048 - 15 "Hot" English Words & Phrases

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  Espresso English Podcast, Episode 48, 15 Hot English Words and Expressions.

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  Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English Podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day.

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  My name is Shana, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English.

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  Make sure to visit the website, EspressoEnglish.net,

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  where you can get online courses and e-books that will help you learn English even faster.

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  Let's get started with today's lesson.

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  Summer is here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the weather is starting to get hot.

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  So in today's lesson, I'm going to teach you 15 words and idioms

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  that use the word hot, along with example sentences to help you understand them.

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  Number one, hotline.

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  A hotline is a telephone line that gives quick and direct access to helper information.

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  For example, the police might have a domestic abuse hotline

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  that people can call if they are being hurt in their homes by family members.

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  A city might have a tourism hotline that tourists can call to get information.

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  Number two, hotbed.

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  A hotbed is a place that provides especially good conditions for something to grow or develop.

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  The thing that develops can be bad or good.

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  For example, a department in the government can be a hotbed of corruption,

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  or an area like Silicon Valley in California can be a hotbed of innovation.

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  Number three, hotshot.

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