Simplified Speech #077 – Books, reading, and reading habits




Culips Everyday English Podcast show

Summary: Soft cover or hard cover? Fiction or nonfiction? Bookworms Andrew and Morag answer a listener question by talking about the books they enjoy reading, what types of books they like, and their reading habits.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://esl.culips.com/Lipservice-prtd/SS077_Books_reading_and_reading_habits.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><br> </a><br> <a href="https://esl.culips.com/1000/01/12879/"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> Fun facts<br> Though not an official dictionary term, bibliosmia is used by booklovers to refer to that great book smell they all love.<br> <br> <br> Expressions included in the study guide<br> <br> <br> <br> * Beat [someone] to it<br> * Pays the bills<br> * To wind down<br> * To take a leaf out of [someone’s] book<br> * To offset<br> * To hold out (hope)<br> <br> <br> <br> Copyright: <a href="http://www.culips.com">Culips.com</a><br> For more information about this episode, visit culips.com.<br> Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar<br>