Bonus episode #142 – The best and worst of times in Japan

Culips Everyday English Podcast

Culips English Podcast

Self-improvement, Education, Language Learning, Courses

4.8 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Andrew tells the story of his recent trip to Japan, where he experienced both the best and worst parts of travel. From enjoying delicious local food and relaxing in traditional hot springs to unexpectedly getting sick in Tokyo, Andrew shares the real ups and downs of his adventure. Listening to natural English through personal stories like this is a great way to improve your fluency and build confidence. Tune in to hear about culture, food, travel tips, and an unforgettable ending to the trip.

How this episode will improve your English:

* Listening: Build your listening comprehension by hearing a native speaker tell a real story using clear and natural English.
* New vocabulary: Learn practical and useful expressions related to travel, food, feeling sick, and daily experiences.
* Idioms and expressions: Pick up common idioms and casual phrases that English speakers use in everyday conversations.
* Pronunciation: Improve your speaking and rhythm by shadowing or repeating after Andrew.
* Speaking: Join our Culips Discord community and practice using new words and expressions in your own sentences!

Important links:

* Become a Culips member
* Study with the interactive transcript
* Join the Culips Discord server
* Small-group speaking class schedule

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to bonus episode number 142 of the Culep's English podcast. How's it going? I hope
0:07.2	you're doing well. My name's Andrew and I will be your host and your study buddy today. If you don't
0:12.8	know me, let me quickly introduce myself. I'm a Canadian, but I live abroad in Seoul, South Korea.
0:18.2	And every week here in our bonus episodes, what I do is tell you a story
0:22.9	from my everyday life. And I hope by tuning in and listening to these stories, you will be able to
0:28.5	build your English fluency. Spending time with natural English is a great way to build your
0:33.9	communication skills and to level up your English. And that's what I'm here to help you with with these stories.
0:40.1	To accompany each and every episode, there's a free interactive transcript and vocabulary glossary.
0:45.9	Plus, if you're a Culeps member, then you'll also get a comprehension quiz. And speaking of Culef's
0:51.4	membership, if you're ready to take your English to the next level,
0:54.4	faster and better than ever, then I highly recommend signing up and becoming a Culeps member.
1:00.3	When you're a Culeps member, you'll get access to lots of benefits and bonuses, such as our
1:06.1	weekly speaking classes. We have three speaking classes each and every week that you can participate in that
1:12.3	happen online over Zoom. We also have helpful study guides and interactive transcripts and quizzes for all
1:19.7	of our episodes, not just the bonus episodes, but all of our Culeps episodes in our library. And we have
1:26.4	like a thousand lessons in our library.
1:28.5	So so much material that you can learn with. Also, you'll get ad free audio. You'll get our
1:33.6	member only series, the fluency files, and so much more. So just check out our website,
1:38.9	culips.com. And you can sign up and become a member today for an affordable price. And thank you to all the members out there for your support.
1:47.1	Guys, Kulips wouldn't exist without you.
1:48.9	So we really do appreciate you.
1:50.7	And thanks again to all the members out there.
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