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The verb “to fit,” in this podcast, means to be the right size for one’s body: “After she had her baby, none of her clothes fit correctly.” As a noun, a “fit” can be a match between two things, or the way that two things work well together: “His job isn’t a good fit for him, so he has decided to leave the company.” A “fit” is also a short period of time when one cannot control what one says or does, often because one is very angry: “She had a fit when she came home to such a messy house.” A “fit of laughter” is uncontrollable laughing that happens when something is very funny: “The girls had a fit of laughter and had to leave the classroom.” Finally, the word “fit” can also mean to be in good physical health: “He’s very fit since he runs at least five miles every day.” to fall In this podcast, the verb “to fall” means to hang or to rest without support from below: “The long skirt falls to her ankles.” The phrase “to fall under (something)” means to be part of a group or category: “This project falls under the responsibility of the marketing department.” The phrase “to fall short of (something)” means to not meet expectations, or to be less than expected: “The number of participants fell short of what they had planned for.” The phrase “To fall by the wayside” means to stop being used or done: “Their plans to expand their business fell by the wayside when the economy started doing poorly.” Finally, the phrase “to fall flat” means to not be received well, especially when talking about a performance or speech: “The comedian’s show fell flat. The audience didn’t laugh even once!” 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 467 – Buying Men’s Shirts
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 467: Buying Men’s Shirts.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 467. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in the beautiful City of Los Angeles, California.
Go to our website at eslpod.com and download a Learning Guide for this episode to help you improve your English even faster. We also have some additional courses in daily and business English including our new Introduction to the United States course, which we think you’ll be interested in.
This episode is called “Buying Men’s Shirts.” It’s a dialogue between Francesca and Eddie using a lot of vocabulary that you would need to know to buy a shirt for a man. Let’s get shopping!
Francesca: Hurry up! Come out of that fitting room so I can see how the dress shirt fits.
Eddie: The first one didn’t fit at all. The sleeves were too short and it was too form fitting. I like my shirts to be on the roomy side. I’m trying on the second one.
Francesca: Come on, let me see. Okay, I think
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