Shipwrecks Peter talks with Jana about why conditions favor shipwrecks in some parts of the world. Vocabulary Shipwrecks southern tip I guess there are many ships around the southern tip of Africa, because there is really bad weather. The ‘southern tip’ of a country is the point that is the furthest to the south. […]
Homesickness Gilda and Katie teach overseas. They talk about what they miss from their home countries of Venezuela and England. Vocabulary Homesickness homesickness We must deal with homesickness because we’re so far from our home. Homesickness is the feeling of being homesick, or mssing things from your home area. Notice the following: In college, homesickness
Head, Heart, Hand Olga gives tips on adapting new life habits Vocabulary Head, Heart, Hand cornerstone That is the cornerstone of this learning concept. A cornerstone is an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. Notice the following: Math is the cornerstone of all the sciences. brainy You
Giving Gifts Jen and Todd discuss if they like giving gifts. Vocabulary Giving Gifts It’s the though the counts. It’s the thought that counts. This phrase means that the act of giving a gift is more important that the actual gift. Notice the following: I don’t think she liked her present. It’s OK.
Mega Cities Win, Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities that have huge populations. Vocabulary Mega Cities infrastructure Infrastructure is not capable of keeping up. Infrastructure refers to things like roads and bridges. Notice the following: The city should spend more on infrastructure. Japan has great infrastructure. keep up
Clothes for Work Todd has very few pieces of clothing. He explains why this is a part of his life. Vocabulary Clothes that’s it I have my green slacks and that’s it. The phrase, that’s it, has two meanings. One meaning shows something is completed. The other meaning shows that there is no more information
Disc Golf John talks about playing frisbee golf, where he plays, and how he keeps score Vocabulary Disc Golf course There are courses at parks. A course is a marked area for playing a game or activity. Notice the following: This is a nice golf course. The course is very green. get involved
Living on the Cheap Dan talks about how he saves a lot of money by living in Southeast Asia. Vocabulary Living on the Cheap mantra I had a mantra in my head. A mantra is something you often repeat to yourself for focus or motivation. Notice the following: He repeated the mantra is ‘I can
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Black Friday Todd explains Black Friday and Cyber Monday to Aimee. Vocabulary Black Friday ratchet up They kept ratcheting up the bargain When sometimes ratchets up, it steadily increases. Notice the following: The stress in the meeting kept ratcheting up. You need to ratchet up your energy. free-for-all Literally it’s a free-for-all. In a free-for-all,
Super Hero Skills Two college students discuss what super hero skill they would like to have. Vocabulary Super Hero Skills coincidentally And coincidentally we’re in Japan as well. When something happens coincidentally, it happens by chance, or without any planning. Notice the following: I was just talking about my favorite movie and coincidetally it was