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Mexico hit with 3 big earthquakes | Apple’s new iPhone X | English expressions "bundled up" and "comb through"

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A series of three large earthquakes hit Mexico in the last month, including the strongest earthquake to hit the country in over a century. The new features of the iPhone X are impressive, including what is possibly the newest word in the English language, “animoji.” In the second half of the program, we review examples of the English phrases “bundled up” and “comb through.” <ul> <li>PLAIN ENGLISH is a weekly podcast for intermediate English students. The pace of the show is a little slower than native English speech and listeners can read the transcript as they listen so they never miss a word.</li> <li>FULL TRANSCRIPTS of the show are available for free online at <a href="http://www.plainenglish.com">plainenglish.com</a>. Practice your English by reading transcripts as you listen.</li> <li>Stay in touch with us! Sign up to receive email updates and exclusive content at <a href= "http://www.plainenglish.com/mail">plainenglish.com/mail</a></li> <li>¿Hablas español? No hay problema. Lee transcripciones interactivas con traducciones de palabras y frases en español. Visita a <a href= "http://www.plainenglish.com/es">plainenglish.com/es</a> y busca este episodio.</li> <li>ENGAGE with the show by writing to Jeff on Twitter (<a href= "http://www.twitter.com/plainenglishpod">@plainenglishpod</a>) or Facebook (<a href= "http:/www.facebook.com/PlainEnglishPod">plainenglishpod</a>)</li> <li>USE your new English! Each episode has English vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and English expressions. Use your new English vocabulary in a sentence in the comments at the bottom of the show’s web page or send us a message on Twitter or Facebook and I might read your example on an upcoming show.</li> <li>Questions? Email me! <a href= "mailto:jeff@plainenglish.com">jeff@plainenglish.com</a></li> </ul>

A series of three large earthquakes hit Mexico in the last month, including the strongest earthquake to hit the country in over a century.The new features of the iPhone X are impressive, including what is possibly the newest word in the English language, “animoji.” In the second half of the program, we review examples of the English phrases “bundled up” and “comb through.” <ul><li> </li><li>PLAIN ENGLISH is a weekly podcast for intermediate English students. The pace of the show is a little slower than native English speech and listeners can read the transcript as they listen so they never miss a word.</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>FULL TRANSCRIPTS of the show are available for free online at <a href="http://www.plainenglish.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">plainenglish.com</a>. Practice your English by reading transcripts as you listen.</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>Stay in touch with us! Sign up to receive email updates and exclusive content at <a href="http://www.plainenglish.com/mail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">plainenglish.com/mail</a></li><li> </li><li> </li><li>¿Hablas español? No hay problema. Lee transcripciones interactivas con traducciones de palabras y frases en español. Visita a <a href="http://www.plainenglish.com/es" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">plainenglish.com/es</a> y busca este episodio.</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>ENGAGE with the show by writing to Jeff on Twitter (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/plainenglishpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@plainenglishpod</a>) or Facebook (<a href="http:/www.facebook.com/PlainEnglishPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">plainenglishpod</a>)</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>USE your new English! Each episode has English vocabulary, phrasal verbs, and English expressions. Use your new English vocabulary in a sentence in the comments at the bottom of the show’s web page or send us a message on Twitter or Facebook and I might read your example on an upcoming show.</li><li> </li><li> </li><li>Questions? Email me! <a href="mailto:jeff@plainenglish.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jeff@plainenglish.com</a></li><li> </li></ul> Mentioned in this episode:Ready to improve your listening?Ready to listen fast? Improve your listening with the fast version of this and every episode. The full-speed version is a fresh recording and it sounds just like someone speaking to a native speaker (with no AI or computer manipulation!) You can even listen on a podcast app

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