This is an All-Eirs English podcast episode 786.

How to set the scene in English when you tell a story.

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Today, get some native and natural phrases to use to connect when you are talking to natives and you want to give some background and go into a story.

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Hey Michelle, how you doing?

Hey Lindsay, I am good, I'm good, how's it going?

I'm good, I'm good, I've been busy doing lots of fun stuff for all ears English and just life in general is busy isn't it it's crazy

It is it is somehow the summer always ends up being like really busy. I don't know why

Yeah busy crazy and crazy busy. Yes but it's good it's

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