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Power out at world’s busiest airport | Spain’s lottery | English words ‘stranded’ and ‘fundraiser’

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An electrical fire below ground knocked out power at the Atlanta airport—the world’s busiest—for eleven hours just eight days before Christmas. Passengers were left in the dark, wondering what to do; many had to sleep in the airport that night. Spain’s annual Christmas lottery is a national event and has thousands of winners; the results are sung out by children on national television. Plus we review English vocabulary words “stranded” and “fundraiser.” DO YOU ENJOY PLAIN ENGLISH? If so, then please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. It will help new listeners discover the show. <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. This episode is available at <a href= "http://www.plainenglish.com/10">http://www.plainenglish.com/10</a></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>

An electrical fire below ground knocked out power at the Atlanta airport—the world’s busiest—for eleven hours just eight days before Christmas. Passengers were left in the dark, wondering what to do; many had to sleep in the airport that night. Spain’s annual Christmas lottery is a national event and has thousands of winners; the results are sung out by children on national television. Plus we review English vocabulary words “stranded” and “fundraiser.” DO YOU ENJOY PLAIN ENGLISH? If so, then please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. It will help new listeners discover the show. <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. This episode is available at <a href= "http://www.plainenglish.com/10">http://www.plainenglish.com/10</a></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> 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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