderful people and we thank you for your support!

As a final treat from the VoiceBox team, I have compiled all the best of this year’s activities and exercises from the VoiceBox website and made them into one handy book, with answers at the back, for all the VoiceBox fans. It should be especially helpful for all you English teachers out there and it’s available right here for free download. Unfortunately, we can’t print and distribute it ourselves, but there are over 50 pages of VoiceBox activities to print in colour or black and white and formated for double sided pages to save space. Print the odd pages first, then put the pages back in facing the correct way and print the even pages on the other side. Good luck!

activitiesbook.pdf

I’ll also continue to put VoiceBox clips online for you through YouTube, because it’s been so busy that I couldn’t do it earlier. Sorry guys! Thank you all again for your great support of VoiceBox and be sure to keep watching the new episodes! Dave and I will miss you very much. All the best with your English learning.

Dave & Seb

Dave is in San Francisco to visit people. He wants to travel around and see some of the sights. But Dave is having problems following directions. Help Dave follow the directions to get different places. After you help Dave visit different sites, you and a partner give directions to each other to go to different sites too.
VOCABULARY
Directions: Right Left Follow Merge Turn End Stop North South East West

Click on the link below to see the map. This map is for 1, 2 and 3.

Directions
1. Leave Chinatown turn left on Broadway Tunnel.
Go to Van Ness Ave. and turn left. Go straight.
At Geary Blvd turn left.
Then make a right on Presidio Ave.
Where are you?

2. Start at Fort Mason.
Go south on Van Ness Ave.
Turn right on Lombard St.
Turn left on Filmore St.
Go straight until Geary Blvd. then turn left.
Turn right on Stockton St. and go straight.
Where are you?

3. Start at Hamilton Recreation Center.
Turn right on Bush St.
Turn left on Battery St.
Then turn left on The Embarcadero and go straight to Pier 45.
Take a boat north.
Where are you?

This map is for 4, 5 and 6.

4. From Holy Cross Cemetery turn left onto Hillside Blvd.
Next, turn right on Mission St.
Then, turn left on Geneva Ave. Go Straight
Where are you?

5. From Crocker-Amazon Playground turn right on Geneva Ave.
Turn left on Mission St.
Then turn right onto John Daly Blvd.
Next, turn right on Lake Merced Blvd.
Turn right on Sunset Blvd. then a quick left on Sloat Blvd.
Go straight where are you?

6. From the answer in 5 go down 35.
Turn left on Eastmoor Ave.
Turn left on to 82.
Merge with Mission St.
Turn right on Geneva Ave.
Turn right at the end.
Where are you?

Use this map for 7, 8 and 9.

7. From Sunset District turn right on Nonega St.
Turn left 19th Ave.
Turn left on Lincoln Way.
Go straight until Glen Hwy, then turn right.
Follow Glen Hwy around the corner to Geary Blvd.
Turn left onto Presidio Blvd.
Conintue on Highway 1
Turn left onto 101.
Where are you?

8. From the answer in 7 take 101 to Lombard St.
Turn right on Gough St.
Turn right on Market St.
Then a quick left on Dolores St.
Stop after 17th St.
Where are you?

9. From the answer in 8 turn right on 17th street.
Turn left on Clayton St.
Continue on Clayton St. until Portola Dr. then turn right.
Follow Portola Dr. to Vincente St. Turn right on Vincente St.
Stop at 26th Ave. Where are you?

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This week is a very special episode of VoiceBox for several reasons. Firstly, we get to meet Dave’s family. Secondly, it’s in America, San Francisco to be precise. Thirdly, Dave gets to go and see the Yahoo! head offices. All for very good cause, because Dave’s brother, Joe and his wife Kelly, just had a baby girl called Jessica Fran (short for San Francisco, where she was born). Exciting news!

Unfortunately, it’s been very busy for us here at VoiceBox, so the exercises/activities aren’t ready yet, but you can check out this week’s street karaoke lyrics: “With a Little Help From My Friends” by The Beatles.

The Beatles

 
What would you think if I sang out of tune
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song
And I’ll try not to sing out of key
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm going to try with a little help from my friends

What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel by the end of the day?
(Are you sad because you’re on your own?)
No I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm going to try with a little help from my friends

(Do you need anybody?)
I need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I want somebody to love

(Would you believe in a love at first sight?)
Yes I’m certain that it happens all the time
(What do you see when you turn out the light?)
I can’t tell you, but I know it’s mine
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm I get high with a little help from my friends
Oh I’m going to try with a little help from my friends

(Do you need anybody?)
I just need somebody to love
(Could it be anybody?)
I want somebody to love

Oh I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm going to try with a little help from my friends
Oh I get high with a little help from my friends
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends
With a little help from my friends