ESL-Podcast-911---Correcting-and-Explaining-in-Con

EnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcast–CorrectingandExplaininginConversationThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2013).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.1GLOSSARYtorelax–tobecomecalmerandlessstressed,lessworried,andlessanxious*Jessesaysthatrunninghelpshimrelax,butIpreferahotbath.whatImeanis–aphraseusedwhenone’swordshavebeenunclearormisunderstoodandonewantstotrytoexpressone’sideasagaininadifferentway*Idon’tlikethatidea.WhatImeanis,Idon’tthinkthatproposalisourbestoption.RandR–restandrelaxation*AcruiseshipoffersagreatopportunityforRandR.We’lljusteat,sleep,andplaywhileotherpeoplecookandcleanforus.wornout–verytired,bothphysicallyandmentally,withoutanymoreenergy*WorkingthreejobsforthepastfewweekshasleftHaroldfeelingwornout.whatI’mtryingtosayis–aphraseusedwhenone’swordshavebeenunclearormisunderstoodandonewantstotrytoexpressone’sideasagaininadifferentway*Thatdresslooksawfulonyou!No,whatI’mtryingtosayisthatIdon’tthinkorangeisthebestcolorforyou.leisure–freetime;timespentdoingwhatoneenjoys,notworkorchores*Whatactivitiesdoyouenjoydoinginyourleisuretime?downtime–timethatisopenandunscheduled,whenonedoesnothaveanyresponsibilitiesandonecanrelax*Ifyouhaveanydowntimeduringtheday,pleasetrytoreadmymanuscript.torecuperate–torecover;toreturntoanearlier,improvedstateorcondition*IttookWarrenmonthstofullyrecoverfromhissurgery.toregenerate–tobecomerenewedandrevived,especiallyrepairingbrokenoroldpartsofalivingbeing*Starfishareamazing!Didyouknowtheycanregeneratelostarms?torephrase–toexpressanideainadifferentway,especiallyifthefirsttimeonetriedtoexpressitthewordswereunclearormisunderstood*Goodpublicspeakersalwaysrephrasethequestionstheyreceivefromaudiencememberstomakesuretheyunderstandwhatisbeingasked.EnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcast–CorrectingandExplaininginConversationThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2013).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.2toput(something)anotherway–toexpresssomethingindifferentwords,especiallyifthefirsttimeonetriedtoexpressitthewordswereunclearormisunderstood*Ithoughtourmaterialswereprettyclear,butIguessweneedtoputthemessageanotherwayifpeoplearen’tabletounderstandthemainidea.imperative–extremelyimportant,necessary,andrequired*Itisimperativethatwemeetthedeadline,ornoneofuswillhaveajobanymore.tobeleftout–tonotbeincludedinanactivityordiscussion;tobeexcluded*Staffordwasreallyupsettolearnthathehadbeenleftoutofthedecision-makingprocess.togooutwith(someone)–togoonadatewithsomeonetoseeifbothpeoplehaveinterestinaromanticrelationship*AliciaisgoingoutwithErictonight.Doyouthinksheshouldgetdressedup,orjustwearjeans?tocatch(one’s)drift–tounderstandthemainideaofwhatsomeoneelseissaying,evenifthedetailsareunclear*WeshouldgivePaoloandhisgirlfriendsometimealone,ifyoucatchmydrift.EnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcast–CorrectingandExplaininginConversationThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2013).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributingtheminanywayisprohibited.3COMPREHENSIONQUESTIONS1.WhatdoesDannymeanwhenhesaysthatSybil“couldusesomeRandR”?a)Sheneedstogetawayfromherresponsibilitiesandrelax.b)Sheneedstotakeatrainrideforfun.c)Sheneedstolearntospellbetter.2.WhatdoesSybilmeanwhenshesays,“IguessIdidn’tcatchyourdriftearlier”?a)Shedidn’tunderstandwhathewastryingtosayearlier.b)Shedidn’trealizehowbadhisbreathsmelled.c)Shedidn’tmeantobesorudeearlier.______________WHATELSEDOESITMEAN?downtimeTheword“downtime,”inthispodcast,meanstimethatisopenandunscheduled,whenonedoesnothaveanyresponsibilitiesandonecanrelax:“IfwegetanydowntimeduringtheconferenceinNewYorkCity,I’dlovetovisittheStatueofLiberty.”Theword“downtime”isalsotheperiodoftimewhenacomputeroranetworkisnotworking:“Nobodycanpromise0%downtime.”Theoppositewordis“uptime,”usedtodescribewhenacomputerisworkingnormally:“Canyouguarantee99.9%uptime?”Finally,theword“overtime”describeshoursworkedbyanemployeewhoispaidbythehouroutsideofregularlyscheduledhours,whenheorshereceivesadditionalmoneyperhour:“Truckdriverscanmakealotofmoneyinovertime.”leftoutInthispodcast,thephrase“leftout”meanstonotbeincludedinanactivityordiscussion:“Harryfeltleftoutwhenhediscoveredthathewastheonlypersonintheofficewhowasn’tinvitedtotheparty.”Thephrase“leftover”describesasurplus,orsomethingthatremainsandwasnotneeded:“Wow,lookathowmuchfoodisleftoverfromthebanquet!”Thephrase“toleaveoff”meanstoomitornotinclude:“WhywasLila’snameleftoffthelist?”Finally,thephrase“tobeleftholdingthebag”meanstobethepersonwhohastoacceptresponsibilityorblameforsomething,especiallywhenotherpeoplewereinvolvedintheprojectorsituation:“AlltheotherinvestorschangedtheirmindandKenjiwasleftholdingthebag.”EnglishasaSecondLanguagePodcast–CorrectingandExplaininginConversationThesematerialsarecopyrightedbytheCenterforEducationalDevelopment(2013).Postingofthesematerialsonanotherwebsiteordistributin