Simplified Speech #186 – Christmas 2023
Episode description
Christmas is coming! In this festive episode, Andrew and Kassy discuss Christmas preparations and traditions. Join our hosts as they share their childhood memories, discuss gifts, and explore how Christmas is celebrated in different countries. Get into the Christmas spirit and take your English fluency to the next level!
Fun fact
In this episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about Christmas lights. Interesting fact: the world record for the most lights on a house was set on November 28, 2014. This happened in LaGrangeville, New York, USA. A family – Tim, Grace, Emily, Daniel, and John Gay – decorated their home with 601,736 lights. That’s a lot of Christmas spirit!
Expressions included in the study guide
- To get into the spirit
- Is that the case?
- To follow in [someone’s] footsteps
- To stick with [something]
- Decked out
- To go hard
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Simplified Speech #186 – Christmas 2023
Episode description
Christmas is coming! In this festive episode, Andrew and Kassy discuss Christmas preparations and traditions. Join our hosts as they share their childhood memories, discuss gifts, and explore how Christmas is celebrated in different countries. Get into the Christmas spirit and take your English fluency to the next level!Fun fact
In this episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about Christmas lights. Interesting fact: the world record for the most lights on a house was set on November 28, 2014. This happened in LaGrangeville, New York, USA. A family - Tim, Grace, Emily, Daniel, and John Gay - decorated their home with 601,736 lights. That's a lot of Christmas spirit!Expressions included in the study guide
- To get into the spirit
- Is that the case?
- To follow in [someone's] footsteps
- To stick with [something]
- Decked out
- To go hard
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Kassy White
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Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Marshall Vaillancourt
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Alina Morozova
English editor: Andrew Bates
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
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