Chatterbox #221 – Happy 2019!
Out with the old, in with the new; bye-bye 2018, hello 2019! In this Chatterbox episode, Andrew highlights the major events in his life in 2018 and looks ahead to 2019.
Fun facts
New Year’s resolutions have been around for a long time. The most common ones are to eat healthier and to do more exercise. With obesity on the rise in many Western and Asian countries, it looks like those resolutions will be around for a while.
Expressions included in the study guide
- Holy moly
- To highlight
- To conquer
- Leaps and bounds
- To fall off the wagon
- To let the cat out of the bag
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Chatterbox #221 – Happy 2019!
Out with the old, in with the new; bye-bye 2018, hello 2019! In this Chatterbox episode, Andrew highlights the major events in his life in 2018 and looks ahead to 2019.
Fun facts
New Year’s resolutions have been around for a long time. The most common ones are to eat healthier and to do more exercise. With obesity on the rise in many Western and Asian countries, it looks like those resolutions will be around for a while.Expressions included in the study guide
- Holy moly
- To highlight
- To conquer
- Leaps and bounds
- To fall off the wagon
- To let the cat out of the bag
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Let It Go by Scott Dugdale
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: NordWood Themes (Unsplash.com)
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