Sport has added a wealth of great phrases to the English lexicon.  Lots of sports—and games—have enriched the language.  Today, we will focus in on twenty of the most common English “sports” expressions, the ones you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in books and magazines, and in everyday conversation: the ones you will want to try out for yourself right away.

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In this episode of KA Wordcast, we focus in on some handy, everyday clothing- and dressing-related phrasal verbs.  There are many, many such expressions in English, but for today, we will take a look at only the “Top 18”—those you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in print media, on the Internet, and in everyday conversation: the ones you will definitely want to try out for yourself right away.

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Baseball has given rise to many, many colorful idiomatic expressions, but for this lesson, we will take a look at only the most common—the ones you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in books and magazines, and in everyday conversation: the ones you will want to “show off” to your friends, classmates, and teachers right away.

Take the pretest exercise to test your knowledge of today's phrases before you listen to the podcast.  Available on the KA Voicecast website. http://www.kavoicecast.com 

Today, we’ll focus on various “CATCH”-based phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions.  There are many such expressions in English, some of which we have covered in previously aired Wordcasts.  But for this lesson, we will take a look at only the most common—the ones you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in books and magazines, and in everyday conversation: the ones you will want to try out for yourself right away.

Make sure you download the PRETEST exercise from the website to test your knowledge of the phrases from today's lesson. 

Summer is here for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and things are starting to “heat up.”  So for today’s lesson, we will look at various heat- and temperature-related phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions.  English has scores of expressions that include the words “heat,” “hot,” “cold,” “warm,” and “cool,” but for this lesson, we will concentrate on only the most common—the ones you are most likely to hear on TV and in movies, see in books and magazines, and come across in everyday conversation: the ones you will want to try out for yourself right away.  

Today, we’ll take a look at various phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions related to the state or feeling of being surprised.   There are many “surprising” expressions in English, but for this lesson, we will cover only the most common—the phrases you are most likely to come across on TV and in movies, in books and magazines, and in everyday conversation: the ones you will want to add to your active vocabulary right away.