22 - Elements

RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English

Special guest-Josh Plotkin from Brazilian Gringo Words to Know

Cholesterol – fatty substance you find in food from McDonalds

Vegemite – a bitter paste eaten by Australians

Acai – fruit sorbet found in Brazil

Fair-weather friend – a friend who only appears when things are good, see episode 1

Show up – arrive late or unexpectedly

Heaps of – a lot of (common in Australian English)

Open my eyes to something – realize something for the first time

B.H. – Belo Horizonte, the capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biarch – gangster way to say “bitch” but is also used to joke around

Fo shizzle – for sure, slang used commonly by Snoop Dogg

Captain Planet – superhero TV show

Profits – money made by a company

Keep your head above water – figurative expression meaning you are just surviving financially

Puppet – a small figure or animal that you put your hand in the play with, see here

Space out – to not be paying attention to anything around you

Meat head – guys who are so muscular that they don’t have a neck

Beat up – to punch and kick someone aggressively

Behind someone’s back – to say something about someone so they can’t hear you

Flatuate – to fart

Toot – to fart

Let one rip – to fart

Cut the cheese – to fart

One cheek sneak – to fart

Weirdo – a strange person

Skeptical – when you are doubtful before you try something

Parody – something that imitates a song for comic effect or ridicule

News

• 162 people went to the RLE party in Belo Horizonte last Saturday, thanks to everyone who came!!
• Chad went to yoga for the first time. Warning - don't do yoga under a tree full of birds

Shout Outs

Members from Real Life English recorded live at the RLE party.

• Gustavo Igor
• Ana Leticia
• Brunao Teixeira
• Gustavo Rocha

Questions

Whats the difference between "may" and "might"?

Expressions

• On fire
• Tread water
• On earth
• Pump Iron
• Pass wind

Tip

• How to make your trip to the USA better with CRAIGSLIST

Joke

Vote which joke is better in the comments below:

1. Always remember that you are unique... just like everyone else. (Trevor)
2. Why don't blind people go skydiving? Because it's not much fun for the dog. (Josh)

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