Simplified Speech #145 – Have you ever won a contest?

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Have you ever won a contest? That’s the discussion question that Andrew and Kassy talk about in this episode. Join them as they teach you the differences between draws, contests, sweepstakes, and lotteries. Then listen in as they share some stories about the different contests they’ve won in the past. Simplified Speech episodes are designed to help you improve your English listening and speaking skills. During these episodes, two native English speakers discuss interesting topics, like winning contests, using clear and easy to understand language. When you follow along, you will improve your English and learn something new. Fun facts Lotteries, contests, draws, and sweepstakes have been around since 205 BC or earlier. They were used during the Chinese Han dynasty to fund major government projects and, during the Roman Empire, the elite would hold lotteries for entertainment at dinner parties. Expressions included in the study guide Types of contests Pool Swaggy Collab Game the system Uber Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar Photo Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich and Anna Shvets (Pexels.com)

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0:00.0	Hello everyone my name is Andrew and I'm Cassie and this is the
0:07.8	Q-Lips English podcast
0:17.5	hello there Q-Lips listeners welcome back you're listening to simplified speech which is our series that features clear natural and easy to
0:22.3	understand English conversations about interesting
0:26.4	topics.
0:27.4	Today I'm joined by my co-host, Cassie.
0:30.1	Hey there, Cassie!
0:31.1	Hey Andrew, and hi listeners. Today we're going to talk all about draws, contests and sweepstakes.
0:40.0	It should be a really fun episode and I
0:43.0	I are going to have a great conversation as always.
0:47.0	But before we get started, we want to remind you about the study guide and
0:52.0	transcript for this episode so you can study along with us while you listen.
0:56.0	Yeah, that's right. So the study guide for this episode includes the transcript, detailed vocabulary explanations and examples, a quiz, and more.
1:07.9	And you can download it in a PDF file or you could view a mobile friendly version that looks great on smartphones.
1:16.0	So to access it you just need to visit our website which is
1:20.0	Kulips.com cuelip.com and sign up. Q-L-O-L-I-P-S-C-U-L-I-S-C-C-L-E-L-P-E-S-M-E-T-L-E-L-S-M-E-T-E-L-S-M-E-T-E-L-S-M-T-E-T-E-S-T-O-T-E-E-S-N-N-O-N-N-N-T-T-O-E-E-E-E one of our listeners named G.D. who is from South Korea.
1:34.5	G.D. left us an awesome success story and a five-star rating on Apple
1:39.7	podcasts. And G.D. wrote, hey, this is GD from South Korea.
1:45.0	First of all, thank you for your help. I was able to move to a big global company
1:50.4	Thanks to Kulips. I've been working for a smaller local company for 17 years,
1:56.0	and I decided to try a new challenge and develop myself.
2:00.0	So I started to study English,
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