Starting a new hobby: stand up paddleboarding (SUP)
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Starting a new hobby: stand up paddleboarding (SUP)

B1IntermediateOctober 22, 20266 min

Ben talks about his new hobby. For the full transcript and a comprehension quiz, join the fan club for €3 a month: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben The new Learn English With Ben online course "The Essentials of English" is now available: https://learnenglishwithben.thinkific.com/products/courses/english-grammar-course Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club. Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/learnenglishwithben Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithben Website: learnenglishwithben.com Email: [email protected] - send me an em...

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Hi guys, I'm Ben and welcome to today's English podcast. On today's episode I'm going to be telling you about my new hobby. Before I do that, if you'd like to read along while you listen, you'll find the full transcript of today's episode over on the Learn English with Ben Fan Club page, where you'll also find a comprehension quiz to test how well you've understood this episode.

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So if that sounds interesting, visit patreon.com forward slash learn English with Ben and you can join today for just three euros a month. Right, so we're going to hear about my new hobby. Let's take a look at the keywords. So these are words I'll be using in today's episode which you might not know or you might not be sure about. So we begin with an adjective, thrilling.

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T-H-R-I-L-L-I-N-G. But what does it mean if something is thrilling? Next we have a verb, to paddle. P-A-D-D-L-E. Paddle. And then the next word is the same word, but in the noun form. So what is a paddle? What is a paddle? And finally a phrasal verb, to take up. Take up. Okay, those are the key words. Listen carefully for those. We'll come

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