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Chocolate is a 2-syllable word | English Listening Practice

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With Saint Valentine's Day around the corner, I thought we'd explore chocolate because every supermarket and pharmacy I go to these days has boxes of chocolates on display, front and center. Do you like chocolate? Silly question: who doesn't?

In today's short English listening episode, I'll share:

  • a brief history of chocolate (what it is and its origins),
  • then we'll explore whether it's good for us and if it's an aphrodisiac, and
  • we'll wrap up by looking at the ugly side of the chocolate business

You'll also learn how to pronounce chocolate in English.

Additionally, you'll hear a fair number of idiomatic expressions, some advanced English vocabulary, and a conscious effort on my part to stress certain words for effect.

Take note of all this as part of your English listening practice, and think about why I chose to emphasize these words.

Here are some of the links I mention in the episode:

History of chocolate - Wikipedia.

The history of chocolate video: https://youtu.be/ibjUpk9Iagk?si=iOvj7zk5XvswGbXE

How chocolate is made: https://youtu.be/7XaTay21-Ag?si=txl-keUgWV0_U0Wl

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and to sign up for my monthly newsletter, where you'll get a link to the colour-coded transcript that draws your attention to all kinds of useful advanced English.

Finally, give a listen to Amos the Transparent, the band that provides my theme music. They're a talented group.

Thanks for listening!

P.S. Have you reviewed Hear You Go podcast on Apple or Spotify? I'd appreciate it if you did and shared with the world how much you love it :)

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With Saint Valentine's Day around the corner, I thought we'd explore chocolate because every supermarket and pharmacy I go to these days has boxes of chocolates on display, front and center. Do you like chocolate? Silly question: who doesn't?

In today's short English listening episode, I'll share:

  • a brief history of chocolate (what it is and its origins),
  • then we'll explore whether it's good for us and if it's an aphrodisiac, and
  • we'll wrap up by looking at the ugly side of the chocolate business

You'll also learn how to pronounce chocolate in English.

Additionally, you'll hear a fair number of idiomatic expressions, some advanced English vocabulary, and a conscious effort on my part to stress certain words for effect.

Take note of all this as part of your English listening practice, and think about why I chose to emphasize these words.

Here are some of the links I mention in the episode:

History of chocolate - Wikipedia.

The history of chocolate video: https://youtu.be/ibjUpk9Iagk?si=iOvj7zk5XvswGbXE

How chocolate is made: https://youtu.be/7XaTay21-Ag?si=txl-keUgWV0_U0Wl

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and to sign up for my monthly newsletter, where you'll get a link to the colour-coded transcript that draws your attention to all kinds of useful advanced English.

Finally, give a listen to Amos the Transparent, the band that provides my theme music. They're a talented group.

Thanks for listening!

P.S. Have you reviewed Hear You Go podcast on Apple or Spotify? I'd appreciate it if you did and shared with the world how much you love it :)

  continue reading

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