Zapp! English Colloquial (English version)

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Holidays (Vacations) - Zapp English Colloquial 3.28 Mar 03, 2013

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Time off... In this unit you'll learn a colloquial English expression a flight attendant will never tell you, as well as ways to describe some typical problems you might have with your stomach when you go on holiday! Spoken expressions to describe your vacations/holidays and things you take with you on holiday are described by Katie and guessed by Donnie. How many do you know? Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Wonders of the World - Zapp English Colloquial 3.27 Feb 24, 2013

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Places to see before you die... When you go and visit amazing places you need the colloquial English expressions to express exactly how amazing they were. The same is true with negative expressions to say they weren't that good. In this unit you'll learn exactly how to do this. Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Cooking and Recipes - Zapp English Colloquial 3.26 Feb 17, 2013

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Yum or yuk? Everybody's got to eat and we have lots of colloquial English expressions to talk about food and eating. What is the most common colloquial way to say you're hungry? And what's another word for food? In this unit you'll hear Katie describing colloquial phrases related to food and Amanda will be trying to guess them. Beware – this unit might make you hungry, it did while we were recording it!

Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Memory - Zapp English Colloquial 3.25 Feb 10, 2013

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Are you good at remembering things or do you forget everything? In this unit you will learn ten new colloquial expressions including how to talk about having a good and bad memory. You'll also find out why something you use in the kitchen is linked to memory and a few common expressions using the word mind. But will you be able to remember them? Hopefully after this unit you will! Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Honesty and Lying - Zapp English Colloquial 3.24 Feb 03, 2013

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Liar, liar, pants on fire... Honesty is very important – but we all lie a little sometimes don't we? There are lots of colloquial phrases about lying and telling the truth in English, and in this unit you're going to learn some of the more common colloquial English expressions. What's the word for a big lie and what's the word for a little lie? See if Donnie can guess the expression before you do.

Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Controversial Issues - Zapp English Colloquial 3.23 Jan 27, 2013

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Katie is describing colloquial English phrases that you might use when talking about controversial issues. Do you know why she might be using the word devil? And what part of your body you might bite in discussion? Find the answers to these questions and more as you learn ten colloquial English phrases to use when having discussions, debates or talking about different opinions. Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

News - Zapp English Colloquial 3.22 Jan 20, 2013

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Read all about it! Newspapers are part of everyday life. So in this unit you'll learn some new colloquial English expressions for describing them, parts of them and the people that work on them. You'll also learn some colloquial expressions using the word news. Katie describes the English phrases to Tom, and Tom guesses what the expression is. See how many he gets right and see if you know them too. Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Movies and Cinema - Zapp English Colloquial 3.21 Jan 13, 2013

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Pass the popcorn... What kind of films/movies do you like? After this unit you'll be better at giving natural spoken English reactions to movies whether you love them or hate them. Katie is describing the colloquial English expressions while Tom tries to guess them. Learn what we call a movie that makes you cry and why boys might not want to see a 'chick flick'. Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Crime and Punishment - Zapp English Colloquial 3.20 Jan 06, 2013

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"You're nicked!" Crime is a topic that's full of colloquial English expressions. Donnie is guessing as Katie describes ten of them. Do you know a spoken English expression for describing stolen goods? How is the colour red linked to crime? The answers to these questions and more, can be found in this colloquial unit. And of course, you'll be listening to a natural and unscripted English conversation, so you'll be improving your ability to listen to natural English speech.

Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises.

Age and Life Stages - Zapp English Colloquial 3.19 Dec 30, 2012

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Visit http://zappenglish.com to download the eBook containing a transcription and additional exercises. Not many people like getting old, but it's a topic we often talk and laugh about, which means there are lots of colloquial English expressions to describe it. In this unit, you'll learn ten of them. You'll find why chickens and hills are linked to age and you'll practise following quite quick natural English speech as Katie describes the English colloquialism and Cathy and Tom try to guess them.

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