7/21/2019 eBook V13.3 Worksheets http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/ebook-v133-worksheets 1/51 Win Michael Goron Listen online atwww.elllo.org/english/1351/ Quiz 1) Goron says he _____ Hollywood movies. a) loves b) likes c) hates 2) Goron thinks some movies have weak _____ . a) acting b) action c) plots 3) Goron and Michael _____ 3D movies. a) love to watch b) agree about c) rarely see 4) Win thinks Hollywood movies _____ . a) are usually bad b) can be good c) are too noisy 5) It seems like they all watch _____ . a) movies often b) TV shows instead c) only Hollywood movies Vocabulary cliché It’s a huge cliché. A cliché is an overused idea or saying that once was original, but now is common. Notice the following: 1. Working from a café is now so cliché. 2. The phrase "Think outside the box" is now cliché. immerse It really immersed you in this whole world. When you immerse yourself in something, you become deeply involved with it. Notice the following: 1. I loved being immersed in water on a hot day. 2. In the French immersion program, you live in Paris for two months. Students can listen online, watch the video, check answers, and download the audio at www.elllo.org/english/1351/ (mobile OK!) 1351 Hollywood Hits Goron, Win and Michael share their thoughts on Hollywood movies. Michael: Okay. Hello, my name is Michael. Next to me I have Goron from Italy and Win from Vietnam. And today we’re going to do discuss movies, and specifically, we’re going to discuss about Hollywood movies. Do we like Hollywood movies, what is typical in our own countries and so on? So we’re going to start with you Goron. Please. Goron: I will say that generally, I like Hollywood movies. They are -- if I want to be like without thinking anything, you just like lie down on my couch and just eat something and drink and watch a movie, I would choose like a Hollywood movie. They are pretty fun. They are well done. They spend – they have huge budgets for those kinds of movies. Like the last superhero movies now, there’s about Ironman, Spiderman, the Avengers, all those kinds of movies. The story or the plot is pretty weak but, you know, you have this like visual effects which the impact on you is strong. And you just think, or at least I think, “Oh wow, how did they do that?” Michael: Yeah. I will give like that example there. You have Avatar. You know, the story is – it’s a huge cliché. Goron: Yeah. We heard about this story for ! Michael: I knew how the movie would end. But, you know, just going there to see the good 3D effect that movie had, I think it had good 3D. It really immersed you in this whole world. You know, you saw those flying things from the forest. Goron: Yeah, but if you think, it was recorded by a 3D camera because just the camera was a million of dollars. Michael: Yes, but! Goron: The other 3D movies are really crap because everything in post production. So you can tell, “Oh this is 3D?” Michael: Yes. Goron: I mean, it’s dark and you have to wear glasses. And if you already have glasses, it’s uncomfortable. So it’s kind of – it sounds – it seems like a technology that’s trying to steal your money. Michael: It was a huge hype, I would say. They were charging more for it, and everyone tried to get on the 3D bandwagon. All the movies went into 3D and it became more normal for there to be 3D movies in cinemas than normal movies. But yeah, I agree totally with you. They went too far . Avatar was made, you know, from the ground up. The idea was to make it in 3D, and they really worked hard to provide a good 3D
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2) Goron thinks some movies have weak _____ a) actingb) actionc) plots
3) Goron and Michael _____ 3D movies
a) love to watchb) agree aboutc) rarely see
4) Win thinks Hollywood movies _____
a) are usually badb) can be good
c) are too noisy
5) It seems like they all watch _____
a) movies oftenb) TV shows insteadc) only Hollywood movies
Vocabulary
clicheacute
Itrsquos a huge clicheacute
A clicheacute is an overused idea or sayingthat once was original but now iscommon Notice the following
1 Working from a cafeacute is now soclicheacute
2 The phrase Think outside the box is now clicheacute
immerse
It really immersed you in this wholeworld
When you immerse yourself insomething you become deeplyinvolved with it Notice the following
1 I loved being immersed in water on a hot day2 In the French immersion program you live in
Paris for two months
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1351 Hollywood HitsGoron Win and Michael share their thoughts on Hollywoodmovies
Michael Okay Hello my nameis Michael Next to me I haveGoron from Italy and Win fromVietnam And today wersquore goingto do discuss movies andspecifically wersquore going todiscuss about Hollywoodmovies Do we like Hollywoodmovies what is typical in our own countries and so on So wersquore going to start with youGoron Please
Goron I will say that generally I like Hollywood movies Theyare -- if I want to be like without thinking anything you just likelie down on my couch and just eat something and drink andwatch a movie I would choose like a Hollywood movie Theyare pretty fun They are well done They spend ndash they havehuge budgets for those kinds of movies Like the last superheromovies now therersquos about Ironman Spiderman the Avengersall those kinds of movies The story or the plot is pretty weakbut you know you have this like visual effects which the impacton you is strong And you just think or at least I think ldquoOh wowhow did they do thatrdquo
Michael Yeah I will give like that example there You have Avatar You know the story is ndash itrsquos a huge clicheacute
Goron Yeah We heard about this story for
Michael I knew how the movie would end But you know justgoing there to see the good 3D effect that movie had I think ithad good 3D It really immersed you in this whole world Youknow you saw those flying things from the forest
Goron Yeah but if you think it was recorded by a 3D camerabecause just the camera was a million of dollars
Michael Yes but
Goron The other 3D movies are really crap becauseeverything in post production So you can tell ldquoOh this is 3Drdquo
Michael Yes
Goron I mean itrsquos dark and you have to wear glasses And if you already have glasses itrsquos uncomfortable So itrsquos kind of ndash itsounds ndash it seems like a technology thatrsquos trying to steal your money
Michael It was a huge hype I would say They were chargingmore for it and everyone tried to get on the 3D bandwagon All the movies went into 3D and it became more normal for there to be 3D movies in cinemas than normal movies Butyeah I agree totally with you They went too far Avatar wasmade you know from the ground up The idea was to make itin 3D and they really worked hard to provide a good 3D
When something is hyped it is heavilypromoted or made known by all Noticethe following
1 The product was hyped on TV2 There was a lot of hype for his new book but it
was just a dud
get on the bandwagon
Everyone tried to get on the 3Dbandwagon
When people get on the bandwagonthey start to support somethingbecause it is becoming popular Noticethe following
1 During the World Cup lots of fans get on theGerman bandwagon
2 Lots of people are getting on the Instagrambandwagon
go too far
They went too far
When something goes too far itexceeds what people think isacceptable Notice the following
1 Sometimes his jokes areoffensive and go too far
2 The movie was too violent It went too far
food for thought
Hollywood has made some good food-for-thought movies
When something is food for thought ithas lots of good ideas worth thinkingabout Notice the following
1 That book has lots of food for thought2 When she talks she gives lots of food for
thought
Vocabulary Quiz
clicheacute bull bandwagon bull immersehype bull go so far bull food for thought
1 I love to myself in books
2 You can only on minimum wage
3 There is a lot of for this movie
4 The book gave me lots of
5 It is such a to be eco-friendly
6 All the fans jumped off the after the
team lost
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experience While those other movies theyrsquore
Goron I guess
Michael Itrsquos just not the same
Goron Technology is not ready yet probably
Michael And I also agree with you that you know there ismovies that you watch for the story which are really good andyou love them They donrsquot have to be 3D They donrsquot have to beand you just focus on the story And then you have the movieslike ndash you know even Transformers with lots of explosions lotsof effects Itrsquos entertaining in another way
Win I mean it depends on how we look at entertainment Imean some days you could ndash I mean you want to watchsomething emotional and romantic and then some days you just want some really easy stuff
But Irsquom just saying that Hollywood isnrsquot all about the blockbuster and effect-heavy movies I think Hollywood have made somereally good thinking really good food for thoughts And itrsquos notthat all bad
2) Goron thinks Japan movies end _____ a) like Korean moviesb) happily usuallyc) with no message
3) Goron thinks love movies have _____
a) a positive effectb) a bad effectc) too much kissing
4) Michael almost cried to _____ movie
a) a romanticb) an action
c) an animation
5) They all seem to _____ emotional movies
a) likeb) hatec) laught at
Vocabulary
granted take for granted
The happy ending is not so granted
Things we take for granted we do notworry about or consider as we shouldNotice the following
1 We take clean drinking water for granted
2 He is a good worker granted he is always late
shocking ending
They have a shocking ending
A shocking ending is very surprising
Notice the following
1 The movie had a shockingending
2 All horror movies try to have a shocking ending
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1352 Foreign FlicksGoron Win and Michael talk about foreign movies and thestyle of movies they like
Goron When I want to looksomething like more original Istarted to watch some Koreanmovies or Indian movies fromBollywood which are reallyinteresting I was fairly surprisedTry it guys because Koreanmovies are great Are great
Michael Korean movies are good but the ones ndash the typicalthing about Korean movies they always end bad
Win They always end with cancer
Michael Whereas Hollywood movies usually theres alwayslike it has a good ending
Goron And actually Japanese movies do the same thing Thehappy ending is not so granted And probably many people likethem for this reason
Michael And I would say that even Norwegian movies they tryto you know go out from the norm that movies are supposed toend nicely And that they have like a shocking ending Its likereading a novel with a shocking ending that you wouldnt expectto happen
Goron Because I think some love movies really have a badeffect on the real life because people are trying to have thesame relationship that they see on the movies And then whenits not like ndash love is not like that Its not that beautiful Its notlike happy ending all the time And so they
Michael Oh but
Win Yeah
Goron And then ndash and they are shocked when their real life ndashthey see that they
Michael But not all movies are like that I mean evenanimation movies like youve seen Up right
Goron Well the plot is like they fall in love they have like anice time and then the problematic moment You know theyovercome like the difficulties and then at the end they live alltogether Happy ending
Win Well thats the usual Western discourse of how you
produce a movie But I think nowadays movie producers aretrying to do a lot of different things from the past
Goron Yeah they try but basically
Michael Its interesting to say because maybe why we prefer movies to have good endings and why we prefer them to be
very harmonic is because maybe we dont want to watchdepressing things We want the movie to give us a good feelingin the aftermath
Goron To give us hope
Michael Yeah give us hope give us like good thoughts Andyou know when I watched Up for instance which is ananimation When I just saw the first part of the movie it really ndash Ialmost cried just watching it I never cry to an animation film likethat before It was really really touching
Goron Right I cried to the Lion King [Laughs]
Michael When I was younger I cried to the Lion King
Goron No I still cry when I see that
Win I mean its good to be emotional
Goron Oh yeah When the movie is good its good forever
2) The Trans-America building looks like a _____ a) mapb) eggc) pyramid
3) Pacific Heights overlooks _____
a) the bayb) a parkc) downtown
4) The trees in Muir Woods are over _____
a) 2000 feet tallb) 2000 years old
c) 200 feet wide
5) The Sunset area is _____
a) expensiveb) cheapc) ugly
Vocabulary
architecture
The most interesting thing is thearchitecture
Architecture refers to buildings Noticethe following
1 Shanghai has great architecture2 He studied architecture in college
unique
The most unique building is probablythe Trans-America building
Something that is unique is not likeother things Notice the following
1 The city has unique buildings2 Coit Tower has a unique design
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1353 City SuperlativesTodd talks about the best and worst of his hometown and thenicest places to live and why
Sarah Hi ToddTodd Hey Sarah How are you
Sarah Good How are you
Todd Not bad
Sarah So I heard you are from SanFrancisco
Todd Thatrsquos right Yeah I was born there and I lived in the cityfor many years
Sarah Cool What is the most interesting thing about your city
Todd Well San Francisco has many interesting things but themost interesting thing is probably the architecture Therersquos lotsof very unique buildings And the most unique building isprobably the Trans-America building Itrsquos a building like apyramid Itrsquos nice
Sarah Well thatrsquos really cool
Todd Uh-hmm
Sarah What is the most expensive area in San Francisco
Todd Well it is very very expensive The most expensive areais a place called Pacific Heights and itrsquos on the highest hill inSan Francisco and it overlooks the Bay Itrsquos a really reallybeautiful place
Sarah Hmm
Todd That area by far has the best views of the city
Sarah Hmm what is the most beautiful place in SanFrancisco
Todd Well actually the most beautiful place is outside the cityItrsquos a place called Muir Woods And it has the tallest trees in theworld and some of these trees are really old They are theoldest trees in North America Some of them are over 2000years old
Sarah Wow It sounds like some place I would like to see So itsounds really expensive Where is the cheapest place to live
Todd The cheapest place to live is a place called Sunset AndSunset is on the west side and the houses are kind of old andtheyrsquore a little bit cheap But one thing about Sunset is it hasnicest view of the ocean and you could watch the sunset everynight Thatrsquos why itrsquos called the Sunset area
Sarah Hmm If I wanted to go there when is the best time to
A pyramid had four sides meeting aone point Notice the following
1 The Aztecs also made Pyramids2 The cheerleaders stood in a
pyramid
overlook
It overlooks the Bay
Here to overlook something means tohave a view of something Notice thefollowing
1 The house overlook the ocean2 His apartment overlooks a park
by far
That area by far has the best views of the city
We use the phrase by far to showmuch difference in two things beingcompared Notice the following
1 Bikes are by far the cleanest form of transportation
2 New York is by far Americas best city
over
Some of them are over 2000 yearsold
Here over means more than Noticethe following
1 The meeting lasted over threehours
2 It cost over three grand
Vocabulary Quiz
architecture bull unique bull pyramidoverlook bull by far bull over
1 The houses the ocean
2 She is the best student in class
3 I climbed a in Egypt
4 We drove for three hours
5 The in the city is very unique
6 Her style is very
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visit
Todd Well the best time is probably in the fall because thatrsquoswhen the weather is the nicest Itrsquos not too cold and itrsquos not toohot And it doesnrsquot rain that much
Sarah So when would be the worst time to visit
Todd The worst time to visit would be probably February andMarch because February and March are the coldest andwettest months So ndash well March isnrsquot that cold but sometimesitrsquos wet so it rains a lot
Sarah Wow That sounds really great I want to go there
Todd Yeah you should Itrsquos great place
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Paris is by far the best city in France Do you agree
A1
Q2 Does your town have unique architecture
A2
Q3 Would you like to visit the pyramids
A3
Q4 What is the nicest area in your town
A4
Q5 Do you know a restaurant that overlooks the sea
Seasoning is spices and flavors addedto food Notice the following
1 This soup needs more seasoning2 Do you add seasoning
ingredients
You donrsquot put in the ingredients beforethe water boils
Ingredients are the food items you addto food Notice the following
1 What ingredients are in the soup2 We only use fresh ingredients
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1354 Soup for Supper Sarah talks with Todd about how she loves making soup andthe what she does with the extras
Todd Okay So Sarah I see you eat soupevery day at work Why are you eatingsoup every day
Sarah Thatrsquos because I love to cook soup
Todd So you make the soup
Sarah Yes itrsquos very easy to make
Todd So you cook it and then you just bring it to workeveryday
Sarah Yeah I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it towork everyday of the week
Todd Oh nice So how do you make the soup Whatrsquos your secret
Sarah Well I like to cook very easy So I buy meat thatrsquosalready cut up usually chicken and then some rice usuallybrown rice and then I buy some vegetables So after I boughtthe ingredients I chop them up and I put them all together inwater until boils and add some seasoning
Todd Okay So you say the water boils so as soon as thewater boils thatrsquos when you put in all the ingredients
Sarah Yes thatrsquos right
Todd So you donrsquot put in the ingredients before the water boils
Sarah No I guess itrsquos just easier for the water to be hotbecause then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster
Todd So how do you give the soup flavoring
Sarah I usually add salt and pepper maybe some garlic Anddepending on the type of soup either maybe some soy sauceor lemon juice
Todd Okay Do you put in the flavoring after you put in theingredients or before you put in the ingredients
Sarah Maybe after but usually right about all at the same time
Todd Okay
Sarah So I just put everything in at one time
Todd And then after you cook the soup do you put the soup inthe refrigerator Do you let it sit outside
Sarah I usually eat some right then and I also put it incontainers for the week But I let it sit in the containers out on
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When something is hyped it is heavilypromoted or made known by all Noticethe following
1 The product was hyped on TV2 There was a lot of hype for his new book but it
was just a dud
get on the bandwagon
Everyone tried to get on the 3Dbandwagon
When people get on the bandwagonthey start to support somethingbecause it is becoming popular Noticethe following
1 During the World Cup lots of fans get on theGerman bandwagon
2 Lots of people are getting on the Instagrambandwagon
go too far
They went too far
When something goes too far itexceeds what people think isacceptable Notice the following
1 Sometimes his jokes areoffensive and go too far
2 The movie was too violent It went too far
food for thought
Hollywood has made some good food-for-thought movies
When something is food for thought ithas lots of good ideas worth thinkingabout Notice the following
1 That book has lots of food for thought2 When she talks she gives lots of food for
thought
Vocabulary Quiz
clicheacute bull bandwagon bull immersehype bull go so far bull food for thought
1 I love to myself in books
2 You can only on minimum wage
3 There is a lot of for this movie
4 The book gave me lots of
5 It is such a to be eco-friendly
6 All the fans jumped off the after the
team lost
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experience While those other movies theyrsquore
Goron I guess
Michael Itrsquos just not the same
Goron Technology is not ready yet probably
Michael And I also agree with you that you know there ismovies that you watch for the story which are really good andyou love them They donrsquot have to be 3D They donrsquot have to beand you just focus on the story And then you have the movieslike ndash you know even Transformers with lots of explosions lotsof effects Itrsquos entertaining in another way
Win I mean it depends on how we look at entertainment Imean some days you could ndash I mean you want to watchsomething emotional and romantic and then some days you just want some really easy stuff
But Irsquom just saying that Hollywood isnrsquot all about the blockbuster and effect-heavy movies I think Hollywood have made somereally good thinking really good food for thoughts And itrsquos notthat all bad
2) Goron thinks Japan movies end _____ a) like Korean moviesb) happily usuallyc) with no message
3) Goron thinks love movies have _____
a) a positive effectb) a bad effectc) too much kissing
4) Michael almost cried to _____ movie
a) a romanticb) an action
c) an animation
5) They all seem to _____ emotional movies
a) likeb) hatec) laught at
Vocabulary
granted take for granted
The happy ending is not so granted
Things we take for granted we do notworry about or consider as we shouldNotice the following
1 We take clean drinking water for granted
2 He is a good worker granted he is always late
shocking ending
They have a shocking ending
A shocking ending is very surprising
Notice the following
1 The movie had a shockingending
2 All horror movies try to have a shocking ending
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1352 Foreign FlicksGoron Win and Michael talk about foreign movies and thestyle of movies they like
Goron When I want to looksomething like more original Istarted to watch some Koreanmovies or Indian movies fromBollywood which are reallyinteresting I was fairly surprisedTry it guys because Koreanmovies are great Are great
Michael Korean movies are good but the ones ndash the typicalthing about Korean movies they always end bad
Win They always end with cancer
Michael Whereas Hollywood movies usually theres alwayslike it has a good ending
Goron And actually Japanese movies do the same thing Thehappy ending is not so granted And probably many people likethem for this reason
Michael And I would say that even Norwegian movies they tryto you know go out from the norm that movies are supposed toend nicely And that they have like a shocking ending Its likereading a novel with a shocking ending that you wouldnt expectto happen
Goron Because I think some love movies really have a badeffect on the real life because people are trying to have thesame relationship that they see on the movies And then whenits not like ndash love is not like that Its not that beautiful Its notlike happy ending all the time And so they
Michael Oh but
Win Yeah
Goron And then ndash and they are shocked when their real life ndashthey see that they
Michael But not all movies are like that I mean evenanimation movies like youve seen Up right
Goron Well the plot is like they fall in love they have like anice time and then the problematic moment You know theyovercome like the difficulties and then at the end they live alltogether Happy ending
Win Well thats the usual Western discourse of how you
produce a movie But I think nowadays movie producers aretrying to do a lot of different things from the past
Goron Yeah they try but basically
Michael Its interesting to say because maybe why we prefer movies to have good endings and why we prefer them to be
very harmonic is because maybe we dont want to watchdepressing things We want the movie to give us a good feelingin the aftermath
Goron To give us hope
Michael Yeah give us hope give us like good thoughts Andyou know when I watched Up for instance which is ananimation When I just saw the first part of the movie it really ndash Ialmost cried just watching it I never cry to an animation film likethat before It was really really touching
Goron Right I cried to the Lion King [Laughs]
Michael When I was younger I cried to the Lion King
Goron No I still cry when I see that
Win I mean its good to be emotional
Goron Oh yeah When the movie is good its good forever
2) The Trans-America building looks like a _____ a) mapb) eggc) pyramid
3) Pacific Heights overlooks _____
a) the bayb) a parkc) downtown
4) The trees in Muir Woods are over _____
a) 2000 feet tallb) 2000 years old
c) 200 feet wide
5) The Sunset area is _____
a) expensiveb) cheapc) ugly
Vocabulary
architecture
The most interesting thing is thearchitecture
Architecture refers to buildings Noticethe following
1 Shanghai has great architecture2 He studied architecture in college
unique
The most unique building is probablythe Trans-America building
Something that is unique is not likeother things Notice the following
1 The city has unique buildings2 Coit Tower has a unique design
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1353 City SuperlativesTodd talks about the best and worst of his hometown and thenicest places to live and why
Sarah Hi ToddTodd Hey Sarah How are you
Sarah Good How are you
Todd Not bad
Sarah So I heard you are from SanFrancisco
Todd Thatrsquos right Yeah I was born there and I lived in the cityfor many years
Sarah Cool What is the most interesting thing about your city
Todd Well San Francisco has many interesting things but themost interesting thing is probably the architecture Therersquos lotsof very unique buildings And the most unique building isprobably the Trans-America building Itrsquos a building like apyramid Itrsquos nice
Sarah Well thatrsquos really cool
Todd Uh-hmm
Sarah What is the most expensive area in San Francisco
Todd Well it is very very expensive The most expensive areais a place called Pacific Heights and itrsquos on the highest hill inSan Francisco and it overlooks the Bay Itrsquos a really reallybeautiful place
Sarah Hmm
Todd That area by far has the best views of the city
Sarah Hmm what is the most beautiful place in SanFrancisco
Todd Well actually the most beautiful place is outside the cityItrsquos a place called Muir Woods And it has the tallest trees in theworld and some of these trees are really old They are theoldest trees in North America Some of them are over 2000years old
Sarah Wow It sounds like some place I would like to see So itsounds really expensive Where is the cheapest place to live
Todd The cheapest place to live is a place called Sunset AndSunset is on the west side and the houses are kind of old andtheyrsquore a little bit cheap But one thing about Sunset is it hasnicest view of the ocean and you could watch the sunset everynight Thatrsquos why itrsquos called the Sunset area
Sarah Hmm If I wanted to go there when is the best time to
A pyramid had four sides meeting aone point Notice the following
1 The Aztecs also made Pyramids2 The cheerleaders stood in a
pyramid
overlook
It overlooks the Bay
Here to overlook something means tohave a view of something Notice thefollowing
1 The house overlook the ocean2 His apartment overlooks a park
by far
That area by far has the best views of the city
We use the phrase by far to showmuch difference in two things beingcompared Notice the following
1 Bikes are by far the cleanest form of transportation
2 New York is by far Americas best city
over
Some of them are over 2000 yearsold
Here over means more than Noticethe following
1 The meeting lasted over threehours
2 It cost over three grand
Vocabulary Quiz
architecture bull unique bull pyramidoverlook bull by far bull over
1 The houses the ocean
2 She is the best student in class
3 I climbed a in Egypt
4 We drove for three hours
5 The in the city is very unique
6 Her style is very
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visit
Todd Well the best time is probably in the fall because thatrsquoswhen the weather is the nicest Itrsquos not too cold and itrsquos not toohot And it doesnrsquot rain that much
Sarah So when would be the worst time to visit
Todd The worst time to visit would be probably February andMarch because February and March are the coldest andwettest months So ndash well March isnrsquot that cold but sometimesitrsquos wet so it rains a lot
Sarah Wow That sounds really great I want to go there
Todd Yeah you should Itrsquos great place
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Paris is by far the best city in France Do you agree
A1
Q2 Does your town have unique architecture
A2
Q3 Would you like to visit the pyramids
A3
Q4 What is the nicest area in your town
A4
Q5 Do you know a restaurant that overlooks the sea
Seasoning is spices and flavors addedto food Notice the following
1 This soup needs more seasoning2 Do you add seasoning
ingredients
You donrsquot put in the ingredients beforethe water boils
Ingredients are the food items you addto food Notice the following
1 What ingredients are in the soup2 We only use fresh ingredients
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1354 Soup for Supper Sarah talks with Todd about how she loves making soup andthe what she does with the extras
Todd Okay So Sarah I see you eat soupevery day at work Why are you eatingsoup every day
Sarah Thatrsquos because I love to cook soup
Todd So you make the soup
Sarah Yes itrsquos very easy to make
Todd So you cook it and then you just bring it to workeveryday
Sarah Yeah I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it towork everyday of the week
Todd Oh nice So how do you make the soup Whatrsquos your secret
Sarah Well I like to cook very easy So I buy meat thatrsquosalready cut up usually chicken and then some rice usuallybrown rice and then I buy some vegetables So after I boughtthe ingredients I chop them up and I put them all together inwater until boils and add some seasoning
Todd Okay So you say the water boils so as soon as thewater boils thatrsquos when you put in all the ingredients
Sarah Yes thatrsquos right
Todd So you donrsquot put in the ingredients before the water boils
Sarah No I guess itrsquos just easier for the water to be hotbecause then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster
Todd So how do you give the soup flavoring
Sarah I usually add salt and pepper maybe some garlic Anddepending on the type of soup either maybe some soy sauceor lemon juice
Todd Okay Do you put in the flavoring after you put in theingredients or before you put in the ingredients
Sarah Maybe after but usually right about all at the same time
Todd Okay
Sarah So I just put everything in at one time
Todd And then after you cook the soup do you put the soup inthe refrigerator Do you let it sit outside
Sarah I usually eat some right then and I also put it incontainers for the week But I let it sit in the containers out on
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) Goron thinks Japan movies end _____ a) like Korean moviesb) happily usuallyc) with no message
3) Goron thinks love movies have _____
a) a positive effectb) a bad effectc) too much kissing
4) Michael almost cried to _____ movie
a) a romanticb) an action
c) an animation
5) They all seem to _____ emotional movies
a) likeb) hatec) laught at
Vocabulary
granted take for granted
The happy ending is not so granted
Things we take for granted we do notworry about or consider as we shouldNotice the following
1 We take clean drinking water for granted
2 He is a good worker granted he is always late
shocking ending
They have a shocking ending
A shocking ending is very surprising
Notice the following
1 The movie had a shockingending
2 All horror movies try to have a shocking ending
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1352 Foreign FlicksGoron Win and Michael talk about foreign movies and thestyle of movies they like
Goron When I want to looksomething like more original Istarted to watch some Koreanmovies or Indian movies fromBollywood which are reallyinteresting I was fairly surprisedTry it guys because Koreanmovies are great Are great
Michael Korean movies are good but the ones ndash the typicalthing about Korean movies they always end bad
Win They always end with cancer
Michael Whereas Hollywood movies usually theres alwayslike it has a good ending
Goron And actually Japanese movies do the same thing Thehappy ending is not so granted And probably many people likethem for this reason
Michael And I would say that even Norwegian movies they tryto you know go out from the norm that movies are supposed toend nicely And that they have like a shocking ending Its likereading a novel with a shocking ending that you wouldnt expectto happen
Goron Because I think some love movies really have a badeffect on the real life because people are trying to have thesame relationship that they see on the movies And then whenits not like ndash love is not like that Its not that beautiful Its notlike happy ending all the time And so they
Michael Oh but
Win Yeah
Goron And then ndash and they are shocked when their real life ndashthey see that they
Michael But not all movies are like that I mean evenanimation movies like youve seen Up right
Goron Well the plot is like they fall in love they have like anice time and then the problematic moment You know theyovercome like the difficulties and then at the end they live alltogether Happy ending
Win Well thats the usual Western discourse of how you
produce a movie But I think nowadays movie producers aretrying to do a lot of different things from the past
Goron Yeah they try but basically
Michael Its interesting to say because maybe why we prefer movies to have good endings and why we prefer them to be
very harmonic is because maybe we dont want to watchdepressing things We want the movie to give us a good feelingin the aftermath
Goron To give us hope
Michael Yeah give us hope give us like good thoughts Andyou know when I watched Up for instance which is ananimation When I just saw the first part of the movie it really ndash Ialmost cried just watching it I never cry to an animation film likethat before It was really really touching
Goron Right I cried to the Lion King [Laughs]
Michael When I was younger I cried to the Lion King
Goron No I still cry when I see that
Win I mean its good to be emotional
Goron Oh yeah When the movie is good its good forever
2) The Trans-America building looks like a _____ a) mapb) eggc) pyramid
3) Pacific Heights overlooks _____
a) the bayb) a parkc) downtown
4) The trees in Muir Woods are over _____
a) 2000 feet tallb) 2000 years old
c) 200 feet wide
5) The Sunset area is _____
a) expensiveb) cheapc) ugly
Vocabulary
architecture
The most interesting thing is thearchitecture
Architecture refers to buildings Noticethe following
1 Shanghai has great architecture2 He studied architecture in college
unique
The most unique building is probablythe Trans-America building
Something that is unique is not likeother things Notice the following
1 The city has unique buildings2 Coit Tower has a unique design
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1353 City SuperlativesTodd talks about the best and worst of his hometown and thenicest places to live and why
Sarah Hi ToddTodd Hey Sarah How are you
Sarah Good How are you
Todd Not bad
Sarah So I heard you are from SanFrancisco
Todd Thatrsquos right Yeah I was born there and I lived in the cityfor many years
Sarah Cool What is the most interesting thing about your city
Todd Well San Francisco has many interesting things but themost interesting thing is probably the architecture Therersquos lotsof very unique buildings And the most unique building isprobably the Trans-America building Itrsquos a building like apyramid Itrsquos nice
Sarah Well thatrsquos really cool
Todd Uh-hmm
Sarah What is the most expensive area in San Francisco
Todd Well it is very very expensive The most expensive areais a place called Pacific Heights and itrsquos on the highest hill inSan Francisco and it overlooks the Bay Itrsquos a really reallybeautiful place
Sarah Hmm
Todd That area by far has the best views of the city
Sarah Hmm what is the most beautiful place in SanFrancisco
Todd Well actually the most beautiful place is outside the cityItrsquos a place called Muir Woods And it has the tallest trees in theworld and some of these trees are really old They are theoldest trees in North America Some of them are over 2000years old
Sarah Wow It sounds like some place I would like to see So itsounds really expensive Where is the cheapest place to live
Todd The cheapest place to live is a place called Sunset AndSunset is on the west side and the houses are kind of old andtheyrsquore a little bit cheap But one thing about Sunset is it hasnicest view of the ocean and you could watch the sunset everynight Thatrsquos why itrsquos called the Sunset area
Sarah Hmm If I wanted to go there when is the best time to
A pyramid had four sides meeting aone point Notice the following
1 The Aztecs also made Pyramids2 The cheerleaders stood in a
pyramid
overlook
It overlooks the Bay
Here to overlook something means tohave a view of something Notice thefollowing
1 The house overlook the ocean2 His apartment overlooks a park
by far
That area by far has the best views of the city
We use the phrase by far to showmuch difference in two things beingcompared Notice the following
1 Bikes are by far the cleanest form of transportation
2 New York is by far Americas best city
over
Some of them are over 2000 yearsold
Here over means more than Noticethe following
1 The meeting lasted over threehours
2 It cost over three grand
Vocabulary Quiz
architecture bull unique bull pyramidoverlook bull by far bull over
1 The houses the ocean
2 She is the best student in class
3 I climbed a in Egypt
4 We drove for three hours
5 The in the city is very unique
6 Her style is very
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visit
Todd Well the best time is probably in the fall because thatrsquoswhen the weather is the nicest Itrsquos not too cold and itrsquos not toohot And it doesnrsquot rain that much
Sarah So when would be the worst time to visit
Todd The worst time to visit would be probably February andMarch because February and March are the coldest andwettest months So ndash well March isnrsquot that cold but sometimesitrsquos wet so it rains a lot
Sarah Wow That sounds really great I want to go there
Todd Yeah you should Itrsquos great place
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Paris is by far the best city in France Do you agree
A1
Q2 Does your town have unique architecture
A2
Q3 Would you like to visit the pyramids
A3
Q4 What is the nicest area in your town
A4
Q5 Do you know a restaurant that overlooks the sea
Seasoning is spices and flavors addedto food Notice the following
1 This soup needs more seasoning2 Do you add seasoning
ingredients
You donrsquot put in the ingredients beforethe water boils
Ingredients are the food items you addto food Notice the following
1 What ingredients are in the soup2 We only use fresh ingredients
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1354 Soup for Supper Sarah talks with Todd about how she loves making soup andthe what she does with the extras
Todd Okay So Sarah I see you eat soupevery day at work Why are you eatingsoup every day
Sarah Thatrsquos because I love to cook soup
Todd So you make the soup
Sarah Yes itrsquos very easy to make
Todd So you cook it and then you just bring it to workeveryday
Sarah Yeah I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it towork everyday of the week
Todd Oh nice So how do you make the soup Whatrsquos your secret
Sarah Well I like to cook very easy So I buy meat thatrsquosalready cut up usually chicken and then some rice usuallybrown rice and then I buy some vegetables So after I boughtthe ingredients I chop them up and I put them all together inwater until boils and add some seasoning
Todd Okay So you say the water boils so as soon as thewater boils thatrsquos when you put in all the ingredients
Sarah Yes thatrsquos right
Todd So you donrsquot put in the ingredients before the water boils
Sarah No I guess itrsquos just easier for the water to be hotbecause then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster
Todd So how do you give the soup flavoring
Sarah I usually add salt and pepper maybe some garlic Anddepending on the type of soup either maybe some soy sauceor lemon juice
Todd Okay Do you put in the flavoring after you put in theingredients or before you put in the ingredients
Sarah Maybe after but usually right about all at the same time
Todd Okay
Sarah So I just put everything in at one time
Todd And then after you cook the soup do you put the soup inthe refrigerator Do you let it sit outside
Sarah I usually eat some right then and I also put it incontainers for the week But I let it sit in the containers out on
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
very harmonic is because maybe we dont want to watchdepressing things We want the movie to give us a good feelingin the aftermath
Goron To give us hope
Michael Yeah give us hope give us like good thoughts Andyou know when I watched Up for instance which is ananimation When I just saw the first part of the movie it really ndash Ialmost cried just watching it I never cry to an animation film likethat before It was really really touching
Goron Right I cried to the Lion King [Laughs]
Michael When I was younger I cried to the Lion King
Goron No I still cry when I see that
Win I mean its good to be emotional
Goron Oh yeah When the movie is good its good forever
2) The Trans-America building looks like a _____ a) mapb) eggc) pyramid
3) Pacific Heights overlooks _____
a) the bayb) a parkc) downtown
4) The trees in Muir Woods are over _____
a) 2000 feet tallb) 2000 years old
c) 200 feet wide
5) The Sunset area is _____
a) expensiveb) cheapc) ugly
Vocabulary
architecture
The most interesting thing is thearchitecture
Architecture refers to buildings Noticethe following
1 Shanghai has great architecture2 He studied architecture in college
unique
The most unique building is probablythe Trans-America building
Something that is unique is not likeother things Notice the following
1 The city has unique buildings2 Coit Tower has a unique design
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1353 City SuperlativesTodd talks about the best and worst of his hometown and thenicest places to live and why
Sarah Hi ToddTodd Hey Sarah How are you
Sarah Good How are you
Todd Not bad
Sarah So I heard you are from SanFrancisco
Todd Thatrsquos right Yeah I was born there and I lived in the cityfor many years
Sarah Cool What is the most interesting thing about your city
Todd Well San Francisco has many interesting things but themost interesting thing is probably the architecture Therersquos lotsof very unique buildings And the most unique building isprobably the Trans-America building Itrsquos a building like apyramid Itrsquos nice
Sarah Well thatrsquos really cool
Todd Uh-hmm
Sarah What is the most expensive area in San Francisco
Todd Well it is very very expensive The most expensive areais a place called Pacific Heights and itrsquos on the highest hill inSan Francisco and it overlooks the Bay Itrsquos a really reallybeautiful place
Sarah Hmm
Todd That area by far has the best views of the city
Sarah Hmm what is the most beautiful place in SanFrancisco
Todd Well actually the most beautiful place is outside the cityItrsquos a place called Muir Woods And it has the tallest trees in theworld and some of these trees are really old They are theoldest trees in North America Some of them are over 2000years old
Sarah Wow It sounds like some place I would like to see So itsounds really expensive Where is the cheapest place to live
Todd The cheapest place to live is a place called Sunset AndSunset is on the west side and the houses are kind of old andtheyrsquore a little bit cheap But one thing about Sunset is it hasnicest view of the ocean and you could watch the sunset everynight Thatrsquos why itrsquos called the Sunset area
Sarah Hmm If I wanted to go there when is the best time to
A pyramid had four sides meeting aone point Notice the following
1 The Aztecs also made Pyramids2 The cheerleaders stood in a
pyramid
overlook
It overlooks the Bay
Here to overlook something means tohave a view of something Notice thefollowing
1 The house overlook the ocean2 His apartment overlooks a park
by far
That area by far has the best views of the city
We use the phrase by far to showmuch difference in two things beingcompared Notice the following
1 Bikes are by far the cleanest form of transportation
2 New York is by far Americas best city
over
Some of them are over 2000 yearsold
Here over means more than Noticethe following
1 The meeting lasted over threehours
2 It cost over three grand
Vocabulary Quiz
architecture bull unique bull pyramidoverlook bull by far bull over
1 The houses the ocean
2 She is the best student in class
3 I climbed a in Egypt
4 We drove for three hours
5 The in the city is very unique
6 Her style is very
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visit
Todd Well the best time is probably in the fall because thatrsquoswhen the weather is the nicest Itrsquos not too cold and itrsquos not toohot And it doesnrsquot rain that much
Sarah So when would be the worst time to visit
Todd The worst time to visit would be probably February andMarch because February and March are the coldest andwettest months So ndash well March isnrsquot that cold but sometimesitrsquos wet so it rains a lot
Sarah Wow That sounds really great I want to go there
Todd Yeah you should Itrsquos great place
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Paris is by far the best city in France Do you agree
A1
Q2 Does your town have unique architecture
A2
Q3 Would you like to visit the pyramids
A3
Q4 What is the nicest area in your town
A4
Q5 Do you know a restaurant that overlooks the sea
Seasoning is spices and flavors addedto food Notice the following
1 This soup needs more seasoning2 Do you add seasoning
ingredients
You donrsquot put in the ingredients beforethe water boils
Ingredients are the food items you addto food Notice the following
1 What ingredients are in the soup2 We only use fresh ingredients
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1354 Soup for Supper Sarah talks with Todd about how she loves making soup andthe what she does with the extras
Todd Okay So Sarah I see you eat soupevery day at work Why are you eatingsoup every day
Sarah Thatrsquos because I love to cook soup
Todd So you make the soup
Sarah Yes itrsquos very easy to make
Todd So you cook it and then you just bring it to workeveryday
Sarah Yeah I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it towork everyday of the week
Todd Oh nice So how do you make the soup Whatrsquos your secret
Sarah Well I like to cook very easy So I buy meat thatrsquosalready cut up usually chicken and then some rice usuallybrown rice and then I buy some vegetables So after I boughtthe ingredients I chop them up and I put them all together inwater until boils and add some seasoning
Todd Okay So you say the water boils so as soon as thewater boils thatrsquos when you put in all the ingredients
Sarah Yes thatrsquos right
Todd So you donrsquot put in the ingredients before the water boils
Sarah No I guess itrsquos just easier for the water to be hotbecause then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster
Todd So how do you give the soup flavoring
Sarah I usually add salt and pepper maybe some garlic Anddepending on the type of soup either maybe some soy sauceor lemon juice
Todd Okay Do you put in the flavoring after you put in theingredients or before you put in the ingredients
Sarah Maybe after but usually right about all at the same time
Todd Okay
Sarah So I just put everything in at one time
Todd And then after you cook the soup do you put the soup inthe refrigerator Do you let it sit outside
Sarah I usually eat some right then and I also put it incontainers for the week But I let it sit in the containers out on
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) The Trans-America building looks like a _____ a) mapb) eggc) pyramid
3) Pacific Heights overlooks _____
a) the bayb) a parkc) downtown
4) The trees in Muir Woods are over _____
a) 2000 feet tallb) 2000 years old
c) 200 feet wide
5) The Sunset area is _____
a) expensiveb) cheapc) ugly
Vocabulary
architecture
The most interesting thing is thearchitecture
Architecture refers to buildings Noticethe following
1 Shanghai has great architecture2 He studied architecture in college
unique
The most unique building is probablythe Trans-America building
Something that is unique is not likeother things Notice the following
1 The city has unique buildings2 Coit Tower has a unique design
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1353 City SuperlativesTodd talks about the best and worst of his hometown and thenicest places to live and why
Sarah Hi ToddTodd Hey Sarah How are you
Sarah Good How are you
Todd Not bad
Sarah So I heard you are from SanFrancisco
Todd Thatrsquos right Yeah I was born there and I lived in the cityfor many years
Sarah Cool What is the most interesting thing about your city
Todd Well San Francisco has many interesting things but themost interesting thing is probably the architecture Therersquos lotsof very unique buildings And the most unique building isprobably the Trans-America building Itrsquos a building like apyramid Itrsquos nice
Sarah Well thatrsquos really cool
Todd Uh-hmm
Sarah What is the most expensive area in San Francisco
Todd Well it is very very expensive The most expensive areais a place called Pacific Heights and itrsquos on the highest hill inSan Francisco and it overlooks the Bay Itrsquos a really reallybeautiful place
Sarah Hmm
Todd That area by far has the best views of the city
Sarah Hmm what is the most beautiful place in SanFrancisco
Todd Well actually the most beautiful place is outside the cityItrsquos a place called Muir Woods And it has the tallest trees in theworld and some of these trees are really old They are theoldest trees in North America Some of them are over 2000years old
Sarah Wow It sounds like some place I would like to see So itsounds really expensive Where is the cheapest place to live
Todd The cheapest place to live is a place called Sunset AndSunset is on the west side and the houses are kind of old andtheyrsquore a little bit cheap But one thing about Sunset is it hasnicest view of the ocean and you could watch the sunset everynight Thatrsquos why itrsquos called the Sunset area
Sarah Hmm If I wanted to go there when is the best time to
A pyramid had four sides meeting aone point Notice the following
1 The Aztecs also made Pyramids2 The cheerleaders stood in a
pyramid
overlook
It overlooks the Bay
Here to overlook something means tohave a view of something Notice thefollowing
1 The house overlook the ocean2 His apartment overlooks a park
by far
That area by far has the best views of the city
We use the phrase by far to showmuch difference in two things beingcompared Notice the following
1 Bikes are by far the cleanest form of transportation
2 New York is by far Americas best city
over
Some of them are over 2000 yearsold
Here over means more than Noticethe following
1 The meeting lasted over threehours
2 It cost over three grand
Vocabulary Quiz
architecture bull unique bull pyramidoverlook bull by far bull over
1 The houses the ocean
2 She is the best student in class
3 I climbed a in Egypt
4 We drove for three hours
5 The in the city is very unique
6 Her style is very
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visit
Todd Well the best time is probably in the fall because thatrsquoswhen the weather is the nicest Itrsquos not too cold and itrsquos not toohot And it doesnrsquot rain that much
Sarah So when would be the worst time to visit
Todd The worst time to visit would be probably February andMarch because February and March are the coldest andwettest months So ndash well March isnrsquot that cold but sometimesitrsquos wet so it rains a lot
Sarah Wow That sounds really great I want to go there
Todd Yeah you should Itrsquos great place
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Paris is by far the best city in France Do you agree
A1
Q2 Does your town have unique architecture
A2
Q3 Would you like to visit the pyramids
A3
Q4 What is the nicest area in your town
A4
Q5 Do you know a restaurant that overlooks the sea
Seasoning is spices and flavors addedto food Notice the following
1 This soup needs more seasoning2 Do you add seasoning
ingredients
You donrsquot put in the ingredients beforethe water boils
Ingredients are the food items you addto food Notice the following
1 What ingredients are in the soup2 We only use fresh ingredients
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1354 Soup for Supper Sarah talks with Todd about how she loves making soup andthe what she does with the extras
Todd Okay So Sarah I see you eat soupevery day at work Why are you eatingsoup every day
Sarah Thatrsquos because I love to cook soup
Todd So you make the soup
Sarah Yes itrsquos very easy to make
Todd So you cook it and then you just bring it to workeveryday
Sarah Yeah I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it towork everyday of the week
Todd Oh nice So how do you make the soup Whatrsquos your secret
Sarah Well I like to cook very easy So I buy meat thatrsquosalready cut up usually chicken and then some rice usuallybrown rice and then I buy some vegetables So after I boughtthe ingredients I chop them up and I put them all together inwater until boils and add some seasoning
Todd Okay So you say the water boils so as soon as thewater boils thatrsquos when you put in all the ingredients
Sarah Yes thatrsquos right
Todd So you donrsquot put in the ingredients before the water boils
Sarah No I guess itrsquos just easier for the water to be hotbecause then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster
Todd So how do you give the soup flavoring
Sarah I usually add salt and pepper maybe some garlic Anddepending on the type of soup either maybe some soy sauceor lemon juice
Todd Okay Do you put in the flavoring after you put in theingredients or before you put in the ingredients
Sarah Maybe after but usually right about all at the same time
Todd Okay
Sarah So I just put everything in at one time
Todd And then after you cook the soup do you put the soup inthe refrigerator Do you let it sit outside
Sarah I usually eat some right then and I also put it incontainers for the week But I let it sit in the containers out on
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
A pyramid had four sides meeting aone point Notice the following
1 The Aztecs also made Pyramids2 The cheerleaders stood in a
pyramid
overlook
It overlooks the Bay
Here to overlook something means tohave a view of something Notice thefollowing
1 The house overlook the ocean2 His apartment overlooks a park
by far
That area by far has the best views of the city
We use the phrase by far to showmuch difference in two things beingcompared Notice the following
1 Bikes are by far the cleanest form of transportation
2 New York is by far Americas best city
over
Some of them are over 2000 yearsold
Here over means more than Noticethe following
1 The meeting lasted over threehours
2 It cost over three grand
Vocabulary Quiz
architecture bull unique bull pyramidoverlook bull by far bull over
1 The houses the ocean
2 She is the best student in class
3 I climbed a in Egypt
4 We drove for three hours
5 The in the city is very unique
6 Her style is very
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visit
Todd Well the best time is probably in the fall because thatrsquoswhen the weather is the nicest Itrsquos not too cold and itrsquos not toohot And it doesnrsquot rain that much
Sarah So when would be the worst time to visit
Todd The worst time to visit would be probably February andMarch because February and March are the coldest andwettest months So ndash well March isnrsquot that cold but sometimesitrsquos wet so it rains a lot
Sarah Wow That sounds really great I want to go there
Todd Yeah you should Itrsquos great place
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Paris is by far the best city in France Do you agree
A1
Q2 Does your town have unique architecture
A2
Q3 Would you like to visit the pyramids
A3
Q4 What is the nicest area in your town
A4
Q5 Do you know a restaurant that overlooks the sea
Seasoning is spices and flavors addedto food Notice the following
1 This soup needs more seasoning2 Do you add seasoning
ingredients
You donrsquot put in the ingredients beforethe water boils
Ingredients are the food items you addto food Notice the following
1 What ingredients are in the soup2 We only use fresh ingredients
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1354 Soup for Supper Sarah talks with Todd about how she loves making soup andthe what she does with the extras
Todd Okay So Sarah I see you eat soupevery day at work Why are you eatingsoup every day
Sarah Thatrsquos because I love to cook soup
Todd So you make the soup
Sarah Yes itrsquos very easy to make
Todd So you cook it and then you just bring it to workeveryday
Sarah Yeah I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it towork everyday of the week
Todd Oh nice So how do you make the soup Whatrsquos your secret
Sarah Well I like to cook very easy So I buy meat thatrsquosalready cut up usually chicken and then some rice usuallybrown rice and then I buy some vegetables So after I boughtthe ingredients I chop them up and I put them all together inwater until boils and add some seasoning
Todd Okay So you say the water boils so as soon as thewater boils thatrsquos when you put in all the ingredients
Sarah Yes thatrsquos right
Todd So you donrsquot put in the ingredients before the water boils
Sarah No I guess itrsquos just easier for the water to be hotbecause then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster
Todd So how do you give the soup flavoring
Sarah I usually add salt and pepper maybe some garlic Anddepending on the type of soup either maybe some soy sauceor lemon juice
Todd Okay Do you put in the flavoring after you put in theingredients or before you put in the ingredients
Sarah Maybe after but usually right about all at the same time
Todd Okay
Sarah So I just put everything in at one time
Todd And then after you cook the soup do you put the soup inthe refrigerator Do you let it sit outside
Sarah I usually eat some right then and I also put it incontainers for the week But I let it sit in the containers out on
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Seasoning is spices and flavors addedto food Notice the following
1 This soup needs more seasoning2 Do you add seasoning
ingredients
You donrsquot put in the ingredients beforethe water boils
Ingredients are the food items you addto food Notice the following
1 What ingredients are in the soup2 We only use fresh ingredients
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1354 Soup for Supper Sarah talks with Todd about how she loves making soup andthe what she does with the extras
Todd Okay So Sarah I see you eat soupevery day at work Why are you eatingsoup every day
Sarah Thatrsquos because I love to cook soup
Todd So you make the soup
Sarah Yes itrsquos very easy to make
Todd So you cook it and then you just bring it to workeveryday
Sarah Yeah I just make a lot on Monday and then I bring it towork everyday of the week
Todd Oh nice So how do you make the soup Whatrsquos your secret
Sarah Well I like to cook very easy So I buy meat thatrsquosalready cut up usually chicken and then some rice usuallybrown rice and then I buy some vegetables So after I boughtthe ingredients I chop them up and I put them all together inwater until boils and add some seasoning
Todd Okay So you say the water boils so as soon as thewater boils thatrsquos when you put in all the ingredients
Sarah Yes thatrsquos right
Todd So you donrsquot put in the ingredients before the water boils
Sarah No I guess itrsquos just easier for the water to be hotbecause then the vegetables and the meat cook a little faster
Todd So how do you give the soup flavoring
Sarah I usually add salt and pepper maybe some garlic Anddepending on the type of soup either maybe some soy sauceor lemon juice
Todd Okay Do you put in the flavoring after you put in theingredients or before you put in the ingredients
Sarah Maybe after but usually right about all at the same time
Todd Okay
Sarah So I just put everything in at one time
Todd And then after you cook the soup do you put the soup inthe refrigerator Do you let it sit outside
Sarah I usually eat some right then and I also put it incontainers for the week But I let it sit in the containers out on
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Here a container is a box with a lid thatholds items Notice the following
1 Put the food in the containers2 I do not like to use plastic
containers
let it sit
I let it sit in the containers
When you let some food sit you leaveit out before you eat it or put it in therefrigerator Notice the following
1 Let the soup sit and cool for awhile
2 If you let it sit too long it will get cold
heat it up
How do you heat it up
You heat up food to make it warmenough to eat Notice the following
1 Are you hungry I can heat upsome chili
2 It takes just minutes to heat up in the microwave
get tired of
I will get tired of eating it
When you get tired of doing somethingyou do not want to do it anymore
Notice the following
1 I am getting tired of waiting2 On my diet I got tired of eating lettuce every day
Vocabulary Quiz
container bull ingredients bull seasoningheat up bull let it sit bull get tired of
1 This soup has only healthy
2 I watching commercials
3 It tastes bland Add some
4 There is some leftovers in a plastic
5 Do you want me to some water for
tea
6 This is too hot to eat I would
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the counter for a while for it to cool before I put in therefrigerator
Todd All right And so you donrsquot put it in the refrigerator until itis cool
Sarah Until itrsquos about room temperature
Todd Okay nice And then how do you heat it up Do youheat it up in a pot or do you heat it up in the microwave
Sarah In the microwave Itrsquos the easiest
Todd Yeah Nice So you make enough for five meals
Sarah Maybe sometimes If I think I will get tired of eating itduring the week then maybe Irsquoll just make enough for three or four meals But if itrsquos some kind that I think is really deliciousand I know I want to eat it everyday then Irsquoll make a lot
Todd Well if that happens when you make the soup you canmake it for six or seven and give me a bowl
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) His son like to _____ over and overa) play gamesb) pull his hair c) change channels
3) He was stressed out _____ he was born
a) beforeb) right after c) long after
4) He tended to _____ his son
a) dream aboutb) wake up
c) hover over
5) He says kids need _____
a) their diapers changedb) lots of feedingc) to see a doctor
Vocabulary
marvel at
Its those types of things that you justmarvel at
When you marvel at something youappreciate it with great admirationNotice the following
1 At night I just marvel at the stars2 He marveled at her accomplishments
stressed out
I was so stressed out
When you are stressed out you feel a
lot of pressure to do something Noticethe following
1 I feel stressed out in college2 Lots of workers get stressed out
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1355 Proud PapaJeremy talks about being a father for the first time and the joysof being a dad
Michael Abidemi Jeremy I heard youhave a new baby Congrats on that
Jeremy Thanks
Abidemi So how has fatherhood changedyou in any way
Jeremy You know its changed meprobably in every way You know when you think of how your life is different its basically from when you wake up until ndash wellyou eventually get to go to sleep Everything is different
But you know everything about it is positive even things thatyoud think would annoy you actually arent really that annoyingLike having a toddler come and wake you up at 6 oclock in themorning when youve got a cold and youve taken a bunch of sleeping medication the night before like which happened thismorning And even that having a toddler wake you up and justlooking at you and laughing its awesome It really is awesomeSo you know I always kind of worried before when I wasthinking about having a kid about all these things ndash oh I cantgo out at night or Im going to have to wake up so early in themorning and Im going to be woken up in the middle of the nightby a screaming child
All of that stuff really doesnt bother me It just you know itspart of the experience and yeah sometimes maybe Id like tosleep a little bit longer But yeah waking up and then having alittle guy sit on my lap while he plays with the remote controland changes channels over and over again I mean thatssomehow a very very enjoyable experience
But you know you get to see a little person change everydayand start figuring things out And of course every person everyparent thinks that their child is the smartest child in the worldHe can turn off and on the light switch you know but its thosetypes of things that you just marvel at
So you know I can say like most people that its everythingabout it is very positive But its often just the really really smallthings that make you appreciate this little wonder
Abidemi And looking back on the experience now what aresome things that you would wish that you had known beforeyour little boy came along
Jeremy Yeah its a good question You know I was sostressed out for the first couple of weeks after he was born
And from the moment he was born until he came back homeand then for the first number of weeks that we was home webasically just hovered over him for weeks And you know of course you have to protective and careful of a new born babyBut not everything was as serious as we thought it was
And you know crying ndash we were worried about waking up our
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When you hover over someone youstand over them and watch themcarefully Notice the following
1 Mothers tend to hover over their children2 The teacher hovered over the student
throw up
Kids throw up
People often throw up their food whenthey are very sick Notice the following
1 I got so drunk that I threw up2 If I get car sick I throw up
take a deep breath
I would just take a deep breath
People often take a deep breath to helpthem relax Notice the following
1 Just take a deep breath andrelax
2 When you feel stressed out take a deep breath
roll with it
And you just got to roll with it
When you roll with something you donot let it bother you Notice thefollowing
1 The teacher gave a surprise test
but all the students just rolled with it2 Dont worry Just roll with it
Vocabulary Quiz
hover over bull marvel at bull stressed outthrow up bull deep breath bull roll with
1 Relax and take a
2 When changes happens I try to it
3 I like to the animals at the zoo
4 I am about money5 I feel sick I think I might
6 She tends to her kids to make sure
they are safe
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neighbors or were worrying that you know something wasseriously wrong Babies cry And if you really get stressed outabout it then youre going to make your life miserableSo you know having done it once just realizing that you knowkids cry kids get sick kids throw up kids need their nappieschanged I would just take a deep breath if I have to do it againand just realize okay this is just part of the experience Andyou just got to roll with it
Abidemi Okay Thats great
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Are you stressed out about money
A1
Q2 What is something you often marvel at
A2
Q3 Did your parents hover over you as a child
A3
Q4 When is the last time you had to throw up
A4
Q5 When big changes happens in life can you roll with it
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
a) readb) sleepc) watch moviesd) do all of the above
2) His son was too _____
a) smallb) youngc) big
3) He _____ every moment of silence
a) dreadedb) savoredc) lost
4) Who took two kids on the plane
a) He did
b) Her sister c) His wife
Vocabulary
Those days are over
Because those days are over
Here the phrase those days are overmeans a part of your life will never happen again Notice the following
1 I used to be a good athlete butthose days are over
2 Before I got a job I had lots of free time butthose days are over
bassinet
They have these bassinets that yoursquoreallowed to put your child in
A bassinet is a small bed for babiesNotice the following
1 The baby is sleeping in the
bassinet2 This is their first child so they need to buy abassinet
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1356 Baby on BoardJeremy talks about the difficulty of taking care of a baby whiletaking a long flight
Abidemi So Jeremy you mentionedearlier that yoursquove been back to Canadawith your baby How was that experience
Jeremy Well I mean until you fly with atoddler you really never get to appreciateall of those times that you flew across theocean you know watching movies or reading magazines or just sleeping on theflight because those days are over
Abidemi Wow
Jeremy I mean itrsquos not that bad but when yoursquore on the planeyou say ldquoNever againrdquo I remember about halfway into a 10-hour trans-Pacific flight I thought ldquoWell I can maybe do thisevery three years but not more than once a year for surerdquo
I mean first of all our boy was bigger than most children for hisage So he was about one year old And you know they havethese bassinets that yoursquore allowed to put your child in andyou know the baby will hopefully sleep for a while So thestewardess sets up the bassinet wersquore all ready to put him inthere and then she says ldquoHow old is herdquo And he was 12 kilosand this was for 115 maximum
Abidemi Oh no
Jeremy And they wouldnrsquot let us put him in there so they hadto take the whole thing apart and basically we had to findsome way to have him sleep on our laps for the next nine hours
Abidemi Oh wow
Jeremy I mean you know one-year old like to crawl aroundThey like to scream they like to cry Other people on the flightdonrsquot like that so much So you know itrsquos basically every minuteof silence you just savor and just pray that this will keep goingand it never does
But you know once he falls asleep and the plane is quiet andthey turn off the lights then you know itrsquos okay But itrsquos too longItrsquos too long for a one-year old So I can maybe manage it oncea year but thatrsquos about it
Abidemi I remember my sister she has two kids and she toldme a story a few years back when one of her daughters wasstill a toddler and they went to Disneyland from Canada Andshe said it was just horrible and they would never do it again
And I just smiled I didnrsquot have that experience I was justthinking ldquoWhat could be so bad about itrdquo But hearing your story now wow I can only imagine
Jeremy Well I think that ndash actually most people mostpassengers on the flight are usually quite understanding And I
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Here take the whole thing apart meansyou dismantle something
1 As soon as he built the model hetook the whole thing apart
2 If you take a phone apart it is hard to put backtogether
crawl around
Children like to crawl around
When you crawl around like babies doyou move with your hands and knees
1 Babies like to crawl around2 Soldiers have to crawl around in
boot camp
understanding
Most passengers on the flight areusually quite understanding
Here understanding means patientand sympathetic Notice the following
1 He was quite understanding of our situation
2 Doctors need to be very understanding of patients fears
in their head
Itrsquos just in the parentsrsquo head
When a thought is in your head thatmeans you worry about it and perhaps
more than necessary
1 My poor grades are still in myhead
2 Dont worry Its all just in your head
judge
Everybody is judging them
When you judge people you makeopinions about them often negatively
1 A lot of people judge him for histattoos
2 My mother judges everything I do
Vocabulary Quiz
over bull crawl bull take apartunderstanding bull in your head bull judge
1 Babies love to around
2 I need to my bike
3 You lack of confidence is all
4 Before I was thin but those days are
5 You should never someone until youknow them
6 Try to be of my situation
think itrsquos just you know in the parentsrsquo head that everybody is judging them everybody is looking at them Because youknow I get so worried about what other people are thinking thatinconveniencing others that I just work myself up so much andmy wife is the same way
But you know talking ndash actually we did have people say to uslike ldquoDonrsquot worry about itrdquo They will just go out of their way tosay ldquoOh what a cute babyrdquo and stuff like that So I think peoplewere kind of aware of how stressful it is for parents
And they just ndash some people actually make an effort to makeparents feel like everybody is not silently judging them or maybenot even silently
Abidemi Okay Not saying anything If you had an advice oneadvice to give to a parent that would travel with that child in thefuture what would you tell them
Jeremy My best advice is if you can fly in the morning So after baby wakes up and you have your breakfast and your flight ismaybe at I donrsquot know 900 or 1000 in the morning I think thatworks out if itrsquos a say a 10-hour flight because yoursquoll land itrsquoll beprobably around bedtime like his normal bedtime
The first time we did it the flight was in the late evening Sobasically hersquod been up all day And then there was another 10hours on top of that So you know when we landed thereadjustment to his normal schedule was really really difficultBut when we flew in the morning and it was a 10-hour flight
when we landed he just basically went to sleep like a normalschedule
So thatrsquos a small thing but it really makes a big difference
Abidemi Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Who is someone who sometimes judges you
A1
Q2 Who is someone who is very understanding
A2
Q3 Do you ever get a song stuck in your head
A3
Q4 How do you feel when a baby cries on a plane
A4
Q5 Should parents let their kids crawl around on a plane
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) In Colombia even _____ can dance salsaa) kidsb) touristsc) seniors
3) Quito is _____
a) on the coastb) in the junglec) in the highlands
4) He talks about travelling to the _____
a) Amazonb) islands
c) desert
5) He feels the country is _____
a) uniformb) diversec) spiritual
Vocabulary
in terms of
Itrsquos such a diverse country in terms of music
Here in terms of means regardingNotice the following
1 In terms of music my city has lotsto offer
2 Tokyo is a great place to live in terms of food
I have heard of it
Salsa I have heard of it
The phrase I have heard of it lets the
speaker know the listener only knows alittle about something and would like tohear more Notice the following
Have you heard about ParkourI have heard of it but know little about it Tell memore
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1358 Colombian MusicFelipe talks about the music scene in his home country of Colombia
Katia Felipe you know I like music verymuch So I wanted to ask you about musicin Colombia in Ecuador What kind of music do they have
Felipe Well if you go to Colombia I thinkitrsquos you know itrsquos such a diverse countryin terms of music There is the ndash youknow what is salsa
Katia Salsa I have heard of it
Felipe Well salsa is really popular in Colombia And itrsquospopular because of the African influence you know because inthe 16th Century people from Africa came to Colombia as welland they brought many kind of music And this music youknow mixed with the Spanish music And now we have thewell-known you know salsa So salsa is popular in Colombiaand most Colombians can dance salsa even children youknow small children also can dance salsa
Apart from that we also have many different traditional dancessuch Joropo and Bambuco which are you know dances ndashtraditional dances in the countryside regions Peasants youknow they have many ndash these different kind of dances
In the Amazon region you also find traditional dances SoColombia is I think like a really diverse country in terms of dances
Katia That is amazing What about Ecuador Is it the same asColombia
Felipe Yes itrsquos similar but in Ecuador the indigenous peoplewho are living in the highlands have I think a more diverseyou know group of dances So if you travel to the highlandsyou will find that people in Quito which is the capital of Ecuador they have traditional dances And if you go to thesouth and to the north you will find many differences
Traveling to the Amazon region is also a chance to know moreand more different traditional dances So I think in terms of indigenous traditional dances Ecuador is more diverse
Katia That is so interesting Really thank you for thisinformation Now I want to get more into music from Ecuador and Colombia
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) She likes utentils with _____ a) saladb) small foodc) pasta
3) She likes a bed in _____
a) all seasonsb) winter c) summer
4) She _____ to wear slippers in Japan
a) usually likesb) does not like
c) currently has
5) It is easier to recline in _____
a) a Western bathb) a Japanese bathc) the shower
Vocabulary
plush
But in winter I love a cozy plush bed
When something is plush it is madewith very nice material such as wool or leather Notice the following
1 The house had plush furniture2 This chair is plush
duvet
I love a bed with lots of pillows andquilts or duvets
A duvet is a big soft cover for a bed
Notice the following
1 The girl is hiding under the duvet2 It is too hot to sleep under the duvet
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1359 Her Life in Japan Antoinette talks about habits she has adopted in Japan andthe one she hasnt
Warren So Antoinette yoursquove been livingin Japan for a while now right
Antoinette Yes thats right
Warren Well can you tell me do you liketo use chopsticks or forks and knivesmore
Antoinette It depends on what Irsquom eating really For the mostpart I enjoy using chopsticks They are easy to use I donrsquothave to worry about cutting anything And especially if Irsquomeating Japanese food which tends to be chopped in smallpieces small bite-size pieces chopsticks are perfect
But when Irsquom eating Western food or spaghetti I prefer usingWestern style utensils
Warren Oh okay that makes sense What about sleeping doyou like to sleep on like a Western bed or a Japanese futon
Antoinette Actually it depends on the season
Warren Why is that
Antoinette Well in summer I prefer sleeping on a futon Itseems cooler than a bed But in winter I love a cozy plush bedwith lots of pillows and quilts or duvets And yeah I like to feelcozy
Warren That sounds nice Okay How about having shoes onor off in the house
Antoinette Hmm I like to go barefoot ndash well with socks Myfeet get cold
Warren Well do you use slippers
Antoinette No
Warren Okay
Antoinette I find slippers uncomfortable unless they are thekind that fit your foot Theyrsquore not actually the correct size for myfoot
Warren Oh I see So Japanese slippers are a different sizefrom you
Antoinette They are one-size fits all and I just feel like kickingthem off anytime
Warren Right Okay How about you know in Japan a lot of times people sit on the floor but you donrsquot really do that verymuch in the United States Do you like sitting in chairs or on thefloor more
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When you kick off your shoes you takeoff your shoes Notice the following
1 Is it OK if I kick off my shoes2 I kick off my shoes as soon as I
get home
run down
I like having water run down my body
Here run down means move downNotice the following
1 A drop of water ran down thewindow
2 Sweat ran down her cheek
recline
Western style baths allow you to reclinein the water
When you recline you lean backNotice the following
1 I hate people who recline their seats on a plane
2 This chair does not recline
stretch out
You can stretch out more
When you stretch out you extend your arms and legs Notice the following
1 My cat likes to stretch out on the
floor2 It is hard to stretch out on a small bed
Vocabulary Quiz
plush bull duvet bull kick off run down bull recline bull stretch out
1 I home I like to my shoes
2 Can you on the mat
3 This house has carpet
4 The snow will melt and the hill5 Do mind if I my seat
6 This bed has a plush
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Antoinette I like both actually Again it depends on theseason The floor is so nice and cool in summer and I like justfeeling that coolness But in winter I want fabric underneath meand I want cushions that tend to act ndash provide a barrier for coldwind
Warren Right right Eating out is a little different too I think inJapan you tend to share all the meals that you have but maybeback home you usually just buy one meal
Antoinette Thatrsquos true Maybe Irsquom a germ-phobic American ndash Idonrsquot know I like eating my own food I donrsquot like to share If itrsquosone huge serving plate thatrsquos meant for several people thenfine But I like just having my own plate of food
Warren Oh okay Therersquos one more What about having ashower or a bath I think in Japan they usually have like adetachable shower-head and you can shower yourself beforegoing into the bath What do you prefer
Antoinette Well I like showers either way as long as thewater is hot Whether itrsquos detachable or not as long as thewater is hot I like showers And I like having water run downmy body Thatrsquos a pleasant feeling But I also like sitting in a hottub of water but not for too long
Warren Well what about the bathtubs because I think they aredifferent sizes arenrsquot they
Antoinette They are I like the fact that Japanese baths allow
you to sit in water up to your neck But I also like the fact thatWestern style baths allow you to recline in the water
Warren Right You can stretch out more
Antoinette So you can stretch out yeah
Warren Oh okay I see
Antoinette Thatrsquos a hard call
Speaking Challenge
Q1
Do you have a plush bed
A1
Q2 Do you ever recline your seat on a bus or on a plane
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) He likes to sleep on _____ a) a bedb) a futonc) the floor
3) He usually takes _____
a) a shower b) a bathc) both
4) He _____ wears shoes inside
a) oftenb) rarely
c) never
5) He _____ to sit on the floor
a) likesb) hatesc) longs
Vocabulary
utensils
They use Western utensils sometimes
Utensils are forks spoons and knivesTools you use to eat Notice thefollowing
1 I have only one set of utensils2 Do you have any utensils at work
recall
I canrsquot recall when I started using them
Recall means to remember We oftenuse it to talk about things we do not
remember Notice the following
1 Im sorry I dont recall your name2 She doesnt recall what happened
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1360 His Life in JapanWarren talks habits he learned when living in Japan and theones he does not use
Antoinette Well Warren you know wersquovebeen talking about the fact that we bothlive in Japan and that wersquore both fromWestern countries Tell me how do youfeel about Western eating utensilscompared to Japanese eating utensils
Warren Well you know even in Japanthey use Western utensils sometimes Butoverall I do like chopsticks I think itrsquos very handy Itrsquos just easier to pick up certain things When I first came to Japan and sawpeople eating salad with chopsticks I thought it was verystrange But if I tried to eat it with a fork now itrsquos actually verydifficult to pick up things like lettuce And I prefer usingchopsticks for things like that
Antoinette When you first started using chopsticks did you gethand cramps
Warren Not so much because ndash I canrsquot recall when I startedusing them but I actually I became comfortable with thembefore coming to Japan
Antoinette Thatrsquos good to know
Warren Uh-hmm
Antoinette Well what about sleeping How do you sleep Doyou prefer a bed or do you prefer the Japanese style futon
Warren Well itrsquos funny you say that At first I hated the ideaof this thin little mattress but I did find that itrsquos actually quite nicefor my back I actually prefer it to Western beds because itrsquos
better for my back But I donrsquot like sleeping on the floor I likebeing higher up
Antoinette So a high futon
Warren If I could get like you know a tatami mat thatrsquos raisedwith a futon mattress on top that would be best for me
Antoinette You know I think Irsquove seen things like that in thestores platform bed with tatami
Warren Oh that sounds nice I should look for that
Antoinette Yeah I should find one for you and point you inthat direction Well what about bathing The Japanese arefamous for their incense and the way they bathe So do you
prefer a Japanese style bathing situation or a Western styleshower
Warren Well I actually much prefer the Japanese style nowWhen I go back home I find it quite difficult I like to be able toclean myself before going into the bathtub
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When someone says something that isrelated to a personal event we use thephrase funny you say that to show theconnection Notice the following
I am really bad at mathFunny you say that I just failed my math test
point you in that direction
I should find one for you and point youin that direction
When you point someone in the rightdirection you tell them what to do or where to go Notice the following
1 I need a bank Can you point me in the rightdirection
2 Sure I can help you Let me point you in the rightdirection
confess
Confess now Do you sometimes keepyour shoes on and go into the house
When we confess something we admitsomething is true that we should beembarrassed about Notice thefollowing
1 Come on Confess You love Disney movies too2 I must confess I eat junk food often
there are times
But there are times where I do like to
have my own meal in front of me
The phrase there are times is close inmeaning to sometimes Notice thefollowing
1 There are times I just want to run away2 I love school but there are times I hate it
Vocabulary Quiz
recall bull utensils bull funnypoint bull confess bull times
1 It is you mention that
2 I do not that happening
3 Can I get a new set of
4 I do that I very lazy at time
5 There are I do not want to work
6 Can you me in the right direction
Antoinette Thatrsquos a good thing I do enjoy that as well Whatabout the custom of taking your shoes off before going into ahouse
Warren Well that doesnrsquot bother me too much Growing up inCanada I always took my shoes off coming inside anyways Idonrsquot think itrsquos as much of a ritual in Canada but many peopledo it just to keep a clean house
But sometimes if I run out and I forget something like my car keys and I want to just run back inside Irsquoll tend to want to keepmy shoes on rather than taking them on and off every singletime
Antoinette Okay tell me Confess now Do you sometimeskeep your shoes on and go into the house
Warren Yeah sometimes I have But Irsquove caught my wife doingit a couple of times too and shersquos Japanese So I guess Irsquom notthat bad
Antoinette Hey I donrsquot think so I do it too What about sittingon the floor versus sitting in chairs Which do you prefer
Warren Oh again I really dislike sitting on the floor It isnrsquot verycomfortable for me Irsquom a little bit tall I have long legs and Idonrsquot seem to have a place to put my legs when Irsquom on the floorUsually my legs will fall asleep quickly and my back will start tobother me So I prefer to sit up in a chair
Antoinette Oh yes I guess my last question refers to eatinghabits ndash well meals and how theyrsquore served Do you prefer toeat meals that are served to you individually or do you prefer toeat and share your food
Warren Well thatrsquos a good question but I donrsquot know if I have apreference I like the idea of eating all sorts of different thingsso it can be fun eating in a Japanese style sometimes Butthere are times where do I like to just have my own meal infront of me as well
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
a) bad infrastructureb) mega citiesc) traffic jams
2) Rome was built for people _____ a) walkingb) riding horsesc) driving cars
3) In _____ people did not follow the rules
a) Romeb) Osloc) Ho Chi Min
4) Micheal says they should _____
a) break the rulesb) dig carefully
c) build a new city
5) Goron says urbanization is _____ problem
a) not ab) a bigc) a new
Vocabulary
infrastructure
Infrastructure is not capable of keepingup
Infrastructure refers to things like roadsand bridges Notice the following
1 The city should spend more oninfrastructure
2 Japan has great infrastructure
keep up
We could not keep up
When you keep up with something you
maintain the same pace as othersNotice the following
1 She is having trouble keeping upin class
2 I cannot keep up with all these software updates
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1361 Mega CitiesWin Michael and Goron talk about living in maga cities thathave huge populations
Paul Goron Hello my name isGoron Irsquom from Italy
Win My name is Win Irsquom fromVietnam
Michael My name is MichaelIrsquom from Norway
Goron So today wersquore going to discuss about mega cities Sodo you have mega cities in your countries
Win Well Vietnam is still a developing country but we haveseveral big city The city Irsquom from Ho Chi Minh City is ndash I thinkitrsquos the biggest city in Vietnam And we have people flockingfrom the countryside to the city every year And the populationkeeps growing but infrastructure is not capable of keeping upwith the population so we kind of have some problem rightthere
Michael No Norway does not have any mega city But evenso we have problems with infrastructure We have a huge car queues but theyrsquore actually right now they are doing everythingthey can to develop that infrastructure And most of our capitalOslo is actually planned ndash well it plans for the roads to all besub-terrestrial
Goron Okay In Italy the biggest city is Rome Itrsquos a reallyancient city as you know And so for this reason it was built for horses for a really small amount of people not five million as Ithink we have today
So the biggest problem in Rome is the traffic jam Sometimes it
could be terrible terrible You can be stuck in the traffic for hours And you just start to think ldquoOh well I want to get out of hererdquo
Michael Have you ndash do you have any kinds of rules or liketherersquos days specific days where you cannot drive if your signhas this specific number or something like that
Goron They tried to do that but the drivers in Rome are reallyfamous They didnrsquot follow the rules Itrsquos really hard to have acar incident there Theyrsquore driving like crazy They are reallystressed out about traffic jam and so theyrsquore screaming Theyrsquorehorning So it could be stressful
Win Does the government try to renovate infrastructure of thecity
Goron The problem is like itrsquos really interesting because whentheyrsquore trying to dig into Rome they find something somemonuments or something thatrsquos from the Roman Empire Andthey have to stop everything So they cannot just destroy youknow the columns or that they maybe they find some newhouses under the ground then the
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
A queue is a line of something waitingto move forward Notice the following
1 The cars all sat in a queue2 There was a queue to get into the
nightclub
sub-terrestial
It plans for the roads to all be sub-terrestrial
Sub-terrstial means below ground or underground Notice the following
1 The roads are sub-terrestrial2 Most water pipes are sub-terrestrial
follow the rules
They didnrsquot follow the rules
When you follow the rules you do whatthe rules say can be done Notice thefollowing
1 When playing a game you mustfollow the rules
2 Good drivers follow the rules of the road
urbanization
Urbanization is a problem in Rome
Urbanization is when people movefrom the countryside to the citiesNotice the following
1 The country is dealing withurbanization
2 We have urbanization because young peoplemove to the city for work
Vocabulary Quiz
infrastucture bull keep up bull queueterrestial bull the rules bull ubranization
1 With comes traffic crime and
pollution
2 There is a long for the restroom3 Please follow
4 The town has poor
5 I cannot with you Slow down
6 The road is sub-
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Michael Or catacombs
Goron Catacombs yeah So really itrsquos ndash and so this one itrsquosreally difficult to dig into Rome and build new metros for example
Michael So maybe for Italy it would be better to create like anew capital like political capital like in Brazil where they haveBrasilia which was specifically built only for the politicians
Goron It will be much better to move the capital of Milanactually I think that but itrsquos too much history in Rome to justsay ldquoOh well letrsquos move it out somewhere elserdquo
Win I mean I think
Michael Would you say that urbanization is a problem inRome that more and more people are coming to Rome fromother places And what would you think is the reason for that
Goron Not really It was a problem some decades ago but notnow Not really If you can avoid the big city you do But as weknow the biggest opportunities that you have for work for everything are in the big cities So this is the main reason
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Does your city have good infrastructure
A1
Q2 Do you know a good restaurant with long queues
A2
Q3 Do you have trouble keeping up with social media
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) They think _____ makes people do bad thingsa) povertyb) peer pressurec) the police
3) Win says most people are born _____
a) in the cityb) outside the cityc) in the summer
4) People flock to the city for _____
a) familyb) jobs
c) fun
5) They all discuss _____ in their city
a) crimeb) homelessnessc) corruption
Vocabulary
beg
They beg for money
When you beg you ask for somethingearnestly Notice the following
1 Many homeless people beg for money
2 The students begged the teacher not to givethem homework
poverty
Poverty makes you desperate
Poverty is the condition of being very
poor Notice the following
1 There is a lot of poverty in thecountryside
2 Poverty is a big problem in poor countries
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1362 City ProblemsWin Michael and Goron talk about social issues and problemswith their cities being so big
Michael So howrsquos crime in thebig cities like in Rome How iscrime in Rome
Goron Well many people arecomplaining for the hugeimmigration Like we have manyforeigners and illegal foreignersactually They come in withboats during the night theyrsquore landing and we cannot controlwe cannot stop them because Italy is in the middle of EuropeSo from Northern Africa for many like ndash I wouldnrsquot sayunderdeveloped countries but the countries that see Italy likethe
Win Dream
Goron America or like dream like opportunities which ischanging right with the recent crisis
Michael Itrsquos actually very interesting because we have thesame problem in Norway
Win Irsquom seeing the same problem everywhere
Michael Because of the European economic agreement itrsquosactually illegal to come and try to find work But the problem isthat people abused us and they come ndash they are just to youknow ndash beg for money or to steal money or steal things fromothers And itrsquos really easy to pass the border without beingcontrolled
Goron I donrsquot think those people are bad Itrsquos like poverty
makes you bad
Michael No Irsquom not saying theyrsquore bad
Win Yeah
Goron If you are desperate you feel desperate you dosomething that is like we say illegal
Michael And thatrsquos a huge problem because in the EU rightnow therersquos several countries which have poverty and itevolves from that I think Itrsquos really hard like to create to makeeveryone happy and to ndash I donrsquot think itrsquos possible to solve thepoverty matterSo what about Vietnam
Win Well the city Irsquom living in is very ndash there is no really peoplewho was born in the city I mean I was born in the city but Ihave roots from everywhere And most of the people from thecity is like that We Theyrsquore from everywhere from the countryand the city welcomes them no matter what
So yes we do have a problem that people keep flocking to my
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When you are desperate you wantsomething badly but feel hopeless ingetting it Notice the following
1 She is desperate for love2 After I lost my job I felt desperate
roots
I have roots from everywhere
When you have roots from someplaceyou have family there Notice thefollowing
1 My roots are from Italy2 We have a lot of roots down south
no matter what
The city welcomes them no matter what
The phrase no matter what meansregardless and means you can useany excuse Notice the following
1 You must finish no matter what2 They meet every year no matter what
flock
People keep flocking to my city
Here when people flock to some placethat means many people go thereNotice the following
1 In summer many people flock tothe beach
2 Young people flock to the mall
Vocabulary Quiz
beg bull poverty bull desperateno matter what bull roots bull flock
1 We have all over the country
2 I feel sorry for people who live in
3 The couple is to have children
4 I will call you
5 She is too proud to
6 Everyone will to the beach in summer
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city to find jobs and we have crimes and everything But I thinkthe fact that we have multi-origin people is one of the facts thatmakes the city interesting
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
a) Yankee Stadiumb) Madison Square Gardenc) Carnegie Hall
2) Warren went to New York with his _____ a) schoolb) mother c) friends
3) He was surprised how _____ the park was
a) bigb) cleanc) crowded
4) He went to the top of the _____
a) Statue of Libertyb) Empire State Building
c) Rockefeller Plaza
5) He has not been in New York in _____
a) Summer b) Fallc) Winter
Vocabulary
I cant imagine
I couldnrsquot imagine growing upanywhere else
Here we use the phrase I cantimagine to show amazement aboutsomething Notice the following
1 I cant imagine living without the Internet2 I love my job I couldnt imagine working for
another company
get lost in
You can get lost in the park
Here the phrase get lost means youforget where you are because you areenjoying yourself Notice the following
1 I love to get lost in a book2 It is easy to get lost in the park and forget you
are in the city
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1363 New York Tips Antoinette gives some tips about things he can do whilevisiting her hometown of New York
Warren Hey Antoinette why donrsquot you tellme about growing up in New York
Antoinette New York Warren why doyou want to know about that Wellgrowing up in New York was lots of fun Iloved growing up in New York I couldnrsquotimagine growing up anywhere else
Warren Really
Antoinette Yeah really The fun things I did ndash well lots of movies to go see but I guess you can see movies anywhere inthe US Anywhere in the world for that matter I enjoyed beingable to go to Lincoln Center for concerts or Carnegie Hall andeven play in Carnegie Hall So I did play in Carnegie Hall
Warren Wow Well thatrsquos exciting
Antoinette Have you ever been to New York
Warren I have
Antoinette You have
Warren Yeah Irsquove been there twice
Antoinette Okay What did you do when you were there
Warren The first time I was with my mother I was 12 yearsold And we went to Central Park and we saw some museumsaround Central Park
Antoinette You didnrsquot go into the museums
Warren Yes we did go into the museums
Antoinette Oh okay Yeah Thatrsquos my park Central Park Howdid you find my park Did you like my park
Warren It was great I was surprised how big it was
Antoinette It is a big park Thatrsquos what I like about it You canget lost in the park and almost forget that yoursquore in a city
Warren Yeah Thatrsquos what I found really neat about it issometimes I felt like I was in the countryside But then I wouldsee large buildings
Antoinette Yes Yeah I enjoy that too Did you know that youcould ride horses in the park
Warren No I didnrsquot
Antoinette Did you know about the skating rink in the park
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
A memorable experience is somethingwe remember easily Notice thefollowing
1 Living overseas was amemorable experience
2 It was a terrible trip Lets just say it was amemorable experience
look over
Were you able to look over the edge
Here look over means to look down tothe ground Notice the following
1 Dont look over the side You willget scared
2 Can you look over the wall and see what isthere
binoculars
There were these binoculars
Binoculars are special glasses to see
things very far away Notice thefollowing
1 Bird watchers love to usebinoculars
2 Ship captains need binoculars
Vocabulary Quiz
imagine bull get lost in bull neatmemorable bull look over bull binoculars
1 Last night was a experience
2 I also go to this little cafe
3 I cant see that far I need
4 Dont the edge You will get scared
5 I cant how that must have felt
6 I love to old record shops
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Warren Yes Irsquove seen the skating rink on TV
Antoinette Okay What time of year did you go What seasonwas it
Warren Irsquove been there in the summer and in fall but not winter
Antoinette Itrsquos beautiful in any season I think I love CentralPark
Warren Yeah me too It was very ndash it was a memorableexperience
Antoinette Irsquom glad to hear that What other places did you goto
Warren Well when I was older I went with my friend and wewent on top of the Empire State Building
Antoinette Okay Irsquom not sure if they allow you to go up therenow
Warren That was around 2004 that we went
Antoinette Okay Were you able to look over the edge
Warren I donrsquot know if I was looking over the edge I think itrsquosinside but yoursquore at the top
Antoinette Okay So yeah things have changed a bit since I
was a little girl
Warren Did it use to be outside that you could go
Antoinette You could go outside There were thesebinoculars or I donrsquot know what theyrsquore called but you put alittle change in and you could see the city
Warren Yeah They had those as well Yeah
Antoinette Okay
Warren Yeah We could see Central Park and you could evensee the Statue of Liberty from there
Antoinette Oh well Irsquove been there
Warren Yeah Actually I never got to go Both times I went toNew York we wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty but we didnrsquothave enough time
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) He already knows about the _____ teama) baseballb) hockeyc) basketball
3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden
a) Basketball teamb) Hockey teamc) Both teams
4) She has been to the arena _____
a) just onceb) a few times
c) many times
5) In Queens you can watch _____
a) footballb) golf c) tennis
Vocabulary
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff
Here the phrase all that kind of stuffrefers to things that are similar to eachother Notice the following
1 He is into history and all that kind of stuff2 I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff
absolutely
Oh absolutely
We use absolutely to mean yes but
with a lot of emphasis Notice thefollowing
Are you coming to thewedding Absolutely
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1364 New York SportsWarren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York aboutthe local teams
Warren So thanks for telling me aboutthe ballet and all that kind of stuff but Irsquomreally more into sports and things like thatDo you know of any other things you cando in New York
Antoinette Oh absolutely There are alot of events for a sports enthusiast in NewYork Wersquove got basketball The Knicksplay Theyrsquore an NBA team Wersquove got baseball The Yankeesand the Mets play and therersquos a feud Yankees fans hate Metsfans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans
Warren Right They have two baseball teams
Antoinette Thatrsquos right
Warren Wow
Antoinette Exciting We even have a Subway Series Well itused to be a Subway Series because the teams would playdifferent stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other But Ithink they recently built one stadium for both teams
Warren Oh Do you think one team is more popular than theother
Antoinette I think probably the Yankees unfortunately
Warren The Yankees
Antoinette Yeah My family was a Mets fan and donrsquot tell
anyone else in my family that I said that
Warren Oh so I guess they donrsquot get along with each other
Antoinette Oh not at all
Warren Oh well Well Irsquom from Canada I really like hockey Iknow that you guys have the Rangers
Antoinette Yeah We do have the Rangers They play atMadison Square Garden so you could easily find like buytickets to see a game there Thatrsquos the same place where theKnicks play
Warren Oh they both play at the same place
Antoinette Yes they do
Warren Maybe I could go to a basketball and a hockey game
Antoinette You probably could if you stayed long enough Ithink they have different seasons right
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
A fued is a rivalry or arguement thatgoes on for a period of time Notice thefollowing
1 They are having a family fued2 The two towns have a fued with each other
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth
When you switch back and forth youalternate between two things Noticethe following
1 He kept switching back and forthbetween two TV channels
2 Sometimes I eat inside sometimes outside Iswitch back and forth
get along with
They donrsquot get along with each other
When people get along well with eachother they enjoy each others companyNotice the following
1 My sisters do not always getalong well
2 He gets along well with his boss
held
Thatrsquos held in Queens
Here is held means happens in andrefers to when or where something
takes place Notice the following
1 The festival is held in March2 The game will be held on Sunday at the park
Vocabulary Quiz
all that bull feud bull absolutelyback and forth bull get along with bull held
1 You are crazy to think that
2 I do not my brother
3 I am not into kind of stuff
4 The game will be in March
5 Many fans like both teams and switch
6 Real Madrid and Barcelona have a big
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Warren Oh do they
Antoinette Yeah Madison Square Garden is pretty big thoughso maybe therersquos more than one arena Irsquom not sure Irsquove onlybeen there two or three times in my life
Warren Oh okay
Antoinette Well we also have the US Open if you like tennis
Warren Right
Antoinette Yeah Thatrsquos held in Queens not on Manhattan
Warren Oh okay What about the US Tennis Open but therersquosalso the US Gold Open Is that in New York as well
Antoinette In New York I donrsquot think the ndash is it
Warren Irsquom not sure
Antoinette I donrsquot think that the US Open for golf is in NewYork I think ndash no I donrsquot think thatrsquos New York Yeah No
Warren Okay Have you seen tennis before
Antoinette Yes I have I saw Serena Williams play
Warren Oh shersquos great
Antoinette She is Yeah Powerful woman
Warren Yeah Irsquod like to see her play
Antoinette Yeah
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Who is someone you get along well with
A1
Q2 Does you city have any sports teams
A2
Q3 What are two teams that have a rivalry or feud
A3
Q4 Would you rather see the ballet or a basketball game
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) He played football _____ a) in high schoolb) in collegec) on a local club
3) He talks about getting a _____
a) tattoob) piercingc) bad hair cut
4) He did not stay with his girlfriend because _____
a) of various reasons
b) she moved awayc) she broke his heart
5) College love is _____
a) seriousb) sillyc) crazy
Vocabulary
along those lines
Irsquod probably study something alongthose lines
Here along those lines means similar to something already mentionedNotice the following
1 He hopes to create a new web business or something along those lines
2 I want to build a house or cabin or somethingalong those lines
cutting edge
Those topics are on the cutting edge of science
The cutting edge is the most advancedstate of something Notice thefollowing
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1365 His DoOver Adam talks about what he would change about his life if hecould do it again
Sarah So Adam today wersquore talking aboutdo-overs So what is something that youwish you would have done over For example maybe something in your university life
Adam Yeah There are a few things Imight change my major I studiededucation and while I enjoy what Irsquom doingright now my free time I really like watching movies aboutscience and astronomy And if I would go back to school andstart my studies over Irsquod probably study something along thoselines astronomy and metaphysics or something
I think that those topics are really interesting and on the cuttingedge of science and just fascinating to explore
Sarah Interesting Anything else you wish you would havedone
Adam I might have been more involved in the sports clubs atmy school For example the American football team I played inhigh school but in college I wanted to play but I didnrsquot have themotivation to push me over the edge to actually go out andreally put my heart into it
I went to one training day and kind of tried out but I didnrsquotreally pursue it as much as I would have liked I think it wouldhave been fun to be a part of that culture and that environment
Sarah How about something that you did do that maybe nowyou wish you hadnrsquot
Adam I pierced my ears in high school because that was thecool thing to do But now I donrsquot wear earrings And yeahlooking back on it kind of just a silly thing to do that Irsquom trying tofollow the trends that you know trends usually pass
So yeah that would be something that I wouldnrsquot do again
Sarah Nice Anything else you would have changed
Adam I might have made different decisions about mygirlfriends at the time I had a really good girlfriend in thebeginning of college and things didnrsquot work out because of avariety of reasons But I think if we would have worked on it wecould have We could have made it made it happen So yeahthatrsquos something I think about sometimes about life in college
Itrsquos always you know college love is kind of a crazy thing Soyeah wersquore too much like kids I guess I think at that age
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) She went into nursing becauase _____ a) it was excitingb) people encourged herc) she loved medicine
3) She says art _____
a) is her passionb) runs in the familyc) does not pay well
4) She began ballet at age _____
a) 2b) 12
c) 14
5) Who did not like her hair color
a) Her sister b) Her friendc) Her mother
Vocabulary
switch
I switched schools and switchedmajors
Switch means to change from thing toanother Notice the following
1 I switched the light off2 Please switch chairs with me
otherwise
What would you have studiedotherwise
Here otherwise means alternatively
Notice the following
1 I would think otherwise beforedoing that
2 I do not agree I feel otherwise
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1366 Her DoOver Sahra talks about what she would change about her life if shecould do it again
Adam Hi SarahSarah Hi
Adam Today wersquore talking about do-oversSo if you had a time machine and youcould go back to your college years isthere anything that you might change or dodifferently
Sarah I really wish that I would have had the chance to studyabroad I chose the wrong major initially I was a nursing major for two years and worked really hard at a major I was really badat And then after two years I switched schools and switchedmajors And because of that I had so many credits to take that Icouldnrsquot study abroad or do really any extra classes that werefun
Adam Hmm that must have been challenging Where wouldyou have liked to study abroad
Sarah Really anywhere Irsquove always loved to travel so I wouldhave been open to going anywhere
Adam So you said you studied nursing what would you havestudied otherwise
Sarah Well I first went into nursing because everyone since Iwas really little told me that I would be a good nurse So Ithought it was my calling in life And then after taking lots andlots of science classes which Irsquom really bad at I decided toswitch majors to education And then I ended up liking thatmajor so Irsquom really happy that I switched
Adam Was there any other major that you would findinteresting that you might study if you went back or yoursquoresatisfied with education
Sarah Irsquom glad I did education because I really liked that workwise But if I had to go with things that Irsquom interested in Iprobably would have been some sort of art major Both of mysiblings are artists so it kind of runs in the family a little bit
Adam What kind of art do you like
Sarah Mainly dance but I also was really into music growingup so musical instruments and singing
Adam So do you have any friends that were interested in art
or dance that you had in those times
Sarah Not really No actually
Adam Do you wish that if you were in a group of people thatlike the similar things that you might have pursued differentinterests
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When you end up doing somethingyou do something that was notoriginally planned Notice the following
1 We ended up going home early2 She ended up taking the job
siblings
Both of my siblings are artists
Siblings are brothers and sistersNotice the following
1 Do you have siblings2 I have three siblings
runs in the family
It kind of runs in the family a little bit
Something that runs in the familyrefers to family members havingsomething in common Notice thefollowing
1 Being a police officer runs in the family2 Singing runs in the family Everyone has a good
voice
give up (on)
I gave up on that when I was 14
When you give up something you quitdoing it Notice the following
1 He gave up drinking at age 45
2 I gave up watching the movie Itwas too boring
Vocabulary Quiz
switch bull otherwise bull end upsiblings bull in the family bull gave up
1 I plan to jobs
2 She fast food for her heatlh
3 A love of comedy runs
4 I have three two brothers and asister
5 If it rains what do you do
6 I think we will staying home
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Sarah Hmm definitely I wish I would have done more withdance I was a ballerina for 12 years And I gave up on thatwhen I was 14 So I got to the level where I either had to trainprofessionally to do that for a job or stay in a class where theyounger girls would keep moving up And so at that time I quit
And although I donrsquot wish I was still doing ballet I wish I wouldcontinued some kind of dance
Adam Interesting
Adam So Sarah any funny haircuts or anything like that
Sarah Actually yes One week before I moved away to collegeI cut my hair boy-short And then after that like during my firstsemester Irsquod dyed it all different shades of red And my hair hasactually been pretty much every link and every natural-ish color
Adam Wow How did your friends and family respond to your red hair
Sarah My mom didnrsquot like it so much She thought I was goingto die like a natural red color but it was more of fuchsia redcolor So she didnrsquot like it very much But my friends and likesiblings understood because Irsquove always been very different anddidnrsquot really care what other people thought about how I looked
Adam How long did you like it
Sarah For a while until I wanted change I love change so Irsquod
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) Who says they are a good singera) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
3) Who can play a musical instrument
a) Roryb) Abidemic) Neither of them
4) Who can juggle
a) Roryb) Abidemi
c) Neither of them
5) They both can speak ______
a) Japaneseb) Spanishc) French
Vocabulary
experiment
I dont experiment too much
When you experiment you try new wayof doing something Notice thefollowing
1 He likes to experiment in thekitchen
2 I usually wear the same clothes I dontexperiment much
not --- at all
I cant sing at all
We use not at all to show we have noability at something Notice thefollowing
1 I cannot cook at all2 My mom is good at dancing but me Not at all
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1367 What can you do Abidemia and Rory talk about things they can do like cookingand things they cannot do well
Rory So Abidemi lets talk about abilitiesCan you cook
Abidemi Yes and no I can cook a littlebit the basic stuff but I really like to eat butI dont experiment too much So no Imnot a great cook but I can cook I cook tosurvive What about you Rory Can youcook
Rory Yeah I can I really like cooking I love cooking Italianfood I also love baking So I can bake cakes and cookies andbread stuff like that
Abidemi Okay
Rory How about singing Can you sing
Abidemi I think I can sing Yes I enjoy singing I love singing Ising a lot in church so I can sing What about you Can yousing
Rory I cant sing at all Like even when I go to karaoke Im tooembarrassed to pick up the microphone
Abidemi Oh its too bad What about you Rory can you play ndashokay can you play an instrument
Rory I cant No Id love to be able to play an instrument but Icant play anything How about you Can you play aninstrument
Abidemi No I cant I really wish that I had learned something
when I was younger But I say I can play my voice Ha ha
Rory Thats nice
Abidemi What about juggling Can you juggle Rory
Rory Yeah I can juggle I can juggle with three balls and I canalmost juggle with four
Abidemi Wow
Rory Like I can do it for about 10 seconds Yeah
Abidemi I cant juggle at all So please teach me Its alwayssomething that Ive always wanted ndash I wanted to learn
Rory Okay Can you speak three languages
Abidemi Yes I think I can speak three languages
Rory Which ones
Abidemi I think English is my best language but I also speak
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Something that is complicated isdifficult of complex Notice thefollowing
1 This video game is toocomplicated for me
2 This math problem is so complicated
a big one
I think this is a big one for people
Here a big one means somethingimportant Notice the following
1 At my new job I can wear jeansIn terms of benfits thats a bigone for me
2 There are some things I hate and smoking is abig one for me
a paper round
I used to do a paper round when I wasa kid
A paper round is a paper route adelivery route for a paperboy Noticethe following
1 I had a paper round as a kid2 Children no longer have paper routes
sleep in
I like to sleep in
When you sleep in you do not wake up
early Notice the following
1 I love to sleep in on the weekend2 My father never sleeps in He
always gets up early
Vocabulary Quiz
complicated bull brag bull have it downsleep in bull a big one bull round
1 This math is hard but I should soon
2 I always on Sunday morning3 It is not polite to
4 The rules are It is confusing
5 I have many pet peeves Smoking is
for me
6 I had a paper as a teen
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Abidemi I see
Rory I get up before 600 oclock So how about you Are yougood at getting up early
Abidemi No not really I like to sleep in Especially when itswinter Im not good at getting up early at all My body just wantsto sleep the whole day In the summer Im a lot better with thesun
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) She needed to ____ to joina) get in collegeb) pass a testc) get permission
3) She was a _____
a) medicb) driver c) translator
4) She talks about _____ very fast
a) runningb) speaking
c) eating
5) She says women should _____ joining the military
a) pursueb) consider c) avoid
Vocabulary
go by fast
Did it go by fast
When something goes by fast ithappens quickly Notice the following
1 The holiday went by fast I cannotbelieve it is over
2 I cannot believe the day is finished It went byfast
weak link
You never want to be the weak link
A weak link is a person with the leastability or skill Notice the following
1 No one wants to be the weak linkof a team
2 She is great but he is the weak link
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1369 Women in UniformMeg talks about being a woman in the military and why shechose that path
Todd So Meg I thought we would talk alittle bit about the military Now you wereactually in the military
Meg Yes I was actually in the ArmyNational Guard So I enlisted when I was17 In America in the National Guardeach state can have kind of different rulesor different requirements And so inIndiana you can enlist when you are 17 with parentalpermission So I did that
Todd Wow Seventeen is really young age
Meg Yeah And it sort of happened really quick I mean I was a junior in high school and I got a call from a recruiter And at firstI was really against it but then in Indiana if you enlist and youserve your time theyll pay your college tuition if you go to astate college
So Indiana has Purdue and I was interested in going to Purdueanyway so it seemed like a good idea
Todd Thats fantastic So how long were you in the service
Meg I was in for six years all together That was the minimumcommitment So I could have done more but I was ready tomaybe try some other things after that time
Todd Did it go by fast
Meg Looking back it definitely did I think there are differentstages that went by slow or fast Like when I was in actual basic
training when youre in it it was super slow Like yourecounting on the hours every day because youre just desperateto finish and get out and get back to your family And I was youknow 17 so its a little different
But now looking back like I cant believe it was a full six yearsand now its so many years past that already So yeah I guessit did go by fast overall
Todd Yeah thats great So what was it like being a woman inthe military
Meg It was ndash well I served in a unit ndash I was a medic And somy unit a medical unit naturally has more women The ratio iscloser to 50-50 men and women which isnt ndash at least that timewasnt ndash I dont have the current statistics but it isnt that kind of
ratio for the Army as a whole or the military as a whole
And so for me there was ndash I was with a lot of other women alsowhen I was serving But for me personally there were definitelychallenges especially when I was first in basic training like Idefinitely felt personal pressure to try to keep up with the guysWith everything whether its you know physically being able to
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Irsquom naturally a bit more suited for thosekinds of things
When you are not suited for somethingyou do not have talents for it Noticethe following
1 Some people are not suited for parenthood2 He is too nice so he is not suited for
management
obstacle course
You go through obstacle courses
An obstacle course is a special areathat tests ones skill or phycial abilityNotice the following
1 In the army all soldiers must doan obstacle course
2 The dogs ran the obstacle course
work out
It worked out great
When things work out they endsuccessfully after starting poorly Noticethe following
1 Life always works out for people2 Dont worry It will all work out
Go for it
I would definitely say ldquoGo for itrdquo
When you go for it you try to dosomething despite hesitation or fear
Notice the following
1 I was afraid to try but I eventuallywent for it
2 This job is perfect for you You should go for it
Vocabulary Quiz
go by bull suited bull weak linkobstacle bull work out bull go for it
1 He is the of the group
2 The day should quickly3 He ran the course in record time
4 He is not for sales
5 It should in the end
6 I think you can do it You should
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lift and carry these heavy boxes and whatever You know youhave the same requirements that you have to do And younever want to be the weak link
And I think some other women maybe suffered a little morebecause they couldnt keep up quite as well And so that can bea little difficult But maybe Im naturally a bit more suited for those kinds of things So I did okay but I definitely wanted toand tried hard to keep up with the physical aspect which isnt aseasy sometimes for women
Todd Well thats interesting So you do look pretty fit so youmust have been really fit back in the day
Meg Yeah I think Yeah especially basic training becauseyoure never like not running Anytime youre walkingsomewhere youre just running running running like theymake you run everywhere And you get like 5 minutes to eatbreakfast and lunch and dinner Every time you have to eat itso fast And then youre doing all this physical training and thengoing through obstacle courses and carrying heavy packsand carrying your weapon round
Yeah So that was probably the most fit Ive ever been Imdefinitely not that now
Todd Right So if you had a daughter would you recommendthat she goes in the military or would you recommend other women to join the military
Meg I would not recommend it I guess I dont go aroundtelling everyone Oh you should just join the military But Ithink if someone ndash if there is a woman who is interested in it or thinking about it I would definitely ndash for me I mean it workedout great There are a lot of like leadership and personalcharacter qualities that I was really able to develop during mytime that have continued to benefit me now
And so for a woman who is interested I would definitely sayGo for it
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
[End of Transcript]
Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
A paramedic is a health specialist whogives emergency aid to people outsideof the hospital Notice the following
1 Paramedics often work in an ambulance2 The paramedic helped the injured man
minor procedure
You are trained to do minor procedures
A minor procedure is a small operationor quick treatment to a health issueNotice the following
1 I went to the hospital for a minor procedureNothing serious
2 She had a minor procedure done for her knee
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1370 The MedicMeg talks about being a medic in the military and what medicsdo to help people
Todd So Meg you are talking about being inthe military and you said you were a medicCan you explain what that is
Meg Yeah So a medic which now I believeis called health care specialist is ndash I alwayssay its kind of similar to being like aparamedic where its not a full nurse job Ithink nurses have more training like in civilianside nurses but similar to paramedic where you have certain likeminor procedures that youre trained to do and high-level thingsthan just an EMT like doing IVs and giving shots and stitches andthings like that
And youre trained ndash because its the mili tary youre especiallytrained for emergency situations and how to treat someone whohas maybe some serious life-threatening wounds So thats a medic
Todd Wow That sounds like a really difficult job I mean its notyour typical just soldier job You must have had a lot of schoolingand education
Meg I had ndash well everyone goes through the initial about two anda half months like basic training And thats more kind of basiccombat skills and physical training that kind of thing And then I hadfour months past that to train to be a medic So we went through likeemergency medical technician course just like civilian side I gotcertified with that And then we had additional training for the militaryskills like IVs and emergency procedures that kind of thing
Todd Right Can you explain what IV is
Meg IV is an intravenous ndash like getting fluids into your body So if youve been injured and youve lost a lot of blood or maybe youredehydrated and you need some fluid in your body quickly then we
stick a needle into your vein and then the fluids go in And theneedle comes back out but a little tube stays in And then you canget fluids quickly that way
Todd So anybody thats been to the doctor knows thats alwayskind of the anxious moment when the nurse or the person whosgoing to stick the needle in Were you good at doing that
Meg So once I learned how to do it I think I was pretty good And Iactually enjoyed doing it not in a creepy way but you know it was ndashI guess because I was decent at it that it was a part of my job that Ienjoyed
But for myself before we went through that training I actuallybecame dehydrated and needed to get an IV myself And I wasterrified because I really hadnt had that before in my life And sothe nurse was going to come you know put the needle in my arm
and I was like No isnt there another Ill just drink a lot of water And she was saying Arent you going to be a medic And I waslike Oh I havent trained yet Dont do it So yeah
Todd Oh thats cool Yeah I was recently in the hospital and theyhad me strapped up for both blood and for the water theintravenous drip And its annoying because you cant really move
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When you are dehydrated your bodyneeds fluids and water
1 If you run in the sun you can getdehydrated
2 Dehystration is a serious health concern
strapped up
They had me strapped up to tubes
A person on a hospital bed can bestrapped up by having lots of tubes andmonitors attached to them
1 He was strapped up to a heartmonitor
2 He was strapped to the bed so he could not getout of bed
theyd be like
Theyd be like Oh Im fine
When we say Theyd be like we meanthey would say Notice the following
1 I told my story and theyd be likeNo Way
2 I would get mad and my mom would be like Goto your room
on the back burner
English had kind of been on the backburner
When something is on the back burnerit is postponed for later We put food onthe back burner to keep it warm Noticethe following
1 I need to save money so college is on the backburner now
2 They plan to get married but it is currently on theback burner
Vocabulary Quiz
paramedic bull dehydrated bull minor strapped bull be like bull back burner
1 She would You did what
2 Our plans are on the
3 A arrived at the crash scene
4 I need some water I am
5 We had a operation
6 My arm is up to the machine
like if you want to get up and walk anywhere youre strapped withall these tubes And its not very convenient
Meg Yeah yeah Or at least you have to careful When I wasgetting the IV I didnt know that the needle doesnt stay in your armNow for some things it does For blood maybe its different Im notsure But yeah so I was trying to be so careful too but you still wantit to go well so you dont want to move very much
Todd Right So what percentage of people would you say freak outwhen they get the needle
Meg Probably 90 or 95
Todd Oh really
Meg Yeah Even you know tough Army guys would come in andbe ndash and theyd be like Oh Im fine Im fine in a bit Well weneed to give you an IV And theyd be like Oh
Todd Right Yeah Nobody likes that
Meg No
Todd So you transitioned You were in the medical profession andthen you moved to education Why did you leave the medicalprofession for education
Meg Yeah Thats interesting because I became a medic in themilitary because I thought after I ndash when I could continue collegethat I would be a nurse or a doctor But my time serving as a medichelped me learn that that was not what I wanted to do for my career
after all
So I definitely am glad that I had those skills and the things that Ilearned and was able to experience But I had ndash English had kind of been on the back burner And so then I said Okay let me revisitthis and it led to English education
Todd Wow Have you ever thought about being like an Englishspecialist for people in the medical fields like teaching doctors andnurses
Meg I guess I havent thought about that specifically Sometimes Ithought about going back to military They do have something likeEnglish schools in the military And so I guess that would berelated Also it could be ndash yeah so that would be interestingSomething to think about
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
a) antique furnitureb) comfy places to sitc) a large TV
4) She would like to have _____ near her house
a) park
b) playgroundc) creek
5) The bathroom should be _____
a) modernb) massivec) messy
Vocabulary
is big for
Being outside is big for me
When something is big for you then itis very important for you
1 Living in nature is big for me2 Having the Internet is big for me
Note You can say huge for me and the meaning isthe same
siding
The beaches are really tough on the
siding and paneling
The siding is the outside material thatcovers a house or building
1 I love houses with wood siding2 I hate houses with metal siding
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1371 Her Dream HouseSpencer talks about her dream house and features that areimportant to her
Curtis All right So Spencer if you coulddesign your dream home what would it belike
Spencer I know exactly what it would belike It would be all wood old-style beachhouse on the ocean and on the sand So itwould have ocean front porches all theway around The biggest thing is theporches because I dont really care about having you knowmassive extra rooms for guests or whatever like I want to beable to be outside Like being outside is big for me
I love screened-in porches as well So that and a library Im ahuge kind of book nerd so I would love to have just a librarywith lots of different shelves and you know a couple of desksfor studying Thats the dream home for me What about you
Curtis Actually Im wondering about the outside Would youpaint the house or would you just leave it the natural woodcolor
Spencer I want a natural color Theres an island south thatsall kind of pastel Easter egg looking colors and its too much for me Also too like all the beach houses in LA theyre all kind of too tacky for me Like I dont know I like kind of the old look kindof traditional style
Curtis Do you think you would use natural wood on it or adifferent material I know that the beaches are really tough onthe siding and paneling
Spencer That is true
Curtis Okay What would th e kitchen be like in your dreamhouse
Spencer Im not much of a cook but I hope that my futurehusband is So I would like to have a big kitchen for him Lots of table space I want one of those islands you know in the center of a kitchen where theres a marble countertop that has youknow a couple of sinks and the ability to kind of put multipledifferent parts of vegetables or fruits out and about while yourecooking and preparing
Yeah Id also like kind of a bar counter space as well so thatpeople kind of pull up a chair and maybe help cook or maybe just be there for company while youre cooking
Curtis And how about your living room do you have any ideasfor that
Spencer Living room mainly just comfort My parents had aliving room in their house but it was all just really nice antiquefurniture and we were never allowed to go there So its kind of like whats the point of having a room in a house that you never
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
When people ask you to pull up achair they are asking you to join themNotice the following
1 Dont be a stranger Pull up achair
2 So nice to see you Pull up a chair and join us
mess up
I want cheap furniture you cannot messup
When you mess something up youdamage it or make a mistake doing itNotice the following
1 I mess up dinner It tastes terrible2 When you fill out the form try not to mess up
slip and slide
There is a slip and slide in the yard
A slip and slide is a plastic sheet (slide)with water on in that you run and slidedown Notice the following
1 He broke his arm on a slip andslide
2 We played on a slip and slide at the BBQ
porcelain
My grandparents have this really reallybig old porcelain tub
Porcelain is very fine ceramic materialusually seen on nice cups or bowls
1 She has fine procelain dishes2 We drank out of nice porcelain cups
Vocabulary Quiz
is big for bull pull up a chair bull sidingslip and slide bull mess up bull porcelain
1 The house is covered with metal
2 Having weekends off is me3 Try not to the kitchen
4 In summer a is a good way to cool
off
5 Please and join us
6 These dishes are made with fine
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go into
So I would like a living room yes maybe with a fireplace andsome antique furniture but nothing too nice that you know mychild or my dog were to come in from outside could really likemess up
Curtis And how about your yard do you have any ideas for ayard around your house
Spencer I want a lot of dogs So I would like a big yard thatthey could be able to run around in as well as if I have childrenlike have enough room for them to be able to you know slipand slide So you know one of my best friends back home shehad a yard that had a creek in it And that was so much fun likegrowing up being able to like catch different you know creepy-crawlies in the stream as well as have a messy or muddy day if we wanted to
Curtis And how about the bathroom
Spencer I want a massive bathroom actually You know myfavorite shower in the world has like five or six different faucetsand its just massive That gives you space Im kind of a clumsyperson so if I fall down I dont want to be able to you know ndash Idont want to hit my head on anything
I also like a big Jacuzzi bathtub My grandparents have thisreally really big old porcelain tub that I swear like five peoplecould fit into So Id really like to be able to have a big bathtub
Curtis Okay Thank you
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 What would you like to have in your kitchen
A1
Q2 What would you like to have in your bathroom
A2
Q3 Would you like to live in the country
A3
Q4 If you had a big yard would you want a pet
A4
Q5 Would you like to share a house with your parents
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
1) The plans for the hosue would be drawn by _____
a) a friendb) himself c) his dad
2) He wants an _____ refrigerator
a) environmentalb) industrialc) inexpensive
3) In the yard he wants lots of _____
a) flowersb) treesc) grass
4) The living rooms needs _____
a) lots of artb) a big TVc) comfy couches
5) He would like to have _____
a) a big poolb) an outdoor bathc) an indoor pool
Vocabulary
work into
I want to work my art into the house
Here to work into means to incorporatesomething into something else
1 He tries to work his personalityinto his cooking
2 Teachers should not work their religion into their lessons
industrial
Id like a big industrial refrigerator
Industrial things are designed to beused for businesses not personal use
1 We use a big industrial coffeemachine at my cafe
2 We bought an industrial oven for our house
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1372 His Dream HouseCurtis talks about his dream house and what he would like inevery area of the house
Spencer Yeah So Curtis what wouldyour dream house be like Tell me aboutthe kitchen living room yard
Curtis Well Ive thought a lot about mydream house and designing it Actuallythats the kind of work that my father doesso he said he could draw the plans up for me But Ive done a lot of art and I reallywant to work my art into the house
So the living room I would like there to be kind of a friezearound the outside of the room where I actually do the artmyself Now I used to do a lot of construction when I wasyounger and so I would really like to take part in the process sothat I have a kind of sense of ownership with the house that Ivereally built a part of that
The kitchen I want it to be a very large space and next to aroom that has a lot of media so that you can kind of payattention to things or watch tutorials and recipes while yourecooking follow along with your favorite chefs or cookingchannels Id like a really big industrial refrigerator and a hugeisland that I can work with as well as a massive sink for cleaning things
I used to work at a restaurant and I loved the dishwasher therebecause it was so quick and easy So I would like a restaurant-style dishwasher in my kitchen too
Spencer Yeah So tell me about ndash what would your yard belike
Curtis I would like a lot of grass I really love a yard with nicegrass especially when youre playing soccer you can get under the ball and have a lot of fun like that
Spencer Its nice to have a big backyard to play sports
Curtis Yeah I think so as well
Spencer What about your bathroom
Curtis My bathroom Well I would like to have a kind of a spain there honestly I would like to have a big bathtub But I wantmy house to have geothermal heating And if I have ageothermal heating system I can also probably have a hotspring in the bathroom
I like it to be quite big and have a nice shower as well Just verynice open area with nice sinks I dont want to feel constrainedin my bathroom I dont want it to be small It has to be big
Spencer What about your living room
Curtis My living room One of the things that was really
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
A backyard is a private open areabehind a house Notice the following
1 She needs a big backyard for her dogs
2 They have a garden in their backyard
geothermal
I have a geothermal heating system
Geothermal heating is heat that comesfrom the earth Notice the following
1 Hot springs are heated bygeothermal heat
2 Geothermal power is good for the environment
mural
I want to have lots of murals
A mural is art painted on a wall Noticethe following
1 Many churches have lovelymurals
2 Murals make buildings more interesting
shutters
The bath room has shutters
Shutters are window covers that openand close using many small panelsNotice the following
1 Please close the shutters2 The shutters are not good at keeping out the
light
Vocabulary Quiz
work bull industrial bull backyardgeothermal bull mural bull shutters
1 The dog sleeps in the
2 He tries to music into his classes
3 This is an area with lots of factories4 The keep out the sunlight
5 Who painted that in the church
6 The building is powered by energy
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important to me for my living room again is the art that I want tohave a lot of details around the outside that are murals or friezes that I have actually created on the wall and so thattheres almost a kind of entertaining sense about it Just beingin there before you turn on any other devices or televisions or anything like that That there is kind of a artistic and comfortablefeel to it It doesnt feel sterile it feels very homey
Spencer Cool Would you have a big garage
Curtis I probably would have a big garage because I reallylove driving and I used to race cars at the track And for thepurposes of doing work on cars or any other DIY work aroundthe house I would like to have a really big nice garage
Spencer Would you have any sort of like swimming pool or ndash Iknow you said you wanted a sauna in your bathroom but
Curtis I would really like a portion thats maybe separate fromthe bathroom that has shutters that open up So on a nicenight you can actually open it and see out over the yard or whatever landscapes that the house is built next to
Spencer That would be cool
Curtis But I would like the area to be a little bit privatehopefully surrounded by woods a little bit where you cant seeyour neighbors immediately
Spencer Yeah exactly
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Speaking Challenge
Q1 Do you prefer shutters or curtains
A1
Q2 Do you have a backyard where you live
A2
Q3 Do you live in an industrial area
A3
Q4 Where can you see nice murals
A4
Q5 If you designed your dream house what would it have
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
2) She usually sleeps _____ a nighta) six hoursb) seven hoursc) eight hours
3) Todd says he can wake up _____
a) only with an alarm clockb) whenever he wantsc) and go back to sleep
4) Who takes naps now
a) Toddb) Sarah
c) Neither of them
5) They say naps make you feel _____
a) refreshedb) groggyc) guilty
Vocabulary
not the case
That is not the case
When something is not the case thenit is not the expected situation Noticethe following
1 I thought he would be nice butthat was not the case
2 I heard the city is cheap but it is not the case
paranoid
I am alway paranoid about being late
A person who is paranoid is extremely
worried about somthing Notice thefollowing
1 The farmers are paranoid aboutthe weather
2 She is paranoid about ghosts
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1373 Sleeping PatternsSarah and Todd share how much sleep they often get andwhat they use to wake up in the morning
Todd So Sarah lets talk about sleepHow many hours of sleep do you usuallyget every night
Sarah Usually at least eight It dependson how late I stay up but usually abouteight hours I try to get every night
Todd And you are pretty consistent likeeven on the weekends you get eight hours
Sarah Yes Even on the weekends Sleep is very important for me to feel normal and energetic
Todd Now do you need an alarm clock to wake you up or you just wake up naturally everyday
Sarah I definitely have to have an alarm clock Even though Iwake up very easily I dont wake up at a routine time easily SoI usually set two alarms and that will usually get me up
Todd Oh wow I actually have this kind of weird mental ability Ithought that everybody can do this but I found out its not thecase but I can wake up exactly at the minute I want any timeSo like if I have to get up at 543 before I go to bed I can sayOkay Get up at 543 And Ill wake up at 543 exactly
Sarah Thats amazing
Todd Yeah I dont know how ndash I guess your brain just can keeptime When I tell people this sometimes they think Oh comeon thats not true But really ever since I was a kid I could justtell myself what time I want to wake up and Ill wake up exactly
at that time
Sarah Thats really quite amazing I wish it was that way for me but its not
Todd Yeah You know whats weird ndash because I dont use alarmclocks And I cant ndash like an alarm clock ndash the idea actually Icant have a deep sleep if I know that its going to ring and wakeup like its going to jolt To me an alarm clock is like somebodythrowing cold water on you you know So yeah I dont usealarm clocks at all
Sarah Yeah Im always paranoid about being late so thatswhy I set two just in case like one doesnt go off But I can sleepanytime of the day Like it really doesnt matter what type of dayits very easy for me to fall asleep for as long as whenever So
thats why I have to have an alarm clock because I could sleep12 or 14 hours and not wake up
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
A person who is a deep sleeper hasdeep sleeps meaning they do notwake easily Notice the following
1 My sister is a deep sleeper2 I wish I was a deep sleeper but I wake up often
during the night
danger zone
That is the danger zone
The danger zone refers to a time or place where there could be problemsNotice the following
1 I have missed many classes so Iam in the danger zone with my teacher
2 When you have no savings you are in the danger zone
groggy
You are groggy for the whole day
When you are groggy you are justwaking up and not fully awake Noticethe following
1 I am groggy until I get my coffeein the morning
2 The cold medicine made him very groggy
conk out
You would conk out
Here to conk out means to fall alsleep
quickly like you were hit on the head INotice the following
1 I always conk out when I fly on aplane
2 Young children conk out easily when theyretired
Vocabulary Quiz
paranoid bull deep sleeper bull not the casedanger zone bull groggy bull conk out
1 He is about failing his class
2 Im a so dont worry about waking me
3 I thought shed be mad but that was
4 When I get home I am so tired I just
5 Most poor cities become a at night
6 If I take a nap I feel after I wake up
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Todd So do you take naps
Sarah No because then I feel really like groggy and really likeirritable if I take naps because I just want to sleep longer thanthat amount of time So I dont take naps
Todd Like can you sleep with the light on
Sarah Yes
Todd Yeah I cant Actually thats why I always wake up soearly As soon the light comes through the window I wake up Icant sleep if its not dark
Sarah I can sleep in any situation light noise sitting up Itdoesnt matter I can sleep
Todd Oh wow So youre a deep sleeper
Sarah Yeah
Todd Im so jealous Like just a little bit of noise or a little bit of light and I cant sleep And actually I probably only get anaverage six hours a night But I do sometimes take naps
Sarah Oh okay How long do you usually nap for
Todd Usually an hour I found out if I go over an hour then
thats the danger zone because then if you sleep like two or three hours then you wake up and youre just groggy for thewhole day Like you cant ndash its like youve been drugged youknow So yeah Forty-five minute nap is about it
Sarah Yeah When you were a child did your parents makeyou take naps
Todd They did And oddly enough when I was a kid though Icouldnt sleep like you would cry I dont want to take a napyou know And youd be like you conk out But yeah I doremember
Do you remember having to take naps in school
Sarah I didnt go to school actually I was home schooled
Todd Oh really
Sarah I remember taking naps when I was really little butbeyond that and like school-age I never had to
Todd Oh wow Anyway all these talks are making me tired Ithink Im ready for a nap
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
Students can listen online watch the video check answers and download the audio at wwwellloorgenglish1351 (mobile OK)
1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
a) teaching a classb) waiting on tablesc) riding a bike
2) Sarah had the same dream that _____ had
a) her mother b) her sister c) her father
3) They both had the same dream about _____
a) falling off a cliff b) registering for a classc) loosing their teeth
4) _____ has dreamt of being naked in class
a) Todd
b) Sarahc) Neither
5) Your teeth falling out means you will _____
a) meet someoneb) become illc) lose something
Vocabulary
wait on
You had to wait on about 10 tables
Here to wait on means to servepeople or take care of their needsNotice the following
1 When I was sick my momwaited on me
2 My job is to wait on people at the bar
furious
They would be furious because Iwasnt bringing their food
Furious means to me very mad aboutsomething Notice the following
1 My boss was furious we werelate
2 My wife was furious that I forgot her birthday
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1374 Dream TimeSarah and Todd discuss having dreams and what happens inthem and what they might mean
Sarah So do you dream a lot Do youremember your dreams
Todd I usually do Although I have toadmit now that Im older I dont dream somuch Its pretty rare that I have a dreamBut I will have dreams if Im really stressedor if Im really sick So usually every time Iget sick I notice Im sick because I have adream And Ill wake up in the middle of the night from somecrazy dream and then Ill notice oh wow Im sick
So yeah thats about it
Sarah Thats very interesting
Todd Yeah Although you know when I was younger I used tohave all these dreams related to work I guess they were stress
related And the craziest dream was I was a waiter at a veryfast-paced restaurant and it was very stressful And you had towait on about 10 tables and people would come in and youhave to get their food fast And if you didnt youd get yelled atby the boss or the customers would be upset
So I used to have this dream ndash and this is when I was incollege that I would be sleeping and there would be a table inmy room and the customers would be sitting there watching mesleep and they would be furious because I wasnt bringingtheir food I was like just sleeping in the bed right next to their table And it was the same nightmare I had for ndash like again andagain and again It was crazy
Sarah Thats really interesting And kind of funny too
Todd Yeah I know And its weird how you have the samerecurring dream I used to have another dream a nightmarewhen I was young And it would be ndash I was riding a bicycle uplike a mountain and the mountain was ndash like had a path that justkept going around and around the mountain And you had to bereally careful or else your bike would fall off the cliff And thenmy bike of course would go off the cliff and I would fall fall falland you would wake up right before you hit the ground
I had that dream many many times when I was a little kid Doyou ever have nightmares or any dreams like that
Sarah Yeah I dont dream very often but I have this onereoccurring dream also where I am in school and its at the endof the semester and I suddenly realized that theres one classthat I havent been going to the entire semester and Im going tofail it So I panic and Im running around like trying to find my
professor to like try to figure out what I need to do or what Ineed to study for the final exam so that I dont fail this class
But whats really interesting about this dream is I found out afew years ago that my father has the same reoccurring dream
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you
Something that is recurring or reoccuring happens again andagain Notice the following
1 This is a recurring problem we must fix2 I keep having recurring nightmares
panic
So I panic and Im running around
When you panic you react suddenlyto uncontrollable fear Notice thefollowing
1 When I lost my wallet Ipanicked
2 Dont panic Everything will be fine
find out
I found out a few years ago
To find out meand to realize or learnsomething Notice the following
1 I found out today was your birthday Congrats
2 I just found out my wife is expecting a baby
register for
I registered for a course in college
When you register for something yousign up for it Notice the following
1 I just signed up for a new yogaclass
2 I wanted to take the class but I did not sign upin time
Vocabulary Quiz
wait on bull furious bull recurringpanic bull find out bull register for
1 As food server I must people
2 I want to that class3 Did you if you got the job
4 If there is a fire dont Be calm
5 She was that I was late
6 I keep having a dream
Todd Wow You know this is going to sound crazy Ive hadthat dream too Ive had a dream of like I registered for acourse in college and I never went to the course and Im goingto get an F And I dont even remember when I registered or where the class is but I didnt finish the class Is that the samedream
Sarah Exact same dream
Todd Wow I wonder what it means
Sarah Me too
Todd Maybe theres somebody out there that really knowswhat it means and theyre like Uh-oh those two people aredoomed
Sarah There must be a lot of people with that dream
Todd Yeah And maybe thats it like theres certain structuresLike I know that the bike dream that I have about falling off thecliff Ive heard that many people have that Yeah
Have you ever heard about the dream ndash I had it a couple of times a dream where youre in class and then you suddenlynotice that you dont have any clothes on and youre afraid thatpeople are going to notice you dont have any clothes on
Sarah No Ive never had that one
Todd Yeah That was one when I was really really little butyeah
Sarah Ive heard that some people ndash a lot of people havedreams about their teeth falling out and that this means that liketheyre afraid of losing something in their life
Todd Really
Sarah Something thats really important to them
Todd Oh wow So if youre teeth are falling youre going to losesomething
Sarah Or youre afraid of losing something because mostpeople their teeth are really important to them
Todd Yeah Interesting Well I dont have any nightmaresanymore Its pretty rare How about you