The A to Z English Podcast

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.com/idiom-academy-fit-as-a-fiddle-a-blessing-in-disguise-and-a-watched-pot-never-boils/Social Media:WeChat: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.Cowabunga: A catchphrase popularized by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, expressing excitement.Totally tubular: Extremely cool or awesome.Fer sure, fer sure: Definitely, absolutely.As if!: Expression of disbelief or sarcasm.Barf me out: Expressing strong disapproval or disgust.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/vocabulary-spotlight-80s-slang/Social Media:WeChat: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 my keys over there."Their:Definition: A possessive adjective indicating ownership by a group of people.Example: "The students forgot to take their books home."They're:Definition: A contraction of "they are."Example: "They're going to the movies tonight."To remember the difference:"There" has the word "here" in it, and both refer to a place or location."Their" has the word "heir" in it, suggesting ownership by a group."They're" is a contraction of "they are," so if you can replace it with "they are" in a sentence and it still makes sense, then you're using it correctly.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/grammar-zone-there-their-and-theyre/Social Media:WeChat: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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:00:00:01JackWelcome to the agency English podcast. My name is Jack, and today I have another solo episode, and today's episode is a topic talk episode.00:00:12JackThe question we're trying to answer today is.00:00:16JackHow can I learn English alone?00:00:20JackHow can I learn English alone?00:00:25JackAnd my answer to that.00:00:28JackI'm going. I'm going to answer that with a an English expression or an English saying. It's very. It's a very old expression.00:00:38JackAnd it goes like this. We say no man is an island, OK? No man is an island.00:00:49JackAnd I think what that means is that we are all connected or.00:00:57JackNo one person can completely disconnect from.00:01:03JackOther everyone else, you're always connected to some person through your work, through your family, through your friendships, whatever it may be, we're we're all connected.00:01:19JackWe can't. We cannot help it.00:01:23JackIt's just one of and I think that's why you know, we use those expressions on social media, you know, making connections on Facebook.00:01:33JackHow many can you know how many friends do you have? Oh, I connected with this person on Facebook and then and then that person connects to another person who connects to another person that connects to maybe somebody else that you know and.00:01:47JackAnd it's all about connections, right? So when students ask me, you know, Jack, how can I learn English alone?00:01:59JackMy answer is you can't.00:02:02JackUM, you can't learn English alone.00:02:08JackAny better than you could learn how to be a friend.00:02:14JackWithout talking to any people you know, like reading a book called how to be a friend.00:02:21JackChapter one.00:02:23JackBe kind.00:02:26JackChapter 2. Listen to your friend.00:02:29JackYou know chapter 3. I mean, it's ridiculous, right? Trying to, you know, learn to learn how to be a friend. I I think learn to how to learn, you know, learning English alone is almost as ridiculous as.00:02:50JackLearning how to be a friend alone. I mean you learn how to be a good friend by.00:02:57JackBy befriending people and having relationships and experiencing those things.00:03:06JackAnd the exact same thing.00:03:08JackCan be said about English. It's about.00:03:13JackInteracting and using the language with other people.00:03:17JackCreatively trying to communicate, trying to be understood. Now, obviously there are times where you could.00:03:27JackStudy certain things by yourself, like you could learn some new vocabulary, or you could do some reading by yourself. You could listen to a podcast by yourself. You could do some grammar exercises, but if you don't, if if you don't take all of that, work those.00:03:47JackThat homework type stuff, you know, grammar exercises, listening to the podcast, and you don't apply that to some kind of actual real life speaking situation where you're talking with other people. It doesn't have to be native speakers, it could be other language learners if you don't.00:04:07JackTake that next step and actually use the language creatively. Then all the other stuff is pointless. There's.00:04:16JackNo, there's no point in.00:04:19JackPracticing grammar if you're not going to go out and use the language and that's, you know, the hardest part, and we're making that easier here at the edges. The English podcast, because we are associated very closely with something called World English.00:04:40JackAnd world English is a a community that I that I started with a YouTuber, Robin Shaw.00:04:51JackAnd we started this, this community, so that students can join the WhatsApp group. They can come in there and they can talk to each other. Now, talking to each other doesn't necessarily mean you're you're talking using your voice. You could be typing and communicating that way.00:05:09JackThrough text messages or voice notes. But we also have Google meets classes and you're allowed to go to the Google meets class classes for several weeks for.00:05:21JackFree and we have Google meets classes almost every day, so at 1:00 PM GMT.00:05:32JackThat's Greenwich mean time.00:05:35JackUM, we have a free class. Uh, Sunday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every day, every week. The only days we don't do our Fridays.00:05:49JackAnd then we also have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. We have another class that is that that takes place at. That would be 1:00 AM.00:06:05JackGreenwich mean time.00:06:07JackOK. And so we've got these two you know, so that's 44 classes that you can attend and what we do in these classes is students get together in Google meets on Google meets. So you have to have a Google account, you have and you need a smartphone.00:06:28JackAnd then in the Google meets you get together and you join other other members of our of our community in breakout rooms and you discuss a topic.00:06:40JackAnd sometimes the native English speakers are in there. Sometimes I'm in there.00:06:46JackSometimes our teachers are in there and you're, you know, talking and having a conversation. And and this is the final piece of the puzzle that's the most important part that so many people.00:07:00JackShip. They OK? I'm gonna study for my IELTS test. I'm gonna study for my Duolingo Duolingo test and I'm just gonna memorize this grammar. I'm going to memorize this vocabulary. I'm going to but. But when it comes to speaking, I'm just going to say, oh, it's too hard. I.00:07:19JackSo how can I?00:07:20JackFind anyone to talk to. So I'm just not going to do that part. Well, that's the whole point of the of all of the work that you're doing is to speak with other people. That's it.00:07:31JackLike I said, no man is an island. You cannot be a language learner.00:07:38JackAnd be an island, you need to be connected to other people. You need to use the language creatively in a social setting. That's it. It has to be that way. And if you're not doing that, then you're not really learning English.00:07:56JackYou might be studying some of the rules you might be picking things up, but you're never going to actually be able to communicate and function as a bilingual speaker until you actually put yourself in social situations where you're using.00:08:17JackEnglish as the target language to communicate ideas.00:08:23JackAnd listen to other people's ideas and share opinions and go back and forth and do that. You know that tennis match, which is a conversation.00:08:33JackThat's it. That's what. That's the ultimate.00:08:37JackYou know that's the ultimate goal, or that's what your ultimate goal should be, not some score on an exam. Not getting some kind of grammar questions correct.00:08:52JackIt's a totally different ball game when you're actually using the language to communicate with other people. So.00:09:00JackI gave you if you're interested in joining our WhatsApp group and want to learn more about our Google meets classes, you can. You can contact me. You can leave a comment on our our website A-Z englishpodcast.com. You can send me an e-mail A-Z englishpodcast@gmail.com.00:09:21JackYou can join our WhatsApp group. I'll put the link right in there and that'll take you right to our Google meets classes.00:09:30JackOr if you are using WeChat, you can communicate with me that way and I will point you towards the Facebook link for the Google meets class. So you still need a Google account if you want to participate in our online classes because we're using.00:09:50JackGoogle meets to have these classes, but like I said, you can do it free for several weeks and see if you like it. If it's, if it's good for you. If the time works, then you may want to think about joining, joining costs $10 a month. That's it.00:10:07Jack$10 a month and you get almost 5050 classes a a month. So you do the math. It's it's such a good deal.00:10:18JackUh, it's amazing. So alright guys, with that said, I will see you next time. So thanks everybody.00:10:27JackBye bye.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/topic-talk-how-can-i-learn-english-by-myself-spoiler-you-cant/Social Media:WeChat: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack gives students three strategies they can use when they get stuck.Transcript:00:00:01JackWelcome 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.00:00:17JackWhen you are stuck. OK, So what to do when you are stuck and what I mean by that is.00:00:27JackWhenever you try to learn something new, like if you're trying to learn the guitar, or if you're trying to learn a new language like learning English.00:00:37JackThere's gonna be times where you get stuck. OK, we call this a plateau and a plateau is like a a flat surface, right. You go up, up, up and then you hit a a kind of ceiling.00:00:54JackAnd then you hit a plateau and you're you. You don't improve for a while. You get stuck, OK?00:01:02JackAnd I've got 3.00:01:04JackStrategies that you can employ when you when this happens to you during your English language journey.00:01:13JackAnd the very the first one is the first strategy that I would use if I were you and you're you're studying English, you're learning English, and then you just feel like you're stuck. You're not getting better.00:01:28JackWalk away. Take a break. OK? Just take a vacation.00:01:33JackBecause sometimes you're just your your brain is overstimulated, right? You've just been studying, studying, studying and and going to online classes and and everything has just been your whole world is just English, English, English and you're so.00:01:52JackYou're so focused on it.00:01:56JackThat you're.00:01:57JackThat you're you're overwhelmed. OK, you're you're overwhelmed and over stimulated. And that's actually not necessarily a good state to to be in if you wanna. If you want to improve.00:02:10JackIn something when you want to improve in something, you want to be in a flow state, right? A flow state is where you're having fun. It's challenging, but it's not too easy and not too difficult. And when you're just overloaded with too many things and you're putting too much focus and too much pressure on yourself.00:02:29JackThen you you're actually not in a flow state, you're not in a good place to improve. So what I would do in that situation is just take a break, maybe two days, maybe 3 days, maybe a week, and just walk away from the whole thing and just be like I'm done, OK?00:02:48JackI used to be an athlete when I was in high school and college. I was a basketball player.00:02:54JackAnd The funny thing is, we would practice every day, but during the vacation, the Christmas vacation, we would have about five or seven days off, which is that's a long vacation for in the middle of a season, right? If you're if you're supposed to be playing, you know, every weekend, you don't really, you don't usually take.00:03:14JackFive days off in a row.00:03:16JackThough, but The funny thing is, is that what I noticed is that after 5 days of not playing basketball, when I came back I was able to jump much higher than I was before because my legs were not tired anymore. My legs had had had basically rested.00:03:37JackAnd they've got they got stronger, or at least they were more rested. So when I came back, I actually found that when I was jumping, I was able to dunk the basketball much easier than I was when I was playing every day.00:03:54JackAnd so that's kind of an interesting. An interesting thing is that when sometimes when you walk away, you get a little bit stronger because you start you, you start resting, your brain is resting, your mind is resting. And then when you come back, you're much sharper. So your English might actually be better. So sometimes taking a break and just walking away from something.00:04:17JackIs not a bad thing that can be a good thing.00:04:21Jack#2 change up your strategies, so if you're focusing a lot on on conversation, do go to listening.00:04:31JackOK, just stop doing conversation and do something else. Do something completely different.00:04:37JackI also play the guitar as a hobby and my friend told me the strategy, he said. Sometimes when you're and in the guitar, people get stuck all the time, you know you get, you get to a certain point, a skill level, and then you just can't seem to break through to the next level.00:04:57JackMy friend recommended to me, he said.00:04:59JackSometimes when I get stuck, what I'll do is I will.00:05:05JackPut my guitar in a different tuning. So what that means changing the strings the sounds of the strings into like a different tuning and just play. You know, using a different tuning. It's like a whole other.00:05:19JackBasically like a whole different vocabulary of of of, of guitar music and.00:05:28JackAnd he says by do by by playing in a different tuning by tuning my guitar differently, I can just. I don't have to worry about chords and things like that because I can just.00:05:40JackTune it into like an open chord, so where you just strum the guitar and it sounds.00:05:44JackGood. And and then you can just play around with different you know picking styles and and things like that. And so basically he just he'll change the whole the whole situation, the whole you know the whole.00:06:01JackBasically, uh, structure of the of the standard guitar playing to something.00:06:08JackDifferent and then play around there for like a week and then come back to the standard tuning and then he'll find that he's able to kind of improve a little bit because he had that break and now he comes back with a fresh mind, fresh eyes and a different set of skills. So if you're focusing on speaking and you feel like ohh.00:06:30JackJust my speaking is not getting any better. Don't do more speaking. Do something different. Go work on. You know pronunciation practice or go listen to some podcasts and improve your vocabulary. Read.00:06:44JackSomething do something different than speaking.00:06:50JackOK. And or do something different than listening. You're like, oh, my, listening is not very good. OK, well, then, why don't you go and focus on something else, like reading or writing? So change it up whenever you get stuck.00:07:03JackMake a change and.00:07:06JackThe last piece of advice that I have is sometimes when you get stuck, it's because either the material that you're studying is too difficult or it's too easy, OK.00:07:26JackAnd so sometimes we have to be careful about what we're, you know, like what we're, what we're using to to learn English, right. If if what you're doing is the same thing every day.00:07:41JackYou're just doing like you know. For example, if you were to learn English and every day you just practice ABC's, you know, ABCDEFGHAK, I'm gonna pee if you just do that every day. Of course your English is never going to get any better because learning the alphabet is. It's too easy. You're not challenging.00:08:01JackYourself. OK, but if you go and watch a YouTube Ted talk.00:08:10JackI don't know physics or something like that.00:08:15JackThat's gonna be way too hard. The vocabulary in there is gonna be.00:08:19JackIncomprehensible to you and so you're not going to get any. You're not going to gain anything from watching that very difficult Ted talk. And you're not going to gain anything from practicing the ABC's either. OK. So as I mentioned earlier, what you want to do is put yourself in a flow state.00:08:40JackWhere you're giving yourself material that is just slightly challenging.00:08:47JackOK, a little bit beyond your level, not too challenging, just so that it's, it's fun and challenging and not too easy and it should also be enjoyable. And if you're if you're having a good time.00:09:00JackYou're not bored. You're being challenged. Not too, not too hard, but not too little. Not not too much, not too little. Just the right Goldilocks. We call it the Goldilocks space, the perfect, the perfect amount of difficulty.00:09:18JackThen in that case you're going to.00:09:23JackShow improvement. OK, so it's it's about getting into a flow state. OK, so number one, you can walk away from the.00:09:30JackThing, just take a vacation. OK? Five days. I'm done. I don't want to even look at English for five days, and that's totally acceptable. #2, change up your strategy. Just work on something.00:09:42JackIt's just a different one of the different skills. If you're doing a lot of reading, do listening. If you're doing listening, do do speaking. If you're doing speaking, do writing, OK, just switch it up. And if that doesn't?00:09:55JackHelp #3 make sure that you're in a flow state. OK? You're being challenged by material that you think is interesting and fun. It's not too challenging, and it's not too easy, and so you could run those three tests and you know, or you could try all three strategies and see which one works.00:10:15JackBest for you, but there you go. There's some my advice when you get stuck.00:10:21JackOn your English journey and you're not improving and you're not moving up, you can try one of those three things and see if that helps. And let me know, give me some feedback about this. This is did my advice actually help you? Send me an e-mail abcenglishpodcast.com leave a comment on our website.00:10:42JackA-Z englishpodcast.com. 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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:00:00:01JackWelcome 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?00:00:20JackAnd #1 the first question, social is what kind of music?00:00:28JackDo I enjoy the most?00:00:36XochitlSorry. What was that, Jack? I didn't hear you.00:00:38JackWhat kind of music do I enjoy the most? What do you think? What's what music? What kind of music? What genre do you think that I enjoy the most?00:00:46발표자Right.00:00:49XochitlSome variation of rock.00:00:52JackOK, OK. I'll give it to you. I'll give it.00:00:53JackTo you, I'll give it to you. I grew up in the 90s, so grunt.00:00:58JackYeah, that's my, you know, Nirvana program.00:01:01XochitlYeah, I was going to think that's what I was going to say like so. But I just wanted to.00:01:05XochitlBe more broad just in.00:01:06XochitlCase because.00:01:07JackYeah, you covered your bases. Yeah, cause I love Pink Floyd. I love Led Zeppelin. I love The Rolling Stones. I love The Beatles. I mean, it's it's not just that, but, but my the the music that defines my my high school years, you know, and college years is definitely.00:01:26Jack90s grunge rock Stone Temple Pilots Alice In Chains Earl Jam, Nirvana.00:01:35JackThe Pixies. I those. That's the music that I loved the most. Now I'm going to try to answer this for you.00:01:45JackOK.00:01:47JackUM.00:01:49JackLatin pop like Shakira.00:01:54XochitlYeah, uh, well, no.00:02:00XochitlIt's it's not really Latin pop. It's uh.00:02:05XochitlBoletos, which is like traditional Latin American music genre.00:02:11JackOK, OK.00:02:13JackSo it's not.00:02:14XochitlMore like 1950s Latin American music.00:02:18JackOhh, OK, OK.00:02:21JackUM.00:02:23JackOK. OK. So so that's your, that's your favorite genre then? So that's more, you're more in the traditional type of Latin music than the more modern kind of version of it or whatever like the, OK.00:02:40JackOh, interesting. OK, all right. All right. So one point for you 0 for me.00:02:46JackI was I.00:02:47JackWas only off by like 60 years so.00:02:50XochitlYeah, only though only.00:02:52JackShe's been only 60 years.00:02:53XochitlYou're in the right vein though, because present.00:02:58Jack#2, can you recall a specific goal or aspiration your friend mentioned recently?00:03:07JackOK, so something.00:03:08JackA goal that you have recently, a goal I feel like you've talked about this.00:03:14JackUM.00:03:18JackI want to say that you aspire to create some music like record something, because I know that you're a very talented musician. In particular, you have a an excellent singing voice because I've heard you sing on your Facebook.00:03:38JackYou've posted some of your compositions and stuff.00:03:42JackAnd I feel like like one of your goals is to is to do it more seriously, you know, maybe not professionally, but to take it more seriously, am I. Am I on the?00:03:56JackRight to track here.00:03:57XochitlYes, that is, that is the right track. Yeah, I I'm giving that to you for sure.00:04:03JackOK. OK. OK.00:04:05JackAnd what about?00:04:06JackWhat the question was, yeah, can you recall a specific goal or aspiration your friend mentioned recently?00:04:15XochitlOK, I was confused about the recently part OK recently.00:04:23XochitlI believe that one of your goals for this new year.00:04:27XochitlWas to.00:04:30XochitlImprove your health overall. Is that correct?00:04:34JackYeah, lose weight.00:04:35JackYeah, exactly, exactly.00:04:39JackBut I I started with my New Year's resolution was to lose lose weight.00:04:46JackTake a cold shower every day, like 30 seconds ice ice shower and not drink coffee for the first hour and I failed. I did 3 days of cold showers. I did it and it is brutal.00:05:06JackIn the winter.00:05:08JackOh man.00:05:09XochitlIs your how warm in the winter is like the thing I'm curious about? Because in Korea a lot of times it's windows, right, floor heating.00:05:18JackBut the bathrooms are not heated, though.00:05:21XochitlSo the bathroom is cold.00:05:23JackYeah. So when you walk in the?00:05:24JackBathroom. It's kind.00:05:25JackOf like walking outside, it's so weird, you know?00:05:28XochitlRight. Well, that was my question.00:05:29XochitlBecause I find that.00:05:30XochitlA lot of people don't turn though I I might be saying that wrong on the.00:05:34XochitlOn the floor heating.00:05:35JackYeah, floor heating, right? Right. Yep.00:05:37XochitlIt don't turn a lot of people don't turn it on that much during the winter or only for like a limited time, because it's quite expensive, right? So that's why I was like, is your house like actually warmer? Like, is it probably kind of on the cooler side, right.00:05:43JackYes, yes.00:05:52JackYou know, it's not like like.00:05:54JackThe American system everything is goes through event right? So so it warms the air and the the air in the room gets warm. Here they warm the floor and it kind of trickles up. But it's never really like.00:06:07JackIf you lie on the floor, it feels fantastic. If you could find a hot spot on the floor. I used to do that in my old apartment when I was single. I would find a hot spot and I would just sleep there at night. Put a blanket.00:06:17JackDown and sleep on a hot spot like a.00:06:21JackLike a dog, you.00:06:23JackKnow finding a like a warm spot. But now we kind of keep it at a certain level where it's just enough to be comfortable but we but conserve energy because it's very expensive.00:06:42JackBut uh yeah, I I I failed on two of those, but I'm. I'm still exercising every day, so I figured but make 3 New Year's resolutions and then, you know, throw two of them away. You still got one. You're doing all right.00:06:57XochitlRight. Yeah, I think you're doing OK. I.00:07:01XochitlI honestly kind of ohh right? I do remember what my resolution was but I I want to.00:07:08XochitlI want to kick him up a notch like I'm trying to to actually have a little more direction, but actually remember, Jack, I I think we might have to rewatch the episode, remember?00:07:14발표자What was your New Year's?00:07:15JackResolution again, I forgot.00:07:22XochitlI think it.00:07:23XochitlWas I I think I wanted, I think.00:07:27XochitlUh, I don't remember Jack. Maybe I want to be more assertive or some.00:07:30XochitlSaying that, I can't really remember.00:07:33XochitlOr maybe like stop?00:07:33발표자I think you.00:07:34JackWanted to win a Grammy, wasn't it? Something like that.00:07:36XochitlHa ha, I wish that would be resolution.00:07:40XochitlI better get on that then.00:07:42JackYou got it. Very yeah, yeah.00:07:44XochitlTo win the Grammy so.00:07:47JackOK, #3, what is your friend's or podcasting partners? Favorite book or author?00:07:56XochitlI don't think you've told me this about yourself.00:07:59JackI know and I don't.00:08:00JackThink I.00:08:01XochitlWait, wait. Uh.00:08:03XochitlI know you.00:08:03XochitlLike, Oh my God. Howard then.00:08:07JackOhh I do like how.00:08:08JackIt's in, yeah, yeah.00:08:08발표자I know you. Yeah, I know.00:08:10XochitlYou like him? I don't think. I don't think he's a favorite, but I know you.00:08:14XochitlLike him and then?00:08:14XochitlI know you like God was.00:08:17XochitlIt Warren peace or it was one of those long books.00:08:23XochitlThat's like classic literature.00:08:25JackYeah, I think you're thinking a farewell to arms.00:08:28XochitlYes, they're well, the arms. That's the one, yes.00:08:32JackThat's maybe my favorite book, one of my.00:08:34JackFavorite books by Ernest.00:08:36JackHemingway. Yeah, he's my favorite author. I.00:08:38JackWould say.00:08:39XochitlWhat you have?00:08:39XochitlTold me your favorite author is yes.00:08:41JackYeah, yeah, you're close, though. I mean, like, war and peace farewelled arms, there's this, this similar, you know, genre.00:08:49XochitlKind of, yeah, I suppose.00:08:52JackWar and peace was more of a that. That's that's a tough one to get through. That's like.00:08:56Jack500 pieces or something. Yeah, yeah.00:08:56XochitlYeah, it's 500.00:08:58XochitlIt's OK.00:09:00발표자How about you?00:09:00JackWith all those with.00:09:01JackAll those Russian names in there too, you know, so.00:09:04XochitlI know. Yeah. Throwing you off. Gosh.00:09:08JackI'm. I'm gonna say.00:09:12JackI have no idea. You're in. You're an English lit major, but I'm thinking like.00:09:18JackPaulo Carlo Paulo kilo.00:09:20JackI don't know if I'm saying his name right.00:09:22XochitlI don't know who that is, Jack, I'll.00:09:23XochitlBe honest.00:09:25JackThe Alchemist no.00:09:29JackNo. OK, OK. I'm. I'm sorry.00:09:32XochitlYou're fine. You're fine.00:09:33JackI have no idea.00:09:35XochitlUMI don't really.00:09:38XochitlKnow about.00:09:38JackOhh JK Rowling.00:09:40JackJust kidding.00:09:40XochitlNo, definitely.00:09:41XochitlNot, I don't know if I.00:09:43XochitlWould have a favorite author. How about a favorite book? One favorite do.00:09:46JackYeah, sure.00:09:48XochitlYou know any?00:09:49JackOhh favorite book such as Favorite Book.00:09:53XochitlShort story.00:09:59JackI mean.00:10:02JackYeah, I could say, like Don Quixote. But I mean that was that's such a lame guess, you know.00:10:06XochitlThis is that is a pretty bad guess. I'm not going to lie, that's a bad one. I mean, I'm so bad. All right, well, I'll tell you, I have a like, three kind of favorites off top of my head. Do you see? Says Quintos acting on Mexicanos, which are, like 16 Latin American shorter stories. That's what, that's.00:10:06JackWhat I mean?00:10:09JackYeah, yeah, yeah.00:10:24XochitlAnd then a couple in.00:10:25XochitlEnglish, which is the yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Gillmans Perkins.00:10:32XochitlThe bell drive by Sylvia Platt.00:10:35JackOhh. OK, OK. OK wow. Alright, alright. I you know it would. We could have been here all day and all night. And I I wouldn't have even gotten close to that Sylvia Plath. Yeah. I've never read any Sylvia Plath, but I've I've I've, you know, there's so many like references to her.00:10:54JackIn pop culture, you know what I mean.00:10:57JackRight.00:10:58JackBut uh, OK, the the yellow wallpaper. I've heard of it, but I have never read.00:11:03JackIt before so.00:11:04XochitlYou need to get on that you. You should read both of these because I think they're really interesting.00:11:12JackYeah, I'm thinking.00:11:13XochitlBut with the.00:11:13XochitlThe bell jar by Sylvia Platt.00:11:17XochitlIt is pretty depressing as a book. I mean the the yellow wallpaper is also depressing. They're both depressing. They're both kind of. They're both kind of like feminist core. Deep depression for feminist intellectuals that are caged kind of by social expectations.00:11:35JackYeah, that's right. In my right in my.00:11:37XochitlWheelhouse. Yeah, it's like early 1900s kind of American literature, which is where, I mean, not early, but early to mid 1900s, so like 1950s and before and that.00:11:41JackYeah, yeah.00:11:51XochitlKind of wheelhouse, I want to say. For Sylvia. Pup, I'm not super sure when the bell jar came out, but it was somewhere in that time frame where women were pretty limited.00:12:02JackRight, right.00:12:03XochitlAnd she kind of wants more for herself. And she's a brilliant woman, and the novel is, I guess, partially autobiographical, or at least.00:12:13XochitlLoosely. Yeah. I don't know. I do really recommend it. I think it's a great piece for anyone, but just for our listeners, do be warned. There is some like mature and depressing content, I would say.00:12:27JackYeah, but that's what makes a novel.00:12:31JackYou know that's that's good.00:12:32XochitlSend send.00:12:33XochitlYeah, it makes you think, makes you really think so.00:12:36JackRight, OK, OK. So we're.00:12:40JackYou, you. You.00:12:41JackGot that? But I was, uh, I wasn't even in the right planet. Yeah, I was. I wasn't. I wasn't in the right Galaxy.00:12:45XochitlYou have.00:12:51JackOK.00:12:52JackDo you know?00:12:52XochitlI think that.00:12:53XochitlWe meeting you today and last time you.00:12:55XochitlDefinitely beat me soundly so.00:12:57JackOK, OK. Yeah, today you are. You're you're crushing it. Do you know your podcasting partners, pet peeves or something that annoys them?00:13:10XochitlI know one for you.00:13:12JackOK.00:13:13XochitlI think when.00:13:13XochitlPeople like ask you to borrow certain stuff.00:13:18JackOhh yeah, that's pretty good. I would agree with that. Yeah, like UM.00:13:23JackLike something that's really.00:13:24XochitlLike it's.00:13:25JackSomething that's like really sentimental or something like that.00:13:28XochitlYeah, or like something that you really value or that's like really expensive, whatever. And you know, that person's not really like the type to take care of it.00:13:36JackYes, that is a huge pet peeve of mine. I would I'll give you that point because.00:13:42JackAnd again, don't lend it to don't never lend something that that you're that you can't accept losing or having broken, you know. And boundaries are OK. It's OK to say no to someone you know? Yeah, I think so many people. Sometimes they get like kind of.00:13:57발표자Right.00:14:02JackThey can't say no.00:14:04JackYou know.00:14:05XochitlAnd they're, like, afraid to say no.00:14:07JackAnd then and then they borrow, they lend it to somebody and it gets damaged. And they really are upset. And it's like, hey, man, that's on you and not on the other person, you know.00:14:19XochitlRight, because you can't you put yourself in that situation and ultimately.00:14:24JackExactly, exactly. Boundaries are OK. It's OK to make boundaries.00:14:31JackWhat bothers you?00:14:35JackI think I mean this one, I know.00:14:36JackIs is going to be like.00:14:40JackI know you're gonna agree with it, but I'm not sure if it's like your your biggest pet peeve, but it's like, I think you hate like being like gaslit, you know, gaslighting.00:14:48XochitlYeah, that one gets me that. How did you know that? Because I guess maybe we talked about it at some point, but yeah, it it's it's. I don't like being invalidated. It really bothers me.00:15:00JackYeah, yeah, yeah, I think, yeah, because it's like, especially when, you know.00:15:07JackThe right thing and someone is telling you when when someone's telling you, you know, left is right. Black is white, up is down and you know that they're wrong it it really irks you, I think.00:15:20XochitlYeah. Yeah, it really grinds my gears and and.00:15:27XochitlI think they used to argue more with people like this, and then I realize like that's like.00:15:32XochitlThey're baiting you, you know.00:15:33XochitlAnd like going around like they're just baiting, they want this reaction. They're trying to fight because they get, like, a they get.00:15:42XochitlSatisfaction. Yeah. They get satisfaction. They get, like, emotional energy from you, which is what they want. They want to suck the joy.00:15:50XochitlThings for you and they like thrive on the chaos of of intense emotional reactions that they provoke in other people. And they may not even be aware of it. They're just, that's like how they're wired to operate, kind of like in the chaos. And they enjoy.00:15:51JackRight.00:16:04XochitlThat and I. So as I've gotten older, I've just kind of learned to be like, OK, that person's like that, but it still gets.00:16:09XochitlOn my nerves.00:16:10XochitlSo I'll give.00:16:11XochitlYou that one, I'll give that.00:16:11JackRight, OK, OK, alright. Alright. And I would say advice like life advice. Avoid those people. Like cut those people out.00:16:19JackOf your life.00:16:19XochitlYes. Yeah, you don't need those people because.00:16:19JackYou know, whenever you can.00:16:22XochitlThey they're not your real one either. They.00:16:28XochitlEnjoy actually of seeing you suffer, which definitely.00:16:31XochitlMakes them not a good person to be around or.00:16:33JackThat's the opposite of a.00:16:34JackFriend, you know.00:16:36XochitlLiterally the opposite of a friend they enjoy seeing you supper or two. They just don't know how to relate to people.00:16:41XochitlIn a healthy way.00:16:42JackRight.00:16:43XochitlUM, and you don't really want those people in your life either, because when you need like support or you need things in your life that a normal friendship or relationship should be able to offer, those people can't offer that because they don't. They're not wired to operate that way.00:16:57JackThey don't have it and I think what they're doing is testing you all the time. It's like, how far can I push you and you'll still be my friend and.00:17:06JackAnd there but.00:17:07JackIt's it comes from a very deep insecurity in their own self esteem. Like they're they they don't have any self esteem and they're they're basically.00:17:19JackVampires. You know, they're gonna they're gonna suck yours away. And, yeah, avoid those people. Life is too short.00:17:31XochitlYeah, that's true. To be around people 100% happy people. Sorry around happy people. Yes, I agree.00:17:35발표자There you go.00:17:36JackYeah, and.00:17:40XochitlAll right, click over 50. Sorry, go ahead.00:17:42XochitlDid I cut you off?00:17:43JackOh, sorry. OK. Our last one is, what is your podcasting partner's most cherished, cherished possession or item?00:17:54XochitlJack you.00:17:58JackDo you want to go first?00:18:00XochitlUM, I don't really know for you. Like, just you, like, not counting things that belong to your family or or are were given to you by your family or anything. I remember you saying.00:18:13XochitlI remember you talking about like a leather jacket or something.00:18:18JackNo, I I have a lot of jackets, but it's not a real leather jacket. But I I just bought that off of like a a cheap website.00:18:27JackWell, I did have one that I, but it I found it at a A.00:18:32JackA thrift store.00:18:33JackMany years ago, but I lost it. But my most prized possession is my guitar and it was given to me by my father when I was 18. Yeah, and I still have it. It's a Yamaha acoustic guitar.00:18:41XochitlHey, honey.00:18:43발표자Go ahead.00:18:49JackOhh it's black. It's kind of a Johnny Cash vibe to it and and that is my you know, the one if my house is on fire, forget the passport. I'm grabbing my guitar and well and and my wife and my dog. But you know, if if there's time.00:19:09JackI'm grabbing that.00:19:10JackGuitar and yeah, absolutely for you that that you your your mom gave?00:19:18JackYou a necklace?00:19:19JackI believe or your grandmother gave you a necklace and but you you you placed it somewhere so special that you can't find it and.00:19:28XochitlNo, actually, my mom is the one who put it somewhere that she can't find.00:19:34JackOhh OK, it's not yours.00:19:36XochitlIt is mine. It's my necklace. But she put it away. I got it when I was 15 because of my quinceanera. So my.00:19:43JackRight, right, right, right.00:19:44XochitlPut it away.00:19:45XochitlFor me, because of that and now she can't find it. But it's fine. Yeah. Yeah. This is not my most prized possession.00:19:48JackShe put it away so well.00:19:54JackOh, OK, this is not your most part.00:19:56XochitlNo, it's like to the point where I'm like, that's OK. If she never finds it. I mean, I kind of hope she does, but it's she.00:20:01XochitlDoesn't. I'm not crying. I'm not losing sleep though.00:20:02JackOK.00:20:04JackUM that I also know that you have a duct tape wallet.00:20:12JackThat a friend needs for you.00:20:12XochitlYeah, some friend made for me, but that's also not.00:20:16XochitlStrive to that.00:20:16JackYeah, you seem like a you're you're like a a.00:20:22JackYou you you seem like a person who's got like, like, collects things with memories, you know. And so.00:20:30XochitlI do have a most prized possession. That's.00:20:32XochitlReally funny. Do you want?00:20:33XochitlDo you want to just give up?00:20:34JackIs yours your guitar?00:20:38XochitlIt's also my guitar. My dad gave me my guitar and he was gifted to him by my grandfather on my mom's side. So actually his father-in-law and it was handmade by my grandfather's father. So that's like his best friend.00:20:51JackThat's right, yes.00:20:54XochitlAnd he they gave that they gave to that to my father as a present. And I hear that I think when he was pregnant with my mom was pregnant with me, they were pregnant with me that he used to try to play that guitar.00:21:05XochitlAre, but he kind of.00:21:10XochitlI'm pretty sure he has, like ADHD or something. He he stopped playing. I mean, I'm pretty sure that's where I get it.00:21:16XochitlFrom at this point.00:21:17JackHe learned he learned like like 1 clear. Clear what? Creedence Clearwater Revival song. And he he that was it. He's like I got this.00:21:28XochitlRight up, he learned some like weird jazz chords or something. And then he gave up.00:21:32XochitlOn it I.00:21:32XochitlGuess and when I was 16, I really wanted to learn the guitar. I came back from a trip from China with the guitar.00:21:40XochitlAnd and.00:21:42XochitlAnd because I really wanted to learn guitar and my dad saw that, I guess. And.00:21:49XochitlHe gifted me his guitar because he had gifted his.00:21:51XochitlSaxophone to my sister and I never played or had any interest.00:21:55JackOhh man, I would so much rather have.00:21:56JackThe guitar.00:21:58XochitlYeah. Same same. Yeah. So, yeah, he he gifted me the guitar and I'm very happy about it. It's still my most prized possession. OK. And it's a beautiful guitar. Yeah.00:22:08JackYeah, that's awesome. OK, so both of us have the same prized possession guitars from our fathers. Wow. And this is this is like the dads week right here.00:22:17JackOK.00:22:18XochitlYeah, this is very that's just such a weird, like, kind of coincidence. It's like a glitch in the matrix. Coincidence. The creepy.00:22:28JackWell, that's. Yeah, that's.00:22:29JackWe make good, good podcasting partners, I guess.00:22:32XochitlYeah, it's interesting. Yeah. All right, listen, we'll tell us what you thought about this episode. If you like these game episodes, please let us know in a comment down below at A-Z, englishpodcast.com and let us know what your most prized possession is. Shoot us an e-mail at AZ englishpodcast@gmail.com. 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Xochitl and Jack discuss the concept of nostalgia, defining it as longing for past experiences and reminiscing about a time or place. They share their personal experiences of feeling nostalgic for Korea and discuss the challenges of living as foreigners. They also express nostalgia for their time spent in Thailand and invite listeners to share their own nostalgic experiences.

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack tests Xochitl's knowledge of 1960s and 70s slang.Transcript:00:00:01JackWelcome 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 1960s and 1970s.00:00:21JackSlang and I think.00:00:25JackThe closer we get to, you know, the the 2000s, the, the more you're going to know because you know, like giggle water. That was a pretty weird one last week, the 40s and 50s.00:00:40JackI just want to say I just.00:00:41JackLove seeing giggle water? I don't know why it's such.00:00:43JackA hard word, yeah.00:00:46JackSo here's some 60 slang uh #1 groovy.00:00:52JackWhat does groovy mean?00:00:54XochitlIt just means cool. Like, wow, that's Ruby, man. It's like, that's cool. That's neat. That's like.00:01:01XochitlChill, you know, that's cool.00:01:03JackYep, exactly. Groovy. Cool. Awesome. How about rad?00:01:11XochitlUh, I mean the same thing. Like awesome, those are bad waves. It's like those are some amazing waves. Yeah. It's basically the same as groovy.00:01:21JackAh, your new car is groovy. Your new car is.00:01:24JackRad. Like. That's it. Yeah.00:01:28JackOK.00:01:28XochitlOr it's like.00:01:28XochitlOhh Brian is a rad dude man. Yeah, he is groovy. Yeah, like.00:01:34JackSo so many of.00:01:35JackThese are the same, but uh.00:01:38JackWhat is a hippie?00:01:40XochitlA hippie is a person that.00:01:44XochitlIt was kind of a movement in the 60s and 70s, I guess and.00:01:51XochitlAnyone listening to that word will have a visual like the little bandana headband thing, the grounds John Lennon sunglasses or glasses. Yeah, the kind of.00:02:02JackBell bottom pants.00:02:04XochitlBell bottom pants and open vest or whatever.00:02:08JackChest hair. Lots of chest hair.00:02:10XochitlYeah, yeah, it was just kind of like, you know.00:02:16XochitlPeace, anti war, cultural movement of the 60s and 70s, so it's.00:02:22XochitlKind of. Basically what?00:02:23JackRight. Or maybe we could say countercultural.00:02:26XochitlYes, countercultural movement of the 60s and 70s and I guess it arose.00:02:34XochitlAlso, in contrast to the Vietnam War.00:02:40JackRight. That was a big part of it was.00:02:43JackSome protesting the war, you know, anti war, love not love and peace. Love not war, that kind of stuff, yeah.00:02:53JackMake Make Love not war.00:02:55JackThat's the. That's the expression, yeah.00:02:57XochitlThat the hippie slogan.00:02:59JackRight.00:03:01JackOut of sight.00:03:03XochitlOut of sight.00:03:07XochitlDoes that mean, like far out?00:03:09JackYeah, it's same, it's.00:03:10JackSame as groovy out of sight.00:03:12XochitlYeah, I guess it means super cool that one almost got me because I said to be like out.00:03:16XochitlOf sight. Out.00:03:17XochitlOf mind, which means like if you don't see it, you don't.00:03:20XochitlThink about it.00:03:21XochitlOr whatever and.00:03:21XochitlThen like that, can't be right out of sight.00:03:23XochitlIs far is like far.00:03:24XochitlOut, which is the same as Ruby.00:03:26XochitlRad. Cool all that.00:03:28JackGroovy red cool out of sight. Yeah, yeah. Bummer.00:03:32XochitlFar out.00:03:36XochitlI we still use that, that's the banner.00:03:38발표자I know.00:03:39XochitlIt's like.00:03:41XochitlUM, the winter has been super mild here in Iowa. And then I was telling someone I was talking to someone and I was like, oh, it's been such a mild winter. And like, you know, it's the. So it's snow 10 inches later today. And I was like, that's a bummer. It just it sucks, basically. Oh, my God, that sucks. That's terrible. That's bad news. That's a.00:04:00JackRight. Disappointing or unfortunate situation. You know, a bummer, you know. Ohh John can't come to the party on Friday. Ohh, what a bummer.00:04:12JackThat's a bummer.00:04:14XochitlRight.00:04:15JackOr if we hate John.00:04:17JackThat's rad, but OK.00:04:22JackCatch some rays.00:04:27XochitlEdson rays. I think a lot of people use this in surf culture and and hippie culture, whether it's like I'm gonna go out and catch some rays like get some sunshine.00:04:40JackYes. Yep. Get get it. Get some sun, get get some sun sunbathing. Get some sunshine, get some rays.00:04:51JackUM freak out.00:04:57XochitlFreak out.00:05:04XochitlJust go all out, man. Go like.00:05:09XochitlThere's that song that has that as a lyric. Yeah, I think that. Yeah.00:05:13JackFreak out.00:05:17XochitlIt's just like having.00:05:18XochitlA good time and and dancing and stuff. I think I don't know.00:05:24JackOh, wow. OK, so this one, you kind of missed this one a little bit. I mean, I think I think you're thinking more of like I think.00:05:28발표자Thank you.00:05:32JackThe more modern version of.00:05:33JackThis is like to kind of freak out. Is like to go.00:05:37JackTo get freaky, which is totally different like freaky.00:05:40XochitlWell, freak out trying to like freak out is like, Oh my God. Like, that's horrible too. That would that even this context? Because something because it can also mean like your parents freaked out because you wouldn't. You decided to skip school today.00:05:46JackRight. And lose control.00:05:58JackYes, exactly. Got angry.00:05:59XochitlThat's what it means. Ohh.00:06:00발표자They freaked out, yeah.00:06:00XochitlThat's the context, I think just too.00:06:02JackThat's the context.00:06:03발표자Hard about it because.00:06:04XochitlI like if it's old then it must be something different, because I remembered that song.00:06:09JackRight, right. Yeah. And maybe like, you're right, I think there is. There are a couple of contexts for this one actually. Yeah, cause the freak out can also mean to, like, get freaky, which is to more of like, just, like, lose lose control in a good way, you know? And just like like let loose.00:06:09XochitlAnd I.00:06:17XochitlRight, there's.00:06:30JackBut in this case, yeah, they're saying more. Like get angry, you know, emotionally lose control and freak out. My parents freaked out.00:06:43JackHow about dude?00:06:45JackNow this is 70s now we're in the 70s now.00:06:48XochitlFood is just a word for a guy. It's just like both a dude or a person, but but usually different.00:06:51JackRight.00:06:54JackYeah, you use it. I still use it. I'm like, hey, dude, come on, you know.00:07:00XochitlI used to say hey, man or hey guy.00:07:02XochitlHey, I do. I think they do, I think.00:07:02JackYeah, yeah.00:07:05XochitlI do use it sometimes though.00:07:06JackYeah, I I used it more like dude.00:07:09JackLike, why did you do that?00:07:10XochitlWhat the heck?00:07:12XochitlMan, that is weird. Yeah, like.00:07:15JackDude, relax, chill out.00:07:17XochitlI really but it.00:07:18XochitlWas like the only person I really talked to like that was my dog. When I tell him like.00:07:22JackYeah. You're like, come on, dude. Yeah.00:07:26JackUM, funky.00:07:29XochitlFunky is.00:07:34XochitlIs that a good thing?00:07:36XochitlYeah. OK. Then if in the context where it's a good thing, it just means.00:07:43XochitlCool, fresh, original groovy. It's like the same thing size.00:07:48JackYeah, same thing. Same thing. Yeah, boogie.00:07:54XochitlThat means to dance.00:07:56JackTo dance is to boogie.00:07:58XochitlThe as the song goes so.00:08:00JackYep, Yep, there you go.00:08:03JackThis one is right in your wheelhouse right here. This is related to your name.00:08:08JackChill out.00:08:10XochitlPill out. It just means to relax, like dude, chill out is like, take it down a few notches. Relax. It's not that you're chill out.00:08:20JackI like that dude. Chill out, right?00:08:24XochitlOhh, groovy man. Chill out.00:08:25JackOhh baby, it's it's all far out tube sock.00:08:33XochitlWhat the heck?00:08:34XochitlThis is like calling someone a tube sock.00:08:37JackNo, this is just a just like a noun, just the the item. What is?00:08:40발표자The tube stock.00:08:41XochitlThen ohh a person, a tube sock is just like a sock that people wore like a one of those white socks.00:08:50XochitlThat goes up way up your shin.00:08:51JackRight.00:08:52JackHas has like 2 red stripes on it.00:08:55XochitlYeah, or sometimes they're just white. But yeah, it's like in that vein.00:08:58JackRight.00:08:59JackRight.00:08:59XochitlThat's funny. I thought it was like I still thought it was slang, so I was gonna be like, man, you're such a tube sock. Like I like.00:09:06XochitlAn insult.00:09:08JackYou suck.00:09:12JackMake it we're making new slang here the IT is the English podcast. Don't be a tube. Don't be such a tube sock, man.00:09:19XochitlYeah, yeah.00:09:20JackDude, foxy.00:09:25XochitlOoh, foxy means like attractive person, woman or man. That's hot, attractive.00:09:32JackSo what do you? Would you, you. You.00:09:35JackLike women will describe men as foxy as well.00:09:38XochitlI've seen it.00:09:39XochitlIn old time movies, I don't know if if it's accurate to the time period, but I have seen.00:09:46XochitlAnd like in movies that are supposed to be like from, like Greece and stuff.00:09:51XochitlThat's kind of in.00:09:51XochitlThat time period.00:09:52XochitlI guess.00:09:52JackYeah, I feel like women.00:09:54XochitlHave some.00:09:54JackMore say like the hot like the hot.00:09:58JackThat guy's hot.00:09:58XochitlOh, yeah, well, no one really uses foxy period anymore, but I feel like in the time period I think people did use Foxy.00:10:05JackYeah, yeah, I right. This is the 70s. I'm, I'm. I'm talking. I was talking about right now. Right. But you're right. Yeah.00:10:12XochitlYeah, even now then, wouldn't use Foxy for women. Really. And women wouldn't really use foxy for men. But I think back in the time period, I do think it was.00:10:20XochitlAt least somewhat gender neutral.00:10:22XochitlBut probably more applied to women than men.00:10:24JackOK, OK.00:10:26JackThis one if if any of these are going to.00:10:29JackGet you this will get you.00:10:32JackGag me with a spoon.00:10:37XochitlI think they know the intent of what it means, but I'm trying to figure out how.00:10:40XochitlTo phrase it, it's like uh, gag me.00:10:43XochitlWith the spoon, man.00:10:44XochitlLike you like.00:10:46XochitlIs it that kind of thing?00:10:48JackYeah. Disgusting. Yeah, yeah.00:10:50XochitlRose, yeah.00:10:51JackYeah. So when you see something disgusting, you, uh, gag me with a spoon. We used to use that a lot in the in the 80s when we were kids. I think we heard our parents use that expression.00:11:02JackFrom the 70s.00:11:03JackSo yeah, I see something like, uh, gag me with a spoon, which is such a dumb expression. It's so stupid.00:11:03XochitlIt's sunny.00:11:14XochitlIt is kind of cringey.00:11:16JackYeah. And why is spoon so weird?00:11:20XochitlYeah, yeah. And it's using fingers.00:11:20JackI don't get it. Yeah.00:11:27JackOK. Yeah. Get those spoons out. Yeah, right on.00:11:33XochitlRight on my dad still uses that sometimes. It just means like it's, let's say, someone says an opinion. You really agree with, like. Yeah. Right on, man. Like, that's you're right, man. Like you got it.00:11:47JackYeah, yeah, I like how you use man at the end there. That's very 70s.00:11:51JackRight on, man.00:11:53XochitlWe don't need.00:11:55JackTotally man. Right on. No, wait. Totally. We haven't gotten to the 80s yet, so that's next week.00:12:03JackOK. Yeah, that's it again. Social, you aced the exam, but.00:12:11XochitlYeah, I got this. You know, I have an old dad, kind of. So I guess that probably helps.00:12:17JackWell, you have a you have a groovy dad.00:12:21XochitlYeah, I have a groovy dad. He. I mean, he's younger than your dad. He's like, in between your dad and your age. So.00:12:28JackRight. I mean, he's like he's either like a really, he's like an old Gen.00:12:32JackXer or or a young.00:12:34XochitlLike the last, he was like the last year to be a Gen. X or the sorry the last year to be a boomer or the first year to.00:12:41XochitlBe a Gen. X or cusp.00:12:43JackOK, OK. And I'm I'm right on the the kind of opposite, I'm like the the.00:12:48JackWhat am I?00:12:49JackLike millennial Gen. X I'm, I'm on.00:12:52JackThe line there.00:12:53XochitlYeah. And I'm a Gen.00:12:55XochitlZ millennial cusp. So that's funny, we're just three generations of cuspers.00:13:00JackWe're all. We're all just a bunch of lost generation people, you know? Yeah.00:13:04XochitlYeah, there's a. There's a really funny. I'll send you it later. Jack. On Facebook, there's a guy who does like the different generations. And every time he does, Gen. X, the guy reminds me of you. He's always wearing, like, a beanie.00:13:15XochitlAnd it like.00:13:17XochitlIt it just it kind of reminds me.00:13:19XochitlOf you in a way, because he's like wearing the beanie and stuff and it just like, yeah, it's like.00:13:23XochitlJack, in a way, I don't describe it, but.00:13:25발표자I'm. I'm I'm.00:13:26JackAlways wearing a I'll be either a ball cap or a beanie, but it's not a it's not a shame thing, it's more just like a my head gets cold.00:13:34XochitlI think it's a good trend thing, like for that, for like people who are kind of Gen. Xers because it's like he's representing Gen. Xers and he's always.00:13:42XochitlWearing the beanie.00:13:43JackYeah. Yeah, we do. Yeah, we do wear like, yeah, that kind of like that, like, Brooklyn, the hipster kind of.00:13:44XochitlAnd I think that's.00:13:52XochitlLook. And it's funny because.00:13:53JackYeah, beanie, look.00:13:53XochitlWhen he's a millennial, he wears like a baseball cap. And so it's funny that you're like on the cusp and you wear, like, the baseball cap or the beanie.00:14:02JackYeah, my my style is like if I if I don't look like a gas station attendant, then I'm doing something wrong, that that's my, my, my kind of look.00:14:03발표자Right.00:14:14XochitlYeah, that's kind of what this, Jenna, I'll. I'll have to send it to you. It really it reset. It resonates with your aura.00:14:21JackYeah. Nice.00:14:23발표자OK.00:14:23XochitlAlright, listener as well, let us know what you think and comment down below at A-Z englishpodcast.com shoot us an e-mail at AZ englishpodcast@gmail.com and join our WeChat and WhatsApp groups to join the conversation. 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