Simplified Speech #156 – First impressions of Thailand

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🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Greetings from Thailand! Kassy and her husband have finally arrived in Thailand and are starting to get settled in Bangkok. In this episode, Kassy tells Andrew about her first impressions of the new country and shares a couple of funny and interesting stories from her first days there. Tune in to hear about Kassy’s adventures in Bangkok. Simplified Speech is the Culips series that is designed to help you improve your English listening and speaking fluency in a fun and exciting way. Fun facts Drinking tap water is not safe in Thailand. Drinking beer, on the other hand, is. The high level of alcohol content in Thai beer makes it impossible for the germs to survive. Apart from that, the cost of Thai beer is relatively low, which is why the drink is so popular around the country. Expressions included in the study guide To go hand in hand Apart from Piping hot To have no words To take [something] in stride To be drowned out by [something] Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar Image: Image: Evan Krause and Waranont (Joe) (Unsplash.com)

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0:00.0	Hello there everyone. My name's Andrew and I'm Cassie. And this is the
0:08.2	Qulips English podcast. best.
0:20.0	Hey there, Kuleps Community, you're listening to simplified speech. The Kuleps series, which features clear, natural, and easy to understand conversations in English about interesting topics.
0:30.0	Today helping me with this episode is my co-host Cassie.
0:34.3	Hey there Cassie!
0:35.6	Hey Andrew and hey listeners, greetings from Thailand.
0:39.7	Yeah, greetings from Thailand.
0:41.9	Cassie, I'm so glad to hear that you arrived in Thailand safe and sound.
0:47.6	Yeah, my husband and I just arrived here like a week and a half ago and we're just starting to get settled in Bangkok.
0:55.6	Yeah, that's great and I thought that we could dedicate this episode to hear
1:02.3	about what your first impressions of Thailand are like.
1:06.3	I'm so curious to hear some of your stories about this new adventure that you're on.
1:11.7	Yes and I am so excited to tell you about it as well.
1:15.0	But, before we do that, I will take a moment to tell everyone
1:21.0	about our transcript and study guide available for this episode.
1:26.0	So guys, studying with the transcript and guide is a great way to learn with us.
1:32.0	In the study guide you'll find detailed descriptions
1:35.4	and real world examples of all the key vocabulary you'll hear Andrew and I
1:40.1	using here today. There are also activities designed to help you build your speaking
1:46.2	and writing skills, there's a quiz, and much more. To get the study guide and transcript,
1:52.3	you need to be a QLPS member.
1:55.0	To learn all the details and to sign up, just visit our website, QLPS.
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