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Unexpected Cloudburst ๐ŸŒง [Learn English Listening]

Unexpected English!

06/10/19

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EP.10) Something unexpected happened while we were driving, so I pulled out my phone and we made a lesson! ROUGH TRANSCRIPT: All right so here we are on the freeway could you tell us about the excitement that you just went through? โ€” whoa! we just had a rain storm that was a cloudburst โ€” wait a minute was a rainstorm or was it a cloudburst? โ€” well it seem like it was a cloudburst because it happened very suddenly โ€” and what exactly happened could you describe it for us? โ€” well all at once the rain started like from one minute to the next minute and the sky was blue in many parts of the sky that was blue and we hadn't seen any dark clouds but apparently we were under a dark cloud that opened up โ€” ahaha is that a metaphor of being under a dark cloud? โ€” I think it, I don't know I'll have to look that one up โ€” OK we're gonna leave you with that thought of the cloudburst and uhh being under dark cloud โ€” why donโ€™t you define a cloudburst? โ€” oh I don't know we'll do that in another do that in another... oh oh ok my interviewee has more to add โ€” a cloudburst is a short quick shower with very strong rain โ€” shower oh from from the cloud not like taking a shower? โ€” no. shower. rain shower โ€” a rain shower is that like when it's raining โ€” yes โ€” and you call that a rain shower? โ€” yes โ€” So I โ€” showers in the afternoon the weather forecast will forecast showers for the afternoon โ€” oh the weather forecast calls for showers that's another way to say calls for rain, is that it? โ€” that's correct โ€” wow we're learning a lot here! but I think we've learned enough for one lesson because were almost at the two minute mark and the whole point is keep it short keep it sweet so that's the end of it! thanks and will catch you next time! link: https://linktr.ee/UnexpectedEnglish

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EP.09) I went to a street fair! I saw something that said "panzerotti!โ€ This is the podcast! WarnIng! ๐Ÿ›‘ You will hear an Italian accent. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Rough transcript (of the introduction only) After that โ€” good luck! ๐Ÿ˜‚ Hi everybody and welcome to another episode of your favorite podcast! yeah I'm sorry yes it's your favorite podcast unexpected English there right now the other day I was in my neighborhood and there was a street fair and I saw a stand we call it a stand; that's not stand up but it's a place where people sell things at farmers market or a street fair โ€”so I saw a stand that said on the sorority and I thought that myself what what what is that so I decided on the spot to interview the owner of the stand and that's what you're getting right now OK warning I have to apologize it turns out the owner is not a native speaker in fact he's an Italian speaker so he has an Italian accent but at this point most of my listeners are in Italy so I think they'll be able to understand it and anyway English It was an international language you are here a lot of different people speaking English with different accents so that's the bad and the side it's all leaves should be two minutes so don't worry about it no but there is no there are excuse me there are no no podcast notes there's no transcription this time so you're on Your own I hope you understand it if you don't, oh well! it any rate I hope you have fun and weโ€™ll see you at the end of the episode!

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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, Iโ€™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 doesnโ€™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, itโ€™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