Catch Word #276 – Spruce it up
In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Kassy will teach you two fun expressions to make your English even better: “spruce up” and “deck out.” You will learn how English speakers use these expressions to talk about making something look or work better. For example, you might spruce up your clothes for spring or deck out a game room with cool new gadgets. Get ready to “spruce up” your English and “deck out” your vocabulary with this fun and informative episode!
What You Will Learn:
- The meaning of “spruce up” and “deck out”
- How to use these expressions in real life
- Where these expressions come from and why we use them
- Tips for using “spruce up” and “deck out” in your own English conversations
How This Episode Will Help You:
- Learn two new expressions to make your English more natural
- Become more fluent by using expressions English speakers use every day
- Discover how people in the U.S. and Canada “deck out” their houses with lots of lights and decorations for holidays like Halloween and Christmas
- Practice talking about these topics with our community on Discord
- Use the study guide to learn even more related expressions, test your knowledge with a quiz, and practice using the new vocabulary in various contexts
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Catch Word #276 – Spruce it up
In this Catch Word episode, Andrew and Kassy will teach you two fun expressions to make your English even better: "spruce up" and "deck out." You will learn how English speakers use these expressions to talk about making something look or work better. For example, you might spruce up your clothes for spring or deck out a game room with cool new gadgets. Get ready to "spruce up" your English and "deck out" your vocabulary with this fun and informative episode! What You Will Learn:
- The meaning of "spruce up" and "deck out"
- How to use these expressions in real life
- Where these expressions come from and why we use them
- Tips for using "spruce up" and "deck out" in your own English conversations
- Learn two new expressions to make your English more natural
- Become more fluent by using expressions English speakers use every day
- Discover how people in the U.S. and Canada "deck out" their houses with lots of lights and decorations for holidays like Halloween and Christmas
- Practice talking about these topics with our community on Discord
- Use the study guide to learn even more related expressions, test your knowledge with a quiz, and practice using the new vocabulary in various contexts
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Kassy White
Music: Something Elated by Broke for Free
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Marshall Vaillancourt
Transcriptionist: Andrew Bates
Study guide writer: Indiana Brown
English editor: Alina Morozova
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
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