Chatterbox #353 – United by Sport
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Chatterbox #353 – United by Sport

B1IntermediateSeptember 20, 202632 min
  • Conversation
  • Sport

Does sport bring people together, or does it divide us? Andrew and Anna’s conversation moves from the World Cup to the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, and even esports. Along the way, you’ll hear expressions like “in the wake of,” “to not have a dog in the fight,” “emotionally charged,” “over the top,” “good grief,” and “to check a box.” The brand-new Culips app is live! Study this episode with an interactive transcript and vocabulary glossary: Open this lesson in the Culips app. The Best Way to Learn with This Episode: Culips members get an in...

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Hello, how's it going? Welcome to the Q Loops English podcast. My name is Andrew and you are listening to our Chatterbox series. In Chatterbox, I sit down with one of my co-hosts and we just talk.

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There's no script. We don't slow down for you. It's just English, the way native speakers actually use it with each other. So it's great practice for your listening and you'll get tons of exposure to

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natural English, just the way that we speak every day. This is episode number 353 and I'll be joined today by my co-host Anna. We're talking all about sports, mostly the big international events like the World Cup and the Olympics. And our central discussion question for this conversation is,

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