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The word “flop,” in this podcast, means a failure, or something that doesn’t work as planned: “Their new business was a flop, making only one sale in the first four months.” The verb “to flop” means to be a failure: “Nobody expected the movie to flop like it did.” The verb “to flop” also means to lie down or sit down on something heavily, usually because one is very tired: “As soon as he comes home, he flops onto the couch and watches TV.” When fish are out of the water, they “flop” when their bodies jump up and fall back down: “The fish were flopping in the bucket after they were caught.” Finally, an animal that has “floppy ears” has ears that hang down: “Look at that goat with floppy ears! It’s so cute!” to bomb In this podcast, the verb “to bomb” means to fail, or for something to not be successful in any way: “The play bombed at the theater last night. Most of the audience members left before it was over.” The verb “to bomb” also means to drop explosive weapons onto a building or a piece of land, often in a war: “Do you think the enemy will bomb the government buildings?” Or, “Did the military bomb the hospital on purpose, or was that a mistake?” The informal phrase “to be the bomb” means to be very good at something, or to be the best: “That new dance club is the bomb! Everybody loves going there.” Or, “This new book is the bomb! You have to read it as soon as you can.” 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 524 – Talking About Failure
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 524: Talking About Failure.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 524. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Talking About Failure.” It’s a dialogue between Akiko and Gerry using vocabulary that we would employ – that we would use when talking about things that go wrong – things that fail. Let’s get started.
Akiko: How did your presentation go over this morning at the meeting?
Gerry: It was a complete flop!
Akiko: I don’t believe it. You spent weeks working on that presentation.
Gerry: It wasn’t the presentation that bombed. It was my big idea. Leona called it a retread of what I presented last year, and she was not in the least impressed.
Akiko: Ouch, that’s pretty harsh. What did the
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