Bonus episode #159 – Full House for Chuseok

Culips Everyday English Podcast

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Self-improvement, Education, Language Learning, Courses

4.8 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What's the best way to give money as a gift? In this episode, Andrew tells a story about hosting his wife’s family for Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday. You'll hear him talk about preparing a huge meal, fitting eight people into a small space, and turning gift-giving into fun games with cash prizes.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to bonus episode number 159 of the Cube's English podcast.
0:05.9	My name is Andrew. I am your English study buddy and your host for today's episode.
0:11.5	I hope you're doing well. Thank you for clicking play and joining me for this lesson.
0:16.2	Today I'm going to tell you about how I spent last week, which was a very special week here in Seoul,
0:22.4	Korea, where I live. We had so many holidays. And because of that, I got up to some interesting
0:27.8	things. So I'm going to tell you that story in this week's episode. Before I do, I want to let
0:33.0	you know there's a free interactive transcript and vocabulary glossary for everyone to accompany this episode.
0:39.3	So please check out those tools because I made them for you so that you can improve your
0:44.3	English fluency with them. So please, please check them out. The link to get them is in the
0:48.6	description for this episode. And if you are a Culeps member, then you can also get a
0:53.4	comprehension quiz. If you'd like to sign up and become a Culep's member, then you can also get a comprehension quiz.
0:54.3	If you'd like to sign up and become a Culep's member yourself, then please just click the link in the description for this episode.
1:01.3	You can learn about all the tools and special learning materials and speaking classes and benefits and bonuses that you get as a member.
1:09.8	So just click the link, find out all the details, and sign up and become a member today for
1:14.0	an affordable price.
1:15.4	And of course, thank you to all the members out there for your support.
1:18.6	Guys, we really do appreciate it.
1:20.4	Thank you so much.
1:22.0	And I've got one little announcement for you before we get started with this week's story,
1:26.3	and that is that we're holding a
1:29.9	K-Loop's meetup in Hamburg, Germany on October the 18th. Now, unfortunately, I won't be able to go there.
1:36.8	It's a little bit too far from my home here in Seoul to go all the way over to Germany.
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