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The word “coach,” in this podcast, means the least expensive, least comfortable seats on a train or plane: “If you want to save your money for the rest of your trip, I suggest traveling coach.” A “coach” is also a box with four wheels that is pulled by a horse and was used to carry people in the old days before we had cars: “This coach is very noisy. Let’s try to sit in a coach with fewer people next time.” A “coach” can be a person who trains someone or who helps someone get better at doing something: “Benjamin is a coach for his son’s baseball team.” Or, “Gina now has a life coach who helps her make the right decisions about her work and her personal life.” As a verb, “to coach” means to train someone or help someone get better at doing something: “Mr. Dubois has coached many famous athletes, and some of them have competed in the Olympics.” to look into (something) In this podcast, the phrase “to look into (something)” means to research something or to learn more about something: “The company is looking into the costs of moving to a bigger office building.” The phrase “to look over (something)” means to review something to see how good it is: “Can you please look over my math homework and see if I did it correctly?” The phrase “to look up (something)” means to search for something in a dictionary, telephone directory, or any other kind of reference book: “I lost Cameron’s phone number, so I have to look it up in the phone book.” Finally, the phrase “to look through (something)” means to quickly read something: “I like to look through my notes right before an exam.” 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 253 – Traveling by Train
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 253: Traveling by Train.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 253. 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 “Traveling by Train.” It's a conversation between two people talking about train travel in the United States, and some of the vocabulary you need when you take a train. Let's get going!
Katerina: Hey, Joel. Have you ever traveled by train?
Joel: Only once, and that was a long time ago when I lived in Orlando. I’m not even sure where the train station is in this city. Why do you ask?
Katerina: I need to go to San Francisco at the end of May for a friend’s wedding, and I’m thinking about taking a train instead of flying.
Joel: That’s a long trip from Chicago, with a lot of stops. How many days does it take to get there?
Katerina: I just printed out the timetable. Let me see...It looks like it’ll
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