Earl of Wessex | Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 121 -Transcript & Idiom Notes Monday, 28 May 2018 the common touch MUSIC Three of the four children of Queen Elizabeth have been divorced In 2002, the Church of England dropped their provision against remarriage for a divorced person with a living spouse. This allowed Prince Charles to marry Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. This was the first royal wedding between two divorcees. MUSIC The divorce rate in America has been dropping since 2005. Now 42-45% of marriages in the United States ends in divorce. Infidelity is the number one reason for divorce. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 121 …of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… the common touch QUOTE I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love. ~ King Edward VIII MUSIC the common touch … if you say that someone has the common touch, you mean that they have the natural ability to have a good relationship with ordinary people …. the ability of someone in power or authority to talk to and understand ordinary people Successful politicians have the ability to relate to ordinary people. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… the common touch Successful politicians have the common touch. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … the common touch He never lost the common touch once he left politics. Our new leader lacks the common touch. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? Is anyone in your family famous? An Idiom a Day is sponsored by Native Tongue English. NTE is an online resource for ESL students, teachers, and tutors who study, live and work abroad. To read today’s podcast transcript & idiom notes visit Native Tongue English. That’s www–dot–NAT–IVE–TON–GUE–dash– ENG–LISH– dot– com MUSIC If you like the podcast, leave a review or comment. If you love the podcast, tell a friend. Thank you for listening and the next idiom is… a knight in shining armor Remember…Learn Something New Every Day For all my listeners on Anchor dot FM, I want to hear your voice. Leave a voice message sharing your sentence using today’s idiom…. the common touch…On Fridays, I will post an episode called Now You’re Talking which will feature your voice messages. If you are not on Anchor dot FM. Join the fun and sign up for Anchor dot FM. It’s a free app. With the anchor app, you can send me a voice message from your phone or your desktop. IDIOM NOTES USAGE used to show approval VOCABULARY ordinary | ADJECTIVE always used before a noun normal or usual, not special Today was an ordinary day. Nothing special happened. common | ADJECTIVE not having wealth, power or high status the common man the common people ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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