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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

0371 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—a token American

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Language Learning, Education, Self-improvement

4.7756 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2015

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: a token American   That guy is really fat.   And look at him eating that hotdog!   He’s a token American. We really need to change our diet~   When you think of America...what comes to mind? Apple pie? Baseball? Cars? Rock music? Rap music? Batman? Hamburgers? Hot dogs? What else?!! These are all "token images" or "token foods" you can find in America! But what is a "token American"? Sometimes that image might be good...sometimes it might be bad! What about in YOUR country? What is a token person in your country? What's a token food? To find out how to use "token" in this sense, please listen to today's podcast! Have a SUPER Friday!! TGIF!   Coach Shane   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:     Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to easy English expressions.

0:11.0

You and me every day, come on, let's master English.

0:26.4

Hello everybody.

0:31.1

Welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression, the podcast.

0:33.8

Oh, I like today's expression.

0:43.6

It is a token American. A token American. Hmm, is this a good expression or a bad expression? Well, sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad. If you don't like America, then a

0:53.0

token American probably has a negative nuance. Maybe a token American

0:59.6

is not sensitive to your country or your culture. Maybe a token American is really fat. Maybe a token American is very loud. Maybe a token

1:15.5

American cannot speak your language. Maybe a token American only thinks about money or only

1:23.6

thinks about business. Maybe a token American doesn't know anything about soccer, or as the world says, football.

1:33.8

But if you like America, then maybe a token American is somebody who's very nice and interested in you. Or maybe a token American is somebody who's very nice and interested in you.

1:46.0

Or maybe a token American is somebody who tries to help you, who tries to give you their time or assistance.

1:54.0

Maybe a token American is an entrepreneur.

1:59.0

Somebody who starts their own business, creates a new business, and creates jobs.

2:05.5

Hmm, a token American.

2:07.6

It's a stereotype.

2:09.7

It's the image you have of an American, a typical American.

2:16.9

So if you like America, your image is probably different than if you don't like America.

2:24.9

It's true.

2:26.4

I'm wondering, in your mind, what is a token American?

2:32.7

Now, we can, of course, talk about any country.

2:36.7

A token German, a token Russian, a token Brazilian, a token Japanese guy, a token, whatever.

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