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Words to Know

Rays - Short for "sun rays"
Porch - the front of a house or building
Chillin' out - slang for not doing much
Gang - a group of people
Insightful - smart
Picnic - a meal eaten outdoors, usually at a park
Guru - a spiritual teacher
Açaí - a delicious Brazilian fruit
Hatch - an opening allowing passage from one side to another
Pour - to cause a liquid to flow out from a container
Sorbet - a dessert containing frozen fruit, similar to ice cream
Grammys - awards for music
Emmys - awards for movies
Sock - what you put on your feet before before your shoes
Sleeves - the part of your shirt that touches your arm
Expose - to make visible
Speech - a discourse given to an audience
Mess - something that is dirty or disorganized
Fair weather friend - mentioned in Episode #17 - Expressions related to Weather
All ears - paying complete attention
Fire at - shoot at

News

Hangout III - Using the Internet to Learn English - watch the video or download the audio
Kiva - Give back to the world by giving microloans to people in developing countries
Real Life Yoga Picnica - Last yoga picnic for awhile will be this Sunday at 4pm.

Shout Outs

Taeko Araki, Blog comment
Kumiko Kunii from Japan, 5 star iTunes revie
Gustavo Rocha, admin of the polyglot group, Language Learners
Max Ahumada, comment from the Hangout

Question

What's the difference between "fast" "quick" and "rapid"? by Bob, @roledi, from Mexico City.

Expressions

Dressed to the nines
To fit like a glove
Caught with your pants down
At the drop of a hat
Under your belt

Tip

Puns

Joke

Do what to William??

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