S1E2: How do you connect with a different culture?

In this episode, join hosts Clara Thea and Michael for an English conversation about living abroad, culture shock, and connecting with local culture when you are somewhere new.

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Vocabulary and expressions from the episode

• expat (noun): short for expatriate; a person who lives outside their native country
• enamored with (verb phrase): fascinated with something or someone
• late (adjective): used to refer to someone who has died recently
• oppressive heat (noun phrase): extremely hot weather that is difficult to bear
• to absorb (verb): to learn or understand new information or ideas
• to grasp (verb): to understand or comprehend
• subtle (adjective): not immediately obvious or noticeable
• to get by (verb phrase): to manage or survive
• to stem from (verb phrase): to come from a particular source
• dialect (noun): a form of a language that is specific to a region
• aubergine (noun): a dark purple vegetable, also known as eggplant in American English
• peer (noun): a person who is equal in status to others in a group, such as colleagues or classmates
• to mitigate (verb): to lessen or reduce the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something
• alienating (adjective): causing someone to feel isolated
• monolithic (adjective): uniform or homogeneous in characteristics, attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors

Get in touch

Join our conversation by sending your comments and questions to englishspeakeasypodcast@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you, and we might just read your message in a future episode! Ask us anything about learning English or share your thoughts about this week's topic. 

Our discussion questions from this episode are:

Have you ever lived in a different place than where you grew up? Where was it?

Have you dealt with culture shock or homesickness? How did you manage it?

If you could live somewhere else, where would it be? Why?

More English practice with the hosts of the English Speak Easy Podcast

Listen to Clara Thea's other podcast The British Whisperer (https://www.thebritishwhisperer.com), where you can practice your English skills by listening to the news and staying up to date.

Join Michael for free online English conversation practice sessions at LangClub, a social English community (https://langclub.live).