187. World Cup 2014 (Part 1)

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🗓️ 18 June 2014

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Lots of people want me to talk about the World Cup, so here we go! This is the first in a series of episodes about World Cup 2014. We start with a general look at the tournament, the groups and the teams. Consider this to be your basic guide to World Cup 2014. Click here for transcriptions and notes: http://teacherluke.co.uk/2014/06/18/187-world-cup-2014-part-1/ ‎

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0:00.0	You're listening to Luke's English podcast. It's a special
0:21.0	edition today very special episode. I'm getting in the mood. I'm getting
0:27.8	excited because that's right, it's the World Cup. It's World Cup fever, ladies and gentlemen. It's happening all around us.
0:34.8	You can't avoid it, can you? You've got no choice. You might as well just get into it and enjoy it.
0:40.0	It's everywhere. It's on the TV, it's on the radio. It's all over the internet.
0:44.4	You can't do anything because the World Cup's happening all around you.
0:48.1	It's exciting. It's an international festival. It's incredible. There are no problems when the World Cup's going on. Well, maybe there are a few problems. But anyway, never mind about that.
0:57.0	At the beginning of this episode, let's keep it light-hearted because it's the World Cup. World Cup fevers gripping Luke's English
1:05.2	podcast and I'm very very glad to be able to talk to you about it. Yes. Now I have
1:10.6	been preparing podcasts on other things lately but that just has to stop because nothing else can happen at this moment.
1:18.2	Why? Because it's a World Cup! You may have noticed, actually you might have noticed. I think that there is a law actually going around that says that 75% of anything at the moment must be about the World Cup okay 75% at least of anything
1:35.8	that's 75% of conversations television radio newspaper articles commercials
1:42.1	just food, pets, weather, geography, elephants.
1:47.0	That's right, 75% of elephants now have to be about the World Cup.
1:52.0	That's right, if there is an elephant near where you are
1:54.4	you've got to paint 75% of it in World Cup colours. You've got to paint it
1:59.5	green and yellow and blue because that's right the World Cup is in Brazil this year it's a big
2:05.7	Brazilian thing it's all about Brazil the eyes of the world are there on Brazil what are
2:11.5	you gonna do Brazil how's it going to go?
2:14.0	Huh? How are you holding it? How are you holding out there? I know it's been a bit troublesome.
2:19.0	It's been a bit tricky, but it's happening. There's nothing you can do about it now. It's certainly happening.
2:25.0	Hmm. So, let's see. I've stopped the music because now I'm going to talk to you properly without a distraction in the background.
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