{"id":13186,"date":"2020-06-16T16:42:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T14:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13186"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:00","slug":"spill-the-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/spill-the-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Spill the Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People love to chat especially when it is something juicy about another person. It may seem fun and entertaining but it can also be damaging to the person who is the subject of the conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s listen to the podcast and learn a similar expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/the-english-we-speak\/ep-200608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/english\/features\/the-english-we-speak\/ep-200608<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What did Feifei say about Roy? How did she know about it?<\/li><li>What happened in the end? Was Feifei correct?<\/li><li>Explain the phrase &#8216;&#8221;lost a dare&#8221;.<\/li><li>What does &#8220;spill the tea&#8221; mean?<\/li><li>Do you like spilling the tea or listening to someone spilling the tea?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate People love to chat especially when it is something juicy about another person. It may seem fun and entertaining but it can also be damaging to the person who is the subject of the conversation. 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