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A short podcast discussing why you should learn both British and American English.

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Why you should be learning British and American English

Welcome to this pilot (test) episode of the TF Podcast. In this episode, my wife and I talk about Thanksgiving.

Watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp--TdCU9GI

This gives you a great way to listen to a real conversation in both British and American English.

*** LESSON NOTES ***

☆ We're hoping she's going to be quiet - notice that I use 'hope' in the continuous? Learn more about 'hope' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azx3kbTAI4M

☆ Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Learn more about this here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade

☆ That's what it boils down to - this is a great phrase to mean "the main reason for something."

☆ Put on a parade - to organize a parade (phrasal verb)

☆ It's a pretty big milestone - a significant event

☆ I did not grow up eating that - learn about grow up here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEkUHx5qVP8

☆ Potluck - a party where everyone brings a dish. For Thanksgiving, people are assigned a certain dish

☆ To go back for seconds - to get another plate of food after eating your first

☆ It has a special place in everyone's heart - This means that's it's emotionally important. Learn more here: http://www.phrasemix.com/phrases/something-holds-a-special-place-in-ones-heart

☆ Black Friday has become a huge thing now - this means that Black Friday is important and widespread

☆ I'm a person who leaves it to the last minute - I wait until near the deadline to do something. I use this phrase here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbYNHJHzSNA

☆ I didn't take those days off - I worked those days

☆ It's going to be very difficult to travel with two children - I'm sure you know what this means!

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Learn English Podcast - Episode 0 (Pilot) - A Conversation About Thanksgiving

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Baby phrase

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A close shave

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Potty

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In good nick

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Full of the joys of spring

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Clean up your act

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Bust a gut

Hi everyone!

I’m Georgiana; founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help YOU speak English fluently.

In this episode:

I will be talking about how many times we have to repeat an audio.
After that, we’ll practice conversation skills with a new mini-story.
Let’s get started!

As you may know, I always recommend you listening for improving your English. There are many studies, which suggest that there is a correlation between our level of the language and the hours we have been listening. In other words, the more you listen, the better. The more hours you spend listening, the more quickly you improve.

Here’s an interesting question you might ask: “How many times do I have to listen to every piece of content?” Do I have to listen just one time? Or more than one time?

What most students do is listen to certain content once or twice and then change to another content. The typical student thinks that the more variety, the better.

Well, variety is good, but what you want is to consolidate what you listen, and the most effective way to achieve it, is through repetition.

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