Culips Everyday English Podcast

Have you ever felt exhausted at the end of a long hard day and just wanted to go to bed? Today’s episode looks at expressions to say that you are very, very tired. There are so many ways we can say in English that we’re very tired, and here we chose the most common ones.Read More

Culips is not your garden-variety podcast! In this episode, we give you fun and interesting idioms to say that something is average and common. You could describe items or places as garden-variety or run-of-the-mill. You could also say that something is a dime a dozen. So when you are talking about something normal and notRead More

People often like to talk about others. The stories that you tell about other people may be true or may not be true. This is when stories become gossip! There are many expressions related to gossip and we talk about some in this episode. So if you’re talking behind someone’s back or you just wantRead More

People often like to talk about others. The stories that you tell about other people may be true or may not be true. This is when stories become gossip! There are many expressions related to gossip and we talk about some in this episode. So if you’re talking behind someone’s back or you just wantRead More

People often like to talk about others. The stories that you tell about other people may be true or may not be true. This is when stories become gossip! There are many expressions related to gossip and we talk about some in this episode. So if you’re talking behind someone’s back or you just wantRead More

In this episode we are talking about books! Harp and Maura review some of their favourite books and talk about why they love them. You’ll also hear about different kinds of books, book-to-movie-adaptations, and e-books, the latest trend in books. Do you read novels in English? *Some of our listeners asked about speaking even faster.Read More

It is always good advice to accept things in the past that you cannot change, and that’s what this episode is all about! Don’t cry over spilled milk is an expression that warns against being stuck in the past too much. As usual, we look at different situations when you can use this expression. WeRead More

At some time in our lives we all lose something! Hopefully you can easily find it again. Other times it is very difficult to find what you have lost. This episode is about expressions that we can use when we have to look for our lost item that is difficult to find. We might sayRead More

There are many expressions related to gossip and we talk about some in this episode. So if you’re talking behind someone’s back or you just want to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth, this one is for you!

People often like to talk about others. The stories that you tell about other people may be true or may not be true. This is when stories become gossip! There are many expressions related to gossip and we talk about some in this episode. So if you’re talking behind someone’s back or you just wantRead More

People often like to talk about others. The stories that you tell about other people may be true or may not be true. This is when stories become gossip! There are many expressions related to gossip and we talk about some in this episode. So if you’re talking behind someone’s back or you just wantRead More

Jessie and Maura do a general overview of the statutory holidays in Canada, when they are and what Canadians do to celebrate them. And as always, Jessie and Maura share stories and opinions associated with these special days throughout the year. Do you know about Family Day and why it bothers Maura? And what doRead More

Happy Holidays wherever you are! This year we asked what people wanted to know about the holiday season in Canada and we got some questions! In this episode, Harp and Maura answer these questions, talking about clementines and whether Christmas or New Year’s is the bigger holiday. They both also share some memorable moments fromRead More

In today’s episode we’re going to look at an expression that you can use to say that something is yours. To make a claim that something or some activity belongs to you, you can call dibs. It’s a funny little word with some variations that we also talk about, like to have first dibs. AndRead More

Have you ever given someone a taste of their own medicine? Has anyone ever given you a taste of your own? Shawn gave Angela a taste of her own medicine. This means that Shawn treated Angela in the same bad way that she had been treating him. This episode is about the expressions that peopleRead More