{"id":248,"date":"2024-01-08T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T03:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2024-02-25T17:11:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T08:11:51","slug":"english-tea-time-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/08\/english-tea-time-2\/","title":{"rendered":"English Tea Time #2 &#8211; Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this regular newsletter, I sit down with a cup of tea and tell you about my recent worksheets, video lessons and social media posts. I also share study tips, cultural insights, and try to motivate you to keep working on your English fluency! <a href=\"#subscribe-blog\">Subscribe<\/a> to get this newsletter in your email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Site News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the last newsletter, I&#8217;ve made three new lesson worksheets and one YouTube video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>News &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_01_05_family_dog_eats_4000_in_cash\">Family dog eats $4,000 in cash<\/a>! (with YouTube video)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>News &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/news\/2024_01_07_football_team_flies_7000km_and_loses_12_0\">Football team flies 7,000km and loses 12-0<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easy English &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/courses\/easy_english\/bens_amazing_grape_art\">Ben&#8217;s amazing grape art<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick&#8217;s News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I would love to make videos of me standing in front of a whiteboard. To do that, I needed to get a wireless microphone. First, I bought a really cheap one from Amazon, but the sound quality was terrible! So I <em>bit the bullet*<\/em> and got a really good one, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/stores\/page\/842031B0-A9C2-43C2-899B-BD17188C201D\">Synco G2 Pro<\/a>. 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Well, it still is. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/gallery\/2024\/jan\/06\/flooding-continues-across-the-uk-in-pictures\">Flooding continues across England.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of flooding, here are two English phrases to describe a flood:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>&#8220;<strong>We&#8217;re up to our necks in water<\/strong>&#8220;<\/strong> &#8211; you can imagine this one! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>It&#8217;s a washout<\/strong>&#8221; which is used when an event has been ruined (made bad) because of heavy rain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study Tip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the story about the family dog eating $4,000 in cash, notice the stress on the important words. Also, &#8220;took&#8221; and &#8220;Cecil&#8221; (Sessul) are linked together. Finally, &#8220;to&#8221; and &#8220;the&#8221; are reduced and blended together by saying them quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-1.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-1.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-1.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-1.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4-1.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.png?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Motivation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I came across a YouTube channel called &#8220;English Boosting Power&#8221; which is presented by Havisha Rathore, a super energetic young Indian lady. I love her enthusiasm and focus on study motivation. Check out her video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bMvJdAFVhoM?si=ZnlzH-RVGL49F_fw\">Follow this timetable in 2024 to learn English and improve your Fluency.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for joining me for tea! If you&#8217;re enjoying my blog, please share <a href=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nicksenglish.com\/blog\">the link<\/a> with your friends. I really appreciate it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again! In this regular newsletter, I sit down with a cup of tea and tell you about my recent worksheets, video lessons and social media posts. I also share study tips, cultural insights, and try to motivate you to keep working on your English fluency! Subscribe to get this newsletter in your email. 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