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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to Fraser

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Verbs in a minute from Happy English. I'm here every

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Friday with a quick one point lesson to help you

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learn a new phraseal verb and sound more natural when

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you speak. By the way, if you want to see

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the video version of this lesson, just look for Happy

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English podcast on YouTube. Today's Fraser verb is perfect for

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the new year kick off. When you kick off something,

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it means you start it in an energetic or official way.

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We use kickoff for events, projects, meetings, and even new

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habits or goals. Like my friend Emma kicked off twenty

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twenty six by joining a new gym. A lot of

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companies kick off events with a big team meeting, and me,

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I'm kicking off the new year with a fresh batch

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of podcast English lessons like this one. And here's a

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pronunciation tip. Kick off sounds like kick off. The k

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at the end of kick links with off kick off

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that makes the sound smooth. So how about you? How

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are you kicking off the new year? Maybe with a

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new hobby, a new routine, or a new goal for

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learning English. Let me know in the comments and remember

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to follow or subscribe so you don't miss the next

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Happy English podcast in next week's Phrasal Verbs in a Minute. Hey,

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thanks for listening, and until next time, keep learning and

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keep it cool.