Talking about summer plans

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Hi Georgie. You're looking very summery today.

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Yes, well, that is because I'm going on my summer holiday tomorrow.

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Well, that's exciting and very useful because we're talking

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about summer plans today.

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It's summer in the UK

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at the moment, which is a time when people are often busy.

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So, Georgie, you're going on holiday.

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Tell me more about that.

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So, I'm at an age now where lots of my friends are getting married,

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so I have a few weddings this year.

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But something that's quite traditional before a wedding is

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for the bride or the groom to have, like, a celebration.

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This could be a party.

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Or more recently, it's become quite common to have a weekend away

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with a lot of their friends.

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So, that's what I'm doing this weekend.

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And that's what's called a 'hen party' for a woman, or a 'stag party' for a man

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in the UK. I think in the US it's different.

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A 'bachelor party'.

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Yes. What about you, Neil?