Chocolate is a 2-syllable word | English Listening Practice

With Saint Valentine's Day around the corner, I thought we'd explore chocolate because every supermarket and pharmacy I go to these days has boxes of chocolates on display, front and center. Do you like chocolate? Silly question: who doesn't?

 

In today's short English listening episode, I'll share:

• a brief history of chocolate (what it is and its origins),
• then we'll explore whether it's good for us and if it's an aphrodisiac, and
• we'll wrap up by looking at the ugly side of the chocolate business 

You'll also learn how to pronounce chocolate in English.

Additionally, you'll hear a fair number of idiomatic expressions, some advanced English vocabulary, and a conscious effort on my part to stress certain words for effect.

Take note of all this as part of your English listening practice, and think about why I chose to emphasize these words. 

 

Here are some of the links I mention in the episode:

History of chocolate - Wikipedia.

The history of chocolate video: https://youtu.be/ibjUpk9Iagk?si=iOvj7zk5XvswGbXE

How chocolate is made: https://youtu.be/7XaTay21-Ag?si=txl-keUgWV0_U0Wl

 

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