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Speaker 1: This summer, I've been sharing short and fun lessons about

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American life, what people do, eat and celebrate in the summer.

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This week, we're talking about fireworks and food because it's

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time for one of the biggest holidays of the season,

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July fourth, officially known as Independence Day and casually called

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the fourth of July.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City, and here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you, John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode eight thirty nine.

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Independence Day. Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining me for

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another episode of the Happy English. I'm your English teacher Michael,

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and I'm so glad you're here with me today to

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dive into the fourth of July. So, July fourth marks

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the day the US declared independence from Britain way back

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in seventeen seventy six. But for most Americans today, this

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holiday is more than just history. It's really about summer vibes,

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grilling in the backyard, hanging out with friends, and watching fireworks.

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People love to decorate their homes with flags, balloons, and banners,

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and some couples even wear matching red, white, and blue outfits.

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Some even go a little over the top. And while

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they go all out, and when you go all out,

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it means you do something in a big, enthusiastic way,

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no holding back. Like Jack and his wife went all

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out for their Fourth of July party with a full buffet,

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live music, and games. I mean, if you're gonna celebrate,

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why not go all out right with a party like that.

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They have everything you would expect, like she made hot dogs, hamburgers, cupcakes,

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three salads, the whole nine yards, the whole nine yards.

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This means everything you would possibly want or expect to have.

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Here's another example. Jack packed for the trip with camping year, snacks,

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games of guitar, and all that fishing year. Yep, he

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had the whole nine yards. Now, the real highlight of

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the Fourth of July is fireworks. Cities and towns across

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the country host big fire works displays, and some of them,

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like the one in New York City, can be seen

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on TV, and in some neighborhoods, people set off their

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own personal fireworks, which, by the way, may or may

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not be legal depending on where you live. But whether

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it's big or small. The idea is to end the

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day by going out with a bang. Go Out with

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a bang means to end something in a big, memorable,

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or exciting way. Like the Fireworks Show really went out

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with a bang. The last five minutes were non stop explosions.

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Jenny's birthday party went out like a bang when they

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brought out a surprise cake and a live band. Going

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out with a bang on Independence Day it's the grand

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finale of the day and people often cheer, clap, or

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recorded on their phones. Fourth of July celebrations always go

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out with a bang. They are loud, colorful, and definitely

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one of the most exciting nights of the summer. Now

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you can't talk about July fourth without talking about food. Cookouts, barbecues,

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and picnics are everywhere. The typical Fourth of July menu

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includes the star of the show, hot dogs. Did you

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know that Americans eat about one hundred and fifty million

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of them on this day and many of those are

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consumed at the famous Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest. Next

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time you're on YouTube, look it up. Last year's winner,

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Patrick Bertollani eate fifty eight hot dogs in ten minutes.

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Fifty eight hot dogs in ten minutes. Crazy right, But

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it's not only hot dogs and Fourth of July. Americans

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also pig out on hamburgers, potato salad, corn in the cob, sausages,

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and plenty of desserts and drinks. They pig out, which

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is a casual frasal verb that means to eat a lot,

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usually in a fun way, like we totally pigged out

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on hot dogs and watermelon. Here's another example. After skipping lunch,

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I pigged out at dinner and had two burghers in

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some pie. So how about you when there's a holiday

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in your country? Do you go all out decorating the house?

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Do you call it a day with fireworks? Do you

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pig out on holidays? Whatever your style, I'd love to

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hear how you celebrate summer where you live. Feel free

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to message me with your answer, and keep in mind

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the best way to remember English like this and any

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other word or phrase in English, is to take that

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word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true

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for you or true in your world, and then memorize

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