Happy Together!
Unexpected English!
10/29/19
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(EP 33) I heard some music! I made this podcast! If you like the show please support it by telling your friends and sharing this link --> https://linktr.ee/unexpectedenglish Thank you! [Transcription below] Hi everybody! I was I was walking through the campus of the school near my house and I heard some music and I thought what's going on here? So I walked over and found these two gentlemen. So maybe they can explain it to me. Gentlemen, what's going on here? We're playing music up by Mesa College. We do it on Sundays when there's no people around. We’ve been doing this for about 10 years. So we started off playing Beatles and Bob Dylan and we kind of expanded from there. So you're saying that playing music is your relaxation? Yeah, exactly, it's a fun thing to do, yeah it makes me feel good! And what instrument do you play? I play the guitar. And I play flute and recorder. OK, so we've got a guitar and a flute and/or recorder and a nice quiet atmosphere where there's -- A lovely place on a Sunday. Yeah it absolutely is! And I agree with that because that's why I'm up here too on Sunday, it's nice and quiet -- Your very own park! Exactly it's a very very very peaceful park-like setting. So probably the best thing we could do is maybe hear a little bit of the music! How about, say, one verse of Happy Together, a song by The Turtles. [Music]
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Unexpected Beer!
October 22, 2019
•5m
(EP 32) We visit a local brewery! We taste the beer! What can be better? San Diego is Beer Heaven! If you like the show, please support my efforts by telling your friends and sharing this link --> https://linktr.ee/unexpectedenglish Thank you! [Transcription below]
So here we are at a local microbrewery called Ketch Brewing and I thought I would find out what's going on here. What's up with Ketch brewing? We basically are owned by a larger restaurant. We brew all the beer that served at those restaurants as well.... Hold up, hold up. So you make the beer for the restaurants? Correct, we make beer for several other restaurants in the city and we also get to experiment and put beer on sale here that you can't get other places. OK, and how many different varieties of beer do we have available right now? Available right now we have seven on tap. Usually we will have more than that, but right now this is basically split into lighter beers and darker beers and IPAs. OK, so speaking of the styles of beer, uhh, what have we got going right now? Right now we have a Kolsch. A Kolsch is a light beer it's very flavorful it's good for summertime, good for the heat over the summer, this is been a really hot summer and that's the type of beer that's very refreshing is very good to drink when you're outside with friends and summertime. Aha.. Kolsch sounds good. OK, what’s next? What's next? Up there we have a pilsner. A pilsner is another light German style beer. Pilsners are going to be very clear and very crisp; ours is no different. It is very true style is very well-brewed and it’s done with all German ingredients. OK, and then I see we've got a lager. Correct. What’s the difference between a lager and a pilsner? The real difference between lager and pilsner is lager versus ale. So lager has to do with bottom up fermentation versus top down fermentation. Ah that sounds a little technical to me .. and would I be able to taste.. I guess I should taste the difference, huh? You absolutely can taste the difference. Oh oh oh oh! OK, I think I'm gonna put that to the test and I’m gonna have to taste both of them. We’ll do that in a minute, Then I see we have two IPAs and IPAs are basically.... IPA stands for India pale ale. And an India pale ale is known for being bitter and full of flavor. People like to drink IPAs. quite frankly. because they're fun to drink. You get a lot of flavors from them and they're very strong. Very strong smelling, very strong tasting, they’re delicious overall, ours is especially fruity, so lots of pineapple, citrus, blueberry notes from our IPAs. OK, so, it seems like you guys specialize in lighter beers. I don't see any, any uhh stouts, or any... Well I wouldn’t speak so fast because we are working on a stout currently and that will come out in the winter time. I'm not sure exactly what month, maybe November or December time frame. OK, so we’ve got a stout to look forward to! All right, well thanks for your help I think we're going to just stop the podcast now so I can taste some beer! Sound good, cheers!
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Selling the Internet!
November 5, 2019
•4m
(EP 34) You mean they will sell us Internet, and give us cash too? Listen and find out! Another fun episode to practice your English listening skills in just five minutes! [Rough transcript below]
OK, so here we are with somebody who is offering a service or something I don't know. Why don't you tell me exactly what you’ve got?
Well, it depends on what you want.
Uhh, well, I'd like to go dancing and drinking with you but I don't think that's what you're selling here.
--- (yeah, I'm bad, LOL) ---
Do you currently have Internet?
So you're selling Internet services? - Yes - And what is included?
So it depends on what you want, Who do you have for Internet currently?
She's really hard-core sales, I'm, I'm just trying... this is... this is for people learning English so if you could explain what it is that you are offering we’ll know...
OK. well, we're offering Internet and TV.
And what do we... how much would that cost me every month?
You can start at $75 depending on what channels you want, then you can go up from there.
So for $75, what do I get?
You get Internet, high-speed Internet, and our “choice package” it's our standard TV channels
How fast is high-speed Internet?
So it depends on what we offer in your area, so we’d have to check your ZIP Code and your address to see.
Complicated answers... I don't know if this is going to work. And how many channels on the basic service for $75 a month?
Umm, I think there's about 50 channels
(voice in background)
OK, hold up. I think I'm interviewing the wrong person here! I’ve got the boss in the background here, so let's... let's let's start all over. What do I get for my $75?
Ok, so you can potentially get up to 1000 MB per second. -- A thousand what? -- Megabits per second -- A thousand Mb per second, is that fast?That is the fastest internet in the market, yes. -- That's the fastest Internet in the market, ok!
Absolutely! Now you can get a little bit more, above standard channels, so, locals are included, so you looking at Discovery, Hallmark HBO, Cinemax, Starz and Showtime for the first three months. ...OK those are all TV channels?
Yes sir, movie channels -- Movie channels.
Absolutely. And you do get a $350 cash card --- Wait a minute, wait a minute! You will give me $350 if I sign up for .... one year?
Two years -- Two years, cash back $350!! You heard it here first! OK don't everybody rush, because I'm not sure it's available in your area. Thanks a lot. Bye!
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