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Interviews

See frequently asked questions.

See list in alphabetical order.

Interviews Organized by Topic

New activities are marked (NEW)

Careers and Employment

  1. Cracking the Interview Code – With Aubrey
  2. First Job Experiences – With Aubrey
  3. Job Hunting Strategies – With Aubrey
  4. Life of a Ceramic Artist – With Emily
  5. Qualities of a Good Leader – With Aubrey
  6. Remote Work Versus Office Life – With Aubrey
  7. What is Success? – With Aubrey and Emily

Education and School Life

  1. College Roommates – With Aubrey
  2. Favorite Classes – With Aubrey
  3. “I didn’t do my homework!” – With Aubrey
  4. Learning a Foreign Language – With Aubrey
  5. Online Learning – With Aubrey
  6. Phones in the Classroom – With Aubrey
  7. Plagiarism in the AI Era – With Aubrey
  8. School Rules and Policies – With Aubrey
  9. Secrets of College Success – With Aubrey
  10. Student Excuses – With Emily
  11. The Homework Debate: Useful or Useless?
  12. The Ideal Teacher– With Emily
  13. The Teacher Debate – With Aubrey
  14. Unmasking Stereotypes – With Aubrey

Entertainment and News

  1. Favorite Websites – With Aubrey and Emily
  2. Never Have I Ever – With Aubrey and Emily
  3. Theater Versus Home Movies – With Aubrey
  4. The Political Divide – With Aubrey
  5. Unveiling News Bias: A Closer Look – With Aubrey and Emily

Food and Dining

  1. Competitive Eating – With Emily
  2. Cooking Tips – With Aubrey and Emily
  3. Eating Preferences – With Aubrey
  4. My Favorite Meal – With Emily
  5. Tipping Customs – With Aubrey

Housing and Neighborhoods

  1. City Versus Small Town Life – With Aubrey
  2. Dream House – With Aubrey
  3. Home Safety – With Aubrey
  4. Homestay Experiences – With Aubrey
  5. How to Deal with Neighbors – With Emily
  6. My Neighborhood – With Aubrey

Holidays and Traditions

  1. Birthday Celebrations – With Aubrey
  2. Christmas – With Aubrey
  3. Independence Day – With Aubrey
  4. Memorial Day – With Aubrey
  5. New Year’s Day – With Aubrey
  6. Thanksgiving Day – With Aubrey

Lifestyles and Health

  1. A Healthy Lifestyle – With Emily
  2. Charitable Giving – With Aubrey
  3. Childhood Tech Tricks and Tales – With Aubrey
  4. Decoding Online Health Information – With Aubrey
  5. Daily Annoyances – With Emily
  6. Dogs or Cats? – With Aubrey
  7. Economic Woes – With Aubrey and Emily
  8. Elevate Your Style with Color – Aubrey
  9. End-of-Life Scenarios – With Aubrey
  10. Game-Changing Innovations – With Aubrey
  11. Getting a Tattoo – With Aubrey
  12. Gift Giving – With Emily
  13. Gift Suggestions – With Aubrey
  14. Household Chores – With Aubrey
  15. If You Had a Million Dollars – With Emily
  16. Internet Addiction – With Aubrey
  17. Is it Okay to Lie? – With Aubrey and Emily
  18. Laugh, Cry, Sigh: The Many Feelings of Life
  19. Life in Space – With Aubrey
  20. Life Memories: Have You Ever? – With Aubrey
  21. Managing Stress in Our Lives– Aubrey
  22. Superpowers – With Aubrey and Emily

Recreation and Sports

  1. Camping Experiences – With Emily
  2. Popular Outdoor Activities – With Emily
  3. What Constitutes a Sport? – With Aubrey and Emily

Relationships

  1. Best Personal Traits – With Aubrey
  2. Declining Invitations – With Aubrey
  3. Friendship – With Aubrey
  4. Ideal Parenting – With Aubrey
  5. If Pets Could Talk – With Aubrey and Emily
  6. Introverted or Extroverted? – With Aubrey and Emily
  7. Introductions – With Michael
  8. Meeting New People – With Aubrey
  9. Online Dating – With Aubrey
  10. Pet Ownership – With Emily
  11. Texting or Talking? – With Emily
  12. The Generation Gap – With Aubrey
  13. The Ideal Friend – With Emily

Shopping and Money

  1. Credit Cards – With Aubrey
  2. Grocery Stores – With Aubrey
  3. Money Secrets – With Aubrey
  4. Online Shopping – With Aubrey and Emily
  5. Spending Spree – With Aubrey
  6. The Value of Money – With Aubrey and Emily

Technology

  1. The Future of AI – With Aubrey and Emily
  2. Time Travel – With Emily
  3. Time Travel: Should it Be Allowed? – With Aubrey NEW
  4. The Future of Robots – With Aubrey
  5. The Impact of Social Media – With Aubrey and Emily

Travel and Transportation

  1. Annoying Drivers – With Aubrey
  2. Budget Travel– With Aubrey
  3. Driving Lessons – With Aubrey
  4. Favorite Ways to Travel – With Aubrey
  5. Interplanetary Travel– With Emily
  6. My Favorite Vacation Memory – With Emily
  7. Overseas Travel – With Aubrey
  8. Road Rage – With Aubrey and Emily
  9. The Driving Age: When Should You Stop? – With Aubrey
  10. The Perfect Vacation – With Aubrey
  11. Travel Destinations – With Aubrey and Emily
  12. Utah Sightseeing – With Aubrey

The World

  1. Saving the Environment – With Aubrey

Interviews Organized in Alphabetical Order

Frequently-Asked-Questions

Randall explains the purpose and development of this section of his Web site called Culture in Context.

What is the main learning objective of this section of your Web site?

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. 

How did you select the topics for the interviews?

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

Who are the people in the interviews?

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. 

How long are the interviews?

Most of the interviews are between 2-5 minutes, a very digestible length for language learning. 

What levels of difficulty are these interviews?

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.

How are the interviews and activities organized?

Each activity will have several key parts:

  1. A pre-listening question to stimulate thought around the topic.
  2. A list of vocabulary that appear in the interview with sample sentences to learn how the words are used in context.
  3. The video.
  4. A comprehension quiz that focuses on the main points of the interview.
  5. Post-listening questions that recycle the topic and vocabulary from the video. Some deal with general comprehension, and others deal with inferring meaning.
  6. A list of related listening activities on my site that can extend learning on similar themes.
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