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Unexpected English!

06/19/19

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EP.12) What makes UNEXPECTED ENGLISH everyone's favorite ? Why do more and more people listen and subscribe? Just listen to this episode to find out! Subscribe to get all future episodes! Tell your friends, too - they will be happy! Follow Unexpected English on Facebook and Instagram too! [ROUGH TRANSCRIPT BELOW] Hi everybody, and welcome back to another episode of Unexpected English, your favorite English podcast! And I was thinking... why is this everybody's favorite English podcast? I mean, there are so many podcasts out there that can help you with your English! So what makes unexpected English so special? Well for one thing, you don't know what to expect! I mean there is no script. there is no preparation, I just pick up my iPhone and start recording and there it is -- a fantastic podcast for you. Other podcasts, they have professional voices, professional microphones, they have a webpage, they want you to become their student and pay them for lessons, they'll sell you the transcript of their podcast --- no no no no, not here, not here! Here it's all about the fun! So that's one thing. What else? Umm, we don't just do grammar -- in fact I don't think I've done any grammar -- time for some grammar! Maybe the next episode OK? Oh, I know! interviews! Yes, interviews! Why does that matter? Well some podcasts have the same people talking — and that's great, but you get used to their voice, and the reality is, when you hear English there will be a lot of different people talking — different speeds, different accents and different pronunciations, so it's good to have a variety. Which is why I go out there, in the street, and bring you real English! Yeah, that's right, so that's another difference. What else? Oh well, it's the beautiful American version! I mean, modestamente -- modestly speaking -- yes, I do have an American accent. So if you're looking for the fine BBC pronunciation, you won't get that here, I'm sorry. But that's OK because, you know, English now is a global language. So many different accents -- including mine, which I hope you can understand, I don't know. Umm, uhh last item. My idea is to bring English to you in the bite-size lessons. Yes, I said bite-sized! Some podcasts go on for 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes... no, that's too much too, too much ... we need bite-sized. And bite-sized, actually the phrase bite-size means so little you don't need to bite it, you just pop it into your mouth! You know, like a bite-sized cupcake? you just -- POP! right in your mouth, good! Bite-sized chocolate? Right into your mouth, good! That's bite-size! So the idea would be to keep the podcast short and sweet because you're busy -- you're busy people! I know! You've got a job, you've got a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a spouse or a kid -- so much that you only have a few minutes for your English. And those minutes, come to think, are probably just about finished right now! So I guess I should say goodbye! Thanks for listening, and will catch you next time on another episode of Unexpected English. Ciao!.

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June 14, 2019

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EP.11) I was in Balboa Park. Someone was paying people to tell their story! I got their story for free! This is it! Rough Transcript: So here we are at Balboa Park again, and I just noticed an interesting sign and I thought I would ask the person about their sign and what they're doing -- Umm, Hi, I’m Ashley I'm a film student at UCSD and I'm doing sort of a social project so I accumulate stories and gather stories and just get to meet new people and talk to them for a dollar. Umm, because, could you read your sign for us? This is, this a podcast and we can't see anything -- Oh, I got you -- so it says I need someone to talk to? Share your story make a dollar -- So you're paying people for their stories every time or only if it's a good story? -- No, every time time, no matter what, and any story, it doesn’t have to be like your life story, any story you want to tell -- And how many stories have you collected today? -- So far just one, the gentleman that just got up before you -- OK well then, you're just starting out getting your stories! (I am!) Well, it’s an interesting idea, uhh I wish you a lot of luck. Do you have any questions for me? -- Umm do you wanna share a story? Ah, I, I am going to share a story, I'm gonna share this story right here on the next episode of my podcast Unexpected English! So... Unexpected English?.. So, so look for it on Spotify, iTunes, wherever! Thanks! Bye! Link: https://linktr.ee/UnexpectedEnglish

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EP.13) Unexpected English brings you another true story from an interview on the street! It's not that scary, don't worry! And the transcript is below to help you! ROUGH TRANSCRIPT OK so here I am on the street again and I was talking to these lovely young ladies who are working some kind of job where they go door-to-door, and one of them told me about uh well something terrible that happened. Why don't you tell me what that was --- I knocked on someone's door and the dog came out and bit me -- Wait a minute, you knocked on the door... -- Yes, so I knocked on the door and the lady umm opened the main door and the dog forced open the metal sheet door that was in between us and it just ran out and bit me -- Wow! Where did it bite you -- On my leg, right here on my lower right calf. -- Lower right calf. And did it hurt a whole lot? Honestly, it didn’t really hurt that much to be honest with you but, like then, like, five minutes later I looked down and I was, like, dripping in blood and I was, like, oh... -- Oh, so the dog drew blood? -- Oh yeah, definitely yeah --- And what kind of a dog was that because I guess I should be on the lookout not to come too close to those dogs -- It was a German Shepherd but my sister has a German Shepherd and it, I mean, not all of them are, you know... No, that's right, the.. the Germans... the German shepherds can be nice, but this one was like a BAD dog --- Yeah I mean, that's with every dog breed I guess but yeah, Germans tend to be more aggressive -- So you're all better now --- Yes I'm all good, I got off my antibiotics, now I'm fine -- Oh you had to take some medicine --- Yeah, I had a couple courses of antibiotics so... Antibiotics for a dog bite,= There you go, it's another real story from the street, brought to you by Unexpected English! OK, thanks for listening! Link: https://linktr.ee/UnexpectedEnglish

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