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English Conversation   Learn English Speaking English Subtitles Lesson 02

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

https://effortlessenglishclub.com/blog-and-video-podcast Learn with the Effortless English Book Club! In this lesson AJ teaches you Chapter 3 of Animal Farm by George Orwell. In this chapter, the animals enjoy their victory. They all work hard on the farm and have plenty of food. Everything seems to be great. But already there are warnings of bad things to come. The pigs strengthen their leadership position. Snowball and Napoleon become even more powerful. And Napoleon takes control of educating the young. Learn what all of this means in this Effortless English Show with AJ Hoge!

Animal Farm | Chapter 3 | Effortless English Show

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