Chatterbox #253 – Answering listener questions: Part 1
Episode description
We love hearing from our listeners! We also love it when our listeners ask questions about how to improve their English. In Part 1 of this episode, Andrew and Kassy answer four listener questions. There are more answers to come in Part 2!
Fun fact
A new English word is added to the dictionary every 2 hours, with almost 4000 words added every year. For example, 2020’s new words include stan, peoplekind, and carbon sink, among others.
Expressions included in the study guide
- Mouthful
- To coin
- Surface level
- Get down to business
- Ease into
- Thrilling conclusion
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Chatterbox #253 – Answering listener questions: Part 1
Episode description
We love hearing from our listeners! We also love it when our listeners ask questions about how to improve their English. In Part 1 of this episode, Andrew and Kassy answer four listener questions. There are more answers to come in Part 2!Fun fact
A new English word is added to the dictionary every 2 hours, with almost 4000 words added every year. For example, 2020’s new words include stan, peoplekind, and carbon sink, among others.Expressions included in the study guide
- Mouthful
- To coin
- Surface level
- Get down to business
- Ease into
- Thrilling conclusion
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates, Kassy White, and Jeremy Brinkerhoff
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Sleepless Aloha by Reed Mathis
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Lisa Hoekstra
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Project manager: Jessica Cox
Image: Volodymyr Hryshchenko (Unsplash.com)
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