RealLife English Podcast #53: Easter & Spring Break

By Chad | April 17, 2014

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In this episode, Chad and Justin talk about humorous expressions, stories, and international customs related to Easter and Spring Break.

Words/Expressions You’ll Learn

• Boost

• Stave Off

• Bunny

• Pest

• Bilby

• Endangered

• Marsupial

• Conservationists

• The Land Down Under

• Muzzle

• Fur

• Pouch

• Endearing

• Struggle

• Catch on

• Fasting

• Shell

• Hunt

• Holiday vs vacation (and vacations)

• More bang for your buck

• Fraternity

• Cookie cutter

• Sorority

• Binge

• Black out

• Party it up

• Booze / Booze up / Booze Bus

• Sow your wild oats

• Settle down

• In a nutshell

• Bottle Shop/ Liquor Store

Words to Know

• Pull-ups: an exercise in which you hold onto the bar above your head and pull yourself up

• Crew: a group or team of people

• Awesomeness: the noun for awesome

• Typo: typing mistake

• Penance: repentance of sins

• Religious ties: connections

• Crack: to break without a complete separation of the parts

• Good Friday: the Friday before Easter Sunday

• That is a wrap: we’re finished

Grammar Question

• The Difference Between Among/Amongst and Between

News

• Easter Bilby May Replace Easter Bunny

Shoutouts

• Coto Flores (El Salvador)

• Aro Boskani (Germany)

• Baclaran Boy (Phillipines)

Links (Chad’s Video with Drinking Vocab/ Sounds)

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