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In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack give their answer to the question: "Would you rather never have to sleep or eat again? Transcript: 00:00:00 Jack Welcome to the Ados English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we're going to do a would you rather question and today's would you rather question is? 00:00:13 Jack Would...

In this episode of The Jack & Chill Podcast, Jack and Xochitl talk about their experiences with loss and the grief that goes along with those experiences. Transcript: 00:00:00 Xochitl You are listening to the Jack and Chill podcast Jack. Today we have a little bit of a heavy topic brief Jack. 00:00:20 Xochitl Your experiences with grief and how would you define it for our listeners? 00:00:24...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack discusses one specific reduction of Did you: " Didja ." Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm doing another solo episode today. As we step into the vocabulary spotlight, we are going to talk about something called reductions and. 00:00:15 Jack This is a a kind of odd. 00:00:18 Jack I don...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack gives students a list of words which are better than very . Here are example sentences for each of the alternatives to "very": Extremely - The weather was extremely hot, reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Incredibly - She was incredibly talented, effortlessly playing complex pieces on the piano. Exceptionally - The food at that restaur...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack explains the differences between here and hear and where and wear . Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the Edison English podcast. My name is Jack, and today I have a solo episode for you and we are in the grammar zone. 00:00:13 Jack And we are. 00:00:13 Jack Going to continue our lessons on homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same,...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss the differences between your and you're . Transcript: 00:00:00 Jack Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we are back in the grammar zone and social. Today we're looking at. 00:00:13 Jack Two homophones that are commonly confused, especially in writing, a...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack tests Xochitl's knowledge of American English slang from the 00s. Bling-bling: This term was used to describe flashy, ostentatious jewelry, often associated with the hip-hop culture of the time. Bae: An acronym for "Before Anyone Else," used as a term of endearment for a significant other. Crunk: A style of hip-hop music that combines...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss lesser-known national holidays in the United States. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/culture-corner-federal-american-holidays/ Social Media: WeChat: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack explain the differences between the homophones to , too , and two . Transcript: 00:00:00 Jack Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here today with my co-host social and this is the grammar zone and in the grammar zone we like to answer your grammar questions and today's social. We've got some homopho...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack test Xochitl on her knowledge of 90s slang! Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm with my co-host social today and we are doing a vocabulary Spotlight episode and to continue the theme of the last couple of weeks we're doing 90s slang this week. 00:00:22 Jack 90 slang so social. Are you r...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss whether or not it is legal to shoot and kill an intruder in the United States. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we are in the culture corner. And so so we've got a really weird question today from students. But I mean, it mak...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack explain the meanings of the following three idioms: Fit as a fiddle : In excellent physical condition. Blessing in disguise : Something that initially seems bad but turns out to be good. A watched pot never boils : Time seems to move slower when you're anxiously waiting for something. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.co...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss their future ambitions. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/topic-talk-ambition/ Social Media: WeChat: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatoze...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss popular slang terms from the 1980s. Rad: Short for radical, meaning cool or awesome. Tubular: Another term for cool or excellent. Bodacious: Remarkable, outstanding, or attractive. Valley girl: A stereotype describing a fashionable and materialistic young woman, often associated with the San Fernando Valley in California. Cowa...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack explain the differences between there , their , and they're . The words "there," "their," and "they're" are homophones, which means they sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Here's a breakdown of each: There: Definition: Used to indicate a place or location. Example: "I left...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss what kinds of music Americans like to listen to. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/culture-corner-what-kind-of-music-do-americans-listen-to/ Social Media: WeChat: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozeng...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack explains why it's not really possible to learn English alone. Interacting with other English speakers should be your goal and is a necessary part of the process of learning English. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the agency English podcast. My name is Jack, and today I have another solo episode, and today's episode is a topic talk e...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack gives students three strategies they can use when they get stuck. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and today I have a solo episode and today I'm doing a topic talk episode and the topic is what to do. 00:00:17 Jack When you are stuck. OK, So what to do when you are stuck and what I mean by that...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack play another game where they try to test their knowledge about each other. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we're going to do one more topic talk game edition. How well do you know your podcasting partner? 00:00:20 Jack And #1 the fi...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack talk about nostalgia. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we're talking about nostalgia and maybe we should define the term social before we. 00:00:16 Jack Go jump into the episode. 00:00:19 Xochitl Yeah, Jack nostalgia or feeling nosta...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack tests Xochitl's knowledge of 1960s and 70s slang. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack, and today I'm here with my co-host social. And this is a vocabulary builder episode and I don't know social how useful this vocabulary is going to be for our students. But it's fun and I have some 196...

In this episode of The Jack & 'Chill Podcast, Xochitl and Jack talk about medical emergencies. Transcript: 00:00:03 Xochitl Jack, you kind of had a scary experience, not kind of. You definitely had a scary experience this week. Do you want? 00:00:10 Xochitl To tell our viewers about it. 00:00:12 Jack Yeah, I would, I. 00:00:13 Jack Would love to to share this. Some of our listeners out the...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack share some of their regrets. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we have a topic talk topic talk episode for you and the topic of today's talk is regrets and such. I'm just wondering, do you have is there anything that you like, any...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack play a game to see how well they know each other. Keep score as you listen because we lost track during the early portion of the game. lol! Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I am here today with my co-host social. And today we're going to do a topic talk game edition and this one...

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss American weddings. Transcript: 00:00:01 Jack Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we have a culture corner episode for you and social. This is from our students. This question comes from our students and this the question is I want to know how Americans plan a w...