Bonus episode #163 – High-stakes holiday

Culips Everyday English Podcast

Culips English Podcast

Courses, Education, Language Learning, Self-improvement

4.8 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever made a funny bet with your family? In this episode, Andrew talks about his Christmas in Seoul. He explores a beautiful neighborhood, eats delicious food, and challenges his wife to an exciting arcade game. As you listen, you will hear clear, natural English and pick up useful expressions and storytelling language that can help you understand English more easily and speak it more smoothly.

Don’t forget to check out the free interactive transcript and glossary to learn the idioms, phrasal verbs, and vocabulary Andrew uses in this episode that will help you sound more natural and confident when speaking English.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to bonus episode number 163 of the Culep's English podcast.
0:06.8	Happy New Year, happy 2026.
0:09.3	Guys, it is an honor and a privilege to be your English teacher here for another year.
0:14.8	So thank you for clicking play and joining me for today's bonus episode.
0:19.4	If you're new to the series, let me quickly explain what it's all
0:22.3	about. My name's Andrew. I will be your study buddy here. And what I do in our bonus episode series
0:28.1	is I tell you some stories from my everyday life. I'm a Canadian who lives abroad in Seoul,
0:33.1	South Korea. And I hope by listening to my daily stories, you will be able to improve your English
0:38.5	fluency, to understand more English, to be a clearer and more confident communicator, to grow your
0:44.5	vocabulary, all of these things. So if those are some of the things that you would like to
0:48.8	achieve with your English, then I'm here to help you. And I really do think that you will
0:53.5	enjoy this series. Now, for today's story, I'm going to tell you, and I really do think that you will enjoy this series.
0:55.0	Now, for today's story, I'm going to tell you about how I've been spending the holidays here
0:59.6	in Seoul. I'm going to tell you about Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
1:04.2	But before we get started with my story, I have a huge announcement for you.
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1:10.7	Each and every year, we have a
1:12.9	new year just to welcome the new year and start things off on the right foot. So from now until
1:19.0	the 15th of January, just for the first two weeks of January, you can save 25% off a yearly
1:26.8	membership or membership extension or renewal.
1:30.4	So this sale is available to absolutely anyone.
1:33.7	It doesn't matter if you are a new member or a member who wants to renew their membership,
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