Peter and Rebecca join forces to talk about the healthcare system, doctor's appointment and everything related, along with their usual songs and jokes. Peter tells his story of having nose surgery and talks about it step-by-step.

Here are this episodes notes:

Have an operation / surgery - operarse - le operan

Nose job - operación estética

Appointment - cita (médica)

Dates - cita romántica

GP - General Practitioner - médico de cabecera

Cabecera - headboard (cama)

Sinuses - senos paranasales

Ear-nose-throat specialist/doctor - oftalmólogo

Prescription - receta médica

Operating theatre - quirófano

Pre-op - zona de espera preoperatoria

Numb - entumecido / dormido

Tests - Pruebas médicas

Fasting - ayunar/ayunas

Waiting room - sala de espera

Gown - bata

Hat - gorrito

Bags for feet - patucos / bolsas para los pies

Drip - vía

Drops - gotas

Bruise - moratón

Gone down - deshincharse

To swell - hincharse - swollen - hinchado

Pass out / faint - desmayarse

Come to - volver a estar consciente

Trolley - carrito - camilla con ruedas

Resus - sala de despertar

To wheel - rodar / llevaron la camilla con ruedas

Check-up - revisión

Dressing - vendaje

Cotton - algodón

Cotton wool - el algodón hidrófilo

Stitches - puntos

To sum something up - resumir algo

Pronunciation:

- Antibiotics

- Arse - culo BrE

- Ass - culo AmE

False friends:

- Prescription - receta médica

- Recipe - receta de cocina

- Constipated - estriñido/a

- Blocked nose - constipado

- Sensible - sensato/a

- Sensitive - sensible (sp)

- Sympathetic - empático/a

- Nice, friendly, kind - simpático

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After a short break, Peter and Rebecca reunite to present you all with this amazingly interesting episode.

The topic today deals with the huge influence of the French language in English. In fact, there is about 30% of English words which actually derive from French!

Podcast notes

Expressions heard:

- What have you been up to / How are you doing - qué haces, qué te cuentas, qué pasa, qué hay...

Vocabulary

- Cuisine - la cocina de un país

- Haute cuisine - alta cocina

- Haute couture - la alta moda

- Soufflé

- Hors d'oeuvre - picoteo, tentenpié, entremeses

- Aperitif - aperitivo

- Chic - de moda

- Ensemble - outfit

- Dress up - arreglarse

- Vogue - el look

- Genre - género

- Memoirs - recuerdos

- Lavatory / laboratory - servicio y laboratorio

Words to practice their pronunciation

- Literature

- Gourmet

- Café (referiéndose a una cafetería)

- Croissant

- Hors d'oeuvre

- Purée

- Omelette

- Boutique

- Linguerie

- Genre

- Ballet

- Physics

- Chemistry

- Laboratory

- Pharmacy

- Déjà vu

- Bon Appetit

- Bon Voyage

Cultural comments

- The nitty-gritty - lo detallado, los detalles

B1 questions

- What type of films do you enjoy watching?

Recommended material

- Friends (series)

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After quite a long break, due to personal reasons, Pete and Rebecca join forces once again in this great episode, which fits just perfectly for this time of the year: December! In this episode they talk about different expressions and vocabulary related to parties, festivities and celebrations.
We would just like to thank you all for tuning in, following us and sharing our content and would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a great start to the New Year ahead!


Podcast notes:
- Gathering: bringing together of things - reunirse/reunión (objetos/personas)
- Gather - unirse
- Host/hostess: anfitrión
- To host: ser anfitrión
- Guest: huésped/invitado
- Invitation
- RSVP: responde si vous plaît - responde en cuanto antes por favor (la confirmación de la invitación)
- Boxing Day - 26 diciembre (festivo nacional en UK)
- Rusty - oxidado/a
- Venue - lugar de encuentro / lugar del evento
- DJ
- Magician - mago
- Comedian - humorista
- Clown - payaso
- Posh - pijo
- Awards - premios
- Theme party - fiesta temática
- Murder mystery - fiesta de misterio de asesinato
- Evening dress / ballroom - de gala
- Evening wear - atuendo nocturno
- Lounge suit - traje de salón
- Dress code - código de vestimenta
- Top hat and tails - traje de pingüino
- Tuxedo - smoking
- Attire - atuendo
- To cater for - proveer / servir / atender a
- Caterers - un catering
- To help yourself - servirse
- Take potluck - echarlo a suerte
- Dance floor - pista de baile
- To hire - contratar / alquilar

Christmas vocabulary:
- Cracker - petardo navideño
- Fortune telling fish - check it out! (pez saltarín de fortuna)
- Secret Santa - amigo invisible
- Jolly - alegre
- Mistletoe - muérdago
- Holly - acebo
- Festive - festivo / navideño
- Cosy - acogedor
- Snug - abrigado
- Lively - activo / lleno de vida
- Merry - feliz / *bebido



Expressions:
Tongue got tied / tongue-tied: enreliarse la lengua
Rock on! - ¡toma ya!

Pronunciation:
- Buffet

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