Simplified Speech #165 – What were you like as a teenager?
Posted by Andrew Bates
2 Mar, 2023
We all have stories about our teenage years – some funny, some awkward. In this episode, Andrew and...
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Simplified Speech #159 – Kassy’s new hobbies
It is always a great time picking up a new hobby! In this episode, Kassy talks with Andrew about some new hobbies of hers. Listen in to find out what they are!
Simplified Speech is a Culips series where native speakers have natural conversations about everyday topics using clear and easy to understand language. These episodes are designed to help beginner and intermediate English language learners improve their listening skills.
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Fun facts
In this episode, Andrew mentions Alex Honnold, a famous free solo climber. In 2017, he climbed El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a 3000 feet tall rock formation, without ropes or any other protective equipment. The climb took him 3 hours and 56 minutes.
Expressions included in the study guide
- If I recall correctly
- To get where [someone] is coming from
- To have a hard time [doing something]
- To blow [one’s] socks off
- Notorious
- To be on the verge of [something]
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Thanks teachers! I learned a lot with this episode. New words that come from different sports I was not used to. I think it would be perfect if you put photos with arrows to indicate the names of all accessories, sport stuffs used in dialogue. It’d be useful for us. I’ve searched on Google to see and learn about climbing shoes, belay device, birdie, badminton. It was amazing!
Rogerio from Brazil