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Simplified Speech #219 – Day trips, elections, and more!

Culips Everyday English Podcast

Culips English Podcast

Self-improvement, Education, Language Learning, Courses

4.8 β€’ 968 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Kassy catch up and share updates about their lives. Kassy talks about taking short trips with her baby to nearby cities in Korea. She describes visiting a busy flower festival and returning to a town just to eat her favorite vegetable bread. She also talks about her upcoming move and her hope to make her new place feel more like home. Andrew talks about how voting by mail works in Canada and the recent Canadian election. He also shares a funny story about planting trees and decorating his front yard with his wife.








How this episode will improve your English:

* Vocabulary: Learn everyday words and expressions that native speakers use when talking about daily life, moving, elections, and hobbies like gardening.
* Listening: Improve your listening skills by following a clear and natural conversation between native speakers.
* Speaking: Share your own life updates on our Discord server or in our Culips small-group speaking classes.
* Culture: Hear about real-life topics like voting in Canada, Korean flower festivals, and home projects.
* Fluency: Get more confident by hearing repeated examples and practicing with our study guide.

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

Hey everyone, it's Andrew here, and you're listening to Simplified Speech, the Culep series that

0:05.4

helps you improve your English by listening to natural, easy-to-understand conversations

0:10.5

between native speakers. In just a sec, I'll be joined by my co-host Cassie, and today's

0:17.4

episode is just a casual catch-up chat where we talk about what's been going on in our lives lately.

0:24.2

Cassie shares some stories about day trips she's taken recently.

0:27.9

And I talk a little bit about voting in the Canadian election that we just had this week as an overseas citizen.

0:36.3

We also talk about a huge change coming up in Cassie's life. That's

0:40.9

very exciting. And I talk about landscaping in my yard as well. So it's a really fun conversation

0:48.1

and it will give you a chance to hear how real English is used in everyday life. Before we get started with that conversation,

0:56.0

though, please make sure to visit our website, culeps.com, and become a Culep's member.

1:02.4

When you join as a member, you will get access to the helpful study guide and the interactive

1:07.6

transcript for this episode. Inside the study guide, you will find detailed

1:12.7

vocabulary explanations and examples of the interesting and useful vocabulary that you will hear

1:19.6

Cassie and me use today in this conversation. You'll also get a quiz and some speaking questions

1:26.0

and writing practice questions that you can

1:28.4

use to improve your fluency.

1:30.9

And of course, you'll get the study guides not only for this episode, but for all of the

1:36.0

episodes in our library.

1:37.8

And we've got hundreds and hundreds of episodes that you can unlock as a member.

1:43.0

But that's not all.

1:44.1

On top of this, you'll get ad-free audio.

1:46.8

You'll get exclusive bonus content like our member-only series, the Fluency Files.

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