English Podcast For Learning English | Talking About Weekend Plans | English Leap Podcast — Transcript

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1. 0:00English Le podcast from speak English
2. 0:03with
3. 0:05class hey there everyone welcome to the
4. 0:08English leap podcast hi friends I'm Evan
5. 0:12and we're thrilled to have you with us
6. 0:13today absolutely whether you're sipping
7. 0:17your morning coffee or taking an evening
8. 0:19stroll thanks for tuning in so Aaron let
9. 0:22me ask you and our listeners a question
10. 0:26sure what's on your mind do you ever
11. 0:29feel like your weak just disappear in
12. 0:31the blink of an eye oh all the time one
13. 0:35moment it's Friday night and the next
14. 0:37it's Sunday evening it's like someone
15. 0:40hit the fast forward button haha
16. 0:43exactly I think many of us can relate to
17. 0:46that feeling so today we're going to
18. 0:48chat about how we spend our weekends and
19. 0:51maybe find ways to make them more
20. 0:53fulfilling sounds great but before we
21. 0:56dive in just a quick reminder we've got
22. 0:58a free PDF with all the key points from
23. 1:01today's episode yes you'll find it in
24. 1:04the description below it's perfect if
25. 1:06you want to follow along or revisit our
26. 1:08tips later awesome so Evan walk me
27. 1:13through your typical Saturday morning
28. 1:15well as you know I'm up bright and early
29. 1:18at 6:00 a.m. I start with a quick
30. 1:20stretch and then head out for a jog
31. 1:21around the neighborhood you must know
32. 1:23all your neighbors by now pretty much
33. 1:26there's Mr Thompson who always Waters
34. 1:28his garden at 6:30 pretty sharp and Mrs
35. 1:31Lee who walks her dog muffin muffin
36. 1:34that's adorable yeah and muffin tries to
37. 1:37race me Every Time spoiler alert she
38. 1:40usually
39. 1:42wins I can just picture that meanwhile
40. 1:46I'm probably still dreaming about flying
41. 1:48or something equally Whimsical speaking
42. 1:50of dreams do you ever keep a dream
43. 1:53journal I tried once but then I couldn't
44. 1:56read my own handwriting in the morning
45. 1:58classic so after your luxurious sleep in
46. 2:01what's next well once I finally roll out
47. 2:04of bed around 9 or 10 I make myself a
48. 2:08big breakfast lately I've been
49. 2:11experimenting with pancake art pancake
50. 2:14art like making shapes and Designs yep
51. 2:17last week I made a pancake that looked
52. 2:19kind of like a unicorn or maybe it was a
53. 2:23llama impressive either way I usually
54. 2:26stick to my standard avocado toast you
55. 2:29and your avoc toast do you ever get
56. 2:31tired of it not really but I did spice
57. 2:35it up last weekend by adding a poached
58. 2:37egg on top living on the edge I see hey
59. 2:41for me that's wild but seriously having
60. 2:44a routine helps me feel grounded I get
61. 2:47that for me variety keeps things
62. 2:50interesting like sometimes I'll decide
63. 2:52on a whim to drive to the countryside
64. 2:55really just like that yeah one time I
65. 2:58ended up at this charming ing little
66. 3:00Farmers Market they had the best
67. 3:02homemade jam I've ever tasted that
68. 3:05sounds delightful maybe I should be more
69. 3:08spontaneous maybe or maybe we balance
70. 3:11each other out true so after breakfast
71. 3:15what's next on your agenda H if the
72. 3:18weather's nice I might grab a book and
73. 3:20head to the park there's this big oak
74. 3:23tree that's perfect for reading under
75. 3:25that sounds peaceful I usually tackle
76. 3:28some chores after breakfast laundry
77. 3:30cleaning that sort of thing ah the
78. 3:32productive citizen do you ever take a
79. 3:35break well funny you should ask last
80. 3:38weekend I decided to try something
81. 3:40different I took a pottery class no way
82. 3:44how did that go let's just say I have a
83. 3:47newfound respect for ceramic artists my
84. 3:50bowl looked more like a lopsided hat hey
85. 3:54it's abstract art did you enjoy it
86. 3:57surprisingly yes it was relaxing to get
87. 4:01my hands dirty and create something see
88. 4:04stepping out of your comfort zone can be
89. 4:06rewarding you're right maybe I'll make
90. 4:09pottery a regular hobby that's awesome
91. 4:12I've been wanting to pick up a new hobby
92. 4:15myself like what I've been thinking
93. 4:18about joining a dance class maybe salsa
94. 4:21or hip hop that sounds fun I've got two
95. 4:24left feet so dancing is probably not for
96. 4:27me oh come on every everyone can dance
97. 4:30it's about feeling the music if you say
98. 4:33so maybe you can teach me some Moves
99. 4:36Challenge Accepted you know this reminds
100. 4:39me of how important it is to try new
101. 4:41things and keep growing absolutely
102. 4:45Hobbies can really enrich our lives and
103. 4:47reduce stress speaking of enriching
104. 4:50experiences spending time with family
105. 4:52and friends is so important too how do
106. 4:54you usually connect with them on the
107. 4:56weekends Evan that's a great question
108. 4:59family and friends are super important
109. 5:02to me on weekends I often organize get
110. 5:05togethers last Saturday for example I
111. 5:08hosted a game night at my place oh fun
112. 5:12what games did you play we started with
113. 5:14some classic board games like Monopoly
114. 5:17and clue but things got really
115. 5:19competitive when we switched to charades
116. 5:22let's just say my acting skills leave a
117. 5:24lot to be
118. 5:26desired I can imagine I'm terrible at sh
119. 5:30I always end up laughing too hard to act
120. 5:32anything out same here but that's part
121. 5:35of the fun right lots of laughter and
122. 5:38memorable moments
123. 5:41absolutely I think those shared
124. 5:43experiences really strengthen our
125. 5:45relationships couldn't agree more do you
126. 5:48have any favorite activities with your
127. 5:50friends or family well my family loves
128. 5:53cooking together on Sundays we have this
129. 5:56tradition where everyone contributes a
130. 5:58dish to a big family dinner that sounds
131. 6:01wonderful any signature dishes my mom
132. 6:05makes an incredible lasagna and I
133. 6:07usually handle dessert last week I
134. 6:10attempted a chocolate lava cake ooh
135. 6:13ambitious how did it turn out let's just
136. 6:17say we ended up having ice cream instead
137. 6:20the center was more like a solid rock
138. 6:22than molten lava haha hey it's the
139. 6:25effort that counts plus ice cream is
140. 6:28always a good backup true it was a good
141. 6:31laugh and we had a great time
142. 6:33regardless you know cooking together is
143. 6:36such a great way to bond maybe I should
144. 6:39suggest that to my family you should
145. 6:42even if the meal isn't perfect it's
146. 6:44about the time spent together
147. 6:48exactly sometimes I feel like we're all
148. 6:50so busy that we forget to just enjoy
149. 6:52each other's company so true that's why
150. 6:56I try to unplug and be fully present
151. 6:58when I'm with love ones that's a good
152. 7:01practice I admit I'm guilty of checking
153. 7:04my phone too often aren't we all maybe
154. 7:07we can both make an effort to minimize
155. 7:09screen time during social Gatherings
156. 7:13deal speaking of socializing do you ever
157. 7:16host movie Nights yes in fact I'm
158. 7:19planning one for this weekend thinking
159. 7:21of doing a themed night maybe 80s
160. 7:24Classics nice I'll bring the popcorn if
161. 7:27I'm invited of course course you're
162. 7:29invited the more the merrier awesome
163. 7:33I'll dust off my leg warmers and neon
164. 7:36headband haaha now that's commitment
165. 7:39it'll be a blast you know these kinds of
166. 7:42activities really recharge me which
167. 7:45brings me to another topic
168. 7:47self-care ah yes self-care is so
169. 7:50important what's your go-to self-care
170. 7:52routine lately I've been getting into
171. 7:54mindfulness meditation just 10 minutes
172. 7:57in the morning helps clear my mind
173. 8:00that's great I've heard good things
174. 8:02about meditation I might have to give it
175. 8:03a try you should it's surprisingly
176. 8:06effective what about you for me it's all
177. 8:09about pampering I love taking long baths
178. 8:12with essential oils and I've recently
179. 8:14started using those fancy bath bombs
180. 8:17bath bombs I've seen those but never
181. 8:19tried one oh you have to they make the
182. 8:22water all colorful and smell amazing
183. 8:25it's like a mini vacation in your tub
184. 8:28that does sound relaxing
185. 8:30maybe I'll pick one up next time I'm at
186. 8:31the store do it self-care isn't just
187. 8:35about the physical though I also try to
188. 8:37journal to process my thoughts that's a
189. 8:39good idea getting thoughts down on paper
190. 8:42can be very therapeutic exactly it helps
191. 8:46me reflect on the week and set
192. 8:47intentions for the days ahead speaking
193. 8:50of the days ahead how do you usually
194. 8:52plan for the upcoming week well I try to
195. 8:55set aside some time on Sunday evenings
196. 8:58to look at my schedule I'll jot down any
197. 9:00important meetings or events that's
198. 9:03smart I do something similar I use a
199. 9:06planner app to organize my tasks and set
200. 9:09reminders oh I prefer good old pen and
201. 9:11paper there's something satisfying about
202. 9:14physically checking off a task I get
203. 9:16that maybe I should switch to a paper
204. 9:19planner give it a try it might change
205. 9:22your life mhm perhaps do you also meal
206. 9:25prep for the week I've tried but I
207. 9:28usually end up eating all all the
208. 9:29prepped food by Tuesday same here I have
209. 9:33no self-control when it comes to snacks
210. 9:36glad I'm not alone maybe we need to find
211. 9:39better strategies agreed perhaps
212. 9:42prepping just a couple of days at a time
213. 9:44might work better that's a good idea
214. 9:46less overwhelming and less temptation to
215. 9:49eat everything at once exactly so any
216. 9:53big plans for next weekend actually yes
217. 9:57I'm thinking of organizing a small
218. 9:59picnic with friends at the park that
219. 10:02sounds lovely Count Me In if there's
220. 10:04room always room for you I'm planning to
221. 10:07bring some homemade sandwiches and maybe
222. 10:09try baking cookies again fingers crossed
223. 10:12they turn out better than the lava cake
224. 10:14hey now but yes let's hope so I'm sure
225. 10:18they'll be delicious I'm planning to
226. 10:20visit my grandparents next weekend
227. 10:23that's wonderful family time is so
228. 10:26precious it is my grandma promised to
229. 10:29teach me her secret apple pie recipe oo
230. 10:32that sounds like a family heirloom
231. 10:34definitely I'm excited to learn it and
232. 10:37maybe surprise everyone at the next
233. 10:39family gathering you'll have to bring
234. 10:41some to the picnic if all goes well I'd
235. 10:44be happy to Great seems like we both
236. 10:47have some nice plans lined up indeed
237. 10:51it's nice to have things to look forward
238. 10:53to
239. 10:54absolutely well this has been a
240. 10:56fantastic chat it really has I always
241. 11:00enjoy our conversations they're both fun
242. 11:03and
243. 11:03insightful that's right before we wrap
244. 11:06up we're excited to introduce Charlotte
245. 11:09who will help us break down some key
246. 11:11vocabulary and phrases from today's
247. 11:14discussion H stay tuned for that but
248. 11:17first let's hear from Charlotte hi Aaron
249. 11:20and Evan hello everyone thanks for
250. 11:23having me on the show I'm Charlotte and
251. 11:25I'm here to help you understand some
252. 11:27important words and phrases we use to
253. 11:29today let's Dive Right
254. 11:32In in the blink of an eye meaning very
255. 11:36quickly almost
256. 11:38instantaneously example the weekend was
257. 11:41over in the blink of an eye hit the fast
258. 11:45forward button meaning to speed up a
259. 11:48process or skip ahead example during the
260. 11:52boring lecture I wished I could hit the
261. 11:54fast forward button walk me through
262. 11:58meaning
263. 11:59explain something step by step example
264. 12:03can you walk me through how to set up
265. 12:05this new
266. 12:06device Whimsical meaning playful and
267. 12:11imaginative fanciful example the
268. 12:14artist's Whimsical paintings were a hit
269. 12:17at the gallery on a whim meaning
270. 12:21spontaneously without planning example
271. 12:25she bought the dress on a whim while
272. 12:28shopping living on the edge meaning
273. 12:31taking risks being adventurous example
274. 12:36he's always living on the edge trying
275. 12:39extreme
276. 12:40sports two left feet meaning clumsy in
277. 12:45dancing example I avoid dancing because
278. 12:49I have two left feet pampering meaning
279. 12:54indulging in comfort and luxury example
280. 12:58after exams she spent the day pampering
281. 13:00herself at the spa unplug meaning
282. 13:05disconnect from electronic devices to
283. 13:07relax example they decided to unplug for
284. 13:11the weekend and go hiking Peak Interest
285. 13:15meaning to arouse curiosity example the
286. 13:20mysterious book title piqued my
287. 13:23interest I hope these explanations help
288. 13:25you understand today's episode better
289. 13:28remember building your English
290. 13:30vocabulary is a great step towards
291. 13:32boosting your confidence thanks for
292. 13:34joining me and see you next time wow
293. 13:38that was so helpful thanks Charlotte
294. 13:42absolutely Charlotte We Appreciate You
295. 13:44clarifying those phrases and to our
296. 13:47listeners don't forget to check out the
297. 13:49free pdf we've put together it includes
298. 13:52all the key points and vocabulary we
299. 13:54discuss today you'll find it in the
300. 13:56description below it's packed with with
301. 13:59tips and ideas to help you make the most
302. 14:01of your weekends and enhance your
303. 14:03English skills we'd love to hear from
304. 14:06you all how do you spend quality time
305. 14:08with your loved ones what are your
306. 14:10self-care rituals feel free to share
307. 14:13your thoughts and stories with us your
308. 14:15experiences make our community richer
309. 14:18well I think it's about time we wrap
310. 14:20things up agreed it's been a pleasure as
311. 14:23always absolutely until next time
312. 14:26everyone keep learning and keep leaping
313. 14:29towards your English goals bye for
314. 14:34now your progress doesn't end here to
315. 14:37continue advancing your English skills
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