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**US Citizenship Podcast**

Prepare for the USCIS Citizenship Interview. Includes practice interviews based on the USCIS N-400, recordings of the USCIS 100 History & Politics Questions, and basic tips for interviewees. This podcast is appropriate for ESL students and Citizenship students. For more info, go to uscitizenship.com. This podcast may be used for educational and private practice only, and cannot be used for any commercial purposes.

Latest Episodes:

USCIS News 2007-05-30: New Fees Start July 30, 2007 May 31, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to a quick update about the new USCIS fees starting July 30, 2007.

Here's a Class Handout: Summary of the New Fees.

Here is another Class Handout: "Sending Your N-400 to USCIS".

Please note that there are four pages: one page for each USCIS Service Center in California, Texas, Nebraska, and Vermont.

Please confirm that you are using the correct page for your state.

Originally, I put the information for all four USCIS Service Centers and their assigned states on a single sheet of paper.

When I gave the single sheet of paper to my students, they became confused.

The print was too tiny and there was too much information.

I re-formatted the information and printed the Summary of the New Fees on the first side and Sending Your N-400 to USCIS on the second side.

I printed the information on color paper so they can find this paper quickly and easily. Many students took extra copies home for their family and friends.

Q09-11: USCIS 96 Questions 09-11: 4th of July, Independence, England, Revolutionary War May 29, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to Questions 09-11 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q9-11 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.

Note the key words--these words will help you remember the questions and answers. The key words for Q09-11:

4th of July
Independence
England
Revolutionary War

You can get more info about Independence Day and the Revolutionary War from

ElCivics.com: Fourth of July
Wikipedia: Independence Day
US State Department: July 4 (Check out Additional Resources on the sidebar--Wow!)

Q08: USCIS 96 Question 08: States May 29, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to Questions 08 plus M-638 comments and the list of US States by Date of Statehood. You can download the Class Handout 08 to deepen your knowledge of US Geography, History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.

Note the key words--these words will help you remember Q08â??s questions and answers. The key word for Q08 is:

1. States

You can get more info about the US States from

1. Wikipedia: List of US States by Date of Statehood

2. US Mint State Quarters Program

3. 50states.com

Q05-07: USCIS 96 Questions 05-07 with Explantions from the M-638 May 24, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to Questions 05 to 07 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q05-07 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idioms.

Note the key words--these words will help you remember Q01-04's questions and answers. The key words for Q01-04 are:

Flag
Stripes
States

You can get more info about the US Flag and the First 13 States from

Enchanted Learning's US Flag (Appropriate for children & adults!)
USFlag.org (Historic flags & websites of the first 13 states)
Boston1775 (A fascinating blog of the American Revolution)

Q01-04: USCIS 96 Questions 01-04 with Explantions from the M-638 May 23, 2007

Show notes

Today we begin a new series based on USCIS M-638 Quick Civics Lessons. Every podcast, we will listen to two to five of the USCIS 96 questions plus the commentary provided by the M-638.

Today we will listen to Questions 01 to 04 plus M-638 comments. You can download the Class Handout Q01-04 to deepen your knowledge of US History and Politics and broaden your English language skills. Look for new vocabulary, grammar structures, and idoms.

Note the key words--these words will help you remember Q01-04's questions and answers. The key words for Q01-04 are:

Flag
Red
White
Blue
Stars

You can get more info about the US Flag from

Ben's Guide to the Flag (good for ESL Students)
US Senate's Guide to the Flag (official US gov't document)
Wikipedia's article on the US Flag (includes images of the US Flag as each new state's star is added.

Interview-06: Basic Citizenship Interview--Pari Akibari (Esfahan, Iran) May 18, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to our sixth practice interview from Pari Akbari (Esfahan, Iran). This interview includes questions based on the N-400, two dictation sentences, and ten questions from the USCIS 96 US History and Government questions. You can get a pdf. of the Basic Citizenship Interview here and a copy of the USCIS 96 questions in the "fan" format here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!

Interview-05: Simple Citizenship Interview--Gerte Mueller May 16, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to our fifth practice interview from Gerte Mueller (Frankfurt, Germany). These are simple questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Simple Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!

Interview-04: Advanced Citizenship Interview--Raji Krishna May 11, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to our fourth practice interview from Raji Krishna (Chennai, India). Raji answers the interview questions in detail, and defines the terms in Section 10 of the N-400. Click here for a pdf of the Advanced Citizenship Interview. The interview questions are based on the USCIS N-400 form, which you can download from www.uscis.gov. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!

Interview-03: Simple Citizenship Interview May 09, 2007

Show notes

Today we will listen to our third practice interview from Guadalupe Garcia (Sonora, Mexico). These are simple questions are based on the N-400. You can get a pdf. of the Simple Citizenship Interview here. Visit us at uscitizenpod.blogspot.com for the show notes. Thanks!