2024-11-08
31 分钟Some of you have been listening to this podcast since episode number one, and so you might remember my dad, Joe. He was a guest on episode 44 to talk about driving in the US, and in episode 43 when he talked about his experience living and working in Alaska. After I posted those episodes, some of you sent me messages on how much you enjoyed listening to my dad. so I dragged him back today! The conversation you'll hear in this episode is lighthearted, funny, and it's full of English idioms. That wasn't the goal for this episode, it just happens to have a lot of idiomatic language because that's the way my dad speaks. Since he speaks clearly, I bet you'll understand a lot of the idioms he used from context. The goal of this episode is for you to hear superlatives in context. What's a superlative form? The superlative form is used to express the highest or lowest degree of an adjective or adverb within a group. For example: Our tree in our front yard is the tallest in the neighborhood. There is no tree taller than ours; ours is the tallest. "The tallest" is the superlative form. Sign up to Premium Content to learn more with this episode! Season 4 (Episodes 150 - 200) = Each episode includes a quiz, the PDF transcript (the text of the audio) with definitions of challenging words and the mp3 file. All Premium Content for Seasons 1, 2 and 3 (Episodes 001 - 150) - and get Season 4 at a discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hi, everybody.
My name is Shawna, and this is the American English podcast.
My goal here is to teach you the English spoken in the United States through common expressions, pronunciation tips, and interesting cultural snippets or stories.
I hope to keep this fun, useful, and interesting.
Let's do it.
Hi, everyone.
I hope you're having a nice day wherever you are in the world.
I know that some of you have been listening to this podcast since episode number one.
And so you might remember my dad, Joe.
He was a guest on episode 44 to talk about driving in the US and in episode 43 when he talked about his experience living and working in Alaska.
He went to high school up there, so that was episode 43.
Now, after I posted those episodes, some of you sent me messages on how much you enjoyed listening to my dad.
Some of you said he seems like an easygoing guy.
Others said he's incredibly funny.
And I have to agree, chats with him usually lead to laughter.
So I dragged him back today, and the conversation you'll hear is lighthearted, funny, and it's full of English idioms.
That wasn't the goal for this episode.
It just happens to have a lot of idiomatic language because that's the way my dad speaks.
But what's great is that he speaks clearly, so I bet you'll understand a lot of the idioms he uses just from context.
The goal for this episode is to use superlatives in conversation.