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The word “dense,” in this podcast, means stupid, dumb, unintelligent, and not able to understand things very easily: “He seems too dense to learn to play this well.” The word “dense” also means thick and difficult to see through or walk through: “The air was dense with black smoke from the forest fires.” Or, “They had to use a knife to cut through the dense plants blocking the trail.” “Dense writing” is writing that is hard to understand, either because it is very technical or because it uses a lot of unnecessary words: “The professor thought that his dense writing made him seem intelligent, but it really just made it impossible for other people to understand what he wanted to say.” to shape up In this podcast, the phrase “to shape up” means to improve or to begin to do better: “Makiko’s parents said they would allow her to travel to see her friend this summer if her school grades shape up.” The phrase “to get in shape” means to become healthier by eating better and/or by exercising so that one has better physical performance: “Trey decided to get in shape by going to the gym every morning before work.” Finally, the phrase “to shape up or ship out” is used to tell someone that he or she must begin to do something better, or he or she will have to leave a place, job, or program: “Shape up or ship out! If your work doesn’t improve soon, the boss will notice and you won’t be working here much longer.” 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 413 – Talking About Intelligence
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 413: Talking About Intelligence.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 413. 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 help you improve through your English even faster.
This episode is called “Talking About Intelligence.” It’s a dialogue between Andre and Josephine, where they’re talking about how smart, or how intelligent, certain people are, and they’ll use a lot of vocabulary related to smart or not so smart people. Let’s get started.
Andre: Mom, I can’t believe I got stuck with Matt as my lab partner in school.
Josephine: Matt? Do I know Matt?
Andre: He lives down the street. He’s Mr. and Mrs. Kemp’s son. He’s a total airhead.
Josephine: Oh, I remember him. He was at your birthday party.
Andre: Yeah, when I was nine years old! That guy is so dense!
Josephine: Matt was always
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