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图片1 Get down is very important for you to know if you like to party! If you like to go out to the club and dance you will hear this expression! Or if you like to listen to dance music, it is fun to know all the slang for dancing. This episode we...
图片1 If you try to use an expression before you know the definition then you are getting ahead of yourself! That is why it is always good to listen to our podcasts We look at this expression and other similar ones about looking too far into the fu...
图片1 Wed like to introduce Sheena Purcell to you. She is a new friend of ours at Culips and she is super talented. In this Chatterbox episode, Sheena tells us a little bit about her experience as a jewelry designer and how she decided to start mak...
图片1 April Fools Day! Have you ever celebrated this funny holiday? It is celebrated all over the world in different ways. In this episode we give you some vocabulary for playing tricks on people and tell you more about April Fools Day history!...
图片1 Have you ever been called a name? It is not a nice experience. Mohammed from Egypt wrote to us and asked us about this expression, to call someone names? He wanted to know if it was insulting or not. To find out about this expression and to h...
图片1 Have you already heard of Facebook? Are you already on Facebook? Facebook is a very popular website and so we wanted to tell you a little bit about it, in case you dont know about it. It is fun to use and helps you stay connected to people yo...
图片1 How often do you go to the beach? Everyday? Sometimes? Once in a blue moon? We use the expression once in a blue moon to talk about the frequency of something or how often you do a certain activity. We hope you listen to Culips more than once...
图片1 Sometimes we have a plan to do something and it does not work. In that case we need to plan something different, and that is when we use this expression. If you want to listen to this podcast, but your internet is not working, you will have t...
图片1 We, in Montreal, hope this snowy weather is not just the tip of the iceberg! This expression, the tip of the iceberg can be used to talk about many other things than the weather. We often use the expression when there is some kind of problem....
图片1 Happy Valentines Day! In this episode we are talking about the phenomenon of falling in love at first sight. Actually Robin and Harp are continuing their conversation from last episode and Maura explains some of the expressions they use. Youl...
图片1 Its one week until Valentines Day and to get you in the mood for love we are uploading our episode a week early! Maura talks a bit about the history of Valentines Day to start and then we listen to a REAL conversation between Robin and Harp a...
图片1 Everyone likes to pig out sometimes! We usually pig out at parties or on special occasions. But sometimes we dont need a special excuse to pig out. To pig out is related to food and eating. To understand exactly when and how to use listen to...
图片1 There are so many different people in Montreal from all over the world. Not one of us in the Culips team is actually from Montreal (were from other parts of Canada). But we have a friend Rita who is actually from this city! In this episode, M...
图片1 Have you ever had cold feet? As an expression this is not actually connected to the temperature of your feet! If you have cold feet it means that you are not sure about a big decision. You are reconsidering that decision and you are not certa...
图片1 Here we look at a question about the expressions, Lets call it a day and Lets call it a night. These expressions are used often after work has been done or you are feeling tired. Listen to this episode for specific cases of when these express...