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#42 | Climbing Mount Everest Part 2 (with Laurie Skreslet)
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Laurie Skreslet and a team of climbers face difficult conditions as they attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest — will they make it?
If you haven't already listened to Climbing Mount Everest Part 1, go listen now!
🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript!
Level: Upper-intermediate
Accent: Canadian
5 words and expressions in today's story:
- TO BRACE YOURSELF: means to prepare yourself for something that might be difficult or unpleasant.
- TO KEEP PACE WITH vs TO FALL BEHIND: To keep pace means to stay at the same speed or level. To fall behind means to not keep up with others.
- TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: to start focusing on an important task or activity, and stop wasting time.
-TO BE TOUCHED BY SOMETHING: used figuratively, this means to be emotionally moved or affected by something.
- TO SINK IN: means to start to understand or realize the truth of something.
Episode Links:
Find out more about Laurie Skreslet at laurieskreslet.ca
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Manage episode 365897462 series 2775378
Laurie Skreslet and a team of climbers face difficult conditions as they attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest — will they make it?
If you haven't already listened to Climbing Mount Everest Part 1, go listen now!
🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript!
Level: Upper-intermediate
Accent: Canadian
5 words and expressions in today's story:
- TO BRACE YOURSELF: means to prepare yourself for something that might be difficult or unpleasant.
- TO KEEP PACE WITH vs TO FALL BEHIND: To keep pace means to stay at the same speed or level. To fall behind means to not keep up with others.
- TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: to start focusing on an important task or activity, and stop wasting time.
-TO BE TOUCHED BY SOMETHING: used figuratively, this means to be emotionally moved or affected by something.
- TO SINK IN: means to start to understand or realize the truth of something.
Episode Links:
Find out more about Laurie Skreslet at laurieskreslet.ca
💛 Want more from Into the Story? Subscribe to our free newsletter to get a quick email from Bree every few weeks filled with practical tips, fascinating topics from the world of psychology, and strategies to improve your life.
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