Bonus episode #151 – The blueberry burglar

Culips Everyday English Podcast

Culips English Podcast

Self-improvement, Education, Language Learning, Courses

4.8 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Have you ever worked hard to create something beautiful, only to have uninvited guests show up and ruin it? That's exactly what happened to Andrew when he transformed his little Seoul yard into an urban paradise! In this episode, Andrew shares a funny story about some unexpected "burglars" who discovered his secret garden. You'll discover who these mysterious visitors are and why they've been "terrorizing" his home all week! Along the way, you'll learn over 15 useful expressions that will make your English sound more natural and native-like, all included in the FREE vocabulary glossary.

What you'll learn:

* Essential home and garden vocabulary you'll actually use in real conversations
* Natural expressions for describing progress and changes over time
* How native speakers tell personal stories with humor and suspense
* Vocabulary for talking about nature and wildlife

Perfect for intermediate learners who:

* Want to sound more natural when sharing personal experiences
* Love learning through entertaining, real-life stories

Important links:

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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello and welcome to bonus episode number 151 of the Culep's English podcast. How's it going? My name's
0:08.5	Andrew. I'll be your host and your English study buddy for today. And in this week's story, I'm going to
0:14.3	tell you about a burglar who has been terrorizing my home all week. Along the way, as you listen to this story,
0:22.1	you'll be able to build your vocabulary
0:24.2	and learn some great expressions,
0:26.4	as well as just grow your overall English fluency
0:29.8	and communication skills.
0:31.7	So without any further ado,
0:33.2	let's jump in and get started.
0:35.1	Here we go.
0:42.5	A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I celebrated the two-year anniversary of us moving into our home. I couldn't believe it. It seems like those two years
0:48.2	flew by in the blink of an eye. And if something flies by in the blink of an eye, it means that
0:54.0	it happens really fast.
0:55.4	Like, you blink your eyes and it happens. It's finished. So it feels like those two years just
1:00.6	flew by in the blink of an eye. And we've been in this home for two years. Longtime
1:06.1	Culeps listeners will know that my wife and I bought an old home here in Seoul, South Korea, where we live,
1:12.2	and then we took a couple of years to renovate it, and then we moved in. And for the first year
1:18.5	and a half of living in this home, we really focused on the interior. And our exterior, our
1:24.8	little front yard that we have, was nothing special at all, really quite
1:30.2	unsightly. To be honest, it's just sort of like a cement walled in area. So the interior was our
1:37.0	focus and we didn't worry about the exterior at all. However, once we got the interior finished
1:43.6	and to our liking, then it was time to focus on the
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 22 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Culips English Podcast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Culips English Podcast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.