Learn English Podcast: Real English Conversation (Talking About Thanksgiving)

Welcome to this pilot (test) episode of the TF Podcast. In this episode, my wife and I talk about Thanksgiving. This gives you a great way to listen to a real conversation in both British and American English. *** LESSON NOTES *** ☆ We’re hoping she’s going to be quiet - notice that I use ’hope’ in the continuous? Learn more about ’hope’ here: ☆ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - Learn more about this here: ’s_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade ☆ That’s what it boils down to - this is a great phrase to mean “the main reason for something.“ ☆ Put on a parade - to organize a parade (phrasal verb) ☆ It’s a pretty big milestone - a significant event ☆ I did not grow up eating that - learn about grow up here: ☆ Potluck - a party where everyone brings a dish. For Thanksgiving, people are assigned a certain dish ☆ To go back for seconds - to get another plate of food after eating your first ☆ It