AEE 2608: How to Sound Smart When You Comment on Art with the Word Cascade

episode

All Ears English Podcast 19 min 2 speakers 3 chapters transcribed 4 months ago

▲ 0

Transcript

jump: chapters · speakers · find in transcript

Transcript

Transcript generated automatically by AI and may contain errors.

What is the main topic of today's episode?

Lindsay McMahon 0:00

This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2608. How to sound smart when you comment on art with the word cascade.

Michelle Kaplan 0:11

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. Part of showing your personality in English is learning to discuss figurative and literal things, even when you go to a museum. Today, learn about the word cascade and how to use it to speak at a high level. Hello Michelle, how's it going?

Lindsay McMahon 1:13

Hey, Lindsay. I'm good. Lindsay, have you ever visited a waterfall?

Michelle Kaplan 1:17

I actually have been to Niagara Falls. I went to Niagara Falls years ago on my cross-country road trip, and it was incredible. It's just like so majestic. The cascading water. I mean, it's incredible, Michelle. What about you?

Lindsay McMahon 1:31

Yeah, yeah, it definitely, waterfalls are amazing. I went to Niagara Falls, but when I was like a little, little kid. And then I've seen other, you know, smaller, I wouldn't call them waterfalls, but maybe baby waterfalls.

Michelle Kaplan 1:45

Yeah. I mean, there's famous ones around the world. I had a chance to go to Iguazu Falls in, I think technically, I don't know if it's in Argentina or Brazil. I think it's in Argentina technically. But I missed that chance. And then there's Victoria Falls, I think in South Africa is supposed to be, these are the biggest waterfalls of the world, right? And they're just amazing. I mean, man, so many things we want to see in the world, Michelle. Yeah.

Lindsay McMahon 2:09

Oh my gosh, definitely. So Lindsay, you mentioned this word cascade. Yes. Yeah, this is a really very high level word. And we have a listener question about this word. This listener question comes to us from Amelia VW3RF from YouTube. Would you like to read the question for us?

Michelle Kaplan 2:31

Yes, here we go. So Amelia says, Hey there, thank you for your awesome episodes. They are so educational and entertaining at the same time. I've been a regular All Ears English podcast listener for many years, but this is my first question for you for a future episode, perhaps. Well, thank you for being a longtime listener, Amelia. We appreciate you so much. Right, Michelle? Yes, absolutely. Thank you so much. Yeah. I'm an avid reader in English, and I often encounter many new words. I just came across the word cascade in a novel. And the novel she was reading was Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. She recommends it. Good.

Lindsay McMahon 3:11

Okay.

How can learning the word 'cascade' enhance your English?

Michelle Kaplan 3:11

And she says the sentence was written like this. What seems like a long stretch of time cascaded down in moments. When I look up the word in the dictionary, it seems to have several definitions and can be used in different contexts. Could you please explain different usages of the word and maybe go through related words and phrases? And how often is the word used in written and spoken English? Thanks a lot for your effort. You're amazing. Best wishes, Amelia.

Lindsay McMahon 3:35

Oh, lovely. Thank you, Amelia. I can tell this is a very high level listener for sure.

Michelle Kaplan 3:43

But it's a great question for a lot of our B2C1 learners, listeners. This may be a new word, but a word that they're ready for, right? Because this word can be used for some amazing things in life.

Lindsay McMahon 3:55

Okay. Absolutely. So we're going to get into this in just a second. But first, we want to thank our reviewers on our iOS app. Oh my gosh.

Michelle Kaplan 4:05

Yes, guys. Don't forget that a great way, probably the best way to consume the podcast is over on the iOS app. So thank you to Ralphie76, Kitty Japan, Fatima Aura, and KnowBrightly. All of these listeners took the time to go and leave the app a review in iOS. So guys, if you are looking for a better way to listen without outside ads and commercials, this would be a great way to do it. Go over to aldersenglish.com app and listen in the app.