Advanced English Conversation: What You Need for a Heatwave 🥵 - 51 Conversational Phrases (ep #15)

In this latest episode of Real English Conversations, Kate brings in a bucket containing 7 items that are related to today's topic: heatwave. Be sure to stay to the end as Kate has a very special surprise for Jack. This is a great way to get listening practice and learn conversational English naturally. Go to https://www.tofluency.com to get your free book and to learn about the To Fluency Program. Watch the other conversations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCjPjoolzMs&list=PLZOJurmtexYo8s2UKr--aqOi9UssrOh96 ***Here are 51 phrases used in this conversation *** Our theme today is heatwave Everything in this bucket is a mystery to Jack It sounds good from what I know You’re also going to get to test yourself The last one is a special surprise for Jack We had a mini-heatwave last week Temperatures are higher than normal How would you describe a heatwave? I know you want to open this We were living in Spain at the time It felt like we had opened the oven I’m just going to set this down I have a cup for you… a cup for me Maybe you need to watch it Kate is squeezing the lemon If this were very traditional, we would actually have lemonade Children make money in the summer by having a lemonade stand Stay hydrated So, we’re stepping out of the house now… I know what they are One protects you from the sun I’m just going to give you a little bit of this I feel like I’m in duty-free at the airport We put on a lot of this He gets tan Growing up we didn’t really have bug spray I used to get bitten five times a summer in the UK You are especially appealing to mosquitoes Do you remember where we got those from? You can put on sunglasses You can take them off Did you tell you about the time when I got those sunglasses in Colombia They thought his indecision was him bargaining I’ll get some for $5 This one is a tricky one This is an aloe vera plant If you get burnt, aloe vera feels so good It looks like a lizard’s tail I got sunburnt this weekend This is the last item I was waiting for that I’ll rise above it If you fill it with sand, you can make a sandcastle It really works well if you use washing up liquid You can get some momentum It’s not a very sensitive way to describe dying From that expression comes the phrase a bucket list If you're ready to do the things that will take you to English fluency, click here: https://www.tofluency.com/tfp/