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The word “attention,” in this podcast, is a word shouted to get someone to look at or listen to oneself, especially in the military: “The students were talking too much, so the teacher shouted, ‘Attention, please!’” The phrase “to pay attention to (something or someone) means to look at and/or listen to something or someone: “You need to pay more attention in class, Samantha.” Or, “Have you been paying attention to the news about the elections?” The phrase “to pay attention to detail” means to be detail-oriented, or to be interested in the small details of something more than the big picture: “Accountants must pay attention to detail in their work.” Finally, “attention” is the interest that people show in something or someone: “She dresses in bright colors to attract attention.” to pack In this podcast, the verb “to pack” means to put the things that one will need into suitcases or other bags for traveling: “Kelly is packing too many things. She has five suitcases for her two-day trip to the mountains!” The verb “to pack” also means to package, or to put something into a container for storage or for selling: “They packed the dishes into boxes with lots of newspaper to protect them from breaking.” “To pack” sometimes means to put many people or things into a small area so that they are very crowded: “Hundreds of people packed onto the dance floor when the band started playing.” Finally, “to pack” can mean to push on something very hard so that it takes up less space: “This cookie recipe requires packing one cup of brown sugar.” Or, “The earth is packed here where so many people walk on it.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 367 – Going into the Military
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 367: Going into the Military.
This is ESL Podcast number 367. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Going into the Military.” It’s a dialogue between Chantelle and Robert about life in the army, or in one of the military services. Let’s get started.
Chantelle: Attention! Aren’t you supposed to salute?
Robert: You’re not my superior officer. Stop goofing around. I’m busy.
Chantelle: You’re packing already? You don’t need to report to duty for two days. Are you afraid they’ll think you went AWOL?
Robert: I just want to be prepared. Now, leave me alone so I
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