Today’s English expression and dialog:
“A” is a household name!
— Who’s that?
— Babe Ruth.
— Um…who’s that?
— What? Babe Ruth is a household name! He’s a part of Americana!
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Tongue twister with transcription for pronunciation:
Bouncing bunnies basked by blueberry bushes, blissfully bounding beyond boundless brambles, before breaking bread, out in the bush.
[Baunsing bʌniz bæskd baɪ bluberi buʃiz, blisfəli baʊndɪŋ biˈjɒnd baʊndləs bræmbəlz, bɪˈfɔr breɪkɪŋ brɛd, aʊt ɪn ðə bʊʃ]
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1048 Daily Easy English Lesson PODCAST — out in the bush
Today’s English expression and dialog:
out in the bush
— I heard you moved!
— Yeah, I’m out in the bush now.
— From the city to the country?
— Yeah! I love it! I feel at home^^
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Hey, here are three tongue twisters with "doohickey":
1. How much wood could a doohickey chuck if a doohickey could chuck wood?
2. Doohickey-doo, the doohickey's through!
3. How many doohickeys do you think a doohickey could do if a doohickey could do doohickeys?
Can you pronounce that?)
Tongue twisters with the phrase "ivory tower"
1. In the towering ivory tower, Ivar irately investigated intriguing ideas, isolating himself from irksome interruptions.
2. The ivy-covered ivory tower harbored Ivy, who ingeniously innovated ideas, never inviting intruders inside.
Can y'all pronounce this?
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1049 Daily Easy English Lesson PODCAST — doohickey
Today’s English expression and dialog:
doohickey
— NO!
— What’s wrong?
— I broke this doohickey here on my boots! Damn!
— You mean the bootstrap?
Here are some phrases and words related to April Fools' Day:
1. April Fools' Day - the holiday itself, celebrated on April 1st
2. Prank - a practical joke or mischievous act
3. Hoax - a false claim or story meant to deceive
4. Trick - a cunning or skillful act intended to deceive or outwit someone
5. Jokester - a person who enjoys making jokes or playing pranks
6. Gullible - easily fooled or deceived
7. "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" - a saying that means one should learn from being tricked and not fall for the same prank again
8. "Pulling someone's leg" - a phrase that means to play a joke or trick on someone
9. "You've been fooled!" - a phrase often said after someone has been tricked on April Fools' Day
10. "Don't be so gullible!" - a phrase often said to someone who falls for a prank too easily
Read the following passage and answer the question:
"Melissa loves animals and has a strong passion for helping them. She volunteers at her local animal shelter every weekend, taking care of the cats and dogs there. Melissa's dream is to become a veterinarian and open her own animal clinic one day."
What is Melissa's dream job?
A) Animal shelter manager
B) Veterinarian
C) Zookeeper
D) Pet groomer
Choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence:
She ___ (work) on this project for three hours when I arrived.
A) worked
B) was working
C) has worked
D) had been working
(write the answers in a comment 👇
"During the professor's long lecture, I found my mind starting to drift away, and I struggled to stay focused on the topic."
"As we sat by the campfire, the scent of the burning wood made me drift off into nostalgic memories of my childhood."
"While watching the hot air balloons gracefully float across the sky, I felt my worries drift away, replaced by a sense of tranquility."