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Unexpected English!

06/23/19

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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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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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EP.14) ---> It's a heat wave! <--- ---> Transcript below <--- Hey everybody and welcome back to another episode of Unexpected English! I was not expecting to do this episode, but I was inspired by the heat. That is, I know all my listeners... all my listeners, haha! All three of you! All my listeners in Italy and other places are suffering with the hot weather. So I thought hot...hot... hmm... maybe will do a podcast! And there it is that's what we're doing. So I thought I'd teach you a few expressions -- or remind you of a few expressions if you already knew them, all relating to hot and the heat. So let's go! When it's hot- and I know it is, I'm sorry, but I know they're setting records with the heat, huh, it's terrible. Anyway when it's that hot, you can say it's hot as hell alright it's hot as hell or it's like an oven alright really hot like an oven. Or it's a scorcher! It's a scorcher. Another way to say it's hot. And then if you want to add in the humidity -- which makes it even worse-- then you could say it's sweltering! It's sweltering or it's stifling! It's stifling! OK, so you got all those expressions for the heat –– hot as hell, it's like an oven, it's a scorcher, It's sweltering, it's stifling, ... all of those when you're suffering in a heat wave. It's a heat wave! And it reminds me of Martha and the Vandellas song (tries to sing) I'm sorry, forget that! Yeah, Google that, go to YouTube and look for Martha and the Vandellas Heatwave. If you don't know tha song, it's great. All right let's see... so I know you're looking for a way to beat the heat right? When you're looking for a way to “beat the heat” you're trying to escape the heat. So I don't know how you're beating the heat -- if you have a fan, if you have an air conditioner, but I hope you're managing to beat the heat somehow. And let me see -- maybe my time is up! Because we like to keep it short and sweet, so I'll just say bye and thanks for listening! Ciao ciao! BONUS ENDING contains: Get hot under the collar - to get angry Full of hot air - [trump] Hot and bothered - agitated, irritated, aroused Hot to trot - excited, eager to engage in an activity You're not finished! Now it's time to subscribe to Unexpected English! [ Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Good Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean | Breaker etc etc] Follow UnexpectedEnglish on Instagram and Facebook too. It can't hurt!