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Mar 2013
22m 10s

12 - Life

REALLIFE ENGLISH
About this episode
Words to Know
  • Tease - something to tempt you to stay until the end of the podcast
  • Shout outs - saying positive things to people who aren't with you
  • Mic - (pronounced mike) short for microphone
  • Such a shame - so unfortunate
  • Bottom of my heart - with sincerity
  • Step above - more advanced
  • Fluke - an accident
  • Dish - a dish with food. For example, what's your favorite dish?
  • Chili - a tomato-based dish that generally has beans, corn, meat, and cheese. (see pic)
  • Cut off - to separate completely with a knife.
  • Play on words - A joke that uses words that have two meanings.
News Shout Outs Questions
  • Shawty, what's that word mean? by Laura Ruslan, Indonesia ‏‪@Lau‬rafadilah
Expressions
  • Larger than life
  • Life's a bitch
  • The best things in life are free
  • That's the way the cookie crumbles
  • Living life in the fast lane.
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Day in The Life by the Beatles

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