Earlier this year, I asked some friends and family members if they could write a short story about their favorite decade. A decade is a ten-year time frame. For example, 1970-1979 is a decade. 1980 -1989 is another decade. I asked some friends and family members if they could write a short story about their favorite decade.
My thought was that it would be interesting to step out of the 2020s and relive a decade in the life of someone else.
What would their world look like? Culturally? Politically? What were they doing? What is it that made that decade so memorable?
Today, my uncle Alex will paint his 1980s world for you in his own words. Get ready for college, fun on the beach, Silicon Valley in its infancy and a big earthquake. Oh! And of course a lot of decade-specific vocab! Do you know what a Walkman is? By the end of this episode you will.
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173 - Expression: To Cry One's Eyes Out
172 - Chats with Shana: 10 Must-Know Southern Foods
171.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with Amelia Earhart
171 - Expression: When Pigs Fly!
170 - Chat with Charlie: British Culture in Harry Potter
169.2 - The Magical World of Harry Houdini
169 - Expression: To Vanish Into Thin Air
168.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with The Statue of Liberty
168 - Expression: To Spread One's Wings
167 - 5-Minute English: Bad Driving
166.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with McDonald's
166 - Expression: To Take It With A Grain Of Salt
165 - Chats with Shana: Culture Shock in the U.S. (Everyday Life)
164.2 - English Story: Irregular Verbs with the Titanic
164 - Expression: To Hit Rock Bottom
163 - 5-Minute English: The Post Office and Mail
162 - Discover Illinois with Jackie (from "Ask Jackie")
161 - 10 Words a Day: Handy-Dandy Reduplications
160.2 - How Cereal Became The Number One Breakfast Food in the U.S.
160 - Expression: Gimme Some Sugar!
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