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In this podcast, the word “balance” means equilibrium, or a combination of two or more things so that one thing does not overpower another: “The company wants to have a good balance between sales growth and good customer service.” When speaking about a person, “balance” is one’s ability to remain standing and not fall to one side: “He drank so much alcohol that he lost his balance and fell down when he tried to walk.” Finally, the phrase “to hang in the balance” means that one doesn’t know whether something will be good or bad, or successful or unsuccessful: “The doctors said that her life was hanging in the balance, but that they would do everything possible to try to save her.” 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 482 – Talking About Architecture
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 482: Talking About Architecture.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 482. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode, which will give you all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional definitions, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of everything we say on this episode.
This episode is a dialogue between Iktinos and Pinda; they’re going to be talking about “architecture,” the way that we make buildings, including a lot of very common vocabulary to talk about buildings and houses. Let’s get started.
Iktinos: I can’t believe we’re in one of the world’s most famous structures. Look at this architecture!
Pinda: Yeah, great, another old building. I’m going to sit in that bay window and rest my feet while you walk around.
Iktinos: Come on, come with me. Just look at these columns and beams. They’re
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