• Boxcar English
    Boxcar English
    073: Hard to get by
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    Do you know the phrase “To get by” ? It’s an important one, and has (at least) two different meanings. Listen to this episode to hear and understand both of them.

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    There are some mountains near where I live in Haytown, with lots of trails for walking and lots of streams full of rocks and fish and beautiful waterfalls. One day, not too long ago, I drove over to the mountains with my dog, Shelby, to go for a nice, long walk there…

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  • Boxcar English
    Boxcar English
    069: Don’t feel like it
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    I didn’t feel like going to work today. That happens. I bet it happens to you. You just don’t feel like it sometimes. I woke up, and I was tired. I didn’t feel like going to work, I felt like going back to sleep. I didn’t feel like going to work, I felt like going for a walk with my dog. I didn’t feel like going to work, I felt like making some tea and watching a movie. But I knew there were a lot of people who were counting on me going to work.

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  • Boxcar English
    Boxcar English
    009: My Kind of Advertising
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    You see advertisements (or “ads”) every day.

    They say that seeing advertisements is not good for you. That’s probably true.

    But I would like to make my own advertisements. My own KIND of advertisements…

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  • Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners – 005 – How old are you?
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    How old are you?

  • Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners – 006 – How long have you been learning English?
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    How long have you been learning English?


    How much English do you speak?

  • Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners – 007 – What time is it?
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    What time is it?

  • Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners – 002 – Have fun!
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    Have fun!

    Have fun learning English!

    It’s important to have fun.

    It’s good to have fun.

    Having fun helps you learn a new language.

  • Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners – 003 – What’s your name?
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    What’s your name? Tell me what your name is.

    Send me an email at hello@boxcarenglish.com

    Tell me what your name is.

  • Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners – 004 – Where are you From?
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    Where are you from?

  • Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar for Beginners
    Boxcar For Beginners – 001 – Good Feelings
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    Good feelings for a new start!

    Hello everybody!

    Good job listening!