英语博客-北美风情 104、An interview with Melanie

图片1 Please meet our friend Melanie! She is a native English speaker who learned French from a very young age. She traveled to Lyon, France where she met her partner Christophe, who is a native French speaker. In this episode, Maura and Melanie di

英语博客-北美风情 105、are you on the ball today?

图片1 In this episode we look at expressions that describe someone who is intelligent, prepared, capable of doing some work! Do you know someone like this? Do you know someone who always seems on the ball? If you know someone who is alert and knows

英语博客-北美风情 106、Expression: Over the hill

图片1 This expression is a funny way of saying that someone is old. To be over the hill means that someone is old, and so not able to do things that they used to do. You might see this expression on birthday cards or hear it in movies. This express

英语博客-北美风情 98、Interviewing Adam Hoyt

图片1 Harp recently had a chat with Adam, a friend of Culips, when he was staying in Montreal. Adam currently lives in Japan and was back in Canada for a short time visiting before returning to Japan. While he was here we talked to him about his ex

英语博客-北美风情 107、Languages are always evolving

图片1 Languages are always evolving and changing. Here we look at a pretty modern trend in English, which is to make new words by blending two words together. Sometimes these two words have similar meanings, and sometimes they have opposite meaning

英语博客-北美风情 97、Expression: Fishy

图片1 Have you ever found someones story a bit suspicious? Did you ever meet someone who didnt seem like they were who they said they were? You could say that this was fishy! In this episode we talk about the meaning of fishy, funny (different from

英语博客-北美风情 96、To brush up on something

图片1 You might be checking out this Culips episode because you are brushing up on your English! In this episode we look at three expressions that mean exactly the same thing: to brush up on, to bone up on, to polish up on. These expressions are go

英语博客-北美风情 95、To tear a strip off someone

图片1 As Harp and Robin explain in this episode, to tear a strip off someone, is to get very upset at them and to express that emotion in a very harsh and angry way. This could involve yelling or screaming, or just very angry, mean words. As you ca

英语博客-北美风情 94、Expression: Two-faced

图片1 In this episode we talk about a person that you do not want to be friends with. We describe a person who is two-faced! We also give examples of how a person talks behind anothers back and how someone backstabs another. If you ever find yourse

英语博客-北美风情 93、Slang: That’s a rip off!

图片1 Have you ever spent a lot of money on something and then felt that it was too much money? Then you may have felt ripped off! In this episode, we look at the differences between a rip off and to be ripped off. We also examine the expression hi

英语博客-北美风情 91、Slang: Wannabe

图片1 Wannabe is a slang word that comes from putting the words want to be together into one word. Do you know what this word means? It has been used in many pop songs, movies and television shows. If you wanna be a natural English speaker, check o

英语博客-北美风情 89、Alethe, the Aussie!

图片1 Have you ever wanted to travel around the world? Well, that is just what Alethe is doing! We met with Alethe while she was in Canada on her trip around the world. Originally from Australia, Alethe tells us about the places she has visited, he

英语博客-北美风情 4、Different meanings of Whichever

Whichever way you look at it, English can be a little bit difficult. Here we talk about whichever and how to use it carefully. Dont listen to whichever podcast. Listen to this one!

英语博客-北美风情 23、Can you do me a favour?

图片1 Can you do me a favour? Rich has had an accident and needs some help from a friend. In this episode, he calls Chris and asks him for a favour. (In Canada favour is spelled with a u. For other spelling differences, check out our glossary.) Ric

英语博客-北美风情 154、Embarrassing Moments!

This episode were talking about moments that people usually dont like to talk about their embarrassing ones! We go over some things that embarrass most people, like flying low. Then we discuss how people react to the moments, like turning red or brus

英语博客-北美风情 156、Pets

Do you have pets? Do you want pets? In this episode, Maura and Harp talk about pets! (Maura has them and Harp doesnt.) First, they discuss their experiences living with animals and tell some funny stories. Then they talk about average pets and those

英语博客-北美风情 155、To get it off the ground

Sometimes it can be difficult to get things off the ground. In this episode we are talking about expressions used at the beginning of a new project or plan. We look at to get it off the ground, to get off on the wrong foot or the right foot, and to p

英语博客-北美风情 167、I have to get something off m

Have you ever had something that bothered or worried you, that you couldnt stop thinking about? Sometimes the best thing to do in that situation is to get it off your chest. In this episode, were talking about feelings. If you need to have an honest

英语博客-北美风情 165、You’re my rock

When youre going through a difficult time in life, its nice to have a person who you know will support you and listen to you when you need to talk about your problems. This episode is all about wonderful people like that! Were looking at expressions

英语博客-北美风情 164、The story of Culips!

Have you ever wondered about who we are at Culips? Do you know anything about how we started making English podcasts? Listen to the answers in this episode! Some of our listeners wrote saying they were curious to know more about us, so know you can l