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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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Words to Know

Rays - Short for "sun rays"
Porch - the front of a house or building
Chillin' out - slang for not doing much
Gang - a group of people
Insightful - smart
Picnic - a meal eaten outdoors, usually at a park
Guru - a spiritual teacher
Açaí - a delicious Brazilian fruit
Hatch - an opening allowing passage from one side to another
Pour - to cause a liquid to flow out from a container
Sorbet - a dessert containing frozen fruit, similar to ice cream
Grammys - awards for music
Emmys - awards for movies
Sock - what you put on your feet before before your shoes
Sleeves - the part of your shirt that touches your arm
Expose - to make visible
Speech - a discourse given to an audience
Mess - something that is dirty or disorganized
Fair weather friend - mentioned in Episode #17 - Expressions related to Weather
All ears - paying complete attention
Fire at - shoot at

News

Hangout III - Using the Internet to Learn English - watch the video or download the audio
Kiva - Give back to the world by giving microloans to people in developing countries
Real Life Yoga Picnica - Last yoga picnic for awhile will be this Sunday at 4pm.

Shout Outs

Taeko Araki, Blog comment
Kumiko Kunii from Japan, 5 star iTunes revie


Gustavo Rocha, admin of the polyglot group, Language Learners 

Max Ahumada, comment from the Hangout 

Question

What's the difference between "fast" "quick" and "rapid"? by Bob, @roledi, from Mexico City.

Expressions

Dressed to the nines
To fit like a glove
Caught with your pants down
At the drop of a hat
Under your belt

Tip

 Puns

Joke

 Do what to William??

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Song
 Hip Hop Saved My Life by Lupe Fiasco
Released:
Jul 16, 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!