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Sometimes there are things that are not likely to happen, and weve got a few expressions to talk about them! Have you ever dreamed of flying to the moon? Or maybe you hope that your boss will give you the day off tomorrow. Fat chance. Listen to this...
Heres another episode suggested by a Culips listener. Compared to other countries, Canada is pretty new and very multicultural. Harp and Maura talk about how multiculturalism works in Canada and share their own family backgrounds. Where is Mauras fam...
Heres an episode about taking risks. Sooner or later, we all take a risk at work or in our personal lives. To go out on a limb and to stick your neck out can be used to talk about taking a risk. You can also put yourself in jeopardy when you take a r...
Heres another episode requested by some of our listeners. The athletes out there were curious about sports in Canada. What sports do people play? Which sports are popular to watch? Is hockey really as popular as people think? In this episode, Harp an...
This episode is about expressions used when starting something again. Sometimes when problems arise, we have to go back to the beginning to start again and do better. You might have to go back to the drawing board because a project had some mistakes....
At Culips we work in a team, so heres an episode with expressions used to talk about working in a group. We have a couple idioms that express how positive it can be to work in a group, and one that says sometimes working in a group can cause problems...
Weve had two different listeners suggest that we do an episode about learning languages. Maura and Harp could talk forever about this topic! So heres the episode where we talk about learning French, and a little bit of Japanese and Korean too! Harp a...
Has your English improved lately? The proof is in the pudding! In this episode, were talking about having (or not having) evidence to believe something is true. We look at expressions that can be used to talk about having proof to judge all kinds of...
Nobody wants to stick out like a sore thumb , but sometimes it happens. In this episode, we look at expressions that describe people and things that are different from the rest, often in a negative way. We also focus on to be out of place and to be t...
Heres an episode for you about slang that should only be spoken in casual conversations, not spoken or written in more formal situations. These slang expressions replace real words. Blah blah blah and yadda yadda yadda are fun words that people use t...
As promised in our New Years episode, here is our episode about fears. No matter where we live or what language we speak, were all afraid of something! In this episode, Harp and Maura talk about a few expressions you might use when you feel scared. T...
This episode is all about gaining experience. We look at three different kinds of expressions relating to everything from having no experience to mastering a new skill. As always, we give you lots of explanations and examples, and tell you about the...
Heres another Catch Word episode! This one focuses on expressions with the word scratch . We look at to start from scratch , to scratch the surface , and to make something from scratch . Scratch in these expressions talks about starting at the beginn...
Most people feel nervous about public speaking, and its a difficult thing to do in any language. Greta, one of our listeners, suggested this idea for an episode and we went with it! Harp and Maura talk about their own experiences with public speaking...
Merry Christmas everyone! We know were early this year, but we wanted time to get you in the Christmas spirit. This holiday season, Harp and Maura look at Christmas over the years, talking about their own Christmas traditions and how things change as...
