This is an All-Ears-English podcast episode 1,164.

Put down your phone, how Michelle connected in an unconventional moment.

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Today Michelle will share a story about showing up for a gym class and finding out that the teacher wasn't there. How did she use that moment to connect with the other students and how can you do this too in English? Find out today.

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restrictions apply. Hey Lindsay how are you? Hey Michelle I'm doing pretty well but

it sounds like you had kind of an irritating thing happened the other day.

Yeah, you know what, Lindsay, I have not been having luck with trying to work out.

That's a bummer, because I feel like you, like if you're pushing yourself to work out,

then there should be something there for you because I know it's not necessarily something you do all the time right?

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