 Today's Trending Topics from eslgold.com. Now you can be a part of the conversation. We're here to help you know what to talk about, understand what people are saying, bring your speaking skills to the next level. Okay, let's get started. What's everybody talking about these days? What's trending? What do you need to know about the topic? What do you want to say about it? How do you say it? Ready? Today's topic is... Apple juice. Who? What? How? That's right, apple juice. Why in the world is this topic trending? A. I have no idea. B. You got me. C. Who knows? D. Don't ask me. E. All of the above. The best answer is... E. All of the above. I don't know why this topic is trending. Whatever. Let's talk about apple juice. What is it? Sweet, clear, tasty, apple juice. Now I'm thirsty. So, let's start the conversation. How do they get from here to here? From the apples to the juice. Think about it for a minute. I'll be the first to admit. I don't know all the answers to these questions. So feel free to comment in the comment section below. What else would you do there? I'll tell you what. Let's make it a real conversation. Write your answers below and I'll personally respond to them. Ready? Put on your thinking caps. Use your funny bones and give it your best shot. It's time for the first question. Number one. How do they make apple juice? Do they squeeze the apples? And who are they? What's your most creative answer? The second question is... Question number two. Why do they call orange juice OJ, but they don't call apple juice AJ? And while we're at it, why can't we compare apples and oranges? Third question. What's the difference between apple juice and apple cider? Why are apples so special that they get their own name for juice? Hmm. What about lemonade? Apricot nectar? Oh, never mind. Fourth question. If you freeze apple juice, does it become hard apple cider? Why or why not? Why do they call them soft drinks and hard drinks? Fifth question. Does apple juice every day keep the doctor away? Why or why not? Are the health benefits of apples really that great? Or is it just an exaggeration? Okay, put your most creative answers in the comments section below. Remember to put the number of the question you're answering. Have fun and be creative. Here are some bonus idioms for ESL students. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This means eat a healthy diet and you'll never have to go see the doctor. You won't have to go see the doctor very often. You're the apple of my eye. That means you're someone special. You're really special to me. Comparing apples to oranges. This means it's an unfair comparison. You can't compare things that are not similar in some way. For example, you can't compare dogs and computers. Apples and oranges are kind of similar, but not exactly. One bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch. That means just because one member of the group is not good, it doesn't mean everybody in the group is bad. As American as apple pie. That means something that is deeply part of American culture. Apple pie represents something that is part of American culture. How do you like them apples or those apples? That means, hey, look at what I did. I'm proud of my accomplishments. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. That means something like, like father, like son, like mother, like daughter. The child is very much like the parent. Some other expressions from this video. Different ways to say, I don't know. I have no idea. You got me. Who knows? Don't ask me. Here are some more expressions. What in the world? Or why in the world? How in the world? It just means we're adding emphasis to the question. What in the world are you doing? Just means what are you doing, but we're emphasizing that question. I'll tell you what. That means here's an idea for you to consider. Put on your thinking cap. Think carefully about it. Sometimes it's a riddle. Think carefully about this riddle. Funny bone is your sense of humor. Give it your best shot. That means try your best. Never mind. Forget it. It's not that important. Some other vocabulary words from the video. Whatever means I don't care. Do what you want. Squeeze. That means press something together on itself, usually to get juice out of it. Exaggerate or exaggeration. That means when you say something, to make something sound bigger and better than it actually is. Hope you enjoyed that. Remember to subscribe to our channel for more videos like these. And don't forget to give us a thumbs up. Thanks for watching. If you have ideas for our next video, please let us know. Send your ideas to eslgold.com slash submit question. This video is brought to you by the following English learning websites. eslgold.com and freeenglishstudy.com.