In this episode, Christina and Karyn talk about: 

• some popular American TV shows
• some shows they like and dislike
• some shows that illustrate American culture
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to be set in [time period/location] = the time period or location a TV show takes place 
• a nuclear family = a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit
• satire = the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
  
  

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Christina:

Hey, everybody. Christina here, with your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope that you are having a lovely start to your summer. And today I'm here with Karyn in Hotlanta, talking about the summer and the hot weather. Karyn, how are you doing over there in Atlanta? Or Hotlanta, as we say sometimes in the US.

Karyn:

I am doing very well. It is starting to warm up. Temperatures are starting to warm up. So yes, summer is upon us.

Christina:

I was going to say-

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In this episode, Christina and Karyn  talk about: 

• each of the topics from the month of May
• playing a quiz show game
• giving descriptive answers for each of the words/expressions
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to be representative of [something] = serving as a typical or characteristic example
• supply chain  = the sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity
• defamation = the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel
  
  

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Christina:

Hey, everybody. Christina here with the Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope you are all having a lovely month of May, or had because it's almost over now which is why we're doing review week this week. Today I'm with Karyn who is going to play this quiz show game with me. Karyn, how are you doing today?

Karyn:

I'm doing fantastic. It's Friday when we're recording this.

Christina:

It's Friday. It's Friday when we're recording this, exactly, so a good way to end the week with a little bit of fun with English, let's say.

Karyn:

Yeah.

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In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about: 

• how being direct can be perceived as being rude
• expressions used to sound polite
• in what situations we should try to be more polite
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• pushy = excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive or ambitious
• to neglect = to fail to care for properly
• a rule of thumb = a broadly accurate guide or principle, based on experience or practice rather than theory

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Christina:

Hey, everybody, Christina here with your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. That is not the easiest title to say, but that's okay. I hope you're all doing well. And I'm here with Matthew today and Matthew, how are you doing today?

Matthew:

Oh, well, as we were just discussing a little bit before, I think good.

Christina:

Good, given the situation.

Matthew:

Yeah. As many people in FFCC know, I've been having problems with my electricity and my internet.

Christina:

Yes.

Matthew:

Yeah. It's been an adventurous week and a half or so, but I think everything is good now, I hope. Fingers crossed.

Christ

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In this episode, Christina and Linda talk about: 

• admitting when you make a mistake at work 
• expressions used to apologize
• how apologizing can be different in different cultures
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• to mess up = mishandle a situation
• to call someone out  = challenge or confront the person, especially about something they are doing wrong
• "practice what you preach" = take the same advice you give to others.
  
  

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In this episode, Christina and Kristina talk about: 

• painful work situations they have been in
• how they overcame them
• sinking or swimming
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• hierarchy = a group organized by rank
• "for better or for worse" = an expression used to say that something cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad
• a cheapskate = a person who is unwilling to spend money; a stingy person
  
  

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Christina:

Hey, everybody, Christina here with your Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast. I hope you're all doing very well in this lovely month of May. I'm here today with Kristina, with a K. Kristina, how are you doing today?

Kristina:

I'm good. I'm good. How are you?

Christina:

Doing good. Doing good. Doing a lot better than I have been in the past, in the situations that we're going to talk about today. Painful work situations. Yeah, we're going to talk about situations that we've both experienced in our work that were not so easy, and then how we overcame those fears or uncomfortable feelings in those situations.

Kristina:

Sounds good.

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In this episode, Christina and Matthew talk about: 

• their work horror stories
• horror stories related to teaching English
• the importance of clarification
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• brutal = punishingly hard or uncomfortable
• to come full circle = to return to a past position or situation, especially in a way considered to be inevitable
• to sort out = to resolve a problem or difficulty
  
  

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Here's some advice on how to use the podcast and transcript:

1. Listen to the podcast and see how much you can understand. Is it 50%? 70%? The percentage doesn’t matter. Just make a note of it. 

2. Try to summarize the conversation. You can think about it, say it out loud, or write it down.

3. Read the transcript. Do you understand more now that you can read the words? How accurate was your summary? 

4. Listen and follow the transcript, so you can hear the difference between how English is pronounced vs. how it is written

5. Note any words or expressions that you did not understand. Add these to your vocabulary list in your English notebook and make flashcards so

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Did you know you could simplify your English AND sound more advanced? I’ll show you how with these expressions with 'get'.

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In this episode, Christina, Karyn and Cedric talk about: 

• Cedric being the Pizza Tracker winner
• their favorite expressions with get
• other favorite expressions
  
  

The extra mile (useful English vocabulary you'll hear in the podcast): 

• a good deal = a bargain
• to get  the hang of something = to learn how to operate or do (something)
• to get back to someone = to communicate with someone at a later time
  
  

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Faster Fluency Conversation Club Podcast: Favorite expressions

Welcome to the Faster Fluency Conversation Club podcast by Business English with Christina. The Faster Fluency Conversation Club takes place on Zoom and is a way for you to improve your fluency and confidence in English by talking about real world topics. We meet for one hour every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and we would love you to join us. If you want to practice your English, become more confident and meet people just like you from all around the world and have guidance from my expert teachers and me, just click in the show notes. Our podca

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