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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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Words to Know

Electrocuted - to be injured or killed by an electric shock
Earbuds - headphones
Stove - what you use to cook your food with fire
Chopped - cut through the base of something
Stick around - stay until the end
Viral - the rapid spread of something on the internet
Keep it up - continue doing a good job
Postman - someone who delivers mail
Poking - jabbing or prodding someone with something (usually your finger) (see photo)
Rambling - talking about something in an unorganized and confusing manner.
Shenanigans - mischief, playing around
Mess up - to make a mistake
Handlebars - what you use to steer/direct a bicycle/motorcycle
Cracked - to break something without the parts completely separating
Reinforce - strengthen or support

News

Find out more about the Real Life Yoga Picnics
11 Things I Like About Living in Belo Horizonte by Josh, the Brazilian Gringo

Shout Outs

Practice your English while you get your haircut with expert Irish hairdresser, Simon
30 Uncommon Ways to Learn English
Victor Cordero, originally from the Dominican Republic but living in Vietnam
Stoichka Varbanova, unknown location.
Yago Santiago, São Paulo, Brazil @yago_yago

Questions

What's the difference between "a little" and "a few"? 

Expressions

To walk on egg shells/walk on thin ice
Add fuel to the fire
Blow a fuse
Eat someone alive
Give someone a piece of your mind 

Tip

 How to best use this podcast to learn English

Joke

 Why is Santa so jolly (happy)?

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Song
Believe by the Dirty Heads
Released:
Jun 18, 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!