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The word “couch,” in this podcast, means a sofa, or a large piece of soft furniture that three or more people can sit on comfortably, usually all facing the same way: “You’d have a better view of the TV if you sat on the couch.” A “couch potato” is a person who is very lazy and spends too much time sitting on a couch, watching TV and eating: “The doctor said that I have to stop being such a couch potato and start getting more exercise.” The phrase “to be couched in (something)” means to say something in a certain way, especially in a hidden way: “The true meaning of the author’s writing is couched in a lot of fancy, poetic expressions.” to be back to square one In this podcast, the phrase “to be back to square one” means to return to the point or situation where one began, without having received any benefit from the work one has just done or the actions one has just taken: “Krista wants to get married and have children, but she and her boyfriend of the past four years just ended their relationship, so now she’s back to square one.” The phrase “a square peg in a round hole” is used to talk about someone who feels out of place or as if one doesn’t belong in a particular environment or situation: “I don’t like going to those parties. I always feel like a square peg in a round hole.” Finally, the phrase “fair and square” means fairly, or without cheating or lying: “Freddy is usually a great chess player, but yesterday his cousin beat him fair and square.” 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 469 – Rearranging Living Room Furniture
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 469: Rearranging Living Room Furniture.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 469. 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. Our Learning Guides contain 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 Amy and Jacob about their living room furniture. The “living room” is the large room where people normally sit on a couch and watch television, talk to each other. They are going to talk about the furniture – the things that they have inside their living room that they use and sit on. They’re going to talk about different types of living room furniture, so it will be a good vocabulary episode. Let’s get started.
Amy: I think rearranging the furniture will make the living room look more spacious. Don’t you?
Jacob: Uh, sure.
Amy: Can you help me move this couch against this wall?
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