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E47 Overrated & Overhyped: What We’re All Pretending to Like
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In this episode of English and Beyond: Advanced Edition, Oliver and César explore a question we all secretly ask ourselves: “Do I actually like this… or do I just think I’m supposed to?” From five-star restaurants and summer holidays to podcasts and museums, they take a light-hearted but honest look at things that might be a little overrated, a bit overhyped, or just not all they’re cracked up to be.
Along the way, they revisit The Emperor’s New Clothes as a perfect metaphor for modern trends, and unpack the advanced English you need to talk about personal taste, pressure, and public opinion — including words and phrases like pretentious, mainstream, underwhelming, and jump on the bandwagon.
This is a funny, reflective, vocabulary-rich episode about honesty, hype, and the freedom of saying “meh.”
📖 Want to improve your English even more?
- Read the full transcript & vocabulary flashcards → www.morethanalanguage.com
- Follow us on Instagram → @BritishEnglishandBeyond
- Watch us on Youtube → @englishandbeyondpodcast
- Email your thoughts or questions → [email protected]
🎙 New episodes every week! Subscribe now to practise listening, expand your vocabulary, and learn English in a natural, fun way.
And remember, if this podcast is a little too tough for you, we have "English and Beyond: Intermediate English Podcast" too!
Chapters
1. Overrated monologue (00:00:00)
2. Marker (00:00:05)
48 episodes
E47 Overrated & Overhyped: What We’re All Pretending to Like
English and Beyond: Advanced English for Fluency & Communication
Manage episode 484235645 series 3577242
In this episode of English and Beyond: Advanced Edition, Oliver and César explore a question we all secretly ask ourselves: “Do I actually like this… or do I just think I’m supposed to?” From five-star restaurants and summer holidays to podcasts and museums, they take a light-hearted but honest look at things that might be a little overrated, a bit overhyped, or just not all they’re cracked up to be.
Along the way, they revisit The Emperor’s New Clothes as a perfect metaphor for modern trends, and unpack the advanced English you need to talk about personal taste, pressure, and public opinion — including words and phrases like pretentious, mainstream, underwhelming, and jump on the bandwagon.
This is a funny, reflective, vocabulary-rich episode about honesty, hype, and the freedom of saying “meh.”
📖 Want to improve your English even more?
- Read the full transcript & vocabulary flashcards → www.morethanalanguage.com
- Follow us on Instagram → @BritishEnglishandBeyond
- Watch us on Youtube → @englishandbeyondpodcast
- Email your thoughts or questions → [email protected]
🎙 New episodes every week! Subscribe now to practise listening, expand your vocabulary, and learn English in a natural, fun way.
And remember, if this podcast is a little too tough for you, we have "English and Beyond: Intermediate English Podcast" too!
Chapters
1. Overrated monologue (00:00:00)
2. Marker (00:00:05)
48 episodes
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