Simplified Speech #064 – Summer foods
Episode description
Summertime! Every year when summer rolls around, people get excited about the warm weather and, of course, all the good foods to eat during the season. Find out what kind of summer foods our hosts Andrew and Kassy enjoy the most in this Simplified Speech episode.
Fun fact
In this episode, Andrew mentions very expensive Japanese grapes that go for over $100 each. He wasn’t kidding! In July 2019, a bunch of about 30 Ruby Roman grapes sold at an auction for $10,900. That comes out to about $360 per grape!
Expressions included in the study guide
- To be famous for [something]
- Don’t quote me on that
- It’s a [place] thing
- Homework
- Astronomical
- Ultra
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Simplified Speech #064 – Summer foods
Episode description
Summertime! Every year when summer rolls around, people get excited about the warm weather and, of course, all the good foods to eat during the season. Find out what kind of summer foods our hosts Andrew and Kassy enjoy the most in this Simplified Speech episode.Fun fact
In this episode, Andrew mentions very expensive Japanese grapes that go for over $100 each. He wasn’t kidding! In July 2019, a bunch of about 30 Ruby Roman grapes sold at an auction for $10,900. That comes out to about $360 per grape!Expressions included in the study guide
- To be famous for [something]
- Don’t quote me on that
- It’s a [place] thing
- Homework
- Astronomical
- Ultra
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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: Matty Warnock
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Project manager: Jessica Cox
Image: Lee Myungseong (Unsplash.com)
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