Bonus episode #109 – The lovebugs

Culips Everyday English Podcast

Culips English Podcast

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🗓️ 7 July 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Andrew discusses the recent lovebug outbreak in Seoul. He describes these insects, explains their unusual name, and talks about his experience dealing with them this summer. Andrew also explores the bigger topic of how people approach killing insects, and shares his own opinion about this issue.

This episode will help improve your English in the following ways:

* Listening comprehension: Practice understanding a native English speaker discussing a real-life situation in detail.
* Vocabulary expansion: Learn new words and expressions related to insects and pest control, such as "proliferating," "symbiotic relationship," "keep in check,” and "creepy crawly."
* Idioms: Learn helpful English idioms like "out of the blue," "attached at the hip," and "it's on" used in context.
* Pronunciation: Listen to the correct pronunciation of spoken English, which you can then practice on your own.
* Cultural insights: Improve your understanding of how people in different cultures deal with household pests.
* English speaking practice: Join discussions with other listeners on the Culips Discord server for additional speaking practice.

Important links:

* Become a Culips member
* Study with the interactive transcript
* Join the Culips Discord server
* Small-group discussion class schedule (member only)

Episode notes:

* The scientific name of the lovebug is plecia nearctica.
* Contrary to what Andrew mentions, a centipede can have between 15 pairs to 191 pairs of legs and a millipede can have between 40 and 1,306 pairs of legs.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello everybody it's Andrew here from the
0:01.8	qulips English podcast how is it going this is bonus episode 109
0:08.2	what I do here in the bonus episode series is I just tell you some stories from my everyday life and we'll get to my story in just a moment but before we do I want to ask you a question and the question may on the surface at first seem rather bizarre.
0:24.4	Okay, the question is,
0:26.4	what is your personal philosophy around killing bugs?
0:32.2	Kind of out of the blue, right?
0:34.0	But it's going to connect to this week's story, so don't worry, okay?
0:38.0	I want to know, are you the kind of person who feels no guilt or remorse whatsoever when killing bugs and you just don't even think twice about it?
0:47.6	Or are you one of these people who believes that all life on earth is precious and that it should be protected and you really
0:55.8	have a difficult time killing bugs. I want to know what kind of person you are and
1:01.7	we'll get to that question and why I'm asking you this question in just a moment but I want to tell you first of all that there is a 100% free interactive transcript and vocabulary glossary to accompany this episode.
1:17.2	You can find that just by clicking the link in the description for this episode and I hope
1:22.2	you'll check those tools out because they are very helpful
1:25.5	for learning English and I think that's why you're here right is that you want to
1:29.5	practice English listening and improve your English communication skills.
1:35.0	And if you are a Q-O-O-S member, then we'll also include a comprehension quiz.
1:40.0	So the transcript and the glossary that's available to everyone, but the comprehension quiz is only for
1:46.4	Kuleps members.
1:48.0	And finally, I wanted to tell you about this week's small group conversation discussion sessions. We have three of them happening this week,
1:56.4	one hosted by Alina, one hosted by Indiana, and one hosted by me. You can see the full schedule on our website displayed in your time zone
2:06.2	so you can just select your time zone and see the schedule when they will be happening.
2:11.1	Of course they'll be happening on Zoom and if you're a QLops member then we would love to have you join us.
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