Simplified Speech #205 – Learning to scuba with Luke

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🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Simplified Speech, Andrew is joined by his longtime friend Luke, who recently took up scuba diving! Listen in as Luke shares stories about learning to scuba dive in Bali and the Philippines, including the different kinds of dives he experienced and all the training he went through. Andrew and Luke discuss Luke’s diving adventures and the different sights he saw in the ocean – such as a World War II shipwreck! If you're interested in scuba diving or just want to enjoy a natural conversation between two native speakers, then this episode is an excellent way to improve your English skills!

What you will learn:

* Vocabulary related to scuba diving, like "buoyancy," "wetsuit," and "oxygen tank"
* Information about scuba diving training and essential safety tips
* How to talk about personal experiences and new hobbies in English

How this episode will improve your English:

* Expand your vocabulary with common words used to talk about sports and adventure activities
* Improve your listening skills by following a friendly conversation between native speakers
* Learn how native speakers discuss experiences and hobbies, making it easier to talk about your own interests in the future

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to simplified speech.
0:03.5	The Cubeb series where you can hear clear and easy to understand English conversations about interesting topics by native speakers.
0:12.6	My name's Andrew. I'm a Canadian based in Seoul, South Korea.
0:16.6	And in today's episode, I'm excited to be joined by a very special guest, my longtime friend, Luke.
0:25.2	In fact, Luke and I have been friends for over 30 years, and I asked him on to Culeps today
0:31.6	to talk about learning how to scuba dive. This is Luke's brand new hobby, and in fact, we haven't directly talked about it yet.
0:41.1	We've texted about it a little bit, and I've seen some of his scuba photos on social media,
0:46.9	but I thought it would be fun to invite him onto Culep so that we could have this conversation
0:51.9	and let you guys listen in.
0:54.2	So that's what we'll talk about today, Luke's brand new scuba hobby and some of his
1:00.0	recent adventures learning how to scuba dive in both Bali and in the Philippines.
1:06.6	And pardon the pun, I'm sorry, but before we dive into today's episode, I want to tell you all about
1:14.2	an amazing opportunity to improve your English fluency and become a clearer and more confident
1:20.6	English communicator. And that is Culep's membership. As a Culep's member, you'll get access to a complete set of learning tools
1:29.4	designed to help you improve your English effectively. So let me tell you about what makes
1:35.1	Culep's membership so special. First, you'll get our interactive transcripts. The interactive
1:41.5	transcript is an incredible study tool that lets you click or tap on any word
1:47.2	to instantly hear that part of the audio.
1:50.8	It's perfect for practicing pronunciation or doing shadowing exercises or focusing on specific parts
1:58.2	of the conversation that you want to master.
2:03.0	It's really easy to just hear the audio from the specific part that you want to hear again and again and again. You'll also get our
2:09.4	in-depth study guides that break down the key expressions and vocabulary from each episode.
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