Simplified Speech #210 – Indiana’s move
In this episode of Simplified Speech, Andrew and Indiana discuss her recent move to a new house. They talk about the exciting but exhausting process of buying and moving into a home, the challenges of unpacking, and the traditions surrounding moving day. Indiana shares her experience of house hunting for months and finally settling into her new space, while Andrew reflects on his own moving experiences.
How this episode will improve your English:
- Learn new vocabulary and expressions: The episode includes everyday expressions like “every waking hour” and “go to town,” which you can use in conversations to sound more natural.
- Improve listening skills: Listening to real conversations helps you understand how native speakers talk, including their speed, tone, and pronunciation.
- Practice pronunciation: By listening carefully, you can hear how words are pronounced and try saying them yourself to match.
- Understand everyday topics: The discussion about moving houses teaches useful vocabulary related to daily life, like “house hunting” and “moving truck.”
- Gain confidence in speaking: Hearing casual conversations can help you feel more confident in using English for similar discussions in your life.
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Simplified Speech #210 – Indiana’s move
In this episode of Simplified Speech, Andrew and Indiana discuss her recent move to a new house. They talk about the exciting but exhausting process of buying and moving into a home, the challenges of unpacking, and the traditions surrounding moving day. Indiana shares her experience of house hunting for months and finally settling into her new space, while Andrew reflects on his own moving experiences.
How this episode will improve your English:- Learn new vocabulary and expressions: The episode includes everyday expressions like "every waking hour" and "go to town," which you can use in conversations to sound more natural.
- Improve listening skills: Listening to real conversations helps you understand how native speakers talk, including their speed, tone, and pronunciation.
- Practice pronunciation: By listening carefully, you can hear how words are pronounced and try saying them yourself to match.
- Understand everyday topics: The discussion about moving houses teaches useful vocabulary related to daily life, like "house hunting" and "moving truck."
- Gain confidence in speaking: Hearing casual conversations can help you feel more confident in using English for similar discussions in your life.
- Culips members get an interactive transcript, helpful study guide, quiz, ad-free audio, and more for this episode. Take your English to the next level by becoming a Culips member.
- Sign up and become a Culips member now!
- Members can access the ad-free version: Click here.
- Join our Discord community to connect with other learners and get more English practice. Click here to join.
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Indiana Brown
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Marshall Vaillancourt
Transcriptionist: Andrew Bates
Study guide writer: Alina Morozova
English editor: Andrew Bates
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: Tima Miroshnichenko (Pexels.com)
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