https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits en-us Podomatic RSS Generator Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:30:18 +0000 elt, ,esl, ,efl,Education,Language Learning Copyright 2025 Tim Murphey podcast-ELT episodic false no https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/41/e9/59/mits/1400x1400_599837.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits Tim Murphey https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2015-07-12T00_57_50-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2015-07-12T00_57_50-07_00 Sun, 12 Jul 2015 07:57:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2015-07-12 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2015-07-12T00_57_50-07_00 Tim Murphey 29 https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2015-05-29T19_43_54-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2015-05-29T19_43_54-07_00 Sat, 30 May 2015 02:43:54 +0000 2022-04-19 2015-05-30 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2015-05-29T19_43_54-07_00 Tim Murphey 110 A famous poem by Robert Frost put to music. A great reminder to let your "stop and smell the roses" and enjoy nature, even in midwinter. Even when you have "miles to go before I sleep" A famous poem by Robert Frost put to music. A great reminder to let your "stop and smell the rose... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2015-02-22T00_58_40-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2015-02-22T00_58_40-08_00 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 08:58:40 +0000 2022-04-19 2015-02-22 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2015-02-22T00_58_40-08_00 Tim Murphey 17 A fun short song to remind students that if they teach what they are learning they learn the information much better. It goes: I taught and I taught and I taught Then I thought and I thought and I thought Teaching what's you're learning Makes the information hot! A fun short song to remind students that if they teach what they are learning they learn the info... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2014-05-14T03_54_55-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2014-05-14T03_54_55-07_00 Wed, 14 May 2014 10:54:55 +0000 2022-04-19 2014-05-14 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2014-05-14T03_54_55-07_00 Tim Murphey elt,elf,songs,language,courses,tim,murphey,positive,psychology 32 false This is a Japanese saying that I roughly translated into English, put a tune to it, and have been singing it for the last few years and using it as a speed dictation in my English classes. Feel free to use it and teach it! Most importantly I notice I smile when I sing it and that groups smile even more. Love singing it echo chambers like empty hallways!  Warau kado niwa fuku kitaru Smiling brings you happiness, let it show the way. This is a Japanese saying that I roughly translated into English, put a tune to it, and have been... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-29T00_20_07-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2013-06-29T00_20_07-07_00 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:20:07 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2013-06-29T00_20_07-07_00 Tim Murphey health,nutrition,diversity,balance,elf,esl 17 false Writing short songs for educational purposes for Wayo University Grad Students presenting on getting better Exercise (see BeABearXercise podcast) and Nutrition (this one on diversifying and balancing what you eat). Singing it with kids from 4 to 84 years old, the gestures of taking something on the right and then the left with the first two lines helps them learn it. Then, making up gestures for diversity and balance can be fun. Go for it! Take a little bit of this Take a little bit of that Take a little bit of this Take a little bit of that Diversify and balance Your LIFE Taught it last week to my students and they reported that as they went through the cafeteria line they started singing it and it make them think about diversity and what was good for them, rather than blindly reaching for what they always ate. Bonne appetite! Tim Writing short songs for educational purposes for Wayo University Grad Students presenting on gett... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2013-06-28T23_47_37-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2013-06-28T23_47_37-07_00 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 06:47:37 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-11 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2013-06-28T23_47_37-07_00 Tim Murphey 63 A short song to encourage people to Walk, Run, and Take the Stairs and be more healthy. Of course it is also for kid still inside all of us so it is playful. (Simply Lyrics to the tune of SantaClausIS CTT) Walk a little bit here Run a little bit there Walk a little bit here Run a little bit there Dare to take the stairs and Be a bear!! (rawl^- growl) A short song to encourage people to Walk, Run, and Take the Stairs and be more healthy. Of course... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2009-11-14T01_40_50-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2009-11-14T01_40_50-08_00 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:40:50 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2009-11-14T01_40_50-08_00 Tim Murphey song,weather,idioms,positive,sunshine,cats,n',dogs 38 false It's rainin' cats n' dogs (raining cats and dogs) Anits (and it is) cold outside My sun.//.shine is deep inside When native speakers speak quickly "ing" can become just "in", and "and" can become just "n", "and it is" can become "anits". You can practice the simple "n" by saying "cup n saucer, boys n girls, you n me" etc. In Japanese you can sing it too as hari toki doki kumori // ame doshaburi It's rainin' cats n' dogs (raining cats and dogs) Anits (and it is) cold outside My sun.//.shin... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2009-04-14T03_56_08-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2009-04-14T03_56_08-07_00 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:56:08 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2009-04-14T03_56_08-07_00 Tim Murphey efl,elt,esl,mits,mind,language,courses,mistakes 130 false I love Misteakes (music & lyrics TM) Doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya do Doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya do Do you dare to dare to dare to love to love to love Do you dare to dare to dare to love to love to love If I make a little Misteakes /Well that's just part of m¥ perfect plan Being perfectly me / You see, I need my Misteakes To make me what I want to be Do you dare to dare to dare to love to love to love your Misteakes Doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya do Doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya do (Singing Group won) I love Misteakes, I love Mistaykes, I love Misteaks, I love Miss takes (Singing Group too) They show I'm human They show I'm learning They show I'm risking They show I'm living CD compilation Jan.07. More info mits@kanda.kuis.ac.jp ©Tim Murphey 2007 I love Misteakes (music & lyrics TM) Doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya doya ... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2008-07-31T20_25_37-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2008-07-31T20_25_37-07_00 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:25:37 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-05 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2008-07-31T20_25_37-07_00 Tim Murphey amnesty,audio,efl,elt,esl,mitsmind,podcastelt,protest 258 false This is from a record I made in Switzerland back in the 1980's combining lines from three well know songs (at the time) with images from the media. Also known as "Let it be blowing in the windy streets of London!" This is from a record I made in Switzerland back in the 1980's combining lines from three well kn... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2007-12-15T19_37_33-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2007-12-15T19_37_33-08_00 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:37:33 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2007-12-15T19_37_33-08_00 Tim Murphey efl,esl 30 false I’m young & strong and beautiful I’m living an adventure The world’s so fascinating It makes me wanna cry I wanna cry to the world I wanna fly all around I wanna tell everybody I’m in love I’m in love I’m in love I’m in love I’m in love I’m in love I wanna tell everybody I’m in love ************** by Tim Murphey Prompt fro students and teachers: How are you? Answer: Sing it! I’m young & strong and beautiful I’m living an adventure The world’s so fascinating It makes m... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-11T19_27_17-07_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2007-10-11T19_27_17-07_00 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:27:17 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2007-10-11T19_27_17-07_00 Tim Murphey efl,song 75 false Fun In Rounds -- Lyrics below -- Especially for EFL classes Part 1 I love us playing* I love us singing songs* I love us interacting when we talk a lot Part 2 We talk a lot / we learn a lot * We talk a lot / we LAUGH a lot * We talk a lot / we learn a lot when we talk a lot Part 3 ha ha ha ha / he he he he ho ho ho ho / hu hu hu hu te he he he / ha he ho hu when we talk a lot Fun In Rounds -- Lyrics below -- Especially for EFL classes Part 1 I love us playing* ... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2006-01-30T12_57_06-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2006-01-30T12_57_06-08_00 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:57:06 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2006-01-30T12_57_06-08_00 Tim Murphey 166 false When you want to be happy there # thing(s) you can do (to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas) 1 smile from ear to ear 2 breathe in deep 3 look up at the sky 4 sing a melody 5 dare to show your love When you want to be happy there # thing(s) you can do (to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas) 1 s... https://mits.podomatic.com/entry/2006-01-20T16_20_24-08_00 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2006-01-20T16_20_24-08_00 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:20:24 +0000 2022-04-19 2013-12-04 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mits/episodes/2006-01-20T16_20_24-08_00 Tim Murphey 28 false This is one minute (or less of ) good health. The song in the background goes "A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances but rather a person with a certain set of attitutdes." (a quote from Hugh Downs) Listening usually will make you laugh and boost your immune system. If you have been on the computer too long, it will give you a break. Remember also to stretch and stand up and dance every 30 minutes. Cheers mits This is one minute (or less of ) good health. The song in the background goes "A happy person is ...