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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 9 MIN

Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United States

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English, please is a podcast designed to help improve your English by listening to clear, intermediate English about many different topics like history, culture, art, music, travel, and language.Episode 74: Las Vegas: A City That Doesn't Feel Like the United StatesToday's episode takes you to one of the strangest cities in the country: Las Vegas, built from scratch in the middle of the desert. You'll learn why the city is full of fake landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Venetian canals, pick up real English expressions about risk and luck like take a risk, the odds, and hit the jackpot, and hear what life is actually like for the people who live there once the lights go off.Want to keep practicing after you listen? Subscribe to the free English, please newsletter at englishpleasepod.com/free. You'll get English practice tips and activities with every new episode, plus three FREE resources delivered straight to your inbox: a free sample lesson from the English Listening Accelerator, 60 Phrases Native English Speakers Use Every Day, and 25 Idioms Native English Speakers Use Every Day.Want more structured practice? Get a free sample lesson from the English Listening Accelerator at englishpleasepod.com/free, or go straight to the full Accelerator at englishpleasepod.com/accelerator.I'm on YouTube! I share short, practical English content on my channel!Episode transcriptPodcast website Get the English Listening Accelerator!Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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