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Simplified Speech #215 – Indiana’s operation
Intermediate
Simplified Speech

Simplified Speech #215 – Indiana’s operation

Release Date: 6 Mar, 2025

In this episode, you’ll hear Andrew and Indiana talk about Indiana’s recent surgery and recovery. They use real-life English to discuss medical vocabulary, including words like “cartilage” and “labrum,” and explain how to describe pain and injuries. Indiana shares her experience of getting a diagnosis, deciding on surgery, and going through recovery. This is a great opportunity for you to learn medical terms in context, improve your listening skills, and hear how native speakers talk about health and personal experiences.

How this episode will improve your English:

  • Vocabulary: Learn useful medical terms like cartilage, anesthesia, and physical therapy to talk about injuries and treatments.
  • Listening: Train your ears to understand natural English as Andrew and Indiana discuss healthcare, pain management, and exercise.
  • Speaking: Build confidence by joining small-group English classes by practicing how to talk about personal experiences, ask about someone’s health, and describe medical issues.
  • Culture: Compare different healthcare systems and understand how medical treatments work in different countries.
  • Fluency: Exposure to real conversations will help you think in English and express yourself more easily.

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~38 minutes
Simplified Speech #215 – Indiana’s operation
Intermediate
Simplified Speech

Simplified Speech #215 – Indiana’s operation

Release Date: 6 Mar, 2025
~38 minutes

In this episode, you’ll hear Andrew and Indiana talk about Indiana’s recent surgery and recovery. They use real-life English to discuss medical vocabulary, including words like “cartilage” and “labrum,” and explain how to describe pain and injuries. Indiana shares her experience of getting a diagnosis, deciding on surgery, and going through recovery. This is a great opportunity for you to learn medical terms in context, improve your listening skills, and hear how native speakers talk about health and personal experiences.

How this episode will improve your English:
  • Vocabulary: Learn useful medical terms like cartilage, anesthesia, and physical therapy to talk about injuries and treatments.
  • Listening: Train your ears to understand natural English as Andrew and Indiana discuss healthcare, pain management, and exercise.
  • Speaking: Build confidence by joining small-group English classes by practicing how to talk about personal experiences, ask about someone’s health, and describe medical issues.
  • Culture: Compare different healthcare systems and understand how medical treatments work in different countries.
  • Fluency: Exposure to real conversations will help you think in English and express yourself more easily.
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  • Addiction – When you can’t stop using something harmful, like a drug.
  • Anesthesia – Medicine that makes you feel no pain during surgery.
  • Anti-inflammatory – Medicine that reduces swelling and pain.
  • Arthritis – A disease that makes joints swollen and painful.
  • Bedridden – Stuck in bed because of illness or surgery.
  • Bone shaving – Removing a small part of a bone to fix a problem.
  • Bureaucracy – Complicated rules and paperwork, often in government or insurance.
  • Cartilage – Soft, flexible tissue that cushions bones.
  • Crutches – Special sticks that help you walk if you are injured.
  • Deductible – The amount of money you must pay before insurance helps.
  • Deformity – A part of the body that is shaped differently than usual.
  • Diagnosis – Finding out what illness or injury you have.
  • Gait – The way someone walks or runs.
  • General anesthesia – Medicine that makes you completely asleep during surgery.
  • Gynecologist – A doctor who specializes in women’s health.
  • Health care provider – A hospital or doctor that gives medical care.
  • Hip socket – The part of your hip where the leg bone connects.
  • Ibuprofen – A common pain medicine (like Advil).
  • Inflammation – Swelling and redness in the body caused by an injury.
  • Injection – A shot with a needle.
  • Injury – Damage to the body.
  • Insurance – A service that helps pay medical bills.
  • Invoice – A list of charges for medical care.
  • IV drip – A tube that slowly puts medicine or fluids into your veins.
  • Labrum – A ring of soft tissue that cushions the hip joint.
  • Local anesthetic – Medicine that numbs only one area of the body.
  • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) – A special scan that shows inside the body.
  • Muscle loss – When muscles become weak from not being used.
  • Opioid – A strong pain medicine that can be addictive.
  • Operation – Another word for surgery.
  • Orthopedic doctor – A doctor who treats bone and joint problems.
  • Painkillers – Medicine that reduces pain.
  • Pain management – Ways to control pain after an injury or surgery.
  • Physical therapist – A specialist who helps people recover movement.
  • Physical therapy – Special exercises to help the body heal.
  • Post-op – Post operation. The period after surgery.
  • Private insurance – Health insurance that is not run by the government.
  • Procedure – A medical treatment or test.
  • Range of motion – How much a joint can move.
  • Rehabilitation – The process of recovering from an injury or surgery.
  • Second opinion – Getting advice from another doctor to be sure of a diagnosis.
  • Sedation – Medicine that makes you calm or sleepy.
  • Sedative – A drug that helps you relax or sleep.
  • Surgery – A medical operation to fix a problem.
  • Swelling – When a body part gets bigger due to injury.
  • Tendonitis – Pain and swelling in a tendon (the tissue that connects muscle to bone).
  • Treatment – Medical care to help heal an illness or injury.
  • Unconscious – Not awake, often due to medicine or injury.

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Culips is podcast for English language learners who want to get awesome at English. We think it is important to learn English how it is really spoken and that’s why our lessons are always focused on real, current English. Learn to speak like a native and understand everything with Culips!  Test
Culips is really different than other English courses and podcasts. Our hosts are kind, funny, and professional. Our podcasts and lessons are designed to help you become fluent in conversational, North American English.  Here are some things you might not know about our hosts:
  • They are Canadian and American
  • Have master’s degrees and work in professions related to English education (Andrew is a university English professor, Suzanne is a pronunciation coach and voice actor, and Morag is a writer).
  • Actively study second languages as adults. Our team understands the ups and downs of studying foreign languages as adults who live busy lives.
At Culips, we make English understandable through our five different series: Chatterbox Listen to real English conversations between native speakers as we talk about current events, share funny stories, or interview fascinating guests. Become a fluent listener, get exposure to Western culture, and learn the ins and outs of natural English conversations all at the same time. Catch Word Learn natural English expressions, idioms, and phrasal verbs. We teach you everyday English vocabulary that native speakers actually use. Sound like a native speaker with Catch Word. Simplified Speech Do you get stressed out by English? Do native speakers talk too fast? Don’t worry! We’re here to help. In Simplified Speech, we use 100% natural English, but we speak more slowly than we do in our everyday lives. This series is great for all levels of learners but is specifically designed with high beginner-intermediate students in mind. Real Talk In our In our Real Talk series we teach you the practical English you need know when visiting or living in an English speaking country. Each episode examines a specific situation such as ordering at a restaurant, renting an apartment, or getting a refund. Speak Easy Speak Easy is the show that teaches you how to pronounce English the way native speakers do. Learn tips and tricks that will make your English pronunciation clear and understandable with Speak Easy.
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