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''New Dynamic English'' (Module 1 to 4) along with ''Functioning in Business'' was later adapted into a radio show co-produced by Heartworks International and broadcasted in Voice of America that started to broadcast on March 17, 2004. It reruns for other countries until late 2011. It features new characters, and Max and Kathy's backgrounds are also revealed.
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''New Dynamic English'' (Module 1 to 4) along with ''Functioning in Business'' was later adapted into a radio show co-produced by Heartworks International and broadcasted in Voice of America that started to broadcast on March 17, 2004. It reruns for other countries until late 2011. It features new characters, and Max and Kathy's backgrounds are also revealed. It is later redistributed in 2015 as an app series, ''General English Conversations'', [[CompressedAdaptation with most of its content chopped off]].
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* MiniGame: The Matrix Games that appear in even-numbered modules. A test for Matrix Vocabulary, the user does various things from choosing between four items to interacting with Max and Kathy.
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* PopQuiz: One of the usual forms of exercises.
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* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Module 7 and 8 are very different from the previous modules, from dragging people around to solving a mystery puzzle.
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* CreatorCameo: In the 2013 version one magazine in a Matrix Game features [=DynEd=]'s CEO, Ian Adam.
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* ShoutOut: John's hometown, Brighton, is also home to Martin Shovel, the writer of ''The Lost Secret'', a BBC film made into a [=DynEd=] course.
** John's last name, Orwell, is also a shout out to Dr. Orwell, a prominent character of the film.
** Kathy's cat Spock is a reference to the ''StarTrek'' character.
** The movie that Kathy anticipated, ''Battle for the Stars'', is a shout out to ''StarWars''.
** ''Computer Soldier'', a game that Larry and [[ClosetGeek Max]] like, most likely refers to ''CounterStrike''.
** John's last name, Orwell, is also a shout out to Dr. Orwell, a prominent character of the film.
** Kathy's cat Spock is a reference to the ''StarTrek'' character.
** The movie that Kathy anticipated, ''Battle for the Stars'', is a shout out to ''StarWars''.
** ''Computer Soldier'', a game that Larry and [[ClosetGeek Max]] like, most likely refers to ''CounterStrike''.
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Like all [=DynEd=] courses, ''New Dynamic English'' has a [[ScoringPoints scoring system]] based on recording, frequency of usage, and performing exercises. Users determine their starting module by taking the Placement Test, and will start based on the score. Later they can go to a higher module only after doing well on the [[FinalExamBoss Mastery Tests]]. Taking a Mastery Test itself requires going through presentations and exercises several times.
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* RepeatAfterMe: Like other [=DynEd=] courses, the user is supposed to record and repeat statements presented and listen to the recording to see if the pronunciation is good enough.
* ShallIRepeatThat: Users usually repeat sentences if their recordings are similar to the original.
* ShallIRepeatThat: Users usually repeat sentences if their recordings are similar to the original.
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* ADayInLife: Frequently discussed in both the course and the radio show.
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* ADayInLife: ADayInTheLife: Frequently discussed in both the course and the radio show.
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* ADayInLife: Frequently discussed in both the course and the radio show.
* EiffelTowerEffect: New York? The Statue of Liberty. San Francisco? The Golden Bridge. Paris? The Eiffel Tower. Justified that New Dynamic English has symbols of places to make it easier for the users to recognize.
* BirthdayEpisode: A Story Interlude has Max talking about his son's birthday party, tiredness ensues.
* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler: Max and Bobby King, albeit Max forgetting him for a while.]]
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Max and Bobby King were this as children, so much that they called themselves "brothers." No wonder Max got confused more than 10 years later after Bobby claimed to be Max's "brother".
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Max [[spoiler:Max and Bobby King were this as children, so much that they called themselves "brothers." No wonder Max got confused more than 10 years later after Bobby claimed to be Max's "brother".]]
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* YoungerAndHipper: The 2013 update, said to please young viewers who like watching Japanese cartoons.
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** The radio show provides several Story Interludes that involves the cast telling stories of their vacation, like Elizabeth going to San Francisco and Max going to Gettysburg.
*** In ''New Dynamic English'' itself several guests described their visits to other cities outside Washington DC, often for vacation.
*** In ''New Dynamic English'' itself several guests described their visits to other cities outside Washington DC, often for vacation.
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'''''New Dynamic English''''' is a course, which is part of [=DynEd=]'s Courseware. Being more like a textbook, it is not technically included as a game. However, being an interactive course, it could almost be classified as an EdutainmentGame. ''New Dynamic English'' is made in the United States, however only a few Americans actually recognize this program because it is targeted towards foreigners so that they could study English. ''New Dynamic English'' is one of [=DynEd=]'s courses with a lot of stories (others include ''First English'', ''Functioning in Business'' and ''The Lost Secret''). It stars two main characters, [[AliceAndBob Max and Kathy]], though they only appear from Module 1 until 4, whereas ''New Dynamic English'' has 8 modules.
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'''''New Dynamic English''''' is a course, which is part of [=DynEd=]'s Courseware. Being more like a textbook, it is not technically included as a game. However, being an interactive course, it could almost be classified as an EdutainmentGame. ''New Dynamic English'' is made in the United States, however only a few Americans actually recognize this program because it is targeted towards foreigners so that they could study English. ''New Dynamic English'' is one of [=DynEd=]'s courses with a lot of stories (others include ''First English'', ''Functioning in Business'' and ''The Lost Secret''). It stars two main characters, [[AliceAndBob Max and Kathy]], though they only appear from Module 1 until 4, 5, whereas ''New Dynamic English'' has 8 modules.
* DramatisPersonae: Beginning of presentations are often this. As frequent characters, Max and Kathy's would be in Module 1 Unit 1.
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* VacationEpisode: In Module 5, Kathy goes on a vacation to France and Austria to attend her friend's wedding.
** Max sort of does this in the UK, but he travels as part of his job.
** Max sort of does this in the UK, but he travels as part of his job.
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* ElectionDayEpisode: A two-part topic in the Story Interludes talk about voting: one for tax payment and the other one for the representative of Congress.
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* RecapEpisode: The "Review" episodes aside from Max Wilson's interview.
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* MeatVersusVeggies: Max and Kathy's preference over food is often compared. Max loves meat, especially steak, while Kathy is a vegetarian (read: pescetarian).
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Boris (a Russian)'s last name. If you search "Bolinobol" on Google, chances are that you'll find a New Dynamic English-related site.
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''New Dynamic English'' (Module 1 to 4) was later adapted into a radio show broadcasted in Voice of America in 1999 and ended in 2001.that started to broadcast on March 17, 2004. It reruns for other countries until late 2011. It features new characters, and Max and Kathy's backgrounds are also revealed.
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* HideYourGays: "Room mates" Simon Tompkins and Tony are implied to be a gay married couple. They moved to Boston in 1989 when Massachusetts became the second state to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. They later had a vacation in Santa Fe in 2004, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage, implying that they went on a honeymoon. [[ViewersAreGeniuses You must know about American history to figure this out]], which the target audience being non-American probably don't.
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* HideYourGays: "Room mates" Simon Tompkins and Tony are implied to be a gay married couple. They moved to Boston in 1989 when Massachusetts became the second state to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. They later had a vacation in Santa Fe in 2004, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage, implying that they went on a honeymoon. [[ViewersAreGeniuses [[GeniusBonus You must know about American history to figure this out]], which the target audience being non-American probably don't.
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* DancePartyEnding: Subverted that there's no dancing, but in the last Story Interlude Larry invites all the hosts to his party.
* GameShowAppearance: The "Question of the Week" segments with Max as the host and Kathy as the player (and it's always this way). The questions were mundane and easy at first, until he starts to ask about ''American history''.
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* HideYourGays: "Room mates" Simon Tompkins and Tony are implied to be a gay married couple. They moved to Boston in 1989 when Massachusetts became the second state to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. They later had a vacation in Santa Fe in 2004, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage, implying that they went on a honeymoon. [[ViewersAreGeniuses You must know about American history to a honeymoon.figure this out]], which the target audience being non-American probably don't.
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* MultiPartEpisode: In "New Dynamic English", the Review episodes take up a week.
** The Story Interludes have their own examples. Some are two-part, notably Larry's grandson falling ill, the election, and Max's son's birthday party. But one has ''five'' parts: Max's mysterious "brother".
** The Story Interludes have their own examples. Some are two-part, notably Larry's grandson falling ill, the election, and Max's son's birthday party. But one has ''five'' parts: Max's mysterious "brother".
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* GenderBlenderName: Discussed by Max and Kathy who are confused what gender Pat Miller (a woman) and Sandy Steele (a man) are.
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** Bob Crane is also brown, and even preserved in the 2013 version. His name not being foreign makes it even more confusing.
** Chris Scott had curly hair and dark skin. Like Max, this was averted in the 2013 update.
** Chris Scott had curly hair and dark skin. Like Max, this was averted in the 2013 update.
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* TrappedByGamblingDebts: A reason why [[spoiler: [[GamblingAddict Dan]] would steal the secret code for Phil]].
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* AlphabetSoupCans: In Module 8, you get to figure out who stole a Secret Code... with English grammar!
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* AlphabetSoupCans: In Module 8, you get to figure out who stole a the Secret Code... with English grammar!
* ArtShift: With the illustrations done by an American illustrator replaced by ones done by a Chinese illustrator, the change is clearly visible.
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* {{Trekkie}}: Did Kathy just said that she had a cat named "[[ShoutOut Spock]]"?
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* TrappedByGamblingDebts: A reason why [[spoiler: [[GamblingAddict Dan]] would steal the secret code for Phil]].
* {{Trekkie}}: Did Kathy just said that she had a cat named "[[ShoutOut Spock]]"?
* {{Trekkie}}: Did Kathy just said that she had a cat named "[[ShoutOut Spock]]"?
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** "Ace" is a common name for businesses.
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* CareerEndingInjury: Harry ended his career as a runner after a tragic accident which gave him permanent immobility and had to use a wheelchair.
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* PredatoryBusiness: A common theme in Module 7 and 8.
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* SwissBankAccount: [[spoiler: Phil, who sent Bob's secret files to a business competitor]], has inserted the money into a Swiss bank account.
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* PrimaryColorChampion: With blond hair, blue eyes, and a red suit, complete with a ''gold'' backdrop, it seems that Max is the main character. This was averted in the 2013 version, although he does have a rather eye-catching tie.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Kathy explains that the reason she divorced with her ex-husband was she got cheating.
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* FanNickname: In scripts, Elizabeth's name is shortened by translators as "Eliz".
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Kathy explains that the reason she divorced with her ex-husband was she got cheating.
--> '''Kathy''': "I worked during the day, and he worked at night. We never saw each other. And then he started seeing other people, other women."
--> '''Kathy''': "I worked during the day, and he worked at night. We never saw each other. And then he started seeing other people, other women."
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Characters from the software were given last names, except for Kathy.
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* TwoForOneShow: ''Three'', in fact. ''New Dynamic English'', ''Functioning in Business'', and the behind-the-scenes Story Interlude that comes between.
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* RaceLift: The 2000 version of the cast were diversified from [[having the same skin color MonochromeCasting]], then given less diversity in the 2013 version.
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* RaceLift: The 2000 version of the cast were diversified from [[having the same skin color MonochromaticCast]], then given less diversity in the 2013 version.
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* FamilyVersusCareer: RareMaleExample, Max's reason to quit his job as a travelling businessman.
--> '''Max''': "I had to make a lot of business trips. So I was away from home quite a bit. I missed my wife and family. I decided to look for a different job, a job where I didn’t have to travel."
--> '''Max''': "I had to make a lot of business trips. So I was away from home quite a bit. I missed my wife and family. I decided to look for a different job, a job where I didn’t have to travel."
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** This arguably applies to all the young male characters, it's just that the difference is more apparent to Max.
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* RaceLift: The 2000 version of the cast were diversified from [[having the same skin color MonochromaticCast]], then given less diversity in the 2013 version.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Max went from regular narrator who rarely talks to the guest into being a subject of a two-episode interview.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Max has dark skin, blond hair, and thick lips, making it rather hard to pin down whether he's white with a tan, black, or mixed. This was averted in the 2013 update.
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* TheWikiRule: There a wiki right [[http://nde.wikia.com/ here]].
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* HideYourGays: "Room mates" Simon Tompkins and Tony are implied to be a gay married couple. They moved to Boston in 1989 when Massachusetts became the second state to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. They later had a vacation in Santa Fe in 2004, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage, implying that they went to a honeymoon.
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''New Dynamic English'' (Module 1 to 4) was later adapted into a radio show broadcasted in Voice of America at in 1999 and ends at ended in 2001. It reruns for other countries until late 2011. It features new characters, and Max and Kathy's backgrounds are also revealed.
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* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Robert Harris, who prefers to be called "Bob".
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* MaxTrope: Maxwell "Max" Wilson.
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'''''New Dynamic English''''' is a course, which is part of [=DynEd=]'s Courseware. Being more like a textbook, it is not technically included as a game. However, being an interactive course, it could almost be classified as an EdutainmentGame. ''New Dynamic English'' is made in the United States, however only a few Americans actually recognize this program because it is targeted towards foreigners so that they could study English. ''New Dynamic English'' is one of [=DynEd=]'s courses with a lot of stories (others include ''First English'', ''Functioning in Business'' and ''The Lost Secret''). It stars two main characters, [[AliceAndBob Max and Kathy]], though they only appear from Module 1 until 4, whereas ''New Dynamic English'' has 8 modules.
''New Dynamic English'' (Module 1 to 4) was later adapted into a radio show broadcasted in Voice of America at 1999 and ends at 2001. It reruns for other countries until late 2011. It features new characters, and Max and Kathy's backgrounds are also revealed.
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!!''New Dynamic English'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationDyeJob: The upgrade on November 2013.
* AliceAndBob: Max and Kathy are the two main characters of the education franchise.
* BenevolentAlienInvasion: In Module 1 Unit 1, Max and Kathy encounter an alien. The alien, named Zork, said that he's from another world and also speaks English. It is not known whether his intentions are good or bad, but the lack of any negative activity suggests he is leaning towards the good side.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Max before the upgrade in November 2013, though before he had brown hair and lighter skin.
* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Robert Harris, who prefers to be called "Bob".
* FireBreathingDiner: In Module 2's survey unit, we get to see Max with steam coming out of his ears to indicate that there's a food which is too spicy for him.
* InformedFlaw: Max claims that he's bad at singing in Module 2 and he's also bad at dancing in the radio show, but he never sang or danced. Justified that it's during a survey.
* LethalChef: Max says that he's bad at cooking, contrast with his wife who's a SupremeChef.
* LongDistanceRelationship: Subverted, Kathy and Pierre. However, it's only Pierre who has romantic intentions.
* MaxTrope: Maxwell "Max" Wilson.
* OfficeGolf: In Henry Thorton's presentation in Module 1 Unit 2, he is shown playing office golf when the narrator states that he doesn't work hard.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Dawn, a Filipino, is a 20-something who looks like she's still in her teens.
* OtakuSurrogate: Kathy is implied to be a Trekkie with a cat named after a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' character. Not only that, she believes in aliens and doesn't mind waiting in a long line for watching a Sci-Fi movie.
* PlotHole: Max worked as a businessman at a computer company in San Jose (Silicon Valley) when interviewed in the radio show, yet in Module 4's Matrix Vocabulary, he thinks flying first class is too expensive for him. Though he might just have been SlummingIt.
* PrettyBoy: In the November 2013 upgrade, Max has lighter skin with bigger eyes complete with eyelashes.
* RealMenEatMeat: Many men in the radio show are shown to love meat, including Max himself.
* StockForeignName: Pierre Dubois is one example.
** There are plenty of stock foreign names. There's Mexican-American Maria Alvarez, and the babies from one of the "Man on the Street" series has Chinese Ying, Arabic Mohammed, and German Hans.
* SuddenlyBlonde: Max turned from a brunet into a dirty blond in the era where graphics on computers became more advanced.
** Even made ''more'' blonde in the November 2013 upgrade.
* SupremeChef: Kathy and Karen.
* {{Trekkie}}: Did Kathy just said that she had a cat named "[[ShoutOut Spock]]"?
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Max loves steak, and has been called "Mr. Steak" once in the radio show.
* TheWikiRule: There a wiki right [[http://nde.wikia.com/ here]].
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* AdaptationExpansion: We get to know '''way''' more about the characters' background from the original software.
* AdaptationInducedPlothole: In the software, Max says that he has lived in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco "all his life", while in the radio show, he says that he was born in UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, and then moved to San Francisco when he's in college.
** Max's daughter and Kathy's cat Spock from the software weren't mentioned at all in the radio show. In the radio show, Max says he has a son named John while Kathy says that she has some pet fish. One assumption is that Max's daughter died because in Module 4 of the software, it was mentioned that Max had ''children''.
** Max said that his full name is "Max Wilson", despite that in the software, Max said that his name is short for "Maxwell".
* AmicableExes: Kathy says that she cares about her ex-husband, but she doesn't love him anymore. Not only that, she also says that they might be [[BetterAsFriends just friends]].
* AudioAdaptation: The educational course, which is part of a software, is adapted into a radio show along with Functioning in Business.
* CanonForeigner: While some if not all of the characters of New Dynamic English from Module 1-4 appeared as guests for the radio show, there are new characters being interviewed.
* ClosetGeek: Sure, Max is a businessman working for a computer company, but in the radio show, Max tries to hide (and fails to) his interest towards computer games, especially ''Computer Soldier'', a game for a demographic as old as his son John.
--> '''Larry''': "Actually, I was thinking I might give some of these computer games a try. ''Computer Soldier'' looks like a fun game."
--> '''Max''': "That's a great game!! I play… I mean, my son plays it all the time."
* CollegeRadio: Max says that he had worked at a college radio station before, and because he liked the job and he was pretty good at it, he changed jobs from a businessman to a radio host.
* DeathByAdaptation: Possible explanation for Max's daughter's disappearance in the radio show.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: John wants a pet monkey for his birthday.
* GenderScoff: Subverted because Kathy doesn't feel offended, but she laughed and said "Boys." after Max and Larry were talking about computer games.
* HarassingPhoneCall: Max said that he got a phone call from a man who claimed to be his brother during night time. Both Max and his wife are upset.
* {{Hackette}}: Karen, Max's wife, is a computer programmer who worked for the same company Max worked for.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Max and Bobby King were this as children, so much that they called themselves "brothers." No wonder Max got confused more than 10 years later after Bobby claimed to be Max's "brother".
* MostGamersAreMale: Kathy acknowledges the inversion when Max says that he bought John a computer game as a present.
--> '''Kathy''': "All boys like computer games."
* OpeningNarration: In the radio show: "New Dynamic English is a basic English language course and an introduction to American people and culture."
* PlotTwist: During the last episode of the radio show, when ''Max'' gets interviewed.
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* RadioDrama: Its radio show looks more like a reality show but they're all made up. The Interludes are as close as it could be to a radio drama.
* TalkShow: The AudioAdaptation counts as a fictional talk show, but it's not funny like a Spoof Talk Show.
* WelcomeEpisode: Sort of. In the interlude after the first episode, Max gets greeted for joining Kathy and Larry to do the New Dynamic English radio show.
* WorkingThroughTheCold: During one episode, Kathy gets a cold, but it didn't affect the show whatsoever.
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!!''New Dynamic English'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationDyeJob: The upgrade on November 2013.
* AliceAndBob: Max and Kathy are the two main characters of the education franchise.
* BenevolentAlienInvasion: In Module 1 Unit 1, Max and Kathy encounter an alien. The alien, named Zork, said that he's from another world and also speaks English. It is not known whether his intentions are good or bad, but the lack of any negative activity suggests he is leaning towards the good side.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: Max before the upgrade in November 2013, though before he had brown hair and lighter skin.
* EverythingsBetterWithBob: Robert Harris, who prefers to be called "Bob".
* FireBreathingDiner: In Module 2's survey unit, we get to see Max with steam coming out of his ears to indicate that there's a food which is too spicy for him.
* InformedFlaw: Max claims that he's bad at singing in Module 2 and he's also bad at dancing in the radio show, but he never sang or danced. Justified that it's during a survey.
* LethalChef: Max says that he's bad at cooking, contrast with his wife who's a SupremeChef.
* LongDistanceRelationship: Subverted, Kathy and Pierre. However, it's only Pierre who has romantic intentions.
* MaxTrope: Maxwell "Max" Wilson.
* OfficeGolf: In Henry Thorton's presentation in Module 1 Unit 2, he is shown playing office golf when the narrator states that he doesn't work hard.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Dawn, a Filipino, is a 20-something who looks like she's still in her teens.
* OtakuSurrogate: Kathy is implied to be a Trekkie with a cat named after a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' character. Not only that, she believes in aliens and doesn't mind waiting in a long line for watching a Sci-Fi movie.
* PlotHole: Max worked as a businessman at a computer company in San Jose (Silicon Valley) when interviewed in the radio show, yet in Module 4's Matrix Vocabulary, he thinks flying first class is too expensive for him. Though he might just have been SlummingIt.
* PrettyBoy: In the November 2013 upgrade, Max has lighter skin with bigger eyes complete with eyelashes.
* RealMenEatMeat: Many men in the radio show are shown to love meat, including Max himself.
* StockForeignName: Pierre Dubois is one example.
** There are plenty of stock foreign names. There's Mexican-American Maria Alvarez, and the babies from one of the "Man on the Street" series has Chinese Ying, Arabic Mohammed, and German Hans.
* SuddenlyBlonde: Max turned from a brunet into a dirty blond in the era where graphics on computers became more advanced.
** Even made ''more'' blonde in the November 2013 upgrade.
* SupremeChef: Kathy and Karen.
* {{Trekkie}}: Did Kathy just said that she had a cat named "[[ShoutOut Spock]]"?
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Max loves steak, and has been called "Mr. Steak" once in the radio show.
* TheWikiRule: There a wiki right [[http://nde.wikia.com/ here]].
!!This radio show exclusively provides examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: We get to know '''way''' more about the characters' background from the original software.
* AdaptationInducedPlothole: In the software, Max says that he has lived in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco "all his life", while in the radio show, he says that he was born in UsefulNotes/{{Portland}}, and then moved to San Francisco when he's in college.
** Max's daughter and Kathy's cat Spock from the software weren't mentioned at all in the radio show. In the radio show, Max says he has a son named John while Kathy says that she has some pet fish. One assumption is that Max's daughter died because in Module 4 of the software, it was mentioned that Max had ''children''.
** Max said that his full name is "Max Wilson", despite that in the software, Max said that his name is short for "Maxwell".
* AmicableExes: Kathy says that she cares about her ex-husband, but she doesn't love him anymore. Not only that, she also says that they might be [[BetterAsFriends just friends]].
* AudioAdaptation: The educational course, which is part of a software, is adapted into a radio show along with Functioning in Business.
* CanonForeigner: While some if not all of the characters of New Dynamic English from Module 1-4 appeared as guests for the radio show, there are new characters being interviewed.
* ClosetGeek: Sure, Max is a businessman working for a computer company, but in the radio show, Max tries to hide (and fails to) his interest towards computer games, especially ''Computer Soldier'', a game for a demographic as old as his son John.
--> '''Larry''': "Actually, I was thinking I might give some of these computer games a try. ''Computer Soldier'' looks like a fun game."
--> '''Max''': "That's a great game!! I play… I mean, my son plays it all the time."
* CollegeRadio: Max says that he had worked at a college radio station before, and because he liked the job and he was pretty good at it, he changed jobs from a businessman to a radio host.
* DeathByAdaptation: Possible explanation for Max's daughter's disappearance in the radio show.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: John wants a pet monkey for his birthday.
* GenderScoff: Subverted because Kathy doesn't feel offended, but she laughed and said "Boys." after Max and Larry were talking about computer games.
* HarassingPhoneCall: Max said that he got a phone call from a man who claimed to be his brother during night time. Both Max and his wife are upset.
* {{Hackette}}: Karen, Max's wife, is a computer programmer who worked for the same company Max worked for.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Max and Bobby King were this as children, so much that they called themselves "brothers." No wonder Max got confused more than 10 years later after Bobby claimed to be Max's "brother".
* MostGamersAreMale: Kathy acknowledges the inversion when Max says that he bought John a computer game as a present.
--> '''Kathy''': "All boys like computer games."
* OpeningNarration: In the radio show: "New Dynamic English is a basic English language course and an introduction to American people and culture."
* PlotTwist: During the last episode of the radio show, when ''Max'' gets interviewed.
* {{Podcast}}
* RadioDrama: Its radio show looks more like a reality show but they're all made up. The Interludes are as close as it could be to a radio drama.
* TalkShow: The AudioAdaptation counts as a fictional talk show, but it's not funny like a Spoof Talk Show.
* WelcomeEpisode: Sort of. In the interlude after the first episode, Max gets greeted for joining Kathy and Larry to do the New Dynamic English radio show.
* WorkingThroughTheCold: During one episode, Kathy gets a cold, but it didn't affect the show whatsoever.
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