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Behind the wheel of a Tesla test drive | Learn the English expression ‘check the boxes’
Episode 435
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to take a Tesla out for a spin? It has all the ordinary features of a luxury car, plus all of the benefits – …
4 years, 7 months ago
The direct-to-consumer email newsletter revolution | Learn the English expression ‘spring up’
Episode 434
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E-mail is one of the oldest ways to communicate on the Internet, and it’s making a comeback in media. E-mail newsletters are on the rise as consume…
4 years, 7 months ago
The winners of the digital media revolution | Learn the English expression ‘eat into’
Episode 433
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The internet era completely changed the media industry. The internet affected all news outlets, but print newspapers probably took the biggest hit.…
4 years, 7 months ago
Destination Boston: New England’s history hub | Learn the English expression ‘founded in’
Episode 432
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Boston, Massachusetts is one of the oldest cities in the United States, and it’s chock-full of history to show for it. The city also has lots of cu…
4 years, 7 months ago
Pandemic supercharged the mental health movement | Learn the phrasal verb to ‘open up’
Episode 431
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Mental health and wellness has historically been a fairly taboo topic. But the pandemic supercharged the mental health movement and made it much mo…
4 years, 7 months ago
The electric vehicle charging station revolution | Learn the English expression ‘have the luxury’
Episode 430
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At some point, you have probably waited in line to fill up a car at a gas station. Well, imagine that scenario at an electric vehicle charging stat…
4 years, 7 months ago
A very big fuss over a little French word, “iel” | Learn the phrasal verb ‘point out’
Episode 429
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The gender-neutral pronoun, “iel,” was recently added to the French dictionary, and is meant to be used when you don’t want to specify the gender o…
4 years, 7 months ago
UAE has new weekend plans | Learn the phrasal verb ‘decide on’
Episode 428
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The UAE announced that it’s changing its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday to match the western world. Friday has historically been t…
4 years, 8 months ago
The many uses of QR codes | Learn the phrasal verb ‘fill out’
Episode 427
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QR codes have a variety of uses in the modern economy. They help us do everything from purchasing train tickets to getting COVID tests. The technol…
4 years, 8 months ago
‘Red’ (Taylor’s Version) is changing music industry contracts | Learn the English expression ‘take something lying down’
Episode 426
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Taylor Swift rerecorded and rereleased her 2012 album ‘Red,’ and it’s making a statement across the music industry. The difference isn’t necessaril…
4 years, 8 months ago