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Hello and welcome to Six Minute English,
the show that brings you an interesting topic,
authentic listening practice and vocabulary to help you improve your language skills.
I'm Rob.
And I'm Catherine.
In this programme we'll be discussing quitting, drinking and staying dry.
Right, so when you say quitting, you mean giving up.
And when you say drinking,
you're particularly referring to the activity of drinking alcohol.
Exactly, Rob.
But what about staying dry?
It's nothing to do with a weather.
No, that's true.
The adjective dry here means no alcohol.
And I, Rob, I'm currently having a dry January.
Oh yes, your new year's resolution is to give up alcohol for one month.
Any reason?
Yes, I'm doing it in order to improve my health and save some money.