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Culips Everyday English Podcast

Chatterbox #334 – Getting in touch: How we feel the world

Culips Everyday English Podcast

Culips English Podcast

Self-improvement, Education, Language Learning, Courses

4.8968 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Chatterbox, Andrew and Anna talk about textures and the way things feel when we touch them. They share interesting and personal stories about their favorite and least favorite textures, from soft cashmere to slimy foods and scratchy sweaters. They also discuss how touch is important in human relationships and how it’s different in cultures around the world. You’ll learn useful English expressions and vocabulary to talk about touch, feelings, and personal preferences.








How this episode will improve your English:

* Vocabulary: Learn everyday words and expressions like soft, firm, fluffy, scratchy, and touchy-feely that will help you talk about textures and feelings.
* Listening: Train your ears with real, natural English as Andrew and Anna share fun, friendly stories and opinions.
* Speaking: Boost your speaking skills by practicing how to describe your personal likes and dislikes with textures and materials.
* Culture: Discover how people from different countries think about touch in daily life and social situations.
* Fluency: Improve your overall English by listening to a full conversation with clear examples, real emotions, and natural grammar.

The Best Way to Learn with This Episode:

* Culips members get an interactive transcript, helpful study guide, and ad-free audio for this episode. Take your English to the next level by becoming a Culips member. Become a Culips member now: Click here.
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everyone, it's Andrew here. Welcome back to Chatterbox, the Culep series where we have

0:05.8

natural unscripted conversations to help you build real English fluency. This series is designed

0:12.4

for intermediate to advanced learners who want to improve their listening, vocabulary,

0:16.9

and speaking skills by hearing how English is actually used in everyday conversations.

0:23.0

This episode is part of a mini-series we're doing about the five senses, and so far we've

0:29.6

covered smell and sound, and today we'll be talking about touch. What kinds of textures feel good?

0:37.1

What feels awful? How does touch shape the way that we

0:40.6

interact with each other? And what role will technology have to play with touch in the future?

0:46.8

My co-host, Anna, will join me in just a moment and we'll explore all of that and more together.

0:52.6

Before we get started, I want to tell you about Culep's membership.

0:56.9

If you're ready to make real long-term progress with your English,

1:01.0

becoming a member is the best way to do it.

1:04.0

Members get access to all of our helpful learning materials for our entire episode

1:08.8

library.

1:10.2

This includes interactive transcripts, helpful study guides,

1:13.9

vocabulary breakdowns, and quizzes to help you remember what you've learned. You'll also get to

1:19.4

attend our small group speaking classes taught by our expert teachers where you can practice

1:24.4

speaking and connect with other motivated learners just like you.

1:28.7

This is an awesome way to improve your speaking and become more confident with your English.

1:33.8

So if you're ready to stop studying English the hard way and start learning with a system that

1:38.9

actually works, sign up for Culeups membership today.

1:42.2

We've got everything you need to reach your fluency goals. Just visit Culeps.com and you can sign up for Culeups membership today. We've got everything you need to reach your fluency goals.

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