Learn English Podcast
the podcast teaching English in context so you can learn naturally. An Ideal resource for intermediate or lower-advanced learners on their English journey. Let's learn English!
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🤔Have you ever heard the phrase “March Madness” and wondered what all the excitement is about? This famous basketball tournament happens every spring in the United States, and it captures the attention of millions of Americans. In this week’s episode of the Learn English Podcast, we talk about why March Madness is so popular and how it works.
🏀We’ll break down the key aspects of the tournament, from how teams get selected and “seeded” to the single-elimination format that makes the tournament so exciting. You’ll discover terms like “Sweet Sixteen,” “Elite Eight,” and “Final Four,” and understand the significance of the national championship. Beyond the games themselves, we’ll also explore some of the more complex issues surrounding college sports in America, such as the recent changes allowing college athletes to earn money and the historical differences in how the men’s and women’s tournaments have been treated.
🎧If you’re looking to improve your English listening skills while learning something new about the USA, then this episode is perfect for you. You will learn new words and interesting facts while practicing your English listening skills.
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📜 SOURCES
https://time.com/7269620/how-sports-betting-took-over-march-madness/
📝 Vocabulary list:
1) Madness – Extreme excitement or chaos
2) Tournament – A series of games or competitions to determine a winner.
3) Oversee – To manage or supervise something.
4) Bracket – A diagram showing teams in a tournament and their matchup
5) Seed – To rank teams in a competition based on skill or performance.
6) Giveaway – A free prize or reward.
7) Wager – A bet or gamble.
8) Turn pro – To become a professional athlete.
9) Blue Bloods – A term used for traditionally strong college basketball teams.
10) Cinderella team – An underdog team that performs much better than expected.
11) Underdog – A person or team that is expected to lose.
12) Upset – When a weaker team unexpectedly beats a stronger one.
13) Sweet 16 – The round in a tournament where 16 teams remain.
14) Elite Eight – The round in a tournament where 8 teams remain.
15) Final Four – The round in a tournament where 4 teams remain.
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Hello, I am Dr. C.
Melissa Cartagena, aka Dr. C, is a TESOL certified English teacher from the United States who has been teaching English online to non-native speakers since 2021. She had her own language journey that showed her the value of comprehensible input while learning a language. Dr. C took Spanish in high school, but could barely even introduce herself even though she received “A’s” in her Spanish classes. After a decade of trying and failing to learn Spanish using expensive software and apps, she decided to find the most effective way to learn a language.
Her search led her to theories of Steve Kaufmann and Stephen Krashen, both of whom argue that comprehensible input, such as listening and reading, as the key to fluency. Comprehensible input and hearing a language in context is how we all learn our first language as children. Using their method, she was able to learn more Spanish in two months than she had in the previous decade. Invigorated by her success, she became certified to teach English and started giving classes online to help others who were on their own language journey.
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🤔Have you ever heard the phrase “March Madness” and wondered what all the excitement is about? This famous basketball tournament happens every spring in the United States, and it captures the attention of millions of Americans. In this week’s episode of the Learn English Podcast, we talk about why March Madness is so popular and how it works.
🏀We’ll break down the key aspects of the tournament, from how teams get selected and “seeded” to the single-elimination format that makes the tournament so exciting. You’ll discover terms like “Sweet Sixteen,” “Elite Eight,” and “Final Four,” and understand the significance of the national championship. Beyond the games themselves, we’ll also explore some of the more complex issues surrounding college sports in America, such as the recent changes allowing college athletes to earn money and the historical differences in how the men’s and women’s tournaments have been treated.
🎧If you’re looking to improve your English listening skills while learning something new about the USA, then this episode is perfect for you. You will learn new words and interesting facts while practicing your English listening skills.
🔔 Follow us on social media @LearnEnglishPod and visit our website:
Podcast website: https://learnenglishpod.com/
Follow us on social Media: https://linktr.ee/learnenglishpod
📚Affiliate link for italki: https://www.italki.com/en/i/ref/GBBdbb
Affiliate link for Lingq: https://www.lingq.com/?referral=msusc
📜 SOURCES
https://time.com/7269620/how-sports-betting-took-over-march-madness/
📝 Vocabulary list:
1) Madness – Extreme excitement or chaos
2) Tournament – A series of games or competitions to determine a winner.
3) Oversee – To manage or supervise something.
4) Bracket – A diagram showing teams in a tournament and their matchup
5) Seed – To rank teams in a competition based on skill or performance.
6) Giveaway – A free prize or reward.
7) Wager – A bet or gamble.
8) Turn pro – To become a professional athlete.
9) Blue Bloods – A term used for traditionally strong college basketball teams.
10) Cinderella team – An underdog team that performs much better than expected.
11) Underdog – A person or team that is expected to lose.
12) Upset – When a weaker team unexpectedly beats a stronger one.
13) Sweet 16 – The round in a tournament where 16 teams remain.
14) Elite Eight – The round in a tournament where 8 teams remain.
15) Final Four – The round in a tournament where 4 teams remain.