Simplified Speech #103 – It’s Thanksgiving time again
Gobble gobble! It’s that time of year again. In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about their families’ Thanksgiving traditions and what it’s like to celebrate Thanksgiving while living away from home.
Fun facts
In the United States, the president pardons a turkey each year, meaning he spares its life. This tradition started in the 1940s, but it wasn’t made a yearly tradition until 1989 under the former President George H.W. Bush.
Expressions included in the study guide
- Marathon
- Friendsgiving
- Potluck
- To steal [one’s] thunder
- Splurge
- To make [something] stretch
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Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
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Simplified Speech #103 – It’s Thanksgiving time again
Gobble gobble! It’s that time of year again. In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about their families’ Thanksgiving traditions and what it’s like to celebrate Thanksgiving while living away from home.
Fun facts
In the United States, the president pardons a turkey each year, meaning he spares its life. This tradition started in the 1940s, but it wasn’t made a yearly tradition until 1989 under the former President George H.W. Bush.Expressions included in the study guide
- Marathon
- Friendsgiving
- Potluck
- To steal [one’s] thunder
- Splurge
- To make [something] stretch
Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Kassy White
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: Kassy White
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
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