Chatterbox #197 – Interview with Andrew’s mom
Are you ready to get to know Andrew and his family better? In this special Chatterbox episode, Andrew interviews his mom, Fiona. Join them as they chat about immigrating to Canada and Oakville, Ontario!
Fun facts
Oakville, located in Ontario, is only about 30 kilometres away from downtown Toronto (Canada) and 123 kilometres away from Buffalo (United States). Oakville is not only a popular tourist spot, but also the third best place to live in Canada and the fourth most romantic place to live in Canada!
Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- A tale
- A jack-of-all-trades
- To long
- To flood
Credit:Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free; Step On by Jahzzar; Lobby Time by Kevin (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 License
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Chatterbox #197 – Interview with Andrew’s mom
Are you ready to get to know Andrew and his family better? In this special Chatterbox episode, Andrew interviews his mom, Fiona. Join them as they chat about immigrating to Canada and Oakville, Ontario!
Fun facts
Oakville, located in Ontario, is only about 30 kilometres away from downtown Toronto (Canada) and 123 kilometres away from Buffalo (United States). Oakville is not only a popular tourist spot, but also the third best place to live in Canada and the fourth most romantic place to live in Canada!Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- A tale
- A jack-of-all-trades
- To long
- To flood
Credit:Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free; Step On by Jahzzar; Lobby Time by Kevin (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 License
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Sign inToday’s guest: Fiona Bates
Host: Andrew Bates
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcription: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Stephanie Minelga
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
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