{"id":52021,"date":"2017-04-03T01:13:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T01:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-secrets-real-listening-bonus-18-ongoing-american-gun-conversation\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:26:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:26:30","slug":"aee-secrets-real-listening-bonus-18-ongoing-american-gun-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-secrets-real-listening-bonus-18-ongoing-american-gun-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE Secrets to Real Listening Bonus 18: The Ongoing American Gun Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some Americans believe strongly that they should be able to carry guns for hunting and home protection.<\/p>\n<p>Other Americans believe that the mass shootings that have been occurring are too devastating and that the laws must be changed around gun ownership.<\/p>\n<p>This summer Lindsay went around the United States and interviewed many different Americans on this topic.<\/p>\n<p>We have taken these interviews and created one small part of a course called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/adventure\">Bridge to Connection Method.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode we have Jessica on the show to discuss this issue.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s episode we\u2019ll also show you how we used these interviews to create lessons for you that will help you feel confident while listening to and connecting with native speakers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lindsay talked to people about guns in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upper Penninsula Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Oregon<\/li>\n<li>Amarillo Texas<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Listen to the episode to get more details.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/adventure\">Get one free lesson<\/a> from the course and meet a gun salesman from Texas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Americans believe strongly that they should be able to carry guns for hunting and home protection. 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