Simplified Speech #256 – Naps
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Simplified Speech #256 – Naps

B1IntermediateNovember 3, 202613 min
  • Language learning

Do you feel better or worse after a nap? Andrew and Indiana compare their napping habits, and Andrew explains his favorite trick, the coffee nap. They also talk about why it’s so common to see people sleeping on the subway in Korea. Along the way, you’ll learn useful English vocabulary like “to squeeze something in,” “cottonmouth,” “to defeat the purpose,” “for something to hit,” and “to keep something up.” 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 L...

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Hello everyone, welcome to the Q-Loops English podcast. My name is Andrew and Q-Loops is a podcast for people who are learning English and this is our simplified speech series which features clear, natural, and easy to understand English conversations. Before we start with today's conversation, I do want to say a huge thank you to Irina, one of our Q-Loops members. She

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suggested today's topic, naps, and I thought it was a great idea, so thank you so much to Irina and to her whole study group. This episode is also just a little bit different. Some of you have asked us for shorter episodes so we're testing out something new and today our conversation is just around 10 minutes long so it's perfect if you want a bite-sized lesson or if you'd like to

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