Expression: Down-to-earth
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Are you a down-to-earth person or do you often have you head in the clouds? Are you realistic and sensible or are you a dreamer? In this episode we look at expressions used to describe people. Armando sent us a question about the expression down-to-earth and we decided to dedicate an episode to it and its synonyms, grounded and feet on the ground. Thanks Armando!
Jessie: Right, well, my friend Becky for instance is really down-to-earth. She never shows off or acts like she is better than other people. She is just honest and she always just acts genuine and real.
Harp: OK, that makes sense. She is a down-to-earth person.
Jessie: Right, but my cousin on the other hand…He tells everyone that he is a down-to-earth guy but he spends all his time dreaming about being a movie star. He is always dreaming about being something else.
Harp: So, he is not down-to-earth at all.
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Of all the podcasts with 'real world' English examples, I like yours the best. Maybe its the fun you put into the lessons. The students can here that in your voices. And they also feel your dedication to what you are doing - it's just not a job you do, but a gift you give to everyone who listens. And while the students like the Lipservice PDFs for all the information it contains, as a teacher I am impressed by the professional effort put into making them. I give the Culips podcast and the Culips crew my highest recommendation, both as a teacher, and a listener. 
11/17/2009 - 7:54 am
Thanks, very useful
11/27/2009 - 12:53 am
Thank you for giving us useful expressions. I always enjoy this culips English podcast.
12/2/2009 - 5:19 am
Thanks very much for all your podcasts! I think they’re great! You’re doing a fantastic work. I’m Greek and as a practice for my english, I found your culips podcast one of the best I found in iTunes, related with learning languages. Keep up the good work!
P.S. I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but is there an expression “once in a blue moon”??
12/6/2009 - 8:34 pm
Hi culiss, buncho, and Angela!
Thank you for your kind comments.
Angela! There IS an expression “once in a blue moon” AND we made a podcast about it! In fact, it’s one of the 4 most popular podcasts we’ve ever done. Check it out here: http://esl.culips.com/2009/12/top-4-episode-once-in-a-blue-moon/
Jessie