Chatterbox #217 – California
Where do you like to go when you have a vacation? In this Chatterbox episode, Suzanne talks with Andrew about her recent trip to the most populous state in the United States, California.
Fun facts
If California were an independent country, its economy would be the fifth richest in the world!
Expressions included in the study guide
- To encapsulate
- Dog friendly
- Surge
- I believe
- Have at ’er
- Exquisite
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Chatterbox #217 – California
Where do you like to go when you have a vacation? In this Chatterbox episode, Suzanne talks with Andrew about her recent trip to the most populous state in the United States, California.
Fun facts
If California were an independent country, its economy would be the fifth richest in the world!Expressions included in the study guide
- To encapsulate
- Dog friendly
- Surge
- I believe
- Have at ’er
- Exquisite
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, Let It Go by Scott Dugdale
Episode preparation/research: Suzanne Cerreta
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: Maarten van den Heuvel (Unsplash.com)
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