When someone says something negative or critical about you, sometimes it can bother or upset you. But its important not to take things like this too personally, just like this weeks expression: like water off a ducks back. In this episode, we look at

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A big thank you to Carlos for asking us about education in Canada! This episode is all about that very subject. Harp and Maura talk about the Canadian public school system, and outline what college and university are in Canada. They also talk about t

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Some people have a lot of money and some people have only a little bit. This episode focuses on expressions that people use when they are talking about trying not to spend money, often because they dont have very much. There are people who pinch penn

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图片1 In this episode we talk about being grumpy and other words with the same meaning. We are not usually grumpy people, so we act out some examples for you. Here is one below:

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

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

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Many cultures around the world have traditional stories that have been told for many years. We were recently asked whether Canada has any interesting myths, so heres an episode all about our some of our stories. We talk about Canadas Bigfoot, a flami

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Parties can be thrown at any time of the year in North America, but they are especially common over the holidays. At this time of the year, there are all kinds of gatherings with family, friends, and colleagues. In this episode, Harp and Maura talk a

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

Recently our friend Pam visited us at Culips, so we took the opportunity to interview her. Pam grew up mostly in Montreal, with a short stay in Saudi Arabia as a child. She speaks English, French, and German, and is currently doing her masters degree

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Making decisions can be hard, especially making big, important decisions. In most cases, its best to take some time to think about a big decision. This episode focuses on expressions that talk about taking time to think about something. It could be a

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Valentines Day happens every year on February the 14th. And love is in the air! Or is it? In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about Valentines Day and all the traditions and debates that go with it. Some people love Valentines Day and others dread i

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Maura has two sisters. In this episode, you get to meet one of them! Erin recently visited Maura in Montreal, so Maura took the opportunity to interview her about her travels. Erin has visited many countries and lived abroad, and Maura wanted to ques

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When buying or selling used items, its important to know what condition the items are in. In this episode, we talk about some expressions that are used to describe an items condition. We look at expressions to say that something is in excellent condi

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This episode is all about forgetting the negative things that happened to us in the past and moving forward with our lives. This is always a good idea, so weve got a few expressions to remind us of this. If you had an argument with someone, or if som

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Work! Love it or hate it, most of us have to do it. In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about the corporate world and what its like nowadays. Almost everyone hopes to make as much money as they can, and some people work to climb the corporate ladder

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In this episode, we talk about personality! Harp and Maura start by talking about introverts and extroverts, and the positive and negative qualities of both. They also discuss astrological signs. Do you think that when someone is born can determine t

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We all have to grow up someday! In this episode, we talk about becoming and adult and the different generations of adults in North America, and we discuss some of the slang terms that describe various types of adults. We talk about it all, up to havi

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Eating is something people do every day, so there are tons of expressions about it. In this episode, we talk about the amount that people eat. Sometimes we have big appetites and other times we dont want to eat much. Sometimes our eyes are bigger tha

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We were all kids once! But depending on where you live in the world, this can be quite a different experience. In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about the stuff that Canadian kids have to do, like chores, and the stuff that kids mostly want do, li

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图片1 Are we on for tonight? Here we have a question about a casual expression for confirming plans. To find out exactly what it means, youll have to listen to this episode!

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

图片1 Lets listen to this Culips episode! This time we talk about the expressions beginning with Lets and Why dont we, give your examples and explain the differences between them. Why dont you stop reading and listen to it now!

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