American English Podcast
Sonoro | Shana Thompson
Categories: Education
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One of the most popular films of 1997 was by far “ Titanic.” It won 11 Academy Awards! If you saw the film, or even just previews of it, you know the plot. There’s a love story between Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) that develops while aboard a huge ship called Titanic. The Titanic was a real ship that set off on its first transatlantic trip from England to the United States in 1912. I know you know what happens; the ship hits an iceberg and sinks. I thought about retelling this story and I know English speakers would tell me: Oh no, Shana, really? That ship has sailed, literally. That ship has sailed is an expression that means that the opportunity has passed; this topic is no longer new or very exciting. It’s been talked about way too many times! That ship has sailed. So instead of doing my long, cultural lesson, I’ve decided to change it up! I’ll tell you a brief summary of the Titanic and in the story, you’ll hear 10 irregular verbs in the simple past tense. This lesson also includes an explanation of the terms and a quiz. ***** Transcript and Video Sign up to Season 4 for the downloadable PDF of this lesson, as well as the PDF transcript, mp3 and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous episodes
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185 - 164.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with the Titanic Thu, 02 May 2024
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184 - 164 - Expression: To Hit Rock Bottom Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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183 - 163 - 5-Minute English: The Post Office and Mail Sat, 13 Apr 2024
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182 - 162 - Discover Illinois with Jackie (from "Ask Jackie") Sat, 30 Mar 2024
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181 - 161 - 10 Words a Day: Handy-Dandy Reduplications Sun, 17 Mar 2024
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180 - 160.2 - How Cereal Became The Number One Breakfast Food in the U.S. Sun, 03 Mar 2024
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179 - 160 - Expression: Gimme Some Sugar! Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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178 - 159 - 5-Minute English: Home Renovation Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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177 - 158 - Moving Across the U.S. with Lucas Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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176 - 157.2 - New Year's Resolution Statistics for the U.S. Fri, 12 Jan 2024
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175 - 157 - Expression: To Get The Ball Rolling Wed, 03 Jan 2024
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174 - 156 - Chats with Shana: My Christmas Memories (+10 Must-Know Oxymorons) Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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173 - 155 - Decades: The 1980s with Alex Tue, 05 Dec 2023
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172 - 154.2 - The Boston Tea Party + U.S. Independence from Britain Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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171 - 154 - Expression: My Cup of Tea Thu, 09 Nov 2023
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170 - 153 - 5-Minute English: Shopping for Clothes Mon, 30 Oct 2023
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169 - 152 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Halloween Special) Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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168 - 151.2 - Moose in the U.S. (Do we live in harmony with our moose?) Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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167 - 151 - Expression: To Steer Clear Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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166 - 150 - Review: Season 3 Wed, 16 Aug 2023
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165 - 149 - 5-Minute English: Injuries and Getting Hurt Mon, 31 Jul 2023
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164 - 148 - Language Learning with Ben Whately (Co-founder of Memrise) Wed, 19 Jul 2023
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163 - 147.2 - 10 Words a Day: German Words in English (11-20) Fri, 07 Jul 2023
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162 - 147 - 10 Words a Day: German Words in English (1-10) Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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161 - 146.2 - The Incredible Flight of "Lawn Chair" Larry (Larry Walters) Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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160 - 146 - Expression: Up in the Air Wed, 07 Jun 2023
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159 - 145 - Discover Maine with Brent Watson Mon, 22 May 2023
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158 - 144.2 - The Kentucky Derby Fri, 05 May 2023
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157 - 144 - Expression: To Jump the Gun Mon, 01 May 2023
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156 - 143 - 5-Minute English: Grocery Shopping Mon, 17 Apr 2023
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155 - 142 - Discover Connecticut with Natalie Sawicki Mon, 03 Apr 2023
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154 - 141 - Chats with Shana: Parties and Poopers Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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153 - 140.2. - The Story of Dr. Seuss ("The Father of Children's Literature") Wed, 08 Mar 2023
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152 - 140 - Expression: Cat Got Your Tongue? Wed, 01 Mar 2023
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151 - 139.2 - Mardi Gras in New Orleans Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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150 - 139 - Expression: (To Be) Up One's Alley Tue, 07 Feb 2023
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149 - 138 - 5-Minute English: How to Order a Cocktail in English Mon, 23 Jan 2023
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148 - 137 - 10 Words a Day: French Words in English Mon, 09 Jan 2023
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147 - 136 - Discover Michigan with Camille Hanson Tue, 27 Dec 2022
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146 - 135.2 - The Story of "Jingle Bells" Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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145 - 135 - Expression: Bells and Whistles Mon, 12 Dec 2022
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144 - 134.2 - The Story of Starbucks Coffee Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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143 - 134 - Expression: To Blow Off Steam Mon, 28 Nov 2022
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142 - 133.2 - Common Similes with Liz (16 - 30) Sat, 19 Nov 2022
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141 - 133 - Common Similes with Liz (1-15) Fri, 18 Nov 2022
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140 - 132 - Discover Colorado with Lindsay McMahon Fri, 28 Oct 2022
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139 - 131 - 13 Common Superstitions in the U.S. and their Origins Fri, 14 Oct 2022
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138 - 130 - Music: "Sunday Toasted" by Zinn Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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137 - 129.2 - The Monster Study Thu, 15 Sep 2022
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136 - 129 - Expression: Off the Record Mon, 12 Sep 2022