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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Words to know:
Crook- Sick in Australian English
under the weather-  Expression for being sick
Fasting- To spend a long time not eating
working out- Training at the guy, doing weights
buff- A strong persons with defined muscles
Spice up- Make something more interesting (figurative)
Give it a kick- Add something to make it stronger/better
Spokesman- A person who speaks to represent a company or country etc.
Moonwalk- To walk on the moon, famous Michael Jackson dance
Dirty Harry- Famous movie with Clint Eastwood Coconut water- The only thing Trevor needs to be satisfied
Stride- Walking with long steps to look cool
Fist pump-  Celebratory punch in the air  
On cloud nine- To be euphorically happy
Hold you down-  To be restricted to do something
Legit- Seems to be true or of good value (slang from the word legitimate)
Clunky- Awkwardly heavy or clumsy
News
Trevor apologizes for not responding to tweets in the last week, we've been working hard on the Real Life English Fluency+ Course .
Shout Outs

@englishrt
@aaali69
Aline (a comment from video #2 of the free RLE mini-course.)
Afifa Sayyida (a comment from video #2 of the free RLE mini-course.)

Expressions

Make someone's day
Jump for joy
Over the moon
Top of the world, walking on sunshine
Walking on air

Tip
Ted.com - How Body Language Changes Who You Are
Joke
Keep your mouth shut.
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Song
Clint Eastwood by the Gorillaz
Released:
Apr 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Are you tired of boring, slow-speaking English lessons that don't teach you the way that natives really speak? Do you wanna learn how English is spoken in the real world? In this podcast, Ethan, Andrea, and Justin—your American and British Fluency Coaches will take you beyond the classroom and help you live, learn, and SPEAK English in the real world through fun, natural, conversational lessons that will rapidly teach you: - To understand fast-speaking natives - The vocabulary, phrasal verbs, idioms, and slang that you actually need to know - Native pronunciation and connected speech (how we natives cut and connect our words in a predictable way) - American and British English and their differences Above all, we'll help you develop the mindset, the method, and the mastery to live your English in the real world!