Simplified Speech #040 – Home remedies
If you ask five people for the best remedy for a sore stomach, you might get six different answers! It seems everyone has their own ideas when it comes to medicine. Join Andrew and Suzanne for this episode as they talk about their favourite home remedies!
Fun facts
Did you know that the cocktail gin and tonic started off as a kind of home remedy? Since the drink was served with a slice of lime, it was served to British sailors in part to prevent scurvy, which is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C. Drink up!
Expressions included in the study guide
- On my end
- You guys
- Cozy
- Tummy
- Flat
- The country
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Simplified Speech #040 – Home remedies
If you ask five people for the best remedy for a sore stomach, you might get six different answers! It seems everyone has their own ideas when it comes to medicine. Join Andrew and Suzanne for this episode as they talk about their favourite home remedies!
Fun facts
Did you know that the cocktail gin and tonic started off as a kind of home remedy? Since the drink was served with a slice of lime, it was served to British sailors in part to prevent scurvy, which is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C. Drink up!Expressions included in the study guide
- On my end
- You guys
- Cozy
- Tummy
- Flat
- The country
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Suzanne Cerreta
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: Hans Vivek (Unsplash.com)
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