FlexiLingo
We are OBSESSED with sports metaphors. I think it's because in the U.S sport have become a religion, and the corporate culture that they have exported mirrors this. Anywhere you look you find things like "the final stretch", "a heavy hitter" "out of left field", but do you know how to use them, or even for where they come from? This episode is a guide on how to use these phrases to blend in with native speakers and sound more natural. Try Spoken for FREE
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B1 · Intermediate
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- 85% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 146 words a minute: a natural pace.
- 84 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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This episode of English with Dane is sponsored by the app Spoken. Spoken is designed for intermediate level English learners who want to practice their speaking skills and feel more confident, because it is what it is that we like the most. This app makes it quick and easy to do short daily speaking tasks.
You see a random topic and you have to talk about it for one minute. It also helps you improve on each speaking activity by suggesting alternative vocabulary, and it actually shows you your grammar mistakes. My favorite thing about spoken is that you can also collect
little plants as you progress and you can actually have a little collection going, which seems silly, but I think actually really helps with staying consistent. So download spoken, try it for free and start working on
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