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Updates on the Britney Spears conservatorship, Havana syndrome, and more | Learn the English expression ‘stack up’
Episode 407
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This lesson reviews the latest updates on previous Plain English topics: Britney Spears’ conservatorship legal battle with her father; Havana syndr…
4 years, 8 months ago
El Salvador bets big on Bitcoin | Learn the English expression ‘stretched thin’
Episode 406
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Earlier this summer, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, announced that El Salvador would be the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal curre…
4 years, 8 months ago
COVID travel: how I traveled to five countries | Learn the English expression ‘in order’
Episode 405
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Are you thinking about taking an international trip? I just got back from a vacation to five European countries. Each country had different and con…
4 years, 8 months ago
International travel in the COVID era | Learn the English expression ‘to get back on your feet’
Episode 404
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Do you need to be vaccinated, get tested, or quarantine to travel internationally? Short answer: it depends. Each country has its own set of rules …
4 years, 8 months ago
Disney World celebrates its golden anniversary | Learn the expression ‘come to fruition’
Episode 403
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Walt Disney World, the most-visited theme park in the world, is turning 50 years old. To celebrate, the park has planned the “World’s Most Magical C…
4 years, 8 months ago
6 key ingredients to a good apology | Learn the expression ‘put your money where your mouth is’
Episode 402
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We all know what a bad apology sounds and feels like, the non-apologetic apologies. It’s easy for apologies to miss the mark, so how do we craft si…
4 years, 9 months ago
4 chocolate pairings to satisfy your sweet tooth | Learn the English expression ‘hear me out’
Episode 401
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If you walk down the candy aisle in a grocery store, there are endless chocolate bar options: dark, milk, white, salted, fruity, you name it. Today…
4 years, 9 months ago
Flip or flop? Samsung releases modern flip phone | Learn the English expression ‘hold up’
Episode 400
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Flip phones were popular in the early 2000s, but Samsung wants to bring them back. They just released the Galaxy Z Flip 3, a modern flip phone with…
4 years, 9 months ago
Part 2: Inside the 9-11 Museum's extensive collection | Learn the expression ‘go to great lengths’
Episode 399
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The September 11 Museum has a wide-ranging collection of artifacts, including architectural remnants, recovered artifacts, and electronic media. Th…
4 years, 9 months ago
Part 1: September 11 Memorial and Museum honors victims | Learn the English expression ‘strike a balance’
Episode 398
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Last week, lesson 397 discussed what happened on September 11, 2001. In part 1 of 2 lessons, today covers the Ground Zero Museum and Memorial in Ne…
4 years, 9 months ago