Simplified Speech #203 – Iceland adventures with Indiana

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Simplified Speech, Andrew is joined by Indiana to talk about her recent trip to Iceland. They discuss the stunning landscapes, the unique Icelandic culture, and how she decided to travel to Iceland to go on a nature expedition cruise. Indiana also shares interesting facts about Iceland's history, local traditions, and the memorable experiences she had while traveling to that special island. If you dream of visiting Iceland or just want to improve your English, this episode is for you! It features a natural conversation that will help you practice listening, build your vocabulary, and increase your fluency.

If you’d like to learn more about Indiana, click here to listen to her interview with Andrew from last year.

What you will learn:

* Icelandic geography: Learn about the natural beauty of Iceland, from its famous waterfalls to its volcanic landscapes.
* Cultural insights: Discover Icelandic traditions, such as the use of unique surnames and the importance of public pools.
* Travel experiences: Hear about Indiana's firsthand experiences visiting Reykjavik, exploring the Arctic Circle, and spending ten nights on a tiny cruise ship.

How this episode will improve your English:

* Listening skills: Improve your ability to follow natural conversations between native speakers.
* Vocabulary expansion: Learn useful travel-related words and phrases that will build your English vocabulary.
* Cultural understanding: Increase your knowledge of Icelandic culture and history, making it easier to discuss these topics in English.
* Engaging storytelling: Listening to real-life stories will help you stay focused and learn English more effectively.

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* Culips members get an interactive transcript, helpful study guide, quiz, ad-free audio, and more for this episode. Take your English to the next level by becoming a Culips member.
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Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to simplified speech, the Culep series where you can listen and learn with clear and easy to understand English conversations about interesting topics with native speakers.
0:11.0	My name's Andrew and today I'll be joined by a special guest
0:14.9	host Indiana. Indiana is one of our amazing study guide writers and also
0:20.3	teaches our small group conversation classes so many of you might already
0:25.0	know her. She's filling in for Cassie, while Cassie's away on maternity leave with her new
0:29.9	baby son and I'm excited to welcome Indiana on to simplified speech here with me today.
0:36.2	So in this episode Indiana and I will talk about her recent trip to Iceland and she'll share some of the highlights of her trip with us.
0:45.0	She'll talk about the incredible scenery, the interesting culture, and some of the memorable moments from her adventure.
0:52.0	But before we get started with our conversation
0:54.8	and we welcome Indiana to the show I want to give a quick shout out to one of our
0:59.2	listeners Faye. So Faye left us a five-star review saying over the past three years I have been a loyal
1:06.9	listener of Kuleps you have helped me improve my English in every aspect with tons of
1:12.1	interesting topics.
1:13.6	Listening to your podcast has become my daily routine, a big shout out to you from your Chinese friend.
1:20.4	So thank you so much for those kind words, Fay. I'm so happy that we've been a part of your English language learning journey and thank you so much for studying with us and thank you for that amazing review as well.
1:34.2	And just a quick reminder guys, if you're serious about improving your English like Fay,
1:39.3	then becoming a QLoop's member is a great way to reach your goals. As a member you'll get access to interactive
1:45.7	transcripts, helpful study guides, bonus content like our fluency files episodes, and even the opportunity to join our weekly small group
1:54.9	conversation classes. You can find all the details at our website QLips.com or by
2:00.6	clicking the link in the description for this episode.
2:04.0	And with those announcements out of the way, now let's get started and hear all about Indiana's
2:09.8	Iceland adventure.
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