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I recommend listening to the episode first and then listening a second time with the transcript. With this package, you'll gain access to:
- Transcripts and Mp3s for episodes 151 - 200.
- This Season is IN PROGRESS. New content is posted as it's released.
- 500 + PDF pages and Mp3s that correspond the audio.
- Quizzes
This will take me two years to complete. If you study one lesson per week, it’ll take you also almost one year to complete!
Premium Content
Free PDF and Lesson for Episode 151 Below - Click "Preview."
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151 - Expression: To Steer Clear
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151.2 - Moose in the U.S.
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152 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Halloween Special)
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153 - 5-Minute English: Shopping for Clothes
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154 - Expression: My Cup of Tea (One's Cup of Tea)
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154.2 - The Boston Tea Party and U.S Independence from Britain
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155 - Decades: The 1980s with Alex
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156 - Chats with Shana: My Christmas Memories (+ 10 Must-Know Oxymorons)
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157 - Expression: To Get The Ball Rolling
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157.2 - New Year's Resolution Statistics 2024 for the U.S.
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158 - Moving Across the U.S. with Lucas
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159 - 5-Minute English: Home Renovation
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160 - Expression: Gimme some sugar!
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160.2 - How Cereal Became the #1 Breakfast Food in the U.S.
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161 - 10 Words a Day: Handy-Dandy Reduplications
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162 - Discover Illinois with Jackie (from Ask Jackie!)
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163 - 5-Minute English: The Post Office and Mail
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164 - Expression: To Hit Rock Bottom
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164.2 - (BONUS LESSON) English Story: Irregular Verbs with The Titanic
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165 - Chats with Shana: The Culture Shock of Daily Life in the U.S.
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166 - Expression: To Take It With A Grain of Salt
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166.2 - (BONUS LESSON) English Story: Irregular Verbs with McDonald's
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167 - 5-Minute English: Bad Driving
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168 - Expression: To Spread One's Wings
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168.2 - (BONUS LESSON) English Story: Irregular Verbs with The Statue of Liberty
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169 - Expression: To Vanish Into Thin Air
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169.2 - The Magical World of Harry Houdini
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170 - Chat with Charlie: British Culture in Harry Potter
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171 - Expression: When Pigs Fly!
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171.2 - (BONUS LESSON) English Story: Irregular Verbs with Amelia Earhart
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172 - Chats with Shana: 10 Must-Know Southern Foods
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173 - Expression: To Cry One's Eyes Out
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173.2 - Native Americans and Cherokee Culture
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173.3 - The Trail of Tears: A Tragic Story of Native American Removal
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174 - 5-Minute English: Swimming
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175 - Funny Chat with My Dad (+ Superlatives!)
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176 - Expression: What Goes Around Comes Around
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176.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with The Ferris Wheel
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177 - Pronunciation: U.S. State Capitals
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178 - Expression: Go Big or Go Home
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178.2 - The Vanderbilts and The Biltmore Estate
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179 - What's a Hyperbole? Examples and A Fun Conversation with Mara
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180 - Expression: To Keep One's Head Above Water
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180.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with Diana Nyad (Swimming from Cuba to Florida)
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181 - 5-Minute English: Yard Work (Gardening Tools, etc.)
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(BONUS LESSON) Yard Work (+Gardening Tools)
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182 - Discover Nebraska with Tanya Jordening
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183 - Chats with Shana: What Makes You Happy? I'll Go First.
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184 - Expression: Three Sheets to the Wind
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184.2 - Wine Regions in the United States: A Virtual Tour and Key Vocabulary
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185 - 5-Minute English: Cats and Dogs
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186 - Expression: To Play It By Ear
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186.2 - The Violinist In The Metro
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187 - 5 Essential Speaking Tips For English Learners
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188 - 5-Minute English: At the Dentist
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(Bonus Lesson) 5-Minute English: Going To The Dentist
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189 - Do You Double Dip? Cultural Curiosities With Liz
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189.2 - To Tip or Not to Tip? Cultural Curiosities with Liz
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190 - Expression: Where there's smoke, there's fire
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190.2 - The Great Smokey Mountains National Park and Appalachian Culture
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191 - Irregular Verb Story: The Invention of the Microwave
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192 - Expression: To Stand One's Ground
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192.2 - American Bison (or Buffalo)
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193 - Sharks, Swamps, and Sweet Tea: Our Wild Trip to South Carolina (New Format)
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194 - Discover Iowa with Bethany (New Format)
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195 - Aesop's Fable: The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs (+ 10 Advanced Adjectives) (New Format)
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196 - Expression: To Have a Hissy Fit (New Format)
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196.2 - The Invasion of Burmese Pythons in South Florida
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197 - 5 Prepositions Advanced Speakers Still Get Wrong (with Lucas!) (New Format)
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198 - Expression: Against All Odds (New Format)
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198.2 Irregular Verbs: The Survival Story of Hugh Glass
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199 - 5 MORE Prepositions Advanced Speakers Get Wrong (with Lucas!) (New Format)
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200 - Review of Season 4 (New Format)
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Downloadable Quizzes
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Step 1: Listen Actively
Just like usual, you can listen to the episode. However, in addition to the Mp3 - which gives you permanent access to the audio files - you can actively listen and check on words you do not understand.
I recommend listening first without the transcript.
Step 2: Check Vocab
When you can't understand a word from context or from pronunciation, check the transcript. In addition to being key in clarifying misunderstandings, it can serve as a resource for comparing written and spoken English.
I recommend writing original sentences with new vocabulary.
Step 3: Listen again!
Before listening a second time, be sure to review the transcript and / or use the podcast player provided in Season 3 to review new words and phrases you didn't know the first time around. Then listen again. I recommend shadowing (repeating after me) ONLY after you've understood everything in the audio.
About Your Teacher
My name is Shana and I’m an ESL teacher from California.
As a teacher, I’ve been fortunate enough to teach English in Brazil, Spain, Germany, and throughout the US. By doing so, I’ve gotten close to over 3,000 intermediate-advanced level students!
I’m a language learner, like you. In what free time I find, I learn German and French. Also, my husband Lucas and I are raising our two daughters in Portuguese!
