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110 - 5-Minute English: Skincare and Makeup Nov 15, 2021

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In this 5-Minute English episode, you'll hear a lot of vocabulary and phrases related to skincare and makeup. This episode type is extra challenging, but short. Listen to it multiple times and consider transcribing the audio as a listening exercise. You can also dive deeper into this lesson by joining the Academy.

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109 - Dream Houses with Pete Oct 31, 2021

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I've always loved talking about Dream Houses. It's sort of a magical topic that everyone can relate to, and yet for every person, the response is going to be different. How we answer / describe our space largely depends on our life experience to date and perception of places we've been to.

In this conversation I talk to Pete (my Australian friend and host of the Aussie English Podcast) about his dream home and we compare our previous living environments to where we'd like to be.
Would you like to live in a castle in France, a spacious apartment in New York or a cottage in the English countryside? All three? Me too!
Speaking about dreams and wishes in English it forces you to use conditionals. Check out how Pete and I switch from the first and second conditional in this conversation.
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108.2 - Sharks and Shark Attacks in U.S. Waters Oct 17, 2021

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In today's episode, you'll learn about Sharks and Shark Attacks in U.S. waters and how to avoid a shark if you're visiting the U.S. coast!

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108 - Expression: To Rock the Boat Oct 16, 2021

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In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to use the common expression “to rock the boat.” You’ll also get a chance to practice pronunciation and hear a joke along the way.

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107 - Expression: The Coast is Clear / The Great Escape from Alcatraz Sep 27, 2021

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In today's episode, you'll learn how to use the common expression: The Coast Is Clear. You'll get to practice pronunciation and hear a joke as well. The fun fact in this episode is all about Alcatraz, an island or prison, I should say - former prison - off the coast of San Francisco, which housed some of the United States's most infamous criminals from 1934 until 1963.

One former resident you may know of is Al Capone, the American gangster / mobster, you can say, also known by the nicknames Public Enemy #1 and, of course, Scarface.

Alcatraz is a fascinating place for its complex history and twisted stories. And today you're going to hear one of them; the story of how three men managed to escape what was considered the most secure prison at the time. This story baffles historians even today, and the U.S. government still has no idea what happened to the three men. In fact, it is the longest manhunt in U.S. history.

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106 - Off the Beaten Track with Charlie ("A Dream Trip to the Maldives") Sep 18, 2021

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Charlie, our good friend from The British English Podcast, came up with an incredibly entertaining podcast format called “Off the Beaten Track.” In short, it’s all about asking someone detailed questions about their ideal itinerary for a dream vacation. And I emphasize dream because this episode is packed with hypotheticals—you’ve hit the hypothetical jackpot!

In today’s episode, Charlie shares his wild dream trip: a journey to space followed by a visit to the Maldives. Along the way, he’d go skydiving, scuba diving with sharks, and take part in several other seriously cool adventures.

Tune in to learn more about Charlie—and to hear plenty of conditionals used naturally in conversation.

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105 - Chats with Shana: Animals and Nature in Brazil (+10 Common Collective Nouns!) Sep 03, 2021

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This episode is part of Season 3. In this episode of the podcast, you'll hear about our recent month-long stay in Brazil. Other than spending time with family and friends, the highlights of the trip were with animals and nature. Tune in and learn a lot of animal vocabulary!
In this story, you'll also be exposed to the 10 most common collective nouns for animals. A collective noun is a word used to describe a group. For example, a group of fish is called a school of fish. A group of birds that hang out / fly together is called a flock.

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104 - Study or Work Abroad: The IELTS Exam with Jessica Beck Aug 18, 2021

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The decision to move overseas is a big one and it requires preparation. The first step for non-native English speakers who want to live, study or work in the U.S. is taking an English exam as proof of English ability. The IELTS exam is one of the most popular.
Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jessica Beck all about IELTS. She shared many reasons why you should consider taking this exam over the TOEFL or TOEIC, she gave some tricks on how to get a higher score, how to deal with anxiety of speaking in English in an interview setting and much much more.
Jessica is an expert in IELTS. She worked for 14 years as an IELTS examiner, so she knows what students go through and what examiners are looking for! To share her knowledge she created a test prep course called the 3 KEYS IELTS (IELTS KEYS for short).

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103 - Expression: To Push Someone's Buttons / The Milgram Experiment Jul 24, 2021

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This episode is part of Season 3. In this episode of the podcast, you'll learn how to use the common expression TO PUSH SOMEONE'S BUTTONS. For the fun fact about American History and Culture, you'll learn about THE MILGRAM EXPERIMENT.

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Recommendation: The Psychology of Evil - by Stanley Milgram's friend Philip Zimbardo
Recommendation: Full Footage of the Milgram Experiment (as heard in intro)

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102 - 5-Minute English: Toddlers Jul 07, 2021

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The term "toddler" is typically used to describe a child that is between the ages of one and three, although some people consider a three-year-old up until four, also a toddler. It's the stage in a human's life when they're no longer a newborn, they're no longer an infant, so a baby, but they're also not really a kid.

The term toddler comes from the verb toddle, which means to walk with short and unsteady steps, according to Oxford Languages. For most of us, when we learn to walk well, we no longer toddle. We actually don't use the term toddle very often in English, although it does exist.

There is much to be said about toddlers, and that's why today's 5-minute English lesson will be about this stage of development in a human's life.

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