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Podcast: Into the Story
Episode:

Have a Thick Skin (Ser Fuerte)

Category: Education
Duration: 00:15:16
Publish Date: 2022-03-22 08:00:00
Description:

Alykhan recalls the story of his first day of school after moving to Canada from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania when he was 8 years old.

Level: upper intermediate
Accent: Canadian

Click here for the full vocabulary list, transcript and listening comprehension quiz.

5 words and expressions in today's story:
- (to) go downhill (6 min 20 sec)
- What am I getting myself into? (8 min 47 sec)
- (to) take advantage of someone (13 min 01 sec)
- (to) have boundaries (13 min 09 sec)
- (to) have a tough (or thick) skin (13 min 37 sec)

This episode was produced by the AC team: Bree, Tom, and Raül. And a very special thanks to our storyteller, Alykhan!

*The poor audio quality of this story might make it more difficult to understand, but it’s good practice for when are on a phone or video call and the connection is bad.


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