Simplified Speech #252 – Bikes, gardens, art, and AI coaches
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Simplified Speech #252 – Bikes, gardens, art, and AI coaches

B1IntermediateAugust 31, 202637 min
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Hang out with your English-speaking friends, Andrew and Indiana, for a catch-up! Indiana has been growing tomatillos on her patio, and she rode 40 miles along New York’s Empire State Trail on a very hot day, though the ride did not go the way she planned. Andrew went to see a Damien Hirst exhibition at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has been letting an AI design his marathon training plan. The brand-new Culips app is live! Study this episode with an interactive transcript and vocabulary glossary: Open th...

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Hello everybody and welcome to Simplified Speech, the QLOP series for intermediate level English learners, which features natural conversations that are easy to understand between native speakers. Joining me today for this one is my co-host, Indiana. Hey, Indiana, how's it going?

0:19

Hey, Andrew, I'm doing pretty well and I'm looking forward to catching up with you and hearing what you've been up to. We haven't had a chance to catch up in a while. So like to hear what's been going on in your life recently. Yeah, this will be a fun one.

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Guys, for this episode, we have no real topic in mind other than catch up. And Indiana and I are just going to share some stories about what we've been up to over the last little while. And you're welcome to join us here and to listen.

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