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E11 Learn English Podcast Listening Practice: Why Americans Love These 4 Holiday Drinks

2023/11/13
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🍂 It is officially the "holiday season" in the United States, that time period from Halloween to New Year's where the weather gets cold outside and people are in a festive mood. Part of the way to celebrate the season is with drinks that you will only find this time of year. What drinks to American's love to get into the fall and winter mood?

🥂On this episode of the Learn English podcast, we’re diving into something that many people look forward to as the weather gets colder: seasonal drinks! we discuss four of the iconic seasonal drinks in the United States. From the famous Pumpkin Spice Latte to festive Eggnog, we’ll explore the drinks that are closely tied to the holiday season in the U.S. Learn about the origins, ingredients, and cultural significance of these beverages.

☕If you want to learn more about American holiday traditions, this episode is for you! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join us for more language-learning!

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📝 Vocabulary list

  1. Seasonal Drinks: Beverages associated with a specific time of year, such as fall and winter.

  2. Juggernaut: A term used to describe something extremely popular or powerful, like the pumpkin spice latte.

  3. Customary: traditional or commonly done in a particular society.

  4. Hard drink: A drink containing alcohol.

  5. Visually Appealing: Attractive in appearance; something that looks nice.

  6. Seasonal Flavorings: Ingredients or tastes associated with fall and winter spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, and cloves.

  7. Carbonated: containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, making the liquid fizzy

  8. Custard: a thick, creamy dessert made from milk, eggs, and sugar

  9. Frothy: having a light, airy, foamy texture

  10. Caught fire: Became very popular.