AEE 2566: Does Strong English Run in Your Family?
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This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2566.
What is the main question about English discussed in this episode?
Does strong English run in your family?
Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection. with your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA. And to get your transcripts delivered by email every week, go to allearsenglish.com forward slash subscribe. One amazing way to connect with someone is by asking them about their family traits, whether it's physical, talent-based or other life choices. Today, get the idioms you need to do this successfully and connect in English.
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Hey there, Michelle. How's everything going for you? Hey, Lindsay. I'm good. How are you? Feeling good today. Michelle, I have a question for you. Are you ready for today? Yes. So would you say that there's a particular interest or maybe hobby or maybe an interest in language specifically that runs in your family? Because I know you're interested in languages. Yeah. So does that run in your family?
I mean, my mom speaks German. Okay. But I wouldn't say that that's something that very much runs in my family. I would say, well, it's just very interesting because there's, I can't figure out one particular thing. thing that runs in my family. Because if I were to say music, my parents aren't musical, but my brother and I are musical. So it's interesting.
What about your family? It's really interesting. I think probably work ethic does. My dad always worked really hard. My mom always worked super hard. But then I think... I mean, when we say runs in your family, does that mean genetic? Because I don't think that's genetic.
Right.
Does that mean we learned it from each other? Right. I mean, or my brother and I learned that from my parents. Maybe my parents learned it from each other. I don't know.
What idioms can help you connect with others about family traits?
Yeah, I think some things would be genetic. I mean, I wonder if a disposition for music or something like that is genetic. Or if that's just a learned thing that you get into. But then again, my brother can play by ear. So I don't know. Yeah. So yeah, it's interesting. I think probably some things actually are... There must be something in the genes, right? Something in the genes, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, maybe you need... Yeah, a lot of it could be learned.
It could be learned. You probably need both. You need a little bit of raw talent that might be inherited. And then you need that talent to be nurtured and brought out and put into an environment where it's encouraged, right? Yes, exactly. This is what we're getting into today, right, Michelle? Love it. Yes.
How does fluency break down when speaking English?
Yes, this is going to be a lot of fun kind of talking about our families. So and guys, definitely listen up because towards the end of the episode, we are going to have a special Spotify poll. Guys, if you're listening on Spotify, we do polls with our episodes. And some of them are the special ones where we announce the results in a future episode. So So we get to really interact with you, see what you think. It's a lot of fun. So listen up to see what that question is going to be.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What is the main question about English discussed in this episode?
0:04–1:40
3
How can you overcome feeling stuck with your English?
1:40–3:28
4
What idioms can help you connect with others about family traits?
3:28–4:12
5
How does fluency break down when speaking English?
4:12–7:47
6
What traits run in your family and how can they affect you?
7:47–17:18
7
What does it mean when we say something 'runs in the family'?
17:18–21:52
Speakers
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