29 - Numbers

Words to Know

• Standing up - when all of your weight is on your feet, not sitting
• Bimonthly - two times a month
• Pissed off - angry
• Legit - short for legitimate 
• Upset - sad
• Old chestnut - something you've heard many times before
• Lipstick - makeup that you put on your mouth
• Shovel - a tool used to dig into the ground
• Boogie board - a small board used to catch waves
• Swoop - to move rapidly down through the air
• Mercy - showing someone compassion instead of punishing them
• Chop - to cut through something

News

•  Trevor is moving to Rio and will start the Real Life English Party and other events there. If you want to meet up with Trevor and have a coffee, beer, açaí, coconut water or whatever, send him an email at [email protected]

Shout Outs

• Marcelo Moreira from Belo Horizonte, Brazil—5 star iTunes review
• Alex Rivera from El Salvador, @alexrivera210

Question

• Sometimes the verb "to come" can be used as the word "to go." For example, "I'm coming with you," not "I'm going with you." Why is this? 
• See the article on How to Use the Word "Go" for more info.

Expressions

• Put two and two together
• The whole nine yards
• One fell swoop
• Back to square one
• 101

Tip

•  Mimic Method by Idahosa 

Joke

•  The two rules for success

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Song

Can I Kick It? by a Tribe Called Quest

 

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