Chatterbox #301 – Queen Elizabeth II

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🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Queen Elizabeth II was an important figure both in Britain and around the world. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and died at the age of 96 on September 8th, 2022. In this episode, Andrew and Anna talk about the Queen’s life and her legacy. Tune in to learn more about one of the most famous women in the world! Chatterbox is a series for intermediate and advanced English learners in which native English speakers have natural conversations about interesting topics. Learning with our Chatterbox series will help you improve your English listening and speaking skills and expand your vocabulary. Fun facts Royal funerals are planned out in advance, but did you know that Queen Elisabeth’s funeral had been in preparation since the 1960s? The plan was called “Operation London Bridge”, and the code phrase for the Queen’s death was “London Bridge is down”. Expressions included in the study guide Well-off Fair share By no means The dust settles Top Trumps Down to a T/tee Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke for Free Image: Wiki Images (Pixabay.com)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Chatterbox, the series for Intermediate and Advanced English Learners by the
0:04.8	Kulips English podcast. My name's Andrew and in today's episode we're going to learn about
0:11.1	the life and legacy of one of the most iconic figures of our time,
0:16.8	Queen Elizabeth II. We'll do a deep dive into her life story and talk about her early days as a princess, her role as a queen, and her passing and her funeral.
0:29.0	And at the same time, we'll also improve our English skills as we explore key events and
0:35.0	historical moments that took place during her reign. A little later on in the
0:40.4	episode I'll be joined by my co-host Anna and we'll chat together about
0:45.2	the Queen's legacy and what she meant to British people. We made a study guide
0:50.9	that accompanies this episode and it includes an interactive transcript,
0:56.1	vocabulary definitions and examples, a quiz, and speaking and writing practice questions.
1:03.2	The study guide will help you take your English learning to the next level
1:07.4	and deepen your understanding of the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II.
1:11.8	To get the study guide, you need to become a Q-Lopes member.
1:16.0	To sign up and become a member,
1:18.0	just click the link in the description
1:20.0	or visit our website,
1:22.0	Q-Lips.com.
1:23.0	In addition to the study guides that we make for all of our episodes,
1:27.2	QLips members also get additional perks,
1:30.2	like ad free audio, invitations to our monthly live stream events and exclusive bonus content,
1:37.6	all for an affordable price.
1:40.5	So to support the work that we do here at Culeps, improve your English fluency, and join a community of English learners from around the world, just like yourself, sign up and become a Qusse member today.
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