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The word “degree,” in this podcast, means a diploma or certificate stating that one has completed an academic program and has a certain level of knowledge and/or experience: “They want to hire someone with a degree in journalism or communications and at least three years’ experience working for a magazine publisher.” A “degree” is also a measure of temperature: “Wow, it’s going to be more than 100 degrees outside tomorrow!” In mathematics, a “degree” measures an angle: “There are 360 degrees in a circle.” The word “degree” can also mean extent, describing how much there is of something: “To a certain degree, we are all selfish.” Finally, the phrase “by degrees” means very slowly and gradually: “The doctors anticipate that Aunt Sunny will get better by degrees as long as she continues to take her medicine.” to blow In this podcast, the verb “to blow” means to spend a lot of money to buy expensive things that are not necessary: “I wouldn’t mind paying taxes if I were 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 845 – Dropping Out of College certain the government wouldn’t blow the money on bad programs.” The phrase “to blow (one’s) nose” means to clean the inside of one’s nose by pushing out a lot of air while holding a piece of tissue or cloth in front of one’s nose: “Please don’t blow your nose at the dinner table.” Finally, the phrase “to blow a kiss” means to kiss one’s hand and then hold it in front of one’s mouth and push air from one’s mouth in the direction of another person: “The little girl smiled and blew a kiss through the window as she watched her father drive to work.”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 845: Dropping Out of College.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 845. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is to be found at eslpod.com. To be found on our website are the Learning Guides for these episodes. If there’s something you don’t quite understand, you want more explanation, take a look at the Learning Guide.
This episode is a dialog between Aaron and Margo about leaving college before you are finished. Let’s get started.
[start of dialog]
Aaron: Mom, I have something to tell you and you’re not going to like it.
Margo: What is it?
Aaron: I’m dropping out of college. I want to get out into the real world and get a job. I’m wasting time in school.
Margo: You’ll get a better job if you stay in school and graduate with a degree. You’ll have more earning power and better long-term prospects.
Aaron: I’m sick of school. All of my
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