RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English

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• Electrocuted - to be injured or killed by an electric shock
• Earbuds - headphones
• Stove - what you use to cook your food with fire
• Chopped - cut through the base of something
• Stick around - stay until the end
• Viral - the rapid spread of something on the internet
• Keep it up - continue doing a good job
• Postman - someone who delivers mail
• Poking - jabbing or prodding someone with something (usually your finger) (see photo)
• Rambling - talking about something in an unorganized and confusing manner.
• Shenanigans - mischief, playing around
• Mess up - to make a mistake
• Handlebars - what you use to steer/direct a bicycle/motorcycle
• Cracked - to break something without the parts completely separating
• Reinforce - strengthen or support

• Find out more about the Real Life Yoga Picnics
• 11 Things I Like About Living in Belo Horizonte by Josh, the Brazilian Gringo

• Practice your English while you get your haircut with expert Irish hairdresser, Simon
• 30 Uncommon Ways to Learn English
• Victor Cordero, originally from the Dominican Republic but living in Vietnam
• Stoichka Varbanova, unknown location.
• Yago Santiago, São Paulo, Brazil @yago_yago

• What's the difference between "a little" and "a few"?

• To walk on egg shells/walk on thin ice
• Add fuel to the fire
• Blow a fuse
• Eat someone alive
• Give someone a piece of your mind

• How to best use this podcast to learn English

• Why is Santa so jolly (happy)?

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Believe by the Dirty Heads

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Believe by the Dirty Heads

Cholesterol – fatty substance you find in food from McDonalds

Vegemite – a bitter paste eaten by Australians

Acai – fruit sorbet found in Brazil

Fair-weather friend – a friend who only appears when things are good, see episode 1

Show up – arrive late or unexpectedly

Heaps of – a lot of (common in Australian English)

Open my eyes to something – realize something for the first time

B.H. – Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biarch – gangster way to say "bitch" but is also used to joke around

Fo shizzle – for sure, slang used commonly by Snoop Dogg

Captain Planet – superhero TV show

Profits – money made by a company

Keep your head above water – figurative expression meaning you are just surviving financially

Puppet – a small figure or animal that you put your hand in the play with, see here

Space out – to not be paying attention to anything around you

Meat head – guys who are so muscular that they don't have a neck

Beat up – to punch and kick someone aggressively

Behind someone's back – to say something about someone so they can't hear you

Flatuate – to fart

Toot – to fart

Let one rip – to fart

Cut the cheese – to fart

One cheek sneak – to fart

Weirdo – a strange person

Skeptical – when you are doubtful before you try something

Parody – something that imitates a song for comic effect or ridicule

• 162 people went to the RLE party in Belo Horizonte last Saturday, thanks to everyone who came!!
• Chad went to yoga for the first time. Warning - don't do yoga under a tree full of birds

Members from Real Life English recorded live at the RLE party.

• Gustavo Igor
• Ana Leticia
• Brunao Teixeira
• Gustavo Rocha

Whats the difference between "may" and "might"?

• On fire
• Tread water
• On earth
• Pump Iron
• Pass wind

• How to make your trip to the USA better with CRAIGSLIST

Vote which joke is better in the comments below:

1. Always remember that you are unique... just like everyone else. (Trevor)
2. Why don't blind people go skydiving? Because it's not much fun for the dog. (Josh)

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Brailian gringo presents Gringo Style

Cholesterol – fatty substance you find in food from McDonalds

Vegemite – a bitter paste eaten by Australians

Acai – fruit sorbet found in Brazil

Fair-weather friend – a friend who only appears when things are good, see episode 1

Show up – arrive late or unexpectedly

Heaps of – a lot of (common in Australian English)

Open my eyes to something – realize something for the first time

B.H. – Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biarch – gangster way to say “bitch” but is also used to joke around

Fo shizzle – for sure, slang used commonly by Snoop Dogg

Captain Planet – superhero TV show

Profits – money made by a company

Keep your head above water – figurative expression meaning you are just surviving financially

Puppet – a small figure or animal that you put your hand in the play with, see here

Space out – to not be paying attention to anything around you

Meat head – guys who are so muscular that they don’t have a neck

Beat up – to punch and kick someone aggressively

Behind someone’s back – to say something about someone so they can’t hear you

Flatuate – to fart

Toot – to fart

Let one rip – to fart

Cut the cheese – to fart

One cheek sneak – to fart

Weirdo – a strange person

Skeptical – when you are doubtful before you try something

Parody – something that imitates a song for comic effect or ridicule

Members from Real Life English recorded live at the RLE party.

Whats the difference between "may" and "might"?

Vote which joke is better in the comments below:

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Brailian gringo presents Gringo Style

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Words to Know

• Pets - animals that live in your house
• Feed - to give food to
• Concrete - a building material; what sidewalks are made of
• Asphalt - the black material that roads are made of
• Stick around - stay
• Wad up - what you do to a piece of paper to turn into a ball
• Crumpled up - same as above
• To iron - to remove wrinkles out of clothes (see photo)
• Eighths - to cut something into eight pieces
• Picnic - a meal outdoors
• Chestnut - a type of nut (see photo)
• Strict - following the rules exactly
• Tough guy - a strong, intimidating person
• Cave - a large underground chamber
• Overwhelmed - too much to handle/withstand
• Carpet - a floor or stair covering made from thick woven fabric
• Rug - a floor covering of shaggy or woven material, generally not covering the entire floor
• Bin - trashcan
• Sweep - to clean by brushing away dirt or trash
• Broom - a long handled brush; what you use to sweep
• Playground - an outdoor area provided for kids to play, usually at a park or school
• Jungle gym - a structure of bars or other material for kids to play on
• Slippery - difficult to hold on or stand on because it's smooth, wet, or slimy
• Falling apart - breaking into little pieces

• The Real Life English Party is on Saturday, June 8th at Devassa in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, starting at 5pm. Click here for pictures of the last party.
• The Real Life Yoga Picnic is going to be on Sunday, June 9th, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Be sure to attend because...
• Trevor is thinking about moving to Rio de Janeiro to start Real Life English parties and events there. If you have any advice for Trevor on where to stay, give him an email at Trevor @ reallifebh . com

• How to Be a Better Communicator with the Present Continuous
• Yoga Picnic

• Thank you to Rodrigo Pena and Nurullah Bati, the new admins of the Real Life English Facebook Group

• What is the difference between bring and take?

• To hold back
• Quit while you're ahead
• Cave in
• Sweep it under the carpet/rug
• Let it slide

• Duolingo - a fun way to learn grammar.

• Politics

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Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons

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Words to Know

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Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons 

Words to Know

Ear buds- noise receptors in your ear Virtual haircut - life like video, you must hear with headphones (click here to watch) Every now and then - sometimes Left over - the remains of something Kink - problems in technology Pop up - to appear unexpectedly Rings a bell - sounds familiar Brutal - a bad or awkward situation Intertwined - to become joined together Shaky - an unbalanced situation Blended - crushed in a blender (see photo) Dutch - a person/language from the Netherlands Split the bill - divide the bill Blindfold - a piece of fabric used to cover your eyes Set up - organise somthing for someone else Facestalk - to stalk someone on facebook Fiends with benefits - friends who have sexual intercourse Busted -broken

• New introduction to the podcast
• We have a present for all of our podcast listeners - see more at the podcast page
• The next Real Life party is on the 8th of June - we will charge R$5 to cover costs and donate to KIVA

• Itunes review - Al from Basque Country
• Itunes review - Sorasoroya Thailand

• What's the difference between "advise" and "advice?"

• There's a thin line
• On the rocks
• To go dutch
• A blind date
• In the friend zone

• ANKI - flashcard program used to help remember new vocabulary!!

• Steven Wright - I busted a mirror and got 7 years bad luck...

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Jurassic 5 - The Thin LIne

Words to Know

Ear buds- noise receptors in your ear
Virtual haircut - life like video, you must hear with headphones (click here to watch)
Every now and then - sometimes
Left over - the remains of something
Kink - problems in technology
Pop up - to appear unexpectedly
Rings a bell - sounds familiar
Brutal - a bad or awkward situation
Intertwined - to become joined together
Shaky - an unbalanced situation
Blended - crushed in a blender (see photo)
Dutch - a person/language from the Netherlands
Split the bill - divide the bill
Blindfold - a piece of fabric used to cover your eyes
Set up - organise somthing for someone else
Facestalk - to stalk someone on facebook
Fiends with benefits - friends who have sexual intercourse
Busted -broken

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Jurassic 5 - The Thin LIne

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• Young grasshopper - A common thing for a Martial Arts master to call a student.
• Period - Menstrual cycle
• Cramps - Painful contractions of muscles
• Hypnosis - a state of consciousness where you are very open to suggestions (see photo)
• Blood - the red liquid in your body that comes out when you are cut
• Cologne - scented water to make men smell good (perfume is for women)
• On top of the world - To feel absolutely amazing (this was an expression in Episode #13)
• Warm and fuzzy - happy and comforted
• Liquor - alcohol that is very strong: rum, whiskey, vodka, tequila, etc.
• The more the merrier - the more people, the more fun it is
• Handsome - good looking (used for men)
• Inside joke - a joke that only people within a selected group would understand because it refers to a previous humorous situation
• Intervals - a space between two things, a gap
• Cleared it up - removed any confusion
• Relevant - closely connected or appropriate
• Make up - cosmetics that are generally used by women to make them "more attractive"
• Lips - what you kiss with
• Opposed - contrasting or conflicting with each other
• Gazelle - a small, four legged animal with horns (see photo)
• Mankind - human beings considered collectively; the human race
• Saying - a short expression, generally containing wisdom
• Jamming - to play/improvise with other musicians
• Chunk - a thick, solid piece of something
• Strap - a piece of flexible material used to carry or hold on to something
• Swing dance - (watch a swing dance flash mob)
• Bullshit - nonsense
• Turn off - switch off
• Foul mouths - people who swear/curse
• Hatchet - a small ax
• Ax - a tool typically used for chopping wood (see photo)

• The RLE Party is confirmed for July 8th at Devassa in Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The party starts at 5pm.
• The podcast will now be released by 12 noon on Tuesdays.
• The Real Life English Podcast was downloaded 2,000 in one day.
• We now have 30,000 followers on Twitter. Aww yeah!

• Little House, Argentina - "Think, idea, try, do, do again, and again, keep doing, success"
• Rodrigo Pena, Brazil - "Which country would you like to visit? What would you do there?"
• Fahad - @9o_fahad
• The feng Friends of Guangdong, China - iTunes review

• What is the difference between "avenue," "street," "boulevard," and "road"?

• Jump to conclusions
• By leaps and bounds
• Spread yourself to thin
• Swing by
• Breaking my balls

• Immerse yourself in English by changing the language of your phone, computer, Facebook, Twitter, email, software, and everything you can into English.

• Put down - to place on a surface, (I can't put it down - when a book is so good you can't stop reading)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDxKp22hmBY

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Chorus:

I crave you like a breath underwater I'm someone's son and you'll be somebody's daughter And we're both somebody, intertwined together we can be hotter

• Crave - a powerful desire desire
• Intertwined - twisted together; connected or linked closely.

For more info about the interview of how Kai saved some people's live's by smashing a guy in the back of the head with a hatchet click here.