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Speaker 1: Are you ready to pack a picnic and have some

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fun in the sun before calling it a day. Check

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out today's English lesson podcast, all about beachlife, part of

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our summer series on American culture. Let's dive in.

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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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This is Happy English Podcast eight fifty four Beach Life, Sunscreen,

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Umbrellas and Snacks. Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining me

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for another episode of the Happy English Podcast. It's week

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eight of our summer series on American culture, and this

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time we're talking about one of my favorite parts of summer,

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beach life. We're going to talk about beachlife, which could

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be the beach at the ocean or a lake, and

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to some degree even the neighborhood swimming pool. Along the way,

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I'll show you five idioms and phrases that match the sunscreen,

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beach umbrellas and beach snacks theme. Fun in the sun,

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catch some rays, pack a picnic, chill out and call

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it a day. If you've ever spent a summer in

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the US, especially near the coast, you know that going

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to the beach is almost a sport in itself. People

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plan whole weekends around it. And we've got our rituals,

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packing sunscreen, setting up a beach umbrella, and making sure

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there are plenty of snacks in the cooler. People often

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talk about having fun in the sun. That rhymes, doesn't it?

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Fun in the sun. It's a cheerful way to talk

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about enjoying sunny days outside, And I have to be

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honest with you for a moment, compared to the sunny

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days in New York where I live. In northern Japan

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right now, it's so humid outside that for a lot

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of folks here, sun and fun don't rhyme as well

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as they did back in the Big Apple. But regardless,

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summertime is a time to go outside. But remember, fun

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in the sun comes with a warning. Too much sun

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can leave you looking like a lobster. So before we

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even set foot on the sand, it's time to put

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on the sunscreen. That's the cream that you put on

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your skin to prevent getting a sunburn. Interestingly, when I

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was a kid, it was called suntan lotion. Lotion to

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help you get a sun tan. Now we call it sunscreen, interesting,

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isn't it. Our view of the product has changed over

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the years. So your friends might say something like, we're

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heading to the beach for some fun in the sun,

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and yes, I've got my sunscreen. Or camping this weekend

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sounds like fun in the sun. Fun in the sun.

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It's one of those phrases you'll hear in TV commercials,

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on travel blogs, and from your friends planning a summer getaway. Now,

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once you're protected from the sun, it's time to catch

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some rays. Catch some rays. This phrase just means to sunbathe,

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you know, to lay in the sun and enjoy the warmth.

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You might stretch out on a towel or maybe on

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a lounge chair under the umbrella with just your legs

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in the sun. Some people are serious about catching rays.

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They'll turn over like a pancake every fifteen minutes to

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get an even tan. Your friends might say, let's catch

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some rays before the clouds roll in. Or Jack was

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catching rays all afternoon and ended up with a sunburn. Remember,

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a sun tan is when your skin is brown from

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the sun. A sun burn is when your skin turns red,

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and that's no picnic. If you have fair skin, you

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should think about getting a beach umbrella. Don't forget sunscreen first,

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catching rays second. Speaking of umbrellas, they're not just for

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shade their home base. For all the beach snacks. In

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the US, it's super common to pack a picnic for

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the beach. That means bringing food and drinks from home

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so you can eat right there on the sand Sandwiches, chips, watermelon,

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maybe a thermos of iced tea. Everything goes in the cooler.

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The cooler is a kind of box that you put

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some ice in with your food and it stays cool

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for hours. I've heard some people call it a cooler box,

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but basically we call it a cooler. Families often have

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coolers with everything packed in ice. When I was a kid,

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my mom would pack a picnic with sandwiches and fruit

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for the beach. And one of the reasons people pack

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a picnic is because the food they sell at the

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beach is such a ripoff. I heard that at Jones Beach,

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which is a popular beach in New York, burgers go

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for thirteen dollars a pop. Thirteen bucks for a burger,

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no wonder. Most people pack a picnic. So the umbrella

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keeps you cool, the snacks keep you happy, and you've

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got the ocean right in front of you. Not bad, right,

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no wonder. The beach is also the perfect place to

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chill out. Chill out is a popular and really classical

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phrasal verb for relaxing and taking it easy. When you

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chill out, you're not doing anything stressful, just enjoying the moment.

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Maybe you're reading a book, listening to music, or just

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people watching. Like last Sunday at the beach, we chilled

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out under the umbrella all afternoon after working in the garden.

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I just want to chill out with a cold drink.

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And when you've had enough snacks, enough sun, and enough

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salt water for one day, you can call it a day.

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Call it a day means to decide that you're finished

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with an activity. You might here call it a day.

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At work, we've done enough for today, let's call it

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a day. But at the beach, it's the moment when

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everyone's tired, sandy, and ready to head home. So your

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buddy says, that was a lot of fun, but let's

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call it a day. Yeah, we caught some rays, ate

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all the snacks, it's time to call it a day.

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So beach life in the US is all about the

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simple pleasures. Sun's green for safety, umbrellas for shade, snacks

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for energy, and just the right balance of fun and relaxation.

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And along the way, you've got some great expressions to use.

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When you have fun in the sun, you are enjoying

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sunny days outdoors. When you catch some rays, you sunbathe.

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When you pack a picnic, you bring food to eat outside.

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When you chill out, you relax and take it easy.

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And when you call it a day, you decide to

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stop in activity or stop working for the day. This

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phrase works great at the beach or at the workplace.

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All right, that's it for today's episode. Wherever you are,

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I hope you're enjoying your own version of beach life.

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And hey, don't forget the sunscreen. And keep in mind

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