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The verb “to flash,” in this podcast, means for a light to turn on and off repeatedly and quickly: “The restaurant has a flashing sign to try to get people’s attention so that they will eat there.” The phrase “to flash (something) at (someone or something)” means to shine a light or to make a light go in a particular direction: “The policeman flashed the light into the dark building, looking for the thief.” The phrase “to flash a smile at (someone)” means to smile at someone very quickly, for a short period of time: “The singer flashed a smile at the audience and the young girls shouted, ‘We love you!’” Finally, the phrase “(something) flashed through one’s mind” means that one thought of something very quickly or had a memory very quickly: “When I smelled the apples, memories of my grandmother’s cooking flashed through my mind.” to pull off In this podcast, the phrase “to pull off” means to slow down one’s car and stop driving, putting one’s car on the side of the road or street for a short period of time: “When Becca got too hot while she was driving, she pulled off the road to take off her jacket.” The phrase “to pull it off” also means to be able to do something that is very difficult: “Nobody thought they’d be able to open their own business, but they pulled it off and now they own a very successful restaurant.” The phrase “to pull (someone) over” means for a policeman to ask a driver to 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 414 – Common Traffic Signs stop his or her car on the side of the road, usually because the driver has done something wrong: “We got pulled over for driving too fast.”
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 414: Common Traffic Signs.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 414. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com. You can download a Learning Guide for this episode that contains all of the vocabulary, definitions, sample sentences, additional vocabulary, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and a complete transcript of everything you hear on this episode.
This episode is called “Common Traffic Signs.” It’s going to talk about the kinds of signs you see when you drive. It will be a dialogue between Ben and Lauren, and they’re going to be having a little problem reading the traffic signs. Let’s get started.
Ben: Why are you squinting like that?
Lauren: I left my glasses at the office.
Ben: You mean you can’t see?!
Lauren: I can see pretty well. What was that yellow sign we just passed?
Ben: It said, “Dead End.” Stop! Turn around.
Lauren: I can’t. That sign says, “No
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