Real Talk #60 – How to ask for a recommendation at a bookstore

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Culips English Podcast

Self-improvement, Education, Language Learning, Courses

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Are you a bookworm? Do you enjoy reading books? In this episode, Andrew and Kassy discuss how to ask for a book recommendation at a library or a bookstore. They teach you many useful expressions that you can use in this situation and in various other everyday conversations. Make sure to listen to this lesson to improve your vocabulary and boost your speaking confidence! Fun facts Did you know that silent reading, which is a common thing today, wasn’t always normal in the history of reading? Back in ancient times, people typically read aloud, and silent reading was considered quite unusual. Traditionally, one reader would read texts out loud to an audience, because not many people could read, and books were rare as well. It’s fascinating how our reading habits have evolved over time! Expressions included in the study guide Can you recommend something? I’m open to anything To check something out It wouldn’t be my first choice To catch [one’s] interest To be up for [something] One of my top [number] reads You won’t regret it Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke for Free Image: Tima Miroshnichenko (Pexels.com)

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. My name is Andrew and I'm Cassie and this is the
0:08.4	Culeps English podcast. Hello everyone, welcome to another episode of Real Talk.
0:17.0	I'm your host Andrew, and in this episode,
0:20.0	we're going to teach you about how to ask for a recommendation at a bookstore or at a library.
0:27.8	And whether you're a person who loves to read or someone who's just looking for something new to read. I think this is a useful skill to have and joining me today to help me with this lesson is my co-host, Cassie.
0:41.4	Cassie, you are a real book bookworm so you're the perfect person to have here co-host
0:46.0	this show with me how's it going?
0:48.1	Hey Andrew, hey listeners I'm doing well I'm super excited for today's conversation as everyone knows I am an avid
0:56.6	reader yeah this is right down your alley Cassie so this is perfect and we'll get into
1:02.2	our lesson in just a moment but before we do that I want to let everyone
1:06.9	listening out there know that there is a study guide and an interactive transcript that accompanies this episode.
1:15.0	And really it's the best way to study with Kuleps and the best way to study with this episode is by following along in the study guide. Inside the guide, like I said, there's an
1:25.9	interactive transcript, but there's more. There's also detailed vocabulary explanations,
1:31.6	real life usage examples, there's a comprehension quiz, and more.
1:37.5	So you can download it and follow along as you listen.
1:41.6	To get it, you do have to be a
1:43.2	a kulips member. So to sign up and become a
1:46.1	kulips member and also to learn about all of the other benefits and
1:50.2	bonuses that you get when you are a kLips member. Then just visit our website which is
1:56.5	QLips.com and you can do all of those things.
2:00.0	Okay, let's get to today's topic, which is how to ask for recommendations, specifically at a bookstore or a library.
2:10.0	Imagine you're at a bookstore, but you're not quite sure what you want to read next.
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