{"id":257,"date":"2014-08-27T23:19:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T21:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2021-12-10T08:42:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T07:42:29","slug":"from-couch-potato-to-cabin-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2014\/08\/from-couch-potato-to-cabin-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"From Couch Potato To Cabin Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have different ways we like spending our downtimes. Some people would rather enjoy much of their free time hanging out at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the audio and read the transcript about different expressions related to house\/home.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/words-and-their-stories-from-couch-potato-to-cabin-fever-132322483\/118835.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/words-and-their-stories-from-couch-potato-to-cabin-fever-132322483\/118835.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What do you think about being a couch potato?<\/li><li>What are other alternatives to being a couch potato?<\/li><li>How do you cope with cabin fever especially in winter?<\/li><li>How might becoming an empty nester feel like for parents? <\/li><li>How can older parents deal when their kids leave the nest?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate We all have different ways we like spending our downtimes. 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