Chatterbox #263 – Interview with Robin MacPherson: Part 1
Episode description
How many languages can you speak? What are the best ways to improve your language skills? In this Chatterbox episode, Andrew talks with YouTuber, blogger, author, and polyglot Robin MacPherson. Our guest offers several tips to help you learn English with podcasts.
Fun fact
The given name of this episode’s guest is Robin. There have been many Robins, both real and fictional, such as Robin Williams, Robin Hood, and Batman’s sidekick Robin. Originally, the name was exclusively for males, but now it’s given almost equally to males and females in the United States.
Expressions included in the study guide
- To exhibit traits
- Still in the game
- Over [one’s] head
- To calibrate
- To eat [one’s] words
- To internalize [something]
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Chatterbox #263 – Interview with Robin MacPherson: Part 1
Episode description
How many languages can you speak? What are the best ways to improve your language skills? In this Chatterbox episode, Andrew talks with YouTuber, blogger, author, and polyglot Robin MacPherson. Our guest offers several tips to help you learn English with podcasts.Fun fact
The given name of this episode’s guest is Robin. There have been many Robins, both real and fictional, such as Robin Williams, Robin Hood, and Batman’s sidekick Robin. Originally, the name was exclusively for males, but now it’s given almost equally to males and females in the United States.Expressions included in the study guide
- To exhibit traits
- Still in the game
- Over [one’s] head
- To calibrate
- To eat [one’s] words
- To internalize [something]
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Sign inToday’s guest: Robin MacPherson
Host: Andrew Bates
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Project manager: Jessica Cox
Image: Robin MacPherson
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