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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.52
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!

Practise as you listen:
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Today's Quote


"That's one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind."

"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."

   ~ Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon

Today's Facts



One day on the Moon is 27 days on the Earth.

The Moon causes most of the ocean tides because of the force of gravity between the Moon and the Earth.

The Moon is about four and a half billion years old, about the same age as the Earth.

The Moon is about 384,000 km from the Earth.

The surface of the Moon is about the same size as the continent of Africa.




Today's (bad) Joke






Did you hear about the great new restaurant on the moon? The food's excellent but there's no atmosphere.

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After the Americans went to the Moon, the Soviets announced they would be sending a man to the Sun.

The engineers objected. 'If you send a man to the Sun, he will burn up'.

'What do you think we are, stupid?', they replied. 'We'll send him at night!'

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Podcast 52 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Man On The Moon"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.51
Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.



Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!

Practise as you listen:
do a dictation: write down everything and check below
listen and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!
learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!

Fun FREE English Lesson:
CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!

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Today's Quote



'Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.'

   ~ Lance Armstrong, 7-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor

Today's Facts



The first practical bicycle was invented by Baron Karl von Drais in Germany in 1817.

He called it a Laufmaschine, or 'running machine' and you could steer it, stop it with a brake but there were no pedals.

Seven out of eight Dutch adults have a bike.

There are over half a billion bicycles in China.

The word 'bicycle' was invented in France in the 1860s.




Today's (bad) Joke






Q: What is the hardest part of learning to ride a bike?
A: The pavement.

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'I'm fed up with my dog', said a man to his neighbour. 'He'll chase anyone on a bicycle.'

'That is a problem. What are you going to do?' asked his neighbour.

'I'm going to take his bicycle away from him.'

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Podcast 51 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Cycling Times"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.50
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!

Practise as you listen:
do a dictation: write down everything and check below
listen and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!
learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!

Fun FREE English Lesson:
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Today's Quote



'Take some more tea,' the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. 'I've had nothing yet,' Alice replied in an offended tone, 'so I can't take more.' 'You mean you can't take less,' said the Hatter: 'it's very easy to take more than nothing.'

   ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Today's Facts



In the United States...

People with less than a high school degree have the highest obesity rate (32.9%)


Non-Hispanic black people have the highest obesity rate of 36.8%.

Non-Hispanic white people have an obesity rate of 25.2%. Other races (i.e. Asians) have the lowest obesity rate of 16.7%.

Approximately 72.5 million American adults are obese.




Today's (bad) Joke






So I said to the miserable employee, 'Hey, I thought McDonalds was supposed to have fast and friendly service.' And she says, 'That's at participating McDonald's, and we ain't participating.'

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Podcast 50 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Food Fest"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.49
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!

Practise as you listen:
do a dictation: write down everything and check below
listen and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!
learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!

Fun FREE English Lesson:
CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!

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Today's Quote



Sherif Ali: "There is the railway. And that is the desert. From here until we reach the other side, no water but what we can carry with us. For the camels, no water at all. If the camels die, we die. And in twenty days they will start to die."

Lawrence of Arabia: "There's no time to waste then, is there?"




Today's Facts


Saudi Arabia shares borders with six other countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen.

The country is a monarchy, the population is around 27 million, and it makes most of its money from exporting oil.

Saudi Arabia's flag is green with white words which say: "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God".




Today's (bad) Joke






Q: What do you get if you cross a camel and a cow?
A: A lumpy milkshake.

That's all for today!



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Podcast 49 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Saudi Arabia"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.48
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!

Practise as you listen:
do a dictation: write down everything & check below
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learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!

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Today's Quotes



"It is hard to describe the disappointment of losing a Grand Slam final, let alone as a British player at Wimbledon with such incredible home support." ~ Andy Murray

"Things just didn't quite turn out for him in the finals liked he hoped for. But today I'm sure he got another step closer to a Grand Slam title." ~ Roger Federer




Today's Facts


Roger Federer won his 17th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2012 - more than any other player.

Roger Federer has twin daughters named Myla and Charlene.

Roger's hobbies include golf, skiing, Playstation and playing cards.




Today's (bad) Jokes






Q: What do you serve but don't eat?
A: A tennis ball.

Q: Why don't fish like tennis?
A: They don't like getting close to the net.



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Podcast 48 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Tennis Times"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.47
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Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!

Practise as you listen:
do a dictation: write down everything & check below
listen and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!
learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!

Fun FREE English Lesson:
CLICK HERE for comprehension questions for THIS podcast and much more!

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Today's Quote


"As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, "This is what I love doing, and I hope I'm going to be able to do it forever."  (Tom Cruise)




Today's Facts


Tom Cruise married actress Katie Holmes in 2006. Cruise proposed to Holmes in the early morning of June 17, 2005, on top of Paris' Eiffel Tower.

Cruise is a committed Scientologist, and some believe he is number 2 in the organisation.

His film Collateral is one of my all time favourite films!




Today's Joke






A Scientologist told me they can't always drink wine. I said, "A glass of wine every day gives you wonderful benefits." He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well, it keeps you from being a Scientologist..."



That's all for today!

Tell your friends. Read the words on the blog at
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Podcast 47 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Tom Cruise"
Created & written by Sab Will
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