Slow English with James (Intermediate English Listening Practice)

How Do Rollercoasters Work?


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In this episode, I go to one of Spain’s biggest theme parks for my birthday.
Between the screams, the speed, and the silence before each drop, I start to wonder how these machines really work.
Why don’t they fall off the track? Why do they feel so scary but stay so safe?
It’s a story about design, fear, trust, and how we find excitement in things that could never actually hurt us.

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🧠 Today We Learn:
Vocabulary: Theme Parks & Rollercoasters, Engineering & Mechanics, Sensations & Emotions
Grammar: Passive Voice, Causatives (to have / get something done), Adverbial Clauses of Contrast

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Slow English with James (Intermediate English Listening Practice)By James Bradley English