NEW Daily English and Cultural Lessons – February 2017

New lessons are released the first day of each month.

Here are a few of the new lessons available for February 2017.

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DAILY ENGLISH 1290 – Describing Car Speed and Power

In the Learning Guide: Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear), vocabulary list and sample sentences, and comprehension questions.
In “What Else Does it Mean,” learn the other meanings of “performance” and “in the shop.”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about “Demolition Derbies.”
“Some people like to go to the ‘racetrack’ (an oval path used for competitions of speed)…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide
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CULTURAL ENGLISH 596
Topics: Popular Idioms – “Dutch courage,” “Dutch treat/To go dutch,” and “Dutch uncle”; antique versus vintage; necessary versus needed; to make (one’s) case

In the Learning Guide:  Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear).
In “What Insiders Know,” you will read about “Double Dutch”
“Many children love ‘playing jump rope’ where they hold the ends of a ‘rope’…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide
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DAILY ENGLISH 1291 – Types of Metal

In the Learning Guide: Get a full transcript (written version of every word you hear), vocabulary list and sample sentences, and comprehension questions.
In “What Else Does it Mean,” learn the other meanings of “silver” and “to stock”
In the “Culture Note,” learn about “Debate Over Whether to Eliminate the Penny.”
“In the United States, a “penny” is the lowest-value ‘coin’ (circular, flat, metal money) and is worth only one ‘cent’…” – READ MORE in the Learning Guide

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