Simplified Speech #035 – Plastic bags
Plastic bags are a major source of pollution. In this episode, Andrew and Morag talk about how people use bags in Kenya, Korea, and Canada. Take a listen and learn some great English expressions!
Fun facts
A centipede is an arthropod with many, many legs—so many that its name comes from the Latin words for hundred and foot. That said, they don’t actually have one hundred feet!
Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- To creep [someone] out
- Chain [store]
- Shoot
- To peep
- As I understand it
- In retrospect
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Simplified Speech #035 – Plastic bags
Plastic bags are a major source of pollution. In this episode, Andrew and Morag talk about how people use bags in Kenya, Korea, and Canada. Take a listen and learn some great English expressions!
Fun facts
A centipede is an arthropod with many, many legs—so many that its name comes from the Latin words for hundred and foot. That said, they don’t actually have one hundred feet!Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- To creep [someone] out
- Chain [store]
- Shoot
- To peep
- As I understand it
- In retrospect
Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Morag St. Clair
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcription: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: NeONBRAND (unsplash.com)
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