Catch Word #278 – Left to your own devices

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🗓️ 17 August 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Catch Word, Andrew and Kassy teach you two useful expressions for describing situations where you are left alone without support: "Left to your own devices" and "High and dry." With several helpful example conversations, they discuss the meaning and nuance of these expressions and provide easy-to-understand explanations to help you know how to use them in different real-life situations.

What You Will Learn

* Key expressions: Learn the meaning of "Left to your own devices" and "High and dry."
* How to speak like a native: Learn about different situations where these expressions are commonly used.
* Cultural tips: Hear about popular songs that use these expressions and the maritime origins of “High and dry.”
* Practical examples: Listen to conversations that show you how to use these expressions naturally.

How This Episode Will Help You

* Expand Vocabulary: Add new idiomatic expressions to your English vocabulary.
* Improve Comprehension: Understand how and when to use these expressions in real-life situations.
* Cultural Knowledge: Learn about cultural references and popular music that feature these expressions.
* Listening Practice: Upgrade your listening skills with clear and easy-to-understand examples.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello there everyone. My name's Andrew and I'm Cassie and this is the
0:07.6	Culeps series that teaches you idioms,
0:21.8	Phrasoverbs, and useful expressions to help you sound more natural and
0:27.0	fluent in English. Today I'm here with my co-host Cassie. Hello Cassie, how's it going?
0:32.8	Hey Andrew, I'm doing well and I'm excited to talk about our two catchword phrases today.
0:39.8	Yeah, today we are going to be diving into another vocabulary lesson and talking about some expressions
0:48.8	that you can use when you are all alone, when all of your help or support has gone and you're all by yourself.
0:57.0	Guys don't worry though you're not all by yourself today.
1:00.0	We're here to support you.
1:02.0	Okay, these are some expressions that you aren't going to be using for this kind of situation because you're not alone.
1:10.0	And in fact, Cassie, one of the ways that we can support our listeners with this episode is with the study guide.
1:17.0	So our Kuleps members all have access to the study guide for this episode that includes the interactive transcript, detailed
1:26.0	vocabulary explanations, real world examples, and a comprehension quiz.
1:31.9	So guys, if you would like to follow along and take full advantage of today's lesson
1:37.8	then you can get the study guide just by visiting our website qlops.com
1:42.0	and signing up and becoming a member.
1:45.0	And of course, Cassie, if you are a member, then you get other awesome benefits too, right?
1:50.0	What do they get? Ad-free, audio, bonus content, our member only series, the fluency files,
1:57.0	weekly live classes. Oh, it's a great system for learning English.
2:01.0	So many things.
2:02.0	So guys, visit QLips.com to sign up and become a member if you are interested in that.
2:08.3	Okay so Cassie why don't we get into it here and explain to everyone about the two expressions that we are going to be learning?
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